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Gifts, hospitality or other benefits registers

Find out what needs to be disclosed on gift registers and access the registers for the ATO Commissioner and staff.

Last updated 4 June 2025

ATO gifts, hospitality or other benefits policy

The ATO gifts, hospitality or other benefits policy encourages all ATO executives and staff to politely decline offers of gifts, hospitality, or other benefits as they may compromise, or be perceived to compromise, staff integrity.

The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) Guidance for Agency HeadsExternal Link requires all agency leaders to publicly disclose all gifts or benefits accepted and valued at or over A$100 (excluding GST).

ATO employee gift declarations

We publish 2 gifts, hospitality or other benefits registers:

Throughout the year, some ATO staff may accept complimentary airline lounge membership. These memberships are available to all travellers (government sector, private sector, and private travellers) and may be received because of personal or business-related travel. General (fee-based) airline lounge memberships will not be published individually.

Some ATO executive members hold complimentary (non-fee-based) airline lounge memberships.

List of gifts, hospitality or other benefits (greater than A$100) as declared by the Commissioner of Taxation.

Register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits valued at more than A$100, declared by ATO employees.

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