Australian Taxation Office
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is the principal revenue collection agency for the Australian Government, collecting around 92% of revenue at the federal government level.[1]
It is responsible for administering the following areas of legislation:
- income tax
- pay as you go withholding and instalments
- the Australian Business Number and Australian Business Register
- goods and services tax
- fringe benefits tax
- higher education funding under the Higher Education Loan Programme (formerly the Higher Education Contributions Scheme)
- excise duty
- grants and schemes in relation to diesel and alternative fuels
- superannuation (including the superannuation guarantee, small superannuation accounts, ‘lost’ members, and self-managed superannuation funds)[1]
The ATO is headed by the Commissioner of Taxation, Michael D'Ascenzo (appointed January 2006). The previous Commissioner was Michael Carmody. The Second Commissioners are , Second Commissioner (Compliance), , Second Commissioner (I.T.), and , Second Commissioner (Law).
Each of the business areas within the ATO (known as business and service lines) are headed by a Senior Executive Service (SES) Band 2 officer, usually described as a Deputy Commissioner (for core business lines such as excise or superannuation) or First Assistant Commissioner (for internal service lines such as those dealing with human resources).
Under this level are a number of SES Band 1 officers titled Assistant Commissioners, and thereunder, approximately 22,000 staff generally titled Taxation Officers performing various tasks including operational and compliance activities.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Australian Taxation Office - Who are we?. Retrieved on 2007-03-17.