If Your Team Is Doing The Heavy Lifting,
You've Hired The Wrong R&D Consultant
We interview your technical team directly, extract the real uncertainties and experimentation ourselves, and build an R&D claim that is properly prepared for lodgement and scrutiny later.
Watch this to see how we approach R&D tax claims
Start Your R&D Claim Review
Tell us a little about your current R&D claim process
and we’ll show you how we’d run it, what we’d need, and the next steps.
If Your Team Is Doing The Heavy Lifting,
You've Hired The Wrong R&D Consultant
We interview your technical team directly, extract the real uncertainties and experimentation ourselves, and build an R&D claim that is properly prepared for lodgement and scrutiny later.
Watch this to see how we approach R&D tax claims
Start Your R&D Claim Review
Tell us a little about your current R&D claim process
and we’ll show you how we’d run it, what we’d need, and the next steps.
You Should Not Be Doing Your Consultant's Job
Too many R&D consultants send a template, ask your team to explain the work, and call that claim preparation.
It is not.
That is your team doing the heavy lifting for a consultant who should be doing it.
At Bulletpoint, we interview the right people directly, extract the technical story ourselves, and build the claim properly.
You Should Not Be Doing Your Consultant's Job
Too many R&D consultants send a template, ask your team to explain the work, and call that claim preparation.
It is not.
That is your team doing the heavy lifting for a consultant who should be doing it.
At Bulletpoint, we interview the right people directly, extract the technical story ourselves, and build the claim properly.
4.8★ on Google from 299 Google Reviews
Real reviews. Real businessess. Real R&D
4.8★ on Google from 299 Google Reviews
Real reviews. Real businessess. Real R&D
How The Process Works
We run the claim in a focused 4-meeting process over 3 weeks, so the right information gets extracted properly without dragging your team through months of back-and-forth.
Technical Interviews x 2
We meet with the right technical people directly and extract the real uncertainties, experimentation, and project detail ourselves.
Finance Review
We work through the numbers with finance so the claim is aligned properly from both the technical and financial side.
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.
How the Process Works
We run the claim in a focused 4-meeting process over 3 weeks, so the right information gets extracted properly without dragging your team through months of back-and-forth.
Technical Interviews x 2
We meet with the right technical people directly and extract the real uncertainties, experimentation, and project detail ourselves.
Finance Review
We work through the numbers with finance so the claim is aligned properly from both the technical and financial side.
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.
AusIndustry-review-ready claim
Real technical detail. No templates. No AI filler.
Defensible process
Uncertainty, experiments, and evidence aligned so the story and numbers match.
Low team lift
1–2 interviews. We draft, structure, and handle compliance.
Straight read
Solid, exposed, or fixable, and what to do before you lodge.
Still feel unsure?
Eligibility – Is your work actually R&D in AusIndustry terms?
Technical story – Has it been pressure-tested, or does it just “sound right”?
Time – Writing activities properly takes time most teams don’t have.
Copy-paste risk – Generic write-ups and thin evidence get pulled apart in review.
Real risk – Lodging is the easy part. Holding up in an AusIndustry or ATO review is what matters.
Still feel unsure?
Eligibility – Is your work actually R&D in AusIndustry terms?
Technical story – Has it been pressure-tested, or does it just “sound right”?
Time – Writing activities properly takes time most teams don’t have.
Copy-paste risk – Generic write-ups and thin evidence get pulled apart in review.
Real risk – Lodging is the easy part. Holding up in an AusIndustry or ATO review is what matters.
FAQs below. Off-script? Book 15min readiness call.
FAQs 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.
Ready for an R&D Claim Readout?
Book a 15-minute pressure-test.
You’ll get a straight answer on where you stand.
Solid, exposed, or fixable. And what to change before you lodge.
No jargon. No pressure.
Trusted by 500+ Australian companies. 4.8★ from 300+ Google reviews.
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.
Ready for your R&D claim readout?
Book a 15-minute pressure-test.
You’ll get a straight answer on where you stand.
Solid, exposed, or fixable. And what to change before you lodge.
No jargon. No pressure.
Trusted by 500+ Australian companies. 4.8★ from 300+ Google reviews.