This audit assessed the extent to which the Department of the Treasury and the Australian Taxation Office have improved the management of tax expenditure estimates. Overall conclusion Tax expenditures are revenues a government forgoes in pursuit of its policy objectives, including its medium-term fiscal strategy. Tax expenditures have been an important part of the Australian...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Tax Practitioners Board’s implementation and administration of the regulatory arrangements for tax practitioners under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. Overall conclusion Taxpayers make extensive use of the services offered by tax practitioners. In 2011–12, tax practitioners lodged over 70 per cent of individual income tax returns and...

This edition of Taxation statistics is a broad collection of data compiled from income tax returns (for the 2010-11 income year) and other information provided to the ATO such as goods and services tax (GST) annual returns and business activity statements (from the 2011-12 financial year). It covers taxation (including income tax, GST and fringe...

In 2010–11, Australia’s welfare state, which includes health, education and income support payments, accounted for approximately $316 billion in government expenditure and 65% of total government expenditure. By way of comparison, Australia’s three levels of government received $358 billion in tax revenue in 2010–11, of which $138 billion was received through income tax payments. •...

This is the third annual Per Capita Tax Survey.