Cost of tax compliance statistics for Taxation statistics 2022–23

Key cost of tax compliance statistics from income tax returns, FBT returns and activity statements.

Published 27 June 2025

Cost of tax compliance summary charts

Key statistics relating to the cost of tax compliance summarised in the ATO's Taxation statistics 2022–23 follow.

Chart 19: Average time to complete tax return, 2018–19 to 2022–23 income years

In Chart 19, Individuals includes only those who completed the business and professional items section of the tax return.

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

Chart 20: Cost of managing tax affairs for individuals, 2018–19 to 2022–23 income years

Download data from the 2005–06 income year onward at Snapshot table 5External Link.

Detailed statistics relating to the cost of tax compliance follow.

Table 1External Link: Cost of taxation compliance data, by form type, 1998–99 to 2023–24 years
Table 2External Link: Tax return form time-box data, by entity type, lodgment method and total business income, 2022–23 income year
Table 3External Link: Fringe benefits tax (FBT) and business activity statement (BAS) forms time-box data, by market segment, 2015–16 to 2023–24 FBT and financial years

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