Company statistics for Taxation statistics 2022–23

Company summary tables and chart

Key statistics from the Company tax return 2023 summarised in the ATO's Taxation statistics 2022–23 follow.

• Table 11: Companies – Selected income items – over 2 years
• Table 12: Companies – Selected expenses – over 2 years
• Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax by size

Table 11: Companies – Selected income items, 2021–22 to 2022–23 income years

Income item	Companies no. 2021–22	Average $ 2021–22	Median $ 2021–22	Companies no. 2022–23	Average $ 2022–23	Median $ 2022–23
Other gross income	561,082	1,106,699	60,000	537,154	1,009,420	73,860
Other sales of goods and services	492,786	6,256,433	358,125	516,567	6,886,856	390,837
Gross interest	417,177	323,984	438	488,228	539,753	1,342
Gross distribution from trusts	100,735	623,451	116,228	105,308	568,233	113,508
Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income	76,982	556,302	44,668	79,291	617,404	50,070
Total dividends	62,269	1,841,534	12,800	65,215	1,617,982	14,071
Total income	1,189,608	3,465,999	141,490	1,246,361	3,724,490	150,189

In Table 11:

• Total income components don't add to the total number of companies because companies may declare more than one type of income
• some components of total income are not listed
• the calculations for count, average and median for total income include zeros.

Download data from the 2001–02 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Table 12: Companies – Selected expenses, 2021–22 to 2022–23 income years

Expense item	Companies no. 2021–22	Average $ 2021–22	Median $ 2021–22	Companies no. 2022–23	Average $ 2022–23	Median $ 2022–23
All other expenses	1,077,432	1,113,427	62,584	1,131,756	1,134,809	65,455
Motor vehicle expenses	510,280	33,838	8,775	539,418	38,592	9,752
Depreciation expenses	501,649	300,702	11,620	529,820	304,270	12,411
Superannuation expenses	494,706	98,346	16,470	513,963	109,641	18,277
Cost of sales	405,840	4,204,696	154,983	427,664	4,569,360	163,182
Interest expenses within Australia	364,377	157,303	3,470	393,259	378,906	4,204
Repairs and maintenance	374,239	81,081	2,903	391,670	88,585	3,025
Rent expenses	347,836	127,658	33,390	363,425	138,098	36,218
Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses	231,982	669,748	40,336	246,568	722,642	44,283
Total expenses	1,189,608	2,980,962	98,085	1,246,361	3,259,921	105,828

In Table 12:

• All other expenses is a label on the tax return and doesn't include all other expense items from the tax return not listed
• Total expenses components don't add to the total number of companies claiming expenses because companies may claim more than one type of expense
• some components of total expenses are not listed
• the calculations for count, average and median for total expenses include zeros.

Download data from the 2002–03 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax, by entity size, 2022–23 income year

See our definitions of Entity size and Net tax.

Download data from the 2009–10 income year onward at Snapshot table 5External Link.

Company detailed tables

Detailed statistics from company income tax returns and international dealings schedules follow.

• Table indexExternal Link: Detailed tables index

The table index lists which items are shown in detailed tables and specifies the table they appear in.

• Table 1External Link: Selected items, for income years 1980–81 to 2022–23
• Table 1A: Selected items for the 1980–81 to 2022–23 income years
• Table 1B: Counts, averages and medians for the 2012–13 to 2022–23 income years
• Table 2External Link: Selected items, by net tax and company type, 2022–23 income year
• Table 3External Link: Selected items, by taxable status, company type and taxable or net income, 2010–11 to 2022–23 income years
• Table 3A: Selected items for the 2022–23 income year
• Table 3B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2022–23 income years
• Table 4External Link: Selected items, by industry, 2022–23 income year
• Table 4A: Selected items, by broad and fine industry
• Table 4B: Key items by business industry code
• Table 5External Link: Key items, by fine industry, 2009–10 to 2022–23 income years
• Table 6External Link: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status, broad industry and state/territory, 2022–23 income year
• Table 6A: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status and broad industry
• Table 6B: Selected items and financial ratios for micro businesses by taxable status, profit status, broad industry and state/territory
• Table 7External Link: Selected items by taxable status, company type and company size, 2010–11 to 2022–23 income years
• Table 7A: Selected items for the 2022–23 income year
• Table 7B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2022–23 income years
• Table 8External Link: Selected items, by entity size and taxable income or loss range, 2022–23 income year
• Table 9External Link: International Dealings Schedule: Selected items for income years 2012–13 to 2022–23

Note: The other items from the International dealings schedule are now included in the International related party dealing statistics report.