Compliance program 2011-12

Pre-filling tax returns

Our pre-filling service helps individuals and tax practitioners get tax returns right by partially completing tax returns with information we already have. Individuals still need to check and, if necessary, correct the pre-filled details and add any missing information. Pre-filling continues to have a very good take-up by the 91% of individuals lodging via a tax agent or e-tax. In 2010-11, the pre-filling service was accessed 2.4 million times by the 2.5 million individuals lodging through e-tax.

Given this strong reliance by taxpayers, we are continually seeking to improve the information available for pre-filling. For example, share disposals and employee share scheme data will be available for pre-filling in 2011 tax returns.

We will alert people who have received Australian Government Disaster Recovery payments that they may be eligible to claim exemption from the Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy.

Sections within Individuals

• Employees and contractors
• Work-related expenses
• Overseas income
• Pre-filling tax returns
• Information matching
• Refund fraud
• Split loans
• Referrals to the Tax Practitioners Board
• Superannuation
• Executives, directors and other highly paid individuals