Get Your R&D Claim Built Properly Without Months Of Back-And-Forth
We interview your technical team directly, extract the real uncertainties, evidence, and costs, then prepare the claim before lodgement - without handing your team blank templates or dragging the process out for months.
Start Your R&D Claim Review
Answer a few quick questions and we’ll show you how your R&D claim should be handled
- without handing your team a blank template or dragging the process out for months.
Get Your R&D Claim Built
Properly Without Months Of Back-And-Forth
We interview your technical team directly, extract the real uncertainties, evidence, and costs, then prepare the claim before lodgement - without handing your team blank templates or dragging the process out for months.
Start Your R&D Claim Review
Answer a few quick questions and we’ll show you how your R&D claim should be handled
- without handing your team a blank template or dragging the process out for months.
Get Your R&D Claim Prepared
Without Doing It All Yourself
You want the R&D rebate
You just don’t want the claim sitting on your desk for weeks.
The templates.
The back-and-forth.
The records to chase.
The technical details to explain again.
Then comes the hard part: turning messy project work into something AusIndustry and the ATO can actually follow.
At Bulletpoint, we keep it moving.
We speak to the right people, pull out the technical story, identify the uncertainty and evidence, map the costs, and build the claim properly before lodgement.
You give us the context.
We turn it into the claim.
Get Your R&D Claim Prepared Without Doing It All Yourself
You want the R&D rebate
You just don’t want the claim sitting on your desk for weeks.
The templates.
The back-and-forth.
The records to chase.
The technical details to explain again.
Then comes the hard part: turning messy project work into something AusIndustry and the ATO can actually follow.
At Bulletpoint, we keep it moving.
We speak to the right people, pull out the technical story, identify the uncertainty and evidence, map the costs, and build the claim properly before lodgement.
You give us the context.
We turn it into the claim.
4.8★ Google Rating from 311 Reviews
Real reviews from businesses claiming real R&D.
4.8★ Google Rating from 311 Reviews
Real reviews from businesses claiming real R&D.
Keep Your R&D Claim Moving In 3 Weeks
We run your claim through a focused 4-meeting process, so the right information is extracted early and your team is not dragged through months of back-and-forth.
1. Technical Interviews x 2
We speak directly with the right technical people to pull out the real uncertainties, experimentation, failed attempts, and project detail.
2. Finance Review
We work through the numbers with finance so the costs line up properly with the R&D activities being claimed.
3. Claim Preparation
We turn the technical story, records, and cost logic into a properly prepared R&D claim before lodgement.
4. Next 12-Month Plan
We map out the next year’s process early, so the next claim does not turn into a last-minute scramble.
Keep Your R&D Claim Moving In 3 Weeks
We run your claim through a focused 4-meeting process, so the right information is extracted early and your team is not dragged through months of back-and-forth.
1. Technical Interviews x 2
We speak directly with the right technical people to pull out the real uncertainties, experimentation, failed attempts, and project detail.
2. Finance Review
We work through the numbers with finance so the costs line up properly with the R&D activities being claimed.
3. Claim Preparation
We turn the technical story, records, and cost logic into a properly prepared R&D claim before lodgement.
4. Next 12-Month Plan
We map out the next year’s process early, so the next claim does not turn into a last-minute scramble.
Still Unsure What Your R&D Claim Needs?
That is normal.
Most businesses know they have done technical work. The hard part is turning that work into a claim that clearly explains the R&D activities, uncertainty, evidence, and costs.
That is where the process can get messy
Eligibility – Is your work actually R&D in AusIndustry terms?
Technical story – Can the uncertainty and experimentation be explained clearly?
Records – Do the documents support what is being claimed?
Costs – Do the numbers line up with the R&D activities?
Time – Can the claim be prepared without weeks of chasing and back-and-forth?
At Bulletpoint, we help you work through this before lodgement, so the claim is clearer, stronger, and easier to support if reviewed.
Common questions answered below.
Still Unsure What Your R&D Claim Needs?
That is normal.
Most businesses know they have done technical work. The hard part is turning that work into a claim that clearly explains the R&D activities, uncertainty, evidence, and costs.
That is where the process can get messy
Eligibility – Is your work actually R&D in AusIndustry terms?
Technical story – Can the uncertainty and experimentation be explained clearly?
Records – Do the documents support what is being claimed?
Costs – Do the numbers line up with the R&D activities?
Time – Can the claim be prepared without weeks of chasing and back-and-forth?
At Bulletpoint, we help you work through this before lodgement, so the claim is clearer, stronger, and easier to support if reviewed.
Common questions answered below.
FAQs
New to R&D Tax
What actually counts as R&D?
Work where the outcome wasn’t known upfront and required real experiments or trial-and-error to resolve a technical problem. It’s not about “innovation”. It’s about uncertainty.
Can you estimate how much I might get back?
Yes. On the call we can give you a ballpark refund based on your spend, structure and how your work fits the rules.
How long until the refund hits my account?
Most clients go from first call to money in the bank in around eight weeks.
Do I need to prepare anything before the call?
No. Just explain what you’re building and the problems you hit. If you’ve written something already, email it thru — if not, we’ll ask the right questions.
Do I need timesheets?
The ATO expects you to justify why someone spent 30%, 50% or 75% of their time on R&D. Timesheets are ideal. If you don’t have them, we run a time-audit so your percentages are defensible.
Do I need to write anything for the application?
No. You shouldn’t be writing your own R&D claim. We interview your technical people, gather evidence and prepare the full application.
How much of my team’s time is needed?
About five hours across the entire process — a technical interview, a quick review of our summary, basic finance data and a time-audit.
Is software development eligible?
Sometimes, but software is messy. Routine development isn’t R&D. We’ll help separate normal dev work from genuine technical uncertainty and experiments.
Already Claiming
Can you review my previous R&D applications?
Yes. We’ll flag any weak explanations, missing evidence, inflated costs or things likely to attract review attention.
How do I know if my last consultant did it properly?
If they never spoke to your technical team or made you write everything yourself, that’s a red flag. We’ll go through your claim and highlight risks before someone else does.
Can I use ChatGPT to write my R&D application?
You can, but it’s risky. AI tends to invent experiments, use generic language and miss the technical logic AusIndustry expects. They pick up AI-written content easily.
What are the biggest red flags you see?
Vague technical descriptions, no experiments, inflated labour percentages, AI-generated content, and claims written by people who weren’t actually involved in the work.
Can you help if I’m being reviewed?
Yes. We manage the entire response — drafting, evidence, mapping experiments and dealing with the logic AusIndustry and the ATO expect.
Why would I switch consultants?
Most people switch when they’re tired of writing their own claims or don’t trust their current process. We interview your technical team and build the claim properly.
Can you check audit risk before I lodge?
Yes. We can tell you exactly where you’re exposed and what needs to be tightened before submitting.
Is the 15-minute call a sales pitch?
No. If you’re eligible, we’ll tell you. If not, we’ll tell you that too. Often we save people the call entirely and advise self-lodgement or not lodging at all.
General
How do fees work?
Simple and transparent. No surprises, no hidden extras, no “admin charges”. Just the fee we agree on… and that’s it.
Will you help us set up better processes for next year?
Yes. Especially with timesheets, evidence, test results and all the things everyone promises to “start doing properly next year”.
What makes Bulletpoint different?
We don’t hand you a blank template and say “fill this in”. We interview your technical people and do the heavy lifting — you focus on building things, not writing essays.
Can you tell us quickly if we shouldn’t lodge?
Absolutely. If it’s clearly ineligible, we’ll tell you straight so you don’t waste time (or feel the need to leave us a dramatic 1-star Google review).
Will you support us if we get a review?
Yes - we handle the drafting, evidence and responses. Just note that audit/review support is a separate service because it can involve a lot of detailed work. We’ll always tell you the scope and cost upfront so there are no surprises.
How do fees work?
Simple and transparent. No surprises, no hidden extras, no “admin charges”. Just the fee we agree on… and that’s it.
Will you help us set up better processes for next year?
Yes. Especially with timesheets, evidence, test results and all the things everyone promises to “start doing properly next year”.
What makes Bulletpoint different?
We don’t hand you a blank template and say “fill this in”. We interview your technical people and do the heavy lifting — you focus on building things, not writing essays.
Can you tell us quickly if we shouldn’t lodge?
Absolutely. If it’s clearly ineligible, we’ll tell you straight so you don’t waste time (or feel the need to leave us a dramatic 1-star Google review).
Will you support us if we get a review?
Yes - we handle the drafting, evidence and responses. Just note that audit/review support is a separate service because it can involve a lot of detailed work. We’ll always tell you the scope and cost upfront so there are no surprises.
FAQs
New to R&D Tax
What actually counts as R&D?
Work where the outcome wasn’t known upfront and required real experiments or trial-and-error to resolve a technical problem. It’s not about “innovation”. It’s about uncertainty.
Can you estimate how much I might get back?
Yes. On the call we can give you a ballpark refund based on your spend, structure and how your work fits the rules.
How long until the refund hits my account?
Most clients go from first call to money in the bank in around eight weeks.
Do I need to prepare anything before the call?
No. Just explain what you’re building and the problems you hit. If you’ve written something already, email it thru — if not, we’ll ask the right questions.
Do I need timesheets?
The ATO expects you to justify why someone spent 30%, 50% or 75% of their time on R&D. Timesheets are ideal. If you don’t have them, we run a time-audit so your percentages are defensible.
Do I need to write anything for the application?
No. You shouldn’t be writing your own R&D claim. We interview your technical people, gather evidence and prepare the full application.
How much of my team’s time is needed?
About five hours across the entire process — a technical interview, a quick review of our summary, basic finance data and a time-audit.
Is software development eligible?
Sometimes, but software is messy. Routine development isn’t R&D. We’ll help separate normal dev work from genuine technical uncertainty and experiments.
Already Claiming
Can you review my previous R&D applications?
Yes. We’ll flag any weak explanations, missing evidence, inflated costs or things likely to attract review attention.
How do I know if my last consultant did it properly?
If they never spoke to your technical team or made you write everything yourself, that’s a red flag. We’ll go through your claim and highlight risks before someone else does.
Can I use ChatGPT to write my R&D application?
You can, but it’s risky. AI tends to invent experiments, use generic language and miss the technical logic AusIndustry expects. They pick up AI-written content easily.
What are the biggest red flags you see?
Vague technical descriptions, no experiments, inflated labour percentages, AI-generated content, and claims written by people who weren’t actually involved in the work.
Can you help if I’m being reviewed?
Yes. We manage the entire response — drafting, evidence, mapping experiments and dealing with the logic AusIndustry and the ATO expect.
Why would I switch consultants?
Most people switch when they’re tired of writing their own claims or don’t trust their current process. We interview your technical team and build the claim properly.
Can you check audit risk before I lodge?
Yes. We can tell you exactly where you’re exposed and what needs to be tightened before submitting.
Is the 15-minute call a sales pitch?
No. If you’re eligible, we’ll tell you. If not, we’ll tell you that too. Often we save people the call entirely and advise self-lodgement or not lodging at all.
General
How do fees work?
Simple and transparent. No surprises, no hidden extras, no “admin charges”. Just the fee we agree on… and that’s it.
Will you help us set up better processes for next year?
Yes. Especially with timesheets, evidence, test results and all the things everyone promises to “start doing properly next year”.
What makes Bulletpoint different?
We don’t hand you a blank template and say “fill this in”. We interview your technical people and do the heavy lifting — you focus on building things, not writing essays.
Can you tell us quickly if we shouldn’t lodge?
Absolutely. If it’s clearly ineligible, we’ll tell you straight so you don’t waste time (or feel the need to leave us a dramatic 1-star Google review).
Will you support us if we get a review?
Yes - we handle the drafting, evidence and responses. Just note that audit/review support is a separate service because it can involve a lot of detailed work. We’ll always tell you the scope and cost upfront so there are no surprises.