Australian R&D Tax Incentive

Reconcile your R&D claim as you go.

Avanzu's guided wizards keep your R&D Tax Incentive reconciled all year, straight from Xero. Come 30 June, your claim is already done, no scramble.

Free to start ยท No credit card ยท Connects to Xero in minutes

Avanzu R&D dashboard showing activities, allocations and live rebate
The Avanzu difference

Stop losing credits at year end

Most companies dig through a year of spreadsheets every June. Avanzu flips it, reconcile a little at a time and your claim builds itself.

The old way

  • ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ Trawl 12 months of transactions in a panic
  • ๐Ÿค” Guess what actually counted as R&D
  • ๐Ÿ“‰ Miss eligible costs and leave money behind

The Avanzu way

  • โœ… Allocate transactions as they land in Xero
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Watch your rebate estimate grow live
  • ๐Ÿ“„ Export an AusIndustry-ready report anytime
How it works

Three simple steps

1

Plan with AI

Define your core and supporting R&D activities for the tax year. Set budgets and add descriptions that meet AusIndustry requirements, with AI guidance.

2

Allocate automatically

Connect Xero once and watch transactions flow in. Allocate costs to activities with simple percentage rules, just like Xero reconciliation.

3

Track in real time

Your estimated rebate updates instantly as you allocate. Export compliant reports for your accountant or AusIndustry whenever you like.

Features

Everything you need for R&D tax compliance

Purpose-built tools that simplify R&D planning, transaction tracking, and rebate calculations.

AI-powered planning

Write comprehensive R&D plans from scratch, or enhance existing ones for full compliance, with real-time guidance on activities, budgets, and AusIndustry requirements.

Seamless Xero sync

Connect once and transactions sync automatically. Only the account owner needs Xero access, invite your team to help allocate without sharing credentials.

Auto-allocate

Set account rules once and Avanzu allocates transactions for you, automating the most tedious part of R&D compliance.

Live rebate calculator

See your estimated R&D tax incentive update in real time as you allocate transactions, salaries, and asset depreciation.

Audit-ready exports

Generate detailed Excel spreadsheets with your full RDTI accounts and plan, perfect for audits or your accountant.

Permission controls

Invite bookkeepers and junior staff to allocate without seeing salary amounts. Your compensation data stays private.

Your dashboard

Everything about your claim, in one clear view

Track activities, monitor spending, and see your estimated rebate update in real time as you allocate transactions.

  • Activity progress against budget, at a glance
  • Allocation status for every transaction
  • Compliance checklist toward AusIndustry submission
  • Xero sync status and last-synced time
Avanzu allocation view
1000+
Businesses helped
Real-time
Rebate estimates
Weeks
Saved at tax time
Customers

Trusted by Australian startups

"Avanzu saved us weeks of work at tax time."

Transactions flow from Xero automatically and we see our rebate estimate in real time. A game-changer for startups like ours.

Sarah MitchellCEO, CodeLabs Australia

"The Xero integration is seamless and so intuitive."

Setting up allocation rules took minutes, not hours. Our accountant loves how organised our R&D documentation is now.

James RichardsonCTO, MedTech Innovations

"We recovered an extra $45k in R&D credits."

By tracking costs through the year we found activities we'd have missed. The ROI paid for itself in the first claim.

Lisa HuangCFO, GreenTech Solutions
FAQ

Questions, answered

What is the Australian R&D Tax Incentive? +
A government program that provides tax offsets for eligible R&D activities conducted by Australian companies, designed to encourage innovation by offsetting some of the cost of research and development.
How does Avanzu integrate with Xero? +
Avanzu connects directly to Xero via OAuth and automatically syncs your chart of accounts, transactions, employees, and assets. Only the account owner needs Xero access, invite team members to help allocate without sharing credentials.
Can I write a new R&D plan from scratch? +
Yes. Our AI assistant helps you create comprehensive R&D plans from scratch, guiding you through activity descriptions, budgets, and AusIndustry requirements, or enhance plans you already have.
How is my R&D rebate calculated? +
Avanzu tracks all your allocated costs, transactions, salaries, and asset depreciation, and calculates your estimated rebate in real time based on current R&D Tax Incentive rates, updating as you allocate through the year.

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