Tax
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website offers information and assistance on all areas of taxation for the individual, business and tax and superannuation professional. It includes information on tax reform, superannuation, TaxPack, eTax, rebates, excise and has an extensive legal database with legal and policy material to aid interpretation of taxation law.
www.ato.gov.au
Businesses
Australian Taxation Office index page for businesses. Provides links to tax information for new and existing businesses. Links to resources and services for businesses and key tax information.
www.ato.gov.au
Excise essentials
Excise duty is a tax on certain types of goods produced or manufactured in Australia. These excisable goods include alcohol, tobacco and petroleum and alternative fuels. This page from the Australian Taxation Office provides links to information on excise.
www.ato.gov.au
Fuel Schemes Essentials
Fuel schemes provide credits and grants to reduce the costs of some fuels or to provide a benefit to encourage the recycling of waste oils. Includes links to Fuel tax credits information, Cleaner fuels grants scheme and Energy grants credits scheme.
www.ato.gov.au
Individual Income Tax Rates
Shows the percentage of tax payable for each income bracket, for individual Australian taxpayers, for the financial years 2008-09 and 2009-10.
www.ato.gov.au
Individuals
Australian Taxation Office index page for Individuals. Provides links to tax information for new and existing taxpayers. Links to e-tax, the TaxPack, a deductions list and key tax information.
www.ato.gov.au
Inspector General of Taxation
The Inspector-General of Taxation is an independent statutory office to review systemic tax administration issues and to report to the Government with recommendations for improving tax administration for the benefit of all taxpayers.
www.igt.gov.au
International Comparison of Australia's Taxes (2006)
Provides an overview of the purpose of International Comparison of Australian Taxes study and its report.
comparativetaxation.treasury.gov.au
Legal Database - Australian Taxation Office
The ATO Legal Database is a collection of legal and policy information. Here you have access to much of the material the tax office uses when making decision such as Legislation and supporting material; Public Rulings, Determinations and Bulletins; Legislative Determinations; ATO Interpretative Decisions; Case Decision Summaries; Taxpayer Alerts; ATO Policy Papers and ATO Superannuation Circulars.
law.ato.gov.au
Personal Tax Email Enquiry Service
The Australian Taxation Office provides an email enquiry service for a limited range of questions. This page provides the list of topics covered by the service and information related to those topics.
www.ato.gov.au
Tax file number essentials
Australian Taxation office information about tax file numbers (TFNs) for individuals including what they are used for and how to obtain one.
www.ato.gov.au
Tax information in other languages
Provides links to taxation Australian Taxation office information available in languages other than English.
www.ato.gov.au
Taxation
Understanding taxes and meeting your taxation obligations can save you money. By paying the right amount you can avoid late payment penalties. You may also be entitled to exemptions. Find out about the different types of taxation, registration, deductions, payments and reporting.
www.business.gov.au
What is the tax withheld calculator (TWC)?
The Tax Withheld Calculator enables employers and other withholding payers to calculate the tax to be withheld from payments made to their employees and other workers.
www.ato.gov.au
