About the program
Our International visitors program provides overseas tax administrations with:
- a clear and concise overview of our administration, programs and policies
- opportunities to share best practices.
The program:
- is aimed at delegations from national revenue authorities, not private individuals, business groups, or state or local revenue authorities
- is not designed as a training or technical assistance exercise but is intended to be an opportunity to exchange knowledge, information and best practice.
Important considerations before applying
Preparing for a visiting delegation requires significant time and resources to identify appropriate experts, coordinate schedules, develop agendas and tailor presentations to meet the needs of each visit.
To assist with coordination of your request in a timely manner we have the following parameters in place:
- one visit per jurisdiction per year
- a maximum of 6 delegates per visit
- visits are to be a maximum of 3 days
- no more than 3 topics per day (maximum 9 topics).
Other important considerations:
- We can host visits from February to November. We do not accept visits in December and January.
- Your delegation will need to provide an interpreter if one is required.
- We do not accept visits from state or local revenue authority equivalents. For these you will need to apply to your counterpart authority in Australia as we do not administer the collection of state or local taxes.
- We do not fund visits by overseas tax administrations to our offices. Each administration is responsible for their own costs in relation to flights, accommodation, allowances and transfers. We will provide the presenters, venue, and light refreshments on the day.
- We cannot accommodate all visit requests due to resourcing constraints or other business priorities.
Applying to visit us
An International visitors program application requesting to visit us must be completed in advance of your visit. When you apply to visit us:
- your application must be submitted by an official representative of your tax administration, not a private company or individual acting on behalf of your administration
- submit your application at least 45 days before the date you intend to visit, unless your visit is an addition to an existing itinerary involving visits to other government departments and will be less than one day in duration.
Note: Your preferred dates for visiting will be subject to availability of our officers to meet with you and our available resources to coordinate the visit.
To get a copy of this form:
- download the International Visitors Program Application form (PDF, 261KB)This link will download a file
- if you can't download the form you can request it by emailing the International Relations team.
Send the completed form by email to InternationalRelations@ato.gov.au