Gifts, hospitality or other benefits register

The ATO gifts, hospitality or other benefits policy encourages all ATO executives and staff to politely decline all offers of gifts, hospitality or other benefits, particularly those which may reasonably be seen to compromise integrity.

From 18 October 2019, the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)External Link requires all agency heads to publically disclose all gifts or benefits accepted, and valued at over $AUD100.00 (excluding GST) in a specified format, including the publication of all donor names.

The Commissioner of Taxation gift declarations

In the course of my duties as agency head of the Australian Taxation Office, I have received the following gifts and benefits or both, whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST).

Quarter 2 (18 October 2019 – 31 December 2019)

Table 1: Gifts other benefits declared by the Commissioner of Taxation in Quarter 2, 2019–20
Date received	Date recorded	Gift item/benefit service	Received by	Presented by	Occasion	Estimated value in $A
12/11/2019	3/12/2019	3 nights accommodation	Commissioner of Taxation	General Authority of Zakat and Tax, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	3 nights accommodation provided for speaking engagement and attendance at global tax policy and compliance conference with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and global revenue authorities, hosted by the 2020 Chair of the G20, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.	1,004.10

Quarter 3 (1 January 2020 – 31 March 2020)

Table 2: Gifts other benefits declared by the Commissioner of Taxation in Quarter 3, 2019–20
Date received	Date recorded	Gift item/benefit service	Received by	Presented by	Occasion	Estimated value in $A
–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Quarter 4 (1 April 2020 – 30 June 2020)

Table 3: Gifts other benefits declared by the Commissioner of Taxation in Quarter 4, 2019–20
Date received	Date recorded	Gift item/benefit service	Received by	Presented by	Occasion	Estimated value in $A
–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Last modified: 17 Dec 2019QC 61014