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Information about how we are performing against our commitments to service.

Last updated 16 April 2024

We use red, amber and green symbols to indicate how we performed in the given period:

Key performance indicators and status description

Key

Status

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

Met or exceeded target

Amber circle. Marginally failed target by less than two percentage points.

Marginally failed target by 2 percentage points or less; or for inbound general calls, average wait time of 15 minutes to 20 minutes

Red circle. Failed target by two or more percentage points.

Failed target by more than 2 percentage points; or for inbound general calls, average wait time greater than 20 minutes

Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.

Performance against our service commitments

Table 1: Performance against commitments

Assessment indicator

Performance measure

Result

Current as at

Status

1. Respond to enquiries within timeframes

Average wait time for inbound general calls of less than 15 minutes

(see note 1)

12 minutes 19 seconds

Year to date as at 29 February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

2. Respond to enquiries within timeframes

Under review -90% of tax practitioner calls answered within 2 minutes during Tax Time (July to October)

 

 

 

 

 

2. Respond to enquiries within timeframes

Under review - 90% of tax practitioner calls answered within 2 minutes

 

 

 

Not applicable (see note 2)

3. Respond to enquiries within timeframes

90% of electronic taxpayer requests are finalised in 15 business days

94%

Year to date as at 29  February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

4. Respond to enquiries within timeframes

80% of private rulings are finalised in 28 calendar days of receiving all necessary information

89%

Year to date as at 29 February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

5. Respond to enquiries within timeframes

60% of superannuation guarantee employee notification cases finalised within 4 months of creation

83%

Year to date as at 29 February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

6. Respond to enquiries within timeframes

90% of superannuation guarantee employee notification cases finalised within 9 months of creation

100%

Year to date as at 29 February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

7. Process lodgments within timeframes

94% of electronic tax returns and activity statements finalised in 12 business days – applies to current year returns only

99%

Year to date as at 29 February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

8. Process lodgments within timeframes

90% of electronic amendments are finalised in 20 business days (see note 3)

96%

Year to date as at 31 January 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

9. Process lodgments within timeframes

80% of paper tax returns, activity statements and amendments finalised in 50 business days (see note 4)

96%

Year to date as at 31 December 2023

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

10. Process lodgments within timeframes

93% of Australian residents' ABR registrations are finalised in 20 business days (see note 5)

100%

Year to date as at 31 December 2023

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

11. Process lodgments within timeframes

93% of electronic Commissioner of Taxation registrations are finalised in 20 business days (see note 6)

99%

Year to date as at 31 January 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

12. Resolve my complaint within timeframes

85% of complaints are resolved within 15 business days, or within the date negotiated with the client

98%

(see note 7)

Year to date as at 29 February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

13. The ATO lets me know of status or delays

Private rulings – if we find that your request raises particularly complex matters that will take more than 28 calendar days to resolve after receiving all the necessary information, we will aim to contact you within 14 calendar days to negotiate a due date

88% against a target of 80%

Year to date as at 29 February 2024

Green circle. Met or exceeded target.

Notes

  1. The ATO ‘blocks’ calls from entering the ATO environment when inbound calls are expected to significantly exceed our capacity. This minimises the risk of clients queuing for excessively long periods of time, and then subsequently abandoning the call without receiving service.
  2. Service commitment for inbound tax practitioner calls applies to tax time (July to October) only.
  3. Results for February 2024 will be reported once the 20 business days timeframe has elapsed.
  4. Results for January 2024 will be reported once the 50 business days timeframe has elapsed.
  5. Results for January 2024 will be reported once 40 business days have elapsed. This incorporates 20 business days of the commitment timeframe, plus a further 20 business days to allow for receipt of any further necessary information from the client.
  6. Results for February 2024 will be reported once the 20 business days timeframe has elapsed.
  7. 58% of complaints resolved within 15 days regardless of additional time negotiated with the client.






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