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Maximise your R&D claim, in days not months

Claim 43.5% of your R&D spend back, with less than 2 hours of your time on average. Our AI drafts your claim, and R&D tax experts review it and sign off.

ClaimKit · FY2026 claimSpecialist reviewed

Refundable offset

$184,320

FY2026 vs prior year+22%

R&D Activities

  • Real-Time Inference Platform$184,320Project
  • Development of Novel Algorithm$110,030Core activity
  • Inference Latency Reduction$74,290Supporting activity

Rachel, your R&D specialist

Your claim draft is ready

Used by tech companies

80+

claim success rate

100%

credits claimed by the team

$100M+

Founded by

ex‑Big 4 and ex‑Google

Backed byY Combinator

Trusted by founders at

  • Edexia
  • Lewi Software
  • Fluer
  • Knowz
  • Desygner

Loved by finance teams and founders

“I cancelled my accountants mid-project, paid them for their time, and started fresh with ClaimKit. It was still cheaper and faster than letting them finish.”
Kyel Steensma · COO, Edexia
“The R&D evidence finding was excellent. This addressed a massive pain point for us, and the ROI was very very good. Would recommend to anyone!”
Geraldine · CEO, Lewi Software
“Enjoyed every bit of using this, it is happy to work with raw data and we didn't need to write the report ourselves. It saved a lot of time compared to traditional consultants.”
Sayan · COO, Fluer
“Efficient, effective with an emphasis on details.”
Rizal Evans · CEO, Evimien

Industries we work with

We help R&D-driven companies across a wide range of industries, from software and AI to biotech and cleantech.

Software and SaaS

Architecture, performance and reliability work with no known answer.

AI and Machine Learning

Model training, inference and evaluation with uncertain outcomes.

Hardware and IoT

Firmware, sensors and prototypes, including test materials.

Biotech and Medtech

Lab protocols, assays and device validation.

Cleantech and Energy

Grid software, storage, EV charging and process trials.

Not sure whether your work qualifies? Book a call.

How it works

Your R&D claim in 3 steps

Less than 2 hours of your time on average, from connecting your tools to lodgement.

  1. 01Day 1

    Connect & Upload

    Connect your tools or upload documents. We'll handle the rest.

  2. 02Automated

    AI Drafts Your Claim

    Our AI analyses your data and creates a comprehensive R&D claim.

  3. 03Days 3–5

    Expert Review & Submit

    An R&D tax expert reviews every section for accuracy, then ClaimKit submits the claim on your behalf.

We handle the documentation, the claim and the lodgement

AI reads your R&D records to find the evidence and draft the claim, then an R&D tax specialist reviews the whole claim before it's submitted to AusIndustry.

Evidence · Inference latency reduction

Linked evidence

377 items
  • GitHub287 commits across 3 experiments
  • Linear64 tickets in “Inference latency”
  • NotionExperiment log, 14 entries
  • Xero12 payroll runs, 4 contractor invoices

Track R&D as it happens

Link GitHub, Jira, Xero or any of the 50+ supported tools. Our AI then matches commits, tickets and invoices to each R&D activity as the work happens, so there's no scrambling at year end.

Claim estimate · FY2026

Eligible spend

$423,720

Refund at 43.5%

$184,320

Unevidenced

$16,400

  • Inference latency reduction$71,400
  • Multi-tenant data isolation$48,210
  • On-device model compression$36,950
  • Streaming ingestion rewrite$27,760

Model your claim before year end

Know what the refund is likely to be, and which expenses are still unevidenced, while there's time to fix it.

Lodgement · FY2026

We're on track for lodgement

We'll reach out if we need anything else.

  • AusIndustry registration

    Due 30 April 2027

    • Drafted from evidence
    • Specialist review complete
  • ATO R&D tax incentive schedule

    With the FY2026 company tax return

    • Expenditure reconciled to Xero
    • Ready to lodge
  • Evidence file

    Kept for five years

    • 377 items linked
    • Exportable at any time

Be ready at lodgement time

AusIndustry registration and the ATO schedule, drafted from your evidence, reviewed by a specialist and lodged on your behalf.

Why ClaimKit

ClaimKit vs traditional R&D tax consultants

Traditional consultants

Cost
$5,000 to $100,000+ per claim
Time
Months to complete
Documentation
Manual, retrospective gathering
Ongoing support
Annual engagement only
Transparency
Black box process

ClaimKit

Specialist reviewed
Cost
Save up to 70% on costs
Time
Days, not weeks
Documentation
Automatic, real-time generation
Ongoing support
Continuous monitoring and updates
Transparency
Full visibility at every step