| AAT | Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 
| ABN | Australian business number | 
| ABR | Australian Business Register | 
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics | 
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory | 
| ADF | approved deposit fund | 
| ADI | authorised deposit-taking institution | 
| AEST | Australian eastern standard time (by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory) | 
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification | 
| BSB | bank state branch | 
| CFC | controlled foreign company | 
| CGT | capital gains tax | 
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation | 
| DGR | deductible gift recipient | 
| DTA | double tax agreement | 
| DVA | Department of Veterans' Affairs | 
| EFT | electronic funds transfer | 
| ELS | electronic lodgment service | 
| EPA | environmental protection activities | 
| ETO | entrepreneur's tax offset | 
| ETP | employment termination payment | 
| FBT | fringe benefits tax | 
| FIF | foreign investment fund | 
| FLIC | film licensed investment company | 
| FLP | foreign life assurance policy | 
| FMD | farm management deposit | 
| FMIS | forestry managed investment scheme | 
| FTDT | family trust distribution tax | 
| FTP | file transfer protocol | 
| GIC | general interest charge | 
| GST | goods and services tax | 
| ID | identification | 
| IRUs | indefeasible rights to use telecommunications cable systems | 
| ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 | 
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 | 
| ITR 1936 | Income Tax Regulations 1936 | 
| IWT | Interest withholding tax | 
| LIC | listed investment company | 
| MLS | Medicare levy surcharge | 
| NRAS | National rental affordability scheme | 
| PAYG | pay as you go | 
| PE | permanent establishment | 
| PSI | personal services income | 
| PST | pooled superannuation trust | 
| R&D | research and development | 
| RBA | running balance account | 
| RSA | retirement savings account | 
| SGC | superannuation guarantee charge | 
| SIS | simplified imputation system | 
| STS | simplified tax system | 
| TAA 1953 | Taxation Administration Act 1953 | 
| TBNT | trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax | 
| TFN | tax file number | 
| TOFA | Taxation of Financial Arrangements | 
| Trust Loss Act | Taxation Laws Amendment (Trust Loss and Other Deductions) Act 1998 | 
| UCA | uniform capital allowance | 
| UK | United Kingdom | 
| US | United States of America | 
| www | world wide web | 
Abbreviations
Last updated 12 February 2019
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