Acronyms and initialisms

Last updated 8 August 2021

ABN	Australian business number
ABR	Australian Business Register
ABRS	Australian Business Registry Services
ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACNC	Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
API	application programming interface
APS	Australian Public Service
ASIC	Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ATO	Australian Taxation Office
COVID-19	coronavirus disease 2019
EL	executive level
FTA	Forum on Tax Administration
GST	goods and services tax
ICT	information and communications technology
IT	information technology
JITSIC	Joint International Taskforce on Shared Intelligence and Collaboration
J5	Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement
MBR	Modernising Business Registers
MOU	memorandum of understanding
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
R&D	research and development
SES	senior executive service
TASA	Tax Agent Services Act 2009
TPB	Tax Practitioners Board

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