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The Commissioner of Taxation - Annual Report 2002-2003

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Letter to the Minister

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Dear Minister

I have pleasure in presenting to you the eighty-second annual report of the Australian Taxation Office, covering the financial year 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.

In addition to reviewing the administration of the Tax Office, the report also includes annual report information on the administration of the Australian Valuation Office and the Development Allowance Authority.

In preparing this report, I have addressed the following legislative requirements:

  • section 14 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
  • section 3B of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 and corresponding provisions of the general taxing statutes of Australia
  • section 4 of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
  • section 44 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
  • section 41 of the Superannuation (Unclaimed money and lost members) Act 1999, and
  • section 29 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999, in my capacity as Registrar.

This report has been prepared under section 63 of the Public Service Act 1999, and in accordance with requirements referred to in subsection 63(2) of the same Act.

Yours sincerely

Michael Carmody

Michael Carmody

Commissioner of Taxation

17 October 2003

Last Modified: Friday, 4 August 2006

Table of contents
Letter to the Minister
How to use this report
List of tables
List of figures
List of Portable Document Format (PDFs)
Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 - Report on performance
Part 3 - Highlights and challenges
Part 4 – Other responsibilities
Part 5 – Management and accountability
Part 6 – Appendixes
Tax Office sites
Abbreviations
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