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.

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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...
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...
Income calculation for PAYG instalments
Request to Australian Taxation Office by Paul Swain. Annotated by Paul Swain on .
I believe that refused is the appropriate classification for this request since the ATO's practice (at least in my case) differs from the legislation,...
Documents relating to the OpenAustralia Foundation between 28 May 2022 and 28 November 2022
Request to Australian Taxation Office by Matthew Landauer. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
I have copied the decision Matthew refers to in his link and added it as a response to the request, as the ATO is known for allowing those links to exp...
Exemptions Provided Under the Relevant Acts to Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Trent Morrison-Francis on .
Dear Mr Morrison-Francis   We refer to your two Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by our office on 7 January 2022. Please find attached...
Affected Veterans - Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Trent Morrison-Francis on .
Dear Mr Morrison-Francis   We refer to your two Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by our office on 7 January 2022. Please find attached...
REPORTS OF MISCONDUCT including failing to follow the Model Litigant Directions by any ATO Prosecutor
Request to Australian Taxation Office by Keith Owen. Annotated by Renee on .
Anti corruption agency is now open Keith
Australia Tax Office Internal Team Logos
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Rex Banner on .
  Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.     Yours faithfully,   FOI Team       Mr Rex Banner Sent by email only: [email address] Ou...
Electronic devices damaged due to windows
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Fredrick Hoffman on .
  Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.     Yours faithfully,   FOI Team     Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request i...
Request BAS Statement
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Steven Allen (on behalf of Greg Allen) on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team         Steven Allen (on behalf of Greg Allen) By Email On...
myGovID Android application: commercially licensed components
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Fraser Tweedale on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team       Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI Intern...
MyGovID: source code and technical documentation
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Fraser Tweedale on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   We have checked our records and do not appear to have received an internal review requested by you on 8 September 2021 to [1][...
The Primary Registered address that the ATO does business from.
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Scott, of the family Chapman on .
  Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team     Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI reques...
Emails between Commissioner Jordan and KPMG
Response by Australian Taxation Office to John Lloyd on .
  Dear FOI Applicant,       Please see attachment.         Yours faithfully,         FOI Team   Dear Applicant, A dec...
MAP@Work staff leave usage emails during COVID19
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Charlie Casual on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team     Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI Internal...
Advice to hold on on Veterans 2021 “Group Certificates”
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Trent Morrison-Francis on .
      Dear FOI Applicant,       Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team   Dear Applicant, A decision reg...
Data to show negative gearing costs from 1980 to 2020
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Julie Middleton on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team       Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI reques...
Applications for early access to super on “compassionate grounds”, with a reason ‘medical treatment and medical transport'
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Gayle on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team       Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI Intern...
FOI Manual
Response by Australian Taxation Office to jason on .
  Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team       Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI req...
System glitches when processing super rollover requests
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Nicole Hallahan on .
  Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team       Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI req...
Non-APS Contractors
Follow up sent to Australian Taxation Office by John Smith on .
Appreciated. Yours sincerely, John Smith
contracts: Cth tender IDs CN3662514 and CN3662514-A1
Request to Australian Taxation Office by John Smith. Annotated by John Smith on .
Refused on the ground that to disclose the details of the contract; would result in an actionable 'breach of confidence' civil claim
Summary of Individual Tax Payers for FY 2016-17
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Notification on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.     Yours faithfully,   FOI Team     Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI request is lo...
Audits conducted on Government Businesses
Response by Australian Taxation Office to Philip Griffiths on .
Dear FOI Applicant,   Please see attachment.       Yours faithfully,   FOI Team           Dear Applicant, A decision regarding your FOI...

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