Explanatory Memorandum
Circulated By the Authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MPGlossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| ADIs | authorised deposit-taking institutions |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| BAS | business activity statement |
| CGT | capital gains tax |
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
| FMD | farm management deposit |
| GST | goods and services tax |
| IT(TP)A 1997 | Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 |
| ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 |
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 |
| PAYE | pay as you earn |
| PAYG | pay as you go |
| R & D | research and development |
| TAA 1953 | Taxation Administration Act 1953 |
| TLIP | Tax Law Improvement Project |