Gifts, hospitality or other benefits register, ATO employees

Last updated 4 November 2024

2024–25 financial year

Quarter 1 (1 July to 30 September 2024)

Gifts or other benefits declared by ATO employees in Quarter 4, 2023–24
Date received	Gift item or benefit	Received by	Received from	Occasion	Estimated value in A$
8/08/2024	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a member of the organising committee for the Tax Institute 2024 Tax Summit	$1,800.00
6/08/2024	Sponsored international travel, accommodation, event	General employee	United Nations Development Program	Provision of digital tax training to the tax administration of a developing country	$3,900.00
31/07/2024	Event invitation only	General employee	The Tax Institute	Attendance at a Tax Institute event to receive an award for being Dux in the CTA2B course	$100.00
8/07/2024	Event invitation only	General employee	Wood Mackenzie	Industry event complimentary as part of the ATO's subscription	$395.00
28/08/2024	Event invitation only	General employee	CoreNet Global Australian Chapter	Attendance at government property services forum	$150.00
23/07/2024	Event invitation only	General employee	Australian Evaluation Society	Co-hosted an AES online workshop	$295.00
21/08/2024	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a speaker at the Tax Summit	$1,600.00
28/08/2024	Event invitation only	General employee	CoreNet Global Australian Chapter	Attendance at Government Property Services Forum	$150.00

Prior year gifts and benefits

Gifts or other benefits declared by ATO staff
Date received	Gift item or benefit	Received by	Received from	Occasion	Estimated value in A$
9/04/2024	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	As an attendee at the annual CTA - ATO Strategy meeting with ATO	$120.00
10/04/2024	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax institute	As a speaker at the WA Forum run by The Tax Institute, complimentary attendance, flights and hospitality provided	$1,260.00
9/04/2024	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	As an attendee at the annual CTA – ATO Strategy meeting with ATO	$120.00
9/04/2024	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	As an attendee at the annual CTA – ATO Strategy meeting with ATO	$120.00
9/04/2024	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	As an attendee at the annual CTA – ATO Strategy meeting with ATO	$204.00
9/04/2024	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	As an attendee at the annual CTA – ATO Strategy meeting with ATO	$120.00
9/04/2024	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	As an attendee at the annual CTA – ATO Strategy meeting with ATO	$120.00
3/05/2024	Sponsored international travel, accommodation, event	General employee	United Nations Development Program	United Nations Development Program (UNDP) funded trip per ATO and UN agreement	$7,500.00
2/02/2024	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	Intrepid Minds	As a speaker at the Risk Management in Government Congress, complimentary attendance, flights and hospitality provided	$2,964.50
6/05/2024	Event invitation	SES employee	Transformative Media	As a participant in a FinCrime Summit, on compliance and risk delivery, complimentary attendance provided	$495.00
22/03/2023	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at an event, complimentary attendance, flights and hospitality provided	$2,987.00
14/09/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	As a presenter at an international event in Vietnam, complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$3,000.00
14/09/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation	Invited to attend an international conference in Malaysia, complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$8,980.00
31/10/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	General employee	United Nations Development Program	Invited to attend international workshop in the Maldives with complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$6,000.00
16/11/2023	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a panel member at the event, complimentary attendance, flights and hospitality provided	$600.00
22/12/2023	Hospitality	SES employee	CDC Data Centres Pty Ltd	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$199.00
17/01/2024	Hospitality	SES employee	The Tax Institute	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$395.00
22/02/2024	Event invitation	SES employee	Law Council of Australia	As a presenter at the event, discount on attendance cost was provided	$775.00
26/02/2024	Event invitation	SES employee	Law Council of Australia	As a presenter at the event, discount on attendance cost was provided	$775.00
13/09/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Asia Development Bank	Invited to present at international conference in Philippines, complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$5,800.00
15/09/2023	Hospitality	Chief Information Officer	Adapt	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$205.00
16/09/2023	Hospitality	SES employee	Chief Customer Officer Forum	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$100.00
24/10/2023	Hospitality	General employee	Informatica	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$220.00
24/10/2023	Hospitality	General employee	Informatica	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$220.00
24/10/2023	Hospitality	General employee	Informatica	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$220.00
14/11/2023	Small ceramic teacup set	General employee	State Administration of Taxation (STA) of People's Republic of China	Received as a token of appreciation for presenting to a delegation from the STA	$150.00
23/11/2023	Event invitation	SES employee	Austrade	Invitation to attend dinner and awards ceremony	$150.00
Ongoing	Chairman's Lounge membership	Second Commissioner, Law Design & Practice	Qantas	Other	Unknown
Ongoing	Chairman's Lounge membership	Second Commissioner, Client Engagement	Qantas	Other	Unknown
30/04/2024	Beyond Lounge membership	Chief Information Officer	Virgin	Other	Unknown
30/04/2024	Chairman's Lounge membership	Chief Information Officer	Qantas	Other	Unknown
Ongoing	Chairman's Lounge membership	Chief Operating Officer	Qantas	Other	Unknown
Ongoing	Chairman's Lounge membership	Chief Finance Officer	Qantas	Other	Unknown
23/06/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	Nordic Smart Government and Business	Invited to attend international conference in Sweden, complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$4,076.00
10/07/2023	Event invitation	General employee	Auscontact association	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$105.00
24/05/2023	Hospitality	SES employee	KPMG	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$120.00
16/02/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	General employee	OECD	Invited to present at international course in Japan, complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$11,055.00
26/02/2023	Hospitality	SES employee	KPMG	As a finalist in IT News Benchmark awards, complimentary attendance provided to awards	$130.00
5/05/2023	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance, flights and hospitality provided	$1,000.00
12/04/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Invited to present at international conference, complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$12,000.00
9/05/2023	Hospitality	SES employee	Australian Computer Society	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$150.00
7/03/2023	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$120.00
7/03/2023	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$120.00
7/03/2023	Hospitality	Second Commissioner, Client Engagement	Corporate Tax Association	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$120.00
30/11/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	Law Council of Australia	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance, accommodation and hospitality was provided	$1,400.00
10/01/2023	Sponsored International travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Japan National Tax Administration	Invited to attend international workshop with complimentary attendance flights and hospitality provided	$5,000.00
1/08/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$2,800.00
1/09/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$3,500.00
19/09/2022	Event invitation	General employee	Vocus	Invitation to 20th anniversary event	$100.00
26/09/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Auscontact association	As a state finalist, complimentary attendance, travel and accommodation was provided. This offer was made award to all finalists	$1,500.00
3/10/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Auscontact association	As a state finalist, complimentary attendance, travel and accommodation was provided This offer was made award to all finalists	$800.00
4/10/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Auscontact association	As a state finalist, complimentary attendance, travel and accommodation was provided. This offer was made award to all finalists	$972.00
9/10/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Auscontact association	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$100.00
10/10/2022	Event invitation	General employee	Auscontact association	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$100.00
11/10/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Auscontact association	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$100.00
9/12/2022	Event invitation	General employee	Call Design	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$950.00
9/12/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	General employee	Call Design	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,000.00
25/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,500.00
25/06/2022	Hospitality	General employee	Palau Bureau of Revenue Taxation	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$193.00
25/06/2022	Hospitality	General employee	Palau Bureau of Revenue Taxation	Hospitality provided as part of official duties	$195.00
1/07/2022	Sponsored domestic travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary travel and attendance was provided. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,600.00
1/07/2022	Sponsored travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary travel and attendance was provided. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$600.00
1/07/2022	Collection of small gifts including sunscreen, t-shirt, water bottle)	General employee	Palau Bureau of Revenue Taxation	Received as a token of appreciation for participating in Palau Partnership program	$139.00
1/07/2022	Collection of small gifts including sunscreen, t-shirt, water bottle)	General employee	Palau Bureau of Revenue Taxation	Received as a token of appreciation for participating in Palau Partnership program	$136.00
13/07/2022	Sponsored travel, accommodation, event	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary travel and attendance was provided. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,950.00
6/09/2022	Alcohol – wine	Chief Information Officer	Australian information Industry Association	Received as a token of appreciation for presenting at an event. It was surrendered to Site Leadership	$140.00
7/06/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Adapt	Attended event as part of official duties. All attendees received complimentary attendance	$150.00
4/05/2022	Hospitality	SES employee	CreditorWatch	Hospitality provided at a working lunch engagement as part of official duties	$115.00
4/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance as an awards finalist. This offer was made to all finalists	$200.00
11/05/2022	Event invitation	General employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance as an awards finalist. This offer was made to all finalists	$100.00
4/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance offered as ATO is a corporate member and official partner of the awards	$200.00
4/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance offered as ATO is a corporate member and official partner of the awards	$200.00
4/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance as an awards finalist. This offer was made to all finalists	$200.00
2/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	SMSF Association	Attended breakfast session at the National Conference as part of official duties to support ATO speaker	$100.00
4/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance as an awards finalist. This offer was made to all finalists	$200.00
4/05/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance as an awards finalist. This offer was made to all finalists	$200.00
29/04/2022	Event invitation	SES employee	Institute of Public Administration Australia	Attended awards event as part of official duties. Complimentary attendance offered as ATO is a corporate member and official partner of the awards	$200.00
2/03/2022	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	Hospitality provided at a working dinner engagement as part of official duties	$150.00
2/03/2022	Hospitality	SES employee	Corporate Tax Association	Hospitality provided at a working dinner engagement as part of official duties	$150.00
2/03/2022	Hospitality	Second Commissioner, Client Engagement	Corporate Tax Association	Hospitality provided at a working dinner engagement as part of official duties	$150.00
1/02/2022	Event invitation	General employee	Data Futurology	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$399.00
28/03/2022	Event invitation	General employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary flights, accommodation and attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,000.00
21/06/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary flights, accommodation and attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$949.00
14/12/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	SMSF Association	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$2,850.00
12/05/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,750.00
30/11/2021	Hospitality, pen and wooden cutlery set	General employee	Directorate General of Taxes, Indonesia	Received as a token of appreciation	$120.00
17/11/2021	Event invitation	General employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,700.00
22/10/2021	Hospitality and return transport to Townsville	General employee	Regional Development Authority	Attended multi-agency small business expo as part of official duties to provide attendees with information, education and assistance	$500.00
22/10/2021	Hospitality and return transport to Townsville	General employee	Regional Development Authority	Attended multi-agency small business expo as part of official duties to provide attendees with information, education and assistance	$1,066.00
22/10/2021	Hospitality and return transport to Townsville	General employee	Regional Development Authority	Attended multi-agency small business expo as part of official duties to provide attendees with information, education and assistance	$650.00
22/10/2021	Hospitality and return transport to Townsville	General employee	Regional Development Authority	Attended multi-agency small business expo as part of official duties to provide attendees with information, education and assistance	$472.00
22/10/2021	Hospitality and return transport to Townsville	General employee	Regional Development Authority	Attended multi-agency small business expo as part of official duties to provide attendees with information, education and assistance	$1,370.00
1/09/2021	Event invitation	General employee	Gartner	Attended virtual event – offered as part of paid membership	$1,000.00
2/09/2021	Event invitation	General employee	Gartner	Attended virtual event – offered as part of paid membership	$100.00
21/10/2021	Event invitation	General employee	The Tax Institute	As a member of the organising committee, complimentary attendance was provided. The offer was made to all members of the organising committee	$975.00
30/06/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$2,050.00
30/09/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,053.00
3/09/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,950.00
2/09/2021	Event invitation	General employee	Gartner	Attended virtual event – offered as part of paid membership	$1,450.00
13/07/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$1,650.00
9/03/2021	Hospitality	General employee	Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia	Hospitality provided at a working dinner as part of official duties	$112.00
4/02/2021	Event invitation	SES employee	The Hatchery	As a presenter at the event. Complimentary attendance was provided	$1,208.90
15/02/2021	Event invitation	General employee	Self-Managed Super Fund Association	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided	$1,650.00
21/10/2020	Event invitation	SES employee	Australian Financial Review	Attended the AFR CFO Live conference as part of official duties to assist with logistics and support ATO speaker	$395.70
6/10/2020	Event invitation	General employee	CPA Australia	As an ACNC member of the CPA virtual congress organising committee, complimentary attendance was provided. This offer was made to all members of the organising committee	$250.00
3/07/2020	Event invitation	General employee	The Tax Institute	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. This offer was made to all presenters at the conference	$480.00
10/06/2020	Hospitality	SES employee	Boston Consulting Group	Hospitality provided at a working dinner as part of official duties	$139.50
10/06/2020	Hospitality	SES employee	Boston Consulting Group	Hospitality provided at a working dinner engagement as part of official duties	$139.50
12/02/2020	1 night accommodation and return flights from Victoria to Tasmania	General employee	CPA Australia	CPA Australia requested ACNC presentations to accounting/auditing and not-for-profit professionals in regional Tasmania	$571.00

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