Companies

Data for this section is taken from processed company tax returns and international dealings schedules, based on income year reporting.

Company summary tables and chart

• Table 11: Companies - selected income items over two years
• Table 12: Companies - selected expenses over two years
• Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax by size
• Table 13: International dealing, by entity type

Table 11: Companies - selected income items, 2016–17 to 2017–18 income years

Income item	2016–17			2017–18
	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)
Gross interest	434,049	389,017	762	443,344	387,877	604
Other gross income	411,719	939,126	74,512	433,848	838,927	53,516
Other sales of goods and services	379,466	5,821,396	349,373	393,526	5,939,409	342,149
Gross distribution from trusts	75,550	559,984	94,321	80,096	503,032	72,042
Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income	70,948	596,362	40,598	72,378	544,742	35,360
Total dividends	53,800	898,185	7,961	54,629	1,045,033	5,977
Total income	969,518	3,034,752	121,943	1,012,452	3,130,652	125,000

In this table:

• 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.
• The count, average and median for total income are calculated including zeros.

To access this data in Excel format and similar data dating back to the 2001–02 income year, download Snapshot table 4External Link from data.gov.au.

Table 12: Companies – selected expenses, 2016–17 to 2017–18 income years

Expense item	2016–17			2017–18
	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)
All other expenses	873,009	995,722	59,868	911,405	987,776	58,309
Depreciation expenses	482,927	204,665	10,597	485,756	213,149	10,671
Motor vehicle expenses	421,586	31,665	8,124	436,310	32,233	8,274
Superannuation expenses	393,678	93,557	16,643	405,648	92,855	16,400
Interest expenses within Australia	341,681	278,819	3,776	349,522	276,416	3,705
Repairs and maintenance	321,229	72,527	2,607	330,078	75,540	2,587
Cost of sales	314,620	4,019,434	164,507	329,432	2,913,101	47,303
Rent expenses	296,944	180,208	33,345	308,131	181,386	33,660
Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses	187,111	634,791	35,856	195,187	654,613	36,883
Total expenses	969,518	2,777,499	90,774	1,012,452	2,815,795	91,258

In this table:

• All other expenses is the label on the tax return.
• 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.
• The count, average and median for total expenses are calculated including zeros.

To access this data in Excel format and similar data dating back to the 2002–03 income year, download Snapshot table 4External Link from data.gov.au.

Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax, by size, 2017–18 income year

For more information, see our definition of Entity size.

To access the data for this chart and similar data dating back to the 2009–10 income year, download Snapshot table 5External Link from data.gov.au.

Table 13: International dealing, by entity type, 2017–18 income year

Entity type	Entities (no.)	Revenue activities		Expenditure activities
		Activities (no.)	Revenue ($m)	Activities (no.)	Expenditure ($m)
Company	13,657	11,260	85,869	14,945	96,225
Partnership	263	151	1,177	175	387
Trust	2,616	346	1,696	711	2,898
Total	16,536	11,757	88,742	15,831	99,510

To access this data in Excel format and similar data dating back to the 2013–14 income year, download Snapshot table 4External Link from data.gov.au.

Company detailed tables

Table indexExternal Link: Detailed tables index

The table index lists which items are shown in detailed tables and specifies the table they appear in.

Table 1External Link: Selected items, for income years 1979–80 to 2017–18

Table 1A shows selected items, for income years 1979–80 to 2017–18.

Table 1B shows selected counts, averages and medians, for income years 2012–13 to 2017–18.

Table 2External Link: Selected items, by net tax and company type, 2017–18 income year

Table 3External Link: Selected items, by taxable status, residency status, company type and taxable or net income, 2010–11 to 2017–18 income years

Table 3A shows selected items for the 2017–18 income year.

Table 3B shows selected items for income years 2010–11 to 2017–18.

Table 4External Link: Selected items, by industry, 2017–18 income year

Table 4A shows selected items, by broad and fine industry, for the 2017–18 income year.

Table 4B shows key items by business industry code for the 2017–18 income year.

Table 5External Link: Key items, by fine industry, 2009–10 to 2017–18 income years

Table 6External Link: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status and broad industry, 2017–18 income year

Table 7External Link: Selected items by taxable status, residency status, company type and company size, 2010–11 to 2017–18 income years

Table 7A shows selected items for the 2017–18 income year.

Table7B shows selected items for income years 2010–11 to 2017–18.

Table 8External Link: International dealings: Selected items for income years 2012–13 to 2017–18

Table 9External Link: International dealings: Revenue and expenditure, 2017–18 income year

Table 9A shows revenue and expenditure, by country, for the 2017–18 income year.

Table 9B shows revenue and expenditure, by activity, for the 2017–18 income year.

See also  

• Super funds
• Partnerships
• Trusts
• Reference materials