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    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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    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

    Chart 1 shows lodgment numbers over the last 5 income years, with individuals, companies, SMSFs and trusts continuing to grow in number, while partnerships and APRA and other funds are declining in number. The link below will take you to the data behind this chart as well as similar data back to the 2006–07 income year.

    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

    Chart 2 shows the net tax paid by individuals, companies and super funds for the last 5 income years. The link below will take you to the data behind this chart as well as similar data for the 2009–10 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.

    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

    Chart 3 shows the taxation liabilities for the 2015–16 income year. Individual income tax 52.7%, Company income tax 18.9%, Super fund income tax 4.2%, GST 16.2%, FBT 1.2%, Excise 6.1%, PRRT, LCT, WET 0.7%. The link below will take you to the data behind this chart as well as similar data back to the 2009–10 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 

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