Company statistics for Taxation statistics 2023–24

Company summary tables and chart

Key statistics from the Company tax return 2024 summarised in the ATO's Taxation statistics 2023–24 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, 2022–23 to 2023–24 income years

Income item	2022–23 Companies no.	2022–23 Average $	2022–23 Median $	2023–24 Companies no.	2023–24 Average $	2023–24 Median $
Other gross income	537,154	1,009,420	73,860	558,099	959,333	75,488
Other sales of goods and services	516,567	6,886,856	390,837	546,983	6,762,906	393,946
Gross interest	488,228	539,753	1,342	542,759	671,857	2,222
Gross distribution from trusts	105,308	568,233	113,508	111,187	613,099	121,060
Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income	79,291	617,404	50,070	82,555	628,045	53,868
Total dividends	65,215	1,617,982	14,071	67,615	1,721,010	15,472
Total income	1,246,361	3,724,490	150,189	1,317,013	3,708,723	156,545

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, 2022–23 to 2023–24 income years

Expense item	2022–23 Companies no.	2022–23 Average $	2022–23 Median $	2023–24 Companies no.	2023–24 Average $	2023–24 Median $
All other expenses	1,131,756	1,134,809	65,455	1,194,831	1,162,247	65,743
Motor vehicle expenses	539,418	38,592	9,752	568,369	38,739	9,962
Depreciation expenses	529,820	304,270	12,411	550,105	286,773	9,523
Superannuation expenses	513,963	109,641	18,277	531,206	119,835	19,525
Cost of sales	427,664	4,569,360	163,182	453,605	4,457,083	160,757
Interest expenses within Australia	393,259	378,906	4,204	425,956	516,924	5,160
Repairs and maintenance	391,670	88,585	3,025	411,321	91,677	3,079
Rent expenses	363,425	138,098	36,218	380,741	145,737	38,246
Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses	246,568	722,642	44,283	265,730	725,463	45,710
Total expenses	1,246,361	3,259,921	105,828	1,317,013	3,313,840	103,955

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, 2023–24 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 2023–24
  • Table 1A: Selected items for the 1980–81 to 2023–24 income years
  • Table 1B: Counts, averages and medians for the 2012–13 to 2023–24 income years
• Table 2External Link: Selected items, by net tax and company type, 2023–24 income year
• Table 3External Link: Selected items, by taxable status, company type and taxable or net income, 2010–11 to 2023–24 income years
  • Table 3A: Selected items for the 2023–24 income year
  • Table 3B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2023–24 income years
• Table 4External Link: Selected items, by industry, 2023–24 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 2023–24 income years
• Table 6External Link: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status, broad industry and state/territory, 2023–24 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 2023–24 income years
  • Table 7A: Selected items for the 2023–24 income year
  • Table 7B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2023–24 income years
• Table 8External Link: Selected items, by entity size and taxable income or loss range, 2023–24 income year
• Table 9External Link: International Dealings Schedule: Selected items for income years 2012–13 to 2023–24

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