Cloud infrastructure - R&D Tax Benchmark
What proportion of total business expenses do Australian cloud infrastructure typically claim as R&D under the RDTI?
What drives R&D intensity in this sector
Custom orchestration, scheduling and networking R&D qualifies; capacity operations and customer support do not.
Sector disclaimer
Platform companies sit in line with SaaS. Compute resale margin and account ops are not R&D.
ATO & AusIndustry context
Provisioning infrastructure for paying customers is operational, not experimental.
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Educational benchmark only - not an eligibility test or tax advice. Final eligibility depends on whether your activities meet the s.355-25 / s.355-30 core and supporting R&D definitions and is determined by AusIndustry on registration.