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Other Income
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Other Income  
Other Income

Note 4 Other Income

 

Grant income

 

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had received a $1.0 million research grant awarded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The grant will be used to fund a clinical trial of the Company’s lead compound, ANAVEX®2-73 (blarcamesine) related to Parkinson’s disease. Of the total, $0.5 million was received during the year ended September 30, 2023 and $0.5 million was received during the year ended September 30, 2021.

 

The grant income was deferred when received and is being amortized to other income as the related research and development expenditures are incurred. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized $0 and $12,275, respectively (three and six months ended March 31, 2024: $0) of this grant on its statements of operations within grant income. At March 31, 2025 an amount of $0.8 million (September 30, 2024: $0.8 million) of this grant is recorded as deferred grant income, representing the amount of this grant which has not yet been amortized to other income. The Company will recognize this income on its statements of operations as the related expenditures are incurred to offset the income.

 

Research and development incentive income

 

Research and development incentive income represents the income earned by Anavex Australia of the Australia R&D credit. This cash incentive is received by Anavex Australia, upon filing of a claim in connection with Anavex Australia’s annual income tax return.

 

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded research and development incentive income of $0.1 million (AUD 0.2 million) and $0.5 million (AUD 0.8 million), respectively (2024: $0.5 million (AUD 0.7 million) and $1.1 million (AUD 1.6 million), respectively) in respect of the Australia R&D credit for eligible research and development expenses incurred during the period. This amount is included within Other income (expense) on the condensed consolidated interim statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

At March 31, 2025, Incentive and tax receivables includes $0.5 million (AUD 0.8 million) (September 30, 2024: $2.3 million (AUD 3.3 million)) relating to Australia R&D credits earned during the period that are expected to be reimbursed upon filing of the Company’s annual claim under this program.

 

The Australia R&D credit program is a self-assessment program whereby the Company must assess its eligibility each year to determine (i) if the entity is eligible (ii) if specific R&D activities are eligible and (iii) if the individual R&D expenditures have nexus to such R&D activities. The Company evaluates its eligibility under the tax incentive program as of each balance sheet date based on the most current and relevant data available. Anavex Australia is able to continue to claim the R&D tax incentive for as long as it remains eligible and continues to incur eligible research and development expenditures.

 

Although the Company believes that it has complied with all the relevant conditions of eligibility under the program for all periods claimed, the ATO has the right to review the Company’s qualifying programs and related expenditures for a period of four years. If such a review were to occur, the ATO may have different interpretations of certain eligibility requirements. If the ATO disagreed with the Company’s assessments and any related subsequent appeals, it could require adjustment to and repayment of current or previous years’ claims already received. Additionally, if the Company was unable to demonstrate a reasonably arguable position taken on such claims, the ATO could also assess penalties and interest on any such adjustments.

 

Currently, the Company’s tax incentive claims from 2020 to 2024 are open to potential review by the ATO. Additionally, the period open for review is indefinite if the ATO suspects fraud. The Company has not provided any allowance for any such potential adjustments, should they occur in the future.