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Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2008-09

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The Australian Taxation Office's Annual report 2008-09 is published to inform Parliament, stakeholders and the community about our performance in administering the taxation system.

View the annual report in PDF format here.

Letter of transmittal

The Hon Senator Nick Sherry
Assistant Treasurer
Parliament House
CANBERRAACT2600

Dear Senator

I have pleasure in presenting to you the eighty-eighth annual report of the Australian Taxation Office, covering the financial year 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

This report relates to the wide range of laws that I administer. These include revenue laws, the Australian Business Register and significant aspects of superannuation. The report also includes information on our administration, including the Australian Valuation Office.

In preparing this report, I have addressed all the legislative reporting requirements listed in Appendix 1.

Yours sincerely

Michael D’Ascenzo signature

Michael D’Ascenzo
Commissioner of Taxation
and Registrar of the Australian Business Register

8 October 2009

Last Modified: Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Table of contents
Letter of transmittal
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) at a glance
Highlights 2008–09
Areas for improvement 2008–09
Part 1 - Overview
Part 2 - Report on performance
Part 3 - Corporate governance and accountability
Part 4 - Appendixes
Part 5 - Reference material
Download the 2008-09 annual report
Footnotes
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