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Data for each income year includes data processed up to 31 October of the following year. For example, data for the 2014–15 income year includes data processed up to 31 October 2016.

Table 9: Selected income items, 2013–14 to 2014–15 income years

 

2013–14

2014–15

 Income item

Companies (no.)

Average $

Median $

Companies (no.)

Average $

Median $

Gross interest

429,103

416,735

1,105

434,009

406,632

1,065

Other gross income

371,682

869,519

70,241

385,338

899,872

70,452

Other sales of goods and services

339,165

5,961,824

330,088

353,511

5,832,701

334,323

Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income

69,611

604,863

38,500

69,913

636,604

38,653

Gross distribution from trusts

64,670

505,920

80,000

68,339

546,133

84,842

Total dividends

51,688

837,094

5,490

52,284

731,225

6,566

Total income

887,349

3,059,093

108,621

914,508

3,038,815

112,458

Note
Total income: components do not add to the total number of taxpayers because taxpayers may declare more than one type of income. Some components of total income are not listed in this table. The count, average and median for total income are calculated including zeroes.
Table 10: Selected expenses, 2013–14 to 2014–15 income years

 

2013–14

2014–15

Expense

Companies (no.)

Average $

Median $

Companies (no.)

Average $

Median $

All other expenses

793,403

976,187

55,782

820,118

991,231

56,877

Depreciation expenses

480,116

173,271

7,456

491,437

181,801

8,461

Motor vehicle expenses

384,815

34,988

8,724

395,414

33,386

8,359

Superannuation expenses

360,429

89,207

15,480

370,683

95,490

16,180

Interest expenses within Australia

323,578

357,796

4,232

329,320

331,547

4,014

Repairs and maintenance

299,234

76,506

2,478

306,045

75,203

2,501

Cost of sales

281,019

4,170,244

158,703

291,879

4,119,435

161,614

Rent expenses

267,345

177,451

32,181

277,142

179,827

32,450

Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses

167,980

638,947

31,938

173,931

635,615

32,968

Total expenses

887,349

2,818,348

81,577

914,508

2,832,862

84,261

Notes
All other expenses: this is the label on the return form and does not include all expenses from the income tax return not listed in this table.
Total expenses: components do not add to the total number of taxpayers claiming expenses because taxpayers may claim more than one type of expense. Some components of total expenses are not listed in this table. The count, average and median for total expenses are calculated including zeroes.

Chart 13: Number of companies and net tax by size, 2014–15 income year

 Chart 13 shows the distribution of companies and net tax, by company size, for the 2014-15 income year. The link below will take you to the data behind this chart as well as similar data back to the 2009-10 income year.

The data for the above chart is available at data.gov.auExternal Link.

Table 11: International dealing, by entity type, 2014–15 income year 

Entity type

 

Revenue activities

Expenditure activities

Entities (no.)

Activities (no.)

Revenue ($m)

Activities (no.)

Expenditure ($m)

Company

11,949

12,571

147,277

17,429

223,255

Partnership

215

99

1,096

128

411

Trust

1,800

301

2,982

441

2,676

Total

13,964

12,971

151,355

17,998

226,342

Company detailed tables

Table indexExternal Link
Company detailed tables index

Lists the different items shown in the company detailed tables and specifies in which table they appear.

Table 1External Link
Selected items, 1979–80 to 2014–15 income years

Shows most items from the company tax return for all income years between 1979–80 and 2014–15.

A new table (1B) shows counts, averages and medians for most items for the 2012–13 to 2014–15 income years.

Table 2External Link
Selected items for the 2014–15 income year, by:

  • net tax range
  • company type

Table 3External Link

Selected items for the 2014–15 income year, by:

  • taxable income range
  • taxable status
  • residency status
  • company type

A new multi-year table (3B) includes key items for the 2010–11 to 2014–15 income years.

Table 4External Link
Selected items, by industry, for the 2014–15 income year

Table 5External Link
Selected industry items and financial ratios for the 2014–15 income year, by:

  • company size
  • taxable status
  • profit status
  • broad industry

The financial ratios include:

  • return on assets
  • net profit margin
  • interest cover
  • tax to profit
  • tax to income

Table 6External Link
Selected items, for the 2014–15 income year, by:

  • taxable status
  • residency status
  • company type
  • company size

A new multi-year table (6B) includes key items for the 2010–11 to 2014–15 income years

Table 7External Link
International related party dealings, by country, 2014–15 income year

Shows the countries where entities had international related party dealings together with the associated revenue and expenditure.

Table 8External Link
International dealings schedule items, 2012–13 to 2014–15 income years

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