Tax return (Australia)
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Australian tax returns for the tax year ending 30 June are generally due on 31 October of the same calendar year. Extensions can be made available. Each year, the Australian Taxation Office
(ATO) publishes TaxPack
, a free document designed to help individuals complete their return. TaxPack is available free from most newsagents and can also be downloaded.
It has been estimated that almost 80% of Australian taxpayers use a tax agent to help them prepare their tax return. This can be seen as a reflection of how complex the taxation system is in Australia. Extensions are automatically available to those individuals using a Registered Tax Agent operating on an extended lodgement system.
Australian individual taxpayers can also lodge their return online with the ATO's e-tax software or through an online tax agent. In Australia
, individuals and taxpaying entities with taxable income might need to lodge different returns with the ATO in respect of various forms of taxation.
Australian Taxation Office
The Australian Taxation Office is an Australian Government statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system and superannuation legislation...
(ATO) publishes TaxPack
TaxPack
TaxPack is a booklet issued by the Australian Taxation Office to assist individuals complete their income tax return.It comes in a different edition for each year entitled for example TaxPack 2007...
, a free document designed to help individuals complete their return. TaxPack is available free from most newsagents and can also be downloaded.
It has been estimated that almost 80% of Australian taxpayers use a tax agent to help them prepare their tax return. This can be seen as a reflection of how complex the taxation system is in Australia. Extensions are automatically available to those individuals using a Registered Tax Agent operating on an extended lodgement system.
Australian individual taxpayers can also lodge their return online with the ATO's e-tax software or through an online tax agent. In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, individuals and taxpaying entities with taxable income might need to lodge different returns with the ATO in respect of various forms of taxation.