TaxPack is a booklet issued by the
Australian Taxation Office
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is an Australian statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system, superannuatio ...
to assist individuals complete their
income tax
An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Tax ...
return.
It comes in a different edition for each year entitled for example TaxPack 2007. An associated booklet is the TaxPack supplement with extra tax items not needed by 80% of taxpayers.
Another version is called TaxPack for retirees.
It can take 8½ hours to read through the tax pack and complete the forms.
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4,800,000 copies of taxPack 2000 were produced along with 1,300,000 copies of the supplement. In 1998, 5,800,000 copies were printed. It had 124 pages with the 1997 edition having 140 pages. The 60 page supplement was split off in 1998 to reduce the size of TaxPack. Although TaxPack is still being produced, it is being replaced by E-tax.
See also
* Taxation in Australia
Income taxes are the most significant form of taxation in Australia, and collected by the federal government through the Australian Taxation Office. Australian GST revenue is collected by the Federal government, and then paid to the states und ...
References
External links
TaxPack
Keyword listing at the ATO website
Income tax in Australia
Tax forms
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