Taxation statistics 2010–11

Contents General notes Chapter downloads Detailed tables and description Return forms and other publications 01 Summary of Australian tax statistics 02 Individuals' tax 03 Companies and petroleum resource rent tax 04 Superannuation funds 05 Partnerships 06 Trusts 07 Capital gains tax 08 Fringe benefits tax 09 Payments and transfers through the income tax system 10 Charities and deductible gifts 11 International taxation 12 GST and other taxes 13 Excise 14 Fuel schemes 15 Superannuation system 16 Pay as you go 17 Cost of taxation compliance 18 Industry benchmarks 19 Individual sample file Previous editions of Taxation statistics

Preface Welcome to the 2013 edition of Taxation statistics. Each edition of Taxation statistics is a broad collection of data compiled from income tax returns (in this case for the 2010–11 income year) and other information provided to the ATO such as goods and services tax (GST) annual returns and business activity statements (from the 2011–12 financial year in this edition) It covers taxation (including income tax, GST and fringe benefits tax), excise and fuel schemes, superannuation, the Higher Education Loan Program and payments and transfers through the Australian taxation system. It continues to provide data on the time-based cost of compliance and industry benchmarks in the form of financial and activity statement ratios. The aim is to make data available for researchers and the broader community, which will be useful in improving our understanding of Australia’s taxation and superannuation systems, as well as our understanding of aspects of the broader environment in which these systems operate. The data in Taxation statistics also adds to our picture of the Australian community – including distribution of taxable income across the country; sources of income; and data about business and work-related expenditure. Each year we endeavour to improve Taxation statistics. This year improvements include: · the addition of time series charts and other visual aids to the summary chapter · the addition of hyperlinks in each detailed table to navigate directly to the same tables from earlier years, improving ease of access to previous data · restructuring and consolidating the individual tax detailed tables, to provide more information in a more efficient manner, whilst maintaining a user-friendly format In addition, to assist more advanced researchers, we can make available a file containing a 1% confidentialised sample of individual tax return information. You can request access to this file through the email address below. We welcome your suggestions or comments. Email them to taxstats@ato.gov.au.

Please visit the Australian Taxation Office website at www.ato.gov.au