The ATO regularly appears before these and other parliamentary committees:
- House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue
- Senate Standing Committee on Economics
- Senate Estimates Committee hearings with the Treasury – Revenue Group.
Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue
The Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue is appointed under Standing Order 215(c) to examine annual reports of agencies allocated to it by the Speaker.
The committee may inquire into and report on any matter referred to it by either the House or Minister, including any:
- pre-legislation
- proposal
- bill
- motion
- petition
- vote or expenditure
- other financial matter
- report or document.
Since February 2014, the committee has taken responsibility to act as a scrutineer of the ATO, a responsibility previously undertaken by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA).
Relevant reports and tabled documentsExternal Link from past JCPAA inquiries can be found on the Parliament of Australia website.
Before each hearing the ATO provides the Tax and Revenue Committee with information about what we've achieved since the last hearing and any other information requested. Completed Tax and Revenue inquiries and reportsExternal Link are also available on the Parliament of Australia website.
Government responses
Each year the Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue holds an inquiry into the ATO's annual report. The committee publishes a report that usually makes recommendations for the government to action. The government considers the recommendations and is required to respond to the committee.
The reports and responses for completed inquiries of the Standing Committee on Tax and RevenueExternal Link are available on the Parliament of Australia website.
You can also download the responses to the 2016 and 2015 reports below:
- Australian Government response to the Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue report: 2016 Annual Report of the Australian Taxation Office (PDF, 371KB)This link will download a file
- Australian Government response to the Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue report: 2015 Annual Report of the Australian Taxation Office (PDF, 341KB)This link will download a file.