Australian Taxation Office

Part of the Treasury portfolio and a Federal authority, also called ATO

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The Australian Taxation Office is the Federal Government's main revenue collection agency.

The ATO are the only federal authority that intentionally make it harder for people to access documents via Right to Know. They intentionally refuse to follow the Australian Government Style Manual by excessively using PDFs. They are also the only federal authority that force people to go to another website and search for their documents. We don't think that's good enough. You can find out more information on our blog.

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Computer desktop wallpapers and lock screens used from 2015 to 2025
Request sent to Australian Taxation Office by Jordan Blake on .
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. I request all computer desktop wallpapers and lo...
Staff complaints regarding Commissioner's "Collingwood fan" cartoon
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Collingwood Fan on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team     OFFICIAL Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FO...
General Employees' questioning about ATO executive Chairman's lounge memberships
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Axel.Foley on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team   OFFICIAL Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI re...
Documents Relating to the Sharing of DVA Client Information
Response by Australian Taxation Office to noseyrosey on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team   Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is l...
How are councils classified re gst
Response by Australian Taxation Office to John Adriaans on .
Highest Individual Tax Refunds Over Past 10 Years
Request sent to Australian Taxation Office by Oliver Smith on .
I am seeking a summary of the top 20 individual income tax refunds issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) over the past 10 years. I am not r...
ATO Executive exclusive airline lounge memberships
Response by Australian Taxation Office to HighFlyer on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see the decision in relation to your FOI request at [1]FOI decision.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team Referen...
Commissioner communications to all staff
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Collingwood Fan on .
This message is from the Right to Know team. As this request has gained media coverage (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/09/ato-co...
Incoming Government Briefs
Response by Australian Taxation Office to John V. on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team OFFICIAL Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI reques...
ATO Incoming Government Brief 2025
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Donald Charles Smith on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team OFFICIAL Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI reques...
IRS Notice 2024-78 & IRS Notice 2023-11
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Nicholas Lee on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,     FOI Team   [1]Facebook | [2]X | [3]LinkedIn | [4]Instagram  ...
myID Android package (.apk)
Request to Australian Taxation Office by Fraser Tweedale. Annotated by Fraser Tweedale on .
Update: I applied for Information Commissioner review of the internal review decision. The IR decision essentially restate the reasons in the initial...
Documents related to U.S. Treasury / IRS Notice 2023-11
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Nicholas Lee on .
Dear FOI Applicant, Please see the attachment. Yours faithfully, FOI Team Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is located at https...
ATO Executive airline memberships and other gifts
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Mr Squiggle on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is locat...
Exclusive airline memberships
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Mr Squiggle on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is locat...
Missing data in published dataset
Response by Australian Taxation Office to bankerr on .
Thank you for your email. Only businesses with an Australia Business Number (ABN) are included in the ABN Bulk Extract. Not all companies registered wi...
How was Public Services Funded prior to WWII?
Response by Australian Taxation Office to : Deborah-May: Torrens on .
Dear FOI Applicant, Please see attachment. Yours faithfully, FOI Team Dear Deborah‐May, Thank you for your email. For a history of taxa on in Aus...
FOI Procedure Manual
Response by Australian Taxation Office to CR on .
Dear FOI Applicant, Thank you for your email. We will require an alternative email address (not on the RTK platform) or postal address so we can forw...
Taxable scholarships for disabled students
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Gabriel on .
  Dear FOI Applicant,   Thank you for your request which was received on 24 October 2024.   We confirm that we received your email on 1 Novem...
Contractor Expenditure Statistics
Response by Australian Taxation Office to MissAnonymous on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,     FOI Team Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is l...
Requests made via Right to Know/OpenAustralia Foundation
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Ben Fairless on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attached notice.   Regards     FOI team Australian Taxation Office   [1]Facebook | [2]X | [3]Linke...
Do the royals past and present pay taxation on earnings in AustraliaZ
Request to Australian Taxation Office by Allan Westguard. Annotated by Allan Westguard on .
Decision I have decided to refuse you access to any such documents in full, pursuant to section 38 of the FOI Act as I am prohibited from disclosing...
Definition of income
Response by Australian Taxation Office to adam on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is locat...
SES pay and conditions documents
Response by Australian Taxation Office to GV on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.   Yours faithfully,   FOI Team Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is locat...
Briefs prepared for the new Commissioner of Taxation
Response by Australian Taxation Office to GV on .
    Dear FOI Applicant,     Please see the attachment.     Yours faithfully,     FOI Team   Dear Applicant, A decision regardi...

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