| Taxation statistics - frequently asked questions |
| This document contains answers to the most common questions sent by users of the annual publication, Taxation statistics. |
| About us 2010-11 |
| The About us brochure provides a summary of the year's achievements and some key performance statistics for the ATO. It is a companion product to the ATO's annual report. |
| Administration of the luxury car tax - Released 31 May 2011 |
| The audit assessed the effectiveness of the ATO's administration of the luxury car tax, including aspects of the tax administered by Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) on behalf of the ATO. |
| Administration of the superannuation co-contribution scheme - Released 18 May 2010 |
| Australian National Audit Office performance audit into our administration of the superannuation co-contribution scheme. |
| Administration of the superannuation lost members register - Released 24 February 2011 |
| The objective of the audit was to examine our administration of the lost members register. In particular, it examined our governance arrangements for the register; our strategies for managing data quality; and our provision of access to the register data. |
| Administration of the tax obligations of non-residents - Released 16 June 2010 |
| The audit assessed the ATO's effectiveness in administering the tax obligations of non-residents. This included the tax administration arrangements pertaining to non-residents with a particular focus on the ATO's governance arrangements (including the effectiveness of risk identification and monitor. |
| Administration of the wine equalisation tax - Released 14 December 2010 |
| The audit assessed the effectiveness of the ATO's administration of the wine equalisation tax. |
| Annual reports |
| The Commissioner's annual report informs parliament, stakeholders and the community about our performance in administering the tax and superannuation system. |
| ATO contracts - Senate Order |
| Senate Order on Commonwealth departmental and agency contracts relating to the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012. |
| Australian Government Budget 2012-13 |
| The Australian Government Budget 2012-13 released on Tuesday 8 May 2012 at 7:30pm AEST. |
| Community intelligence - collecting and processing tip-offs - Released 23 June 2010 |
| The audit assessed the effectiveness of the management of community intelligence by the ATO. |
| Discretionary grants and sponsorship |
| As required under the Commonwealth Grant Guidelines, this listing outlines grants and sponsorships issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). |
| Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) |
| The ATO submission to the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit by the Commissioner. |
| Our approach |
| Explains our interactions with independent external scrutineers who review our administration. |
| Privacy statement |
| Detailed information about your privacy within ato.gov.au, and who to contact for further information. |
| Report into the Australian Taxation Office's large business risk review and audit policies, procedures and practices (released 7 September 2011) |
| The Inspector-General of Taxation review focused on the large business segment. At the time of the review, this segment consisted of about 1,200 economic groups and entities, encompassing over 32,000 businesses, large government agencies and not-for-profit organisations. |
| Review into the ATO's Change Program - Released 5 May 2011 |
| The change program was a large and complex information and communication technology (ICT) project. The Inspector-General of Taxation review focused on the impact on taxpayers and tax practitioners of the release of the income tax component. |
| Review of aspects of the ATO's administration of class rulings - Released 14 March 2012 |
| The Inspector-General of Taxation's review into the administration of class rulings looked at information, systems and processes relating to the ATO's administration and publication of class rulings over a five year period. |
| Review of aspects of the Australian Taxation Office's administration of private binding rulings - Released 24 November 2010 |
| The Inspector-General of Taxation's review looked at the ATO's administration of private rulings and the purpose, use and ongoing relevance of the edited private binding rulings register. |
| Review of Tax Office information security |
| On 5 December 2007 the Commissioner of Taxation announced a review of the Tax Office's information security practices.The review was performed between December 2007 and March 2008. |
| Senate Procedural Orders of Continuing Effect No. 10 |
| Australian Government departments and agencies produce an indexed list of files every six months for tabling before parliament. The list is intended to make the operations of government more transparent to the Australian public. |
| Tax Office Audit Committee - Summary of the 2005-06 annual report to the Commissioner of Taxation |
| The Audit Committee, as required under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, oversees internal governance and assurance policy to monitor and evaluate internal controls. |
| Taxation statistics 2008-09: 100 people |
| Twelve point three million people sent their tax returns to us in the 2009 income year. In 100 people we represent the millions of tax returns we received as 100 people. |
| The fuel tax credits scheme - Released 21 June 2011 |
| The audit assessed the effectiveness of the ATO's administration of the fuel tax credits scheme (the scheme). Particular emphasis was given to the scheme's governance and reporting arrangements, risk management strategies and compliance management program. |
| The management and use of double taxation agreement information collected through automatic exchange - Released 18 May 2010 |
| This audit reviewed and assessed the use and management of automatic exchange of information under double-taxation agreements by the ATO. |
| The management of compliance in the small to medium enterprises market - Released 8 December 2011 |
| This ANAO audit assessed the effectiveness of our compliance management approach in the small to medium enterprises market (SMEs) market. |
| The Tax Office's implementation of the Client Contact - Work Management - Case Management System |
| The objective of the audit was to assess the implementation of the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) Client Contact - Work Management - Case Management system (CWC). |