The Australian Taxation Office’s Administration and Management of Objections – Interim Report

About this Report

This interim report represents Phase 1 of the IGTO’s investigation into the ATO’s administration and management of objections. Using underlying data that has been provided by the ATO, the IGTO has developed graphs, tables and ratios to analyse the data to provide stakeholders and the community with insight into the nature of the ATO’s objections work. The report covers such topics as:

  • ATO resourcing of the objections function;
  • Quantity of objections received, managed and finalised
  • Subject of objections (i.e., areas of tax law that are being disputed)
  • Outcomes of objections
  • Timeframes for the management of objections
  • Other dispute resolution

Invitations for further or supplementary submissions

The IGTO invites stakeholders to lodge any further or supplementary submissions if there are additional areas they wish to raise, having now considered the data provided in this interim report.

The IGTO is welcomes any further submissions by 4 November 2022. Further submissions may be lodged by telephone (02 8239 2111) or be sent by:

Post to: Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman
GPO Box 551
Sydney NSW 2001
Fax: (02) 8088 7815
Email to: [email protected]

 

Listen to a podcast of the IGTO discussing the Interim Report

 

Interim Report Summary Slide Deck