Snapshot

Following is a snapshot of data reported from all tax returns, related schedules and other information provided to us, in Australia for 2015–16.

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• Snapshot summary tables and charts – the data most users want
• Snapshot detailed tables – more complex data

Snapshot summary tables and charts

• Chart 1: Tax return lodgment by entity type, over five years
• Table 1: Size of entities
• Chart 2: Net tax by entity type, over five years
• Table 2: Taxation liabilities, by industry
• Chart 3: Taxation liabilities, by source

Data for each income year includes data processed up to 31 October of the following year. For example, data for the 2015–16 income year includes data processed up to 31 October 2017.

Chart 1: Tax return lodgment, by entity type, 2011–12 to 2015–16 income years

The data for the above chart, as well as similar data back to the 2006–07 income year, is available at data.gov.auExternal Link.

Table 1: Size of entities, 2015–16 income year

Entity size	Individuals	Companies	Super funds	Partnerships	Trusts	Total
Loss	810	1,561	46	153	560	3,130
Nil	12,300,366	128,182	102,122	64,524	495,829	13,091,023
Micro	1,203,437	726,785	391,826	247,874	319,772	2,889,694
Small	3,147	64,395	106	7,646	25,161	100,455
Medium	335	17,609	85	1,065	4,373	23,467
Large	4	1,480	25	58	175	1,742
Very large	2	1,154	72	40	55	1,323
Total	13,508,101	941,166	494,282	321,360	845,925	16,110,834

Chart 2: Net tax by entity type, 2011–12 to 2015–16 income years

The data for the above chart, as well as similar data back to the 2009–10 income year, is available at data.gov.auExternal Link.

Table 2: Taxation liabilities, by industry, 2015–16 income year

Industry	Individuals ($m)	Company ($m)	Fund ($m)	FBT ($m)	GST ($m)	Excise, PRRT, LCT and WET ($m)	Total ($m)
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	185	797	na	23	210	-19	1,195
Mining	12	5,883	na	362	-7,009	1,284	533
Manufacturing	135	4,543	na	415	8,403	6,778	20,273
Electricity, gas, water & waste services	7	738	na	52	1,232	677	2,707
Construction	1,069	4,057	na	181	8,395	<1	13,703
Wholesale trade	43	4,689	na	442	13,133	11,172	29,479
Retail trade	209	3,767	na	174	5,197	2,778	12,125
Accommodation & food services	44	905	na	38	4,358	9	5,354
Transport, postal & warehousing	167	1,562	na	134	3,341	563	5,767
Information media & telecommunications	47	2,925	na	98	2,326	<1	5,396
Financial & insurance services	81	25,883	na	336	5,637	270	32,206
Rental, hiring & real estate services	94	2,392	na	63	3,456	9	6,015
Professional, scientific & technical services	1,472	4,771	na	512	11,160	203	18,119
Administrative & support services	171	768	na	140	3,765	<1	4,845
Public administration & safety	18	126	na	941	-10,599	3	-9,511
Education & training	81	336	na	102	340	<1	860
Health care & social assistance	3,431	1,237	na	68	-3,160	<1	1,576
Arts & recreation services	142	498	na	42	1,195	<1	1,877
Other services	262	437	na	68	1,980	2	2,748
Other	39	349	na	91	406	<1	884
Industry total	7,712	66,663	na	4,283	53,767	23,727	156,151
Other income tax	178,571		15,007				193,578
Total ATO collections	186,283	66,663	15,007	4,283	53,767	23,727	349,729
Customs collections					3,535	54	3,589
Total with Customs	186,283	66,663	15,007	4,283	57,302	23,781	353,318

Notes
Industry: based on the industry codes reported on income tax returns and the Australian Business Register. ‘Other’ includes entities not recorded in above groups.Mining: all PRRT is included under this industry.Public administration and safety: this includes FBT from Australian Government departments.Other income tax: this includes non-business income tax for individuals, such as tax on salary and wages, or tax on investments only and all super fund income tax that do not fit into an industry split.

Chart 3: Tax liabilities by source, 2015–16 income year

The data for the above chart, as well as similar data back to the 2009–10 income year, is available at data.gov.auExternal Link.

Snapshot detailed tables

Table 1External Link
Overview of the individual tax system, 1950–51 to 2015–16 income years

Includes:

• tax and Medicare rates
• general rebates or offsets allowed
• many associated thresholds.

Table 2External Link
Overview of the company tax system, 2000–01 to 2015–16 income years

An overview of tax rates that applied to various types of companies each year.

Table 3External Link
Selected tax items, by industry, 2015–16 income year

Table 4External Link
All summary tables

Table 5External Link
Data for all summary charts

Table 6External Link
Number of entities, 1958–59 to 2015–16 income years, for:

• individuals
• companies
• self-managed superannuation funds
• other superannuation funds
• partnerships
• trusts.

Table 7External Link Key individuals statistics, by state/territory, 2015–16 income year