Companies
Data for this section is taken from processed company tax returns and international dealings schedules, based on income year reporting.
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Table 11: Companies - selected income items, 2016–17 to 2017–18 income years
Income item
|
2016–17
|
2017–18
|
Companies
(no.)
|
Average
($)
|
Median
($)
|
Companies
(no.)
|
Average
($)
|
Median
($)
|
Gross interest
|
434,049
|
389,017
|
762
|
443,344
|
387,877
|
604
|
Other gross income
|
411,719
|
939,126
|
74,512
|
433,848
|
838,927
|
53,516
|
Other sales of goods and services
|
379,466
|
5,821,396
|
349,373
|
393,526
|
5,939,409
|
342,149
|
Gross distribution from trusts
|
75,550
|
559,984
|
94,321
|
80,096
|
503,032
|
72,042
|
Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income
|
70,948
|
596,362
|
40,598
|
72,378
|
544,742
|
35,360
|
Total dividends
|
53,800
|
898,185
|
7,961
|
54,629
|
1,045,033
|
5,977
|
Total income
|
969,518
|
3,034,752
|
121,943
|
1,012,452
|
3,130,652
|
125,000
|
In this table:
- Total income components do not add to the total number of taxpayers because taxpayers may declare more than one type of income.
- Some components of total income are not listed.
- The count, average and median for total income are calculated including zeros.
To access this data in Excel format and similar data dating back to the 2001–02 income year, download Snapshot table 4External Link from data.gov.au.
Table 12: Companies – selected expenses, 2016–17 to 2017–18 income years
Expense item
|
2016–17
|
2017–18
|
Companies
(no.)
|
Average
($)
|
Median
($)
|
Companies
(no.)
|
Average
($)
|
Median
($)
|
All other expenses
|
873,009
|
995,722
|
59,868
|
911,405
|
987,776
|
58,309
|
Depreciation expenses
|
482,927
|
204,665
|
10,597
|
485,756
|
213,149
|
10,671
|
Motor vehicle expenses
|
421,586
|
31,665
|
8,124
|
436,310
|
32,233
|
8,274
|
Superannuation expenses
|
393,678
|
93,557
|
16,643
|
405,648
|
92,855
|
16,400
|
Interest expenses within Australia
|
341,681
|
278,819
|
3,776
|
349,522
|
276,416
|
3,705
|
Repairs and maintenance
|
321,229
|
72,527
|
2,607
|
330,078
|
75,540
|
2,587
|
Cost of sales
|
314,620
|
4,019,434
|
164,507
|
329,432
|
2,913,101
|
47,303
|
Rent expenses
|
296,944
|
180,208
|
33,345
|
308,131
|
181,386
|
33,660
|
Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses
|
187,111
|
634,791
|
35,856
|
195,187
|
654,613
|
36,883
|
Total expenses
|
969,518
|
2,777,499
|
90,774
|
1,012,452
|
2,815,795
|
91,258
|
In this table:
- All other expenses is the label on the tax return.
- Total expenses components do not add to the total number of taxpayers claiming expenses because taxpayers may claim more than one type of expense.
- Some components of total expenses are not listed.
- The count, average and median for total expenses are calculated including zeros.
To access this data in Excel format and similar data dating back to the 2002–03 income year, download Snapshot table 4External Link from data.gov.au.
Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax, by size, 2017–18 income year
For more information, see our definition of Entity size.
To access the data for this chart and similar data dating back to the 2009–10 income year, download Snapshot table 5External Link from data.gov.au.
Table 13: International dealing, by entity type, 2017–18 income year
Entity type
|
Entities
(no.)
|
Revenue activities
|
Expenditure activities
|
Activities
(no.)
|
Revenue
($m)
|
Activities
(no.)
|
Expenditure
($m)
|
Company
|
13,657
|
11,260
|
85,869
|
14,945
|
96,225
|
Partnership
|
263
|
151
|
1,177
|
175
|
387
|
Trust
|
2,616
|
346
|
1,696
|
711
|
2,898
|
Total
|
16,536
|
11,757
|
88,742
|
15,831
|
99,510
|
To access this data in Excel format and similar data dating back to the 2013–14 income year, download Snapshot table 4External Link from data.gov.au.
Company detailed tables
Table indexExternal Link: Detailed tables index
The table index lists which items are shown in detailed tables and specifies the table they appear in.
Table 1External Link: Selected items, for income years 1979–80 to 2017–18
Table 1A shows selected items, for income years 1979–80 to 2017–18.
Table 1B shows selected counts, averages and medians, for income years 2012–13 to 2017–18.
Table 2External Link: Selected items, by net tax and company type, 2017–18 income year
Table 3External Link: Selected items, by taxable status, residency status, company type and taxable or net income, 2010–11 to 2017–18 income years
Table 3A shows selected items for the 2017–18 income year.
Table 3B shows selected items for income years 2010–11 to 2017–18.
Table 4External Link: Selected items, by industry, 2017–18 income year
Table 4A shows selected items, by broad and fine industry, for the 2017–18 income year.
Table 4B shows key items by business industry code for the 2017–18 income year.
Table 5External Link: Key items, by fine industry, 2009–10 to 2017–18 income years
Table 6External Link: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status and broad industry, 2017–18 income year
Table 7External Link: Selected items by taxable status, residency status, company type and company size, 2010–11 to 2017–18 income years
Table 7A shows selected items for the 2017–18 income year.
Table7B shows selected items for income years 2010–11 to 2017–18.
Table 8External Link: International dealings: Selected items for income years 2012–13 to 2017–18
Table 9External Link: International dealings: Revenue and expenditure, 2017–18 income year
Table 9A shows revenue and expenditure, by country, for the 2017–18 income year.
Table 9B shows revenue and expenditure, by activity, for the 2017–18 income year.
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