Tender Details
Context
The Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) is required under section 34 of the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998 to prepare a Statement of Financial Framework, which is to include provisions for or in respect of, among other things, payment of tax-equivalents.
Taxation liability is assessed by the SCA according to the National Tax Equivalent Regime (NTER) of the NSW Treasury, which proposes as far as practicable the adoption of the Commonwealth Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (as amended) as the basis for determining taxation liability.
The SCA currently undertakes five research programs, with total expenditure of $8.8m in 2005-06.
Scope
The role of the contractor will be to:
1. Provide advice on the eligibility of the SCAs research activities for inclusion in the Research and Development Activity Registration Application (the Application);
2. Review the assumptions underlying the calculation of the amounts claimed in the Application; and
3. Review the descriptions of project activities in the Application for compliance with requirements.
The SCA will be responsible for preparing the Application, including the calculations to support the amounts included, and lodging the Application with the NTER Administrator. The Application will be prepared in accordance with the following timetable:
Task Description & Due Date
1. Familiarisation with the SCAs research activities and personnel - May
2. Review of new and existing research activities to determine eligibility of research activities for inclusion in the Application - 30 June
3. Review of preliminary calculations based on calculations provided by SCA, including advice on eligibility of new overhead activities for inclusion - 31 July
4. Review of final calculations based on audited trial balance - 30 Sept
The Contractor may also be contacted during the contract period for advice on matters related to the preparation of the Application.
The Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) is required under section 34 of the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998 to prepare a Statement of Financial Framework, which is to include provisions for or in respect of, among other things, payment of tax-equivalents.
Taxation liability is assessed by the SCA according to the National Tax Equivalent Regime (NTER) of the NSW Treasury, which proposes as far as practicable the adoption of the Commonwealth Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (as amended) as the basis for determining taxation liability.
The SCA currently undertakes five research programs, with total expenditure of $8.8m in 2005-06.
Scope
The role of the contractor will be to:
1. Provide advice on the eligibility of the SCAs research activities for inclusion in the Research and Development Activity Registration Application (the Application);
2. Review the assumptions underlying the calculation of the amounts claimed in the Application; and
3. Review the descriptions of project activities in the Application for compliance with requirements.
The SCA will be responsible for preparing the Application, including the calculations to support the amounts included, and lodging the Application with the NTER Administrator. The Application will be prepared in accordance with the following timetable:
Task Description & Due Date
1. Familiarisation with the SCAs research activities and personnel - May
2. Review of new and existing research activities to determine eligibility of research activities for inclusion in the Application - 30 June
3. Review of preliminary calculations based on calculations provided by SCA, including advice on eligibility of new overhead activities for inclusion - 31 July
4. Review of final calculations based on audited trial balance - 30 Sept
The Contractor may also be contacted during the contract period for advice on matters related to the preparation of the Application.
Location
NSW Regions: Sydney
RFT Type
Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.
RFT Preview Document(s)
Tender Document - Web Extract.pdf (19 KB)Tender Respondents
| Business Name | Trading Name | Address |
|---|---|---|
| BDO Kendalls | - | Level 19, 2 Market Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd | - | Level 1, 225 George Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
| KPMG | - | 6 Arilla Road PYMBLE NSW 2073 Australia |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | - | Darling Park Tower 2, 201 Sussex Street SYDNEY NSW 1171 Australia |
Related Records
- Contract Award Notices:
- 02356960 PricewaterhouseCoopers
