Cost of tax compliance

This section includes:

• Cost of tax compliance summary table and chart, with the data most users want
• Cost of tax compliance detailed tables, with more complex data

Cost of tax compliance summary table and chart

Data for each income year includes data processed up to 31 October of the following year. For example, data for the 2013–14 income year includes data processed up to 31 October 2015.

Chart 18 Average time to complete tax return, 2009–10 to 2013–14 income years

 

Note:

Individuals: this includes individuals who completed the business and professional items section only.

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Table 20 Cost of managing tax affairs for individuals, 2011–12 to 2013–14 income years

	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Number of individuals	6,128,240	6,201,835	6,172,012
Total cost of managing tax affairs ($m)	2,276	2,351	2,301
Average cost of managing tax affairs ($)	371	379	373

Notes:Number of individuals: this will not include data from the tax return where the taxpayer has claimed the cost of managing tax affairs under a different label.Cost of managing tax affairs: includes expenses you incurred in managing your tax affairs, any interest charge we imposed on you, and other costs. For more information see individual tax return instructions.

Cost of tax compliance detailed tables

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Table	Description
Table 1External Link	Cost of tax compliance data, by form type, 1998–99 to 2013–14 income years
Table 2External Link	Tax return form time-box data for 2013–14 income year, by: entity type lodgment method total business income
Table 3External Link	FBT and BAS forms time-box data, for 2013–14 income year, by: entity type total business income