ATO Publication Ordering Service

 

This website enables the public to access documents from the ATO to which access has been given in response to a request under section 11A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Below is a list of documents available for access.

To download a document, click on the respective PDF link under the column 'FOI publications'.

Reference Number Publications Date Of Access Description
FOI-2026-00969 11/09/2026 Internal ATO procedure for issuing a Departure prohibition order (DPO).
FOI-2026-01127 11/09/2026 Information that was publicly available about the First Home Super Saver (FHSS) Scheme as at 21 November 2019.
FOI-2026-01217 09/09/2026 Practical refusal notice.
FOI-2026-00734 04/09/2026 ATO internal guidance on issuing DPNs to bankrupt directors.
FOI-2026-01009 04/09/2026 Illicit tobacco governance documents.
FOI-2026-01055 03/09/2026 Table of figures containing breakdown of ATO Plant and Equipment and total IT staff benefits (broken down into employee and contractors/consultants).
FOI-2026-00793 28/08/2026 Decision letter.
The ATO’s internal guidance to all ATO employees on employee digital monitoring and surveillance.
FOI-2026-01014 28/08/2026 ATO staff leave between 22 June 2026 and 3 July 2026.
FOI-2026-0065 21/08/2026 Documents relating to the ATO’s contract with Accenture (CN3990470-A4).
FOI-2026-00962 14/08/2026 Total disclosures by the ATO for the purposes of the Fraud Fusion Taskforce for period 1 November 2022 to 17 July 2026.
FOI-2026-00821 07/08/2026 Documents relied upon in publishing the current version of the ATO fact sheet “Category B players of SANFL clubs – taxation of match payments”
FOI-2026-00822 31/07/2026 Documents relating to the ATO’s participation in ACON’s Pride in Diversity Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for the 2026 year.
FOI-2026-00908 31/07/2026 Decision Letter.
FOI-2026-00834 24/07/2026 Decision letter.

Documents relating to the timeframe for the ATO’s delivery of an online lodgment option for trusts with simple reporting obligations.
FOI-2026-00432 17/07/2026 OAIC substituted decision with respect to FOI-2025-01311.
Documents regarding the temporary and permanent filling of an EL2 Client Engagement Director role between 1 October 2021 to 30 November 2023.
FOI-2026-00817 17/07/2026 Internal review of FOI-2026-00452.
Documents relating to internal governance and procedures for the ATO’s use of Fivecast software, draft privacy impact assessment (PIA) and draft PIA threshold assessment.
FOI-2026-00701 03/07/2026 Internal review of FOI-2026-00550.
The ATO Data and Intelligence Disclosure Governance Plan referenced in the Fraud Fusion Taskforce Memorandum of Understanding.
This document may not reflect the current procedures, which are subject to change.
FOI-2026-00715 03/07/2026 Decision letter.
FOI-2026-00667 26/06/2026 Social Media Chief Executive Instruction (CEI)
FOI-2026-00640 19/06/2026 Decision letter.
FOI-2026-00452 05/06/2026 Documents relating to internal governance and procedures for the ATO’s use of Fivecast software, draft privacy impact assessment (PIA) and draft PIA threshold assessment.
FOI-2026-00542 05/06/2026 Instrument of the Commissioner’s Delegations and Authorisations dated 4 August 2025 and Objections and Review – Instrument of General Authorisations dated 4 April 2022.
FOI-2026-00576 05/06/2026 Practical refusal notice.
FOI-2026-00584 05/06/2026 ATO performance data for private ruling applications.
FOI-2026-00550 29/05/2026 The ATO Data and Intelligence Disclosure Governance Plan referenced in the Fraud Fusion Taskforce Memorandum of Understanding.
This document may not reflect the current procedures, which are subject to change.
FOI-2026-00562 29/05/2026 Document relating to the number of debt waiver applications referred by the ATO to the Department of Finance in FY2022-23, FY2023-24, and FY2024-25.
FOI-2026-00284 13/05/2026 Briefings related to use of external collection agencies and external service providers.
FOI-2026-00413 07/05/2026 Internal ATO procedure for processing incorrect EFT refunds.
FOI-2026-00211 01/05/2026 Licensing agreements and purchase order between Monotype Ltd and the ATO.
FOI-2026-00393 01/05/2026 Practical refusal notice.
Decision letter.
FOI-2026-00234 30/04/2026 List of AI models the ATO had in production as at 14 May 2024.
FOI-2026-00299 28/04/2026 Candidate information kits for recruitment of three EL2 taxation roles.
FOI-2026-00360 24/04/2026 Novated leases data showing number of FBT exempt novated leases entered into by range of taxable income.
FOI-2026-00337 17/04/2026 Decision letter.
Document listing ATO core work classifications.
FOI-2026-00343 17/04/2026 Practical refusal notice.
Decision letter
Ministerial briefing relating to the Shadow Economy Procurement Connected Policy.
FOI-2026-00152 10/04/2026 FOI decision letter.
Schedule of documents.
Documents for the Outsource Service Delivery Panel (SON ID: SON3926888).
FOI-2026-00265 02/04/2026 FOI Decision Letter.
Current policies and templates used in deciding CDDA claims.
FOI-2026-00306 02/04/2026 Practical refusal notice.
FOI-2026-00241 27/03/2026 Instrument of General Authorisations - Service Delivery - 27 July 2020.
FOI-2026-00215 20/03/2026 FOI Decision Letter

Statistics relating to Statement of Tax Records from 2019.
FOI-2026-00139 06/03/2026 Internal ATO procedures & guidelines regarding engagement of Case Leadership for the IAI business area.
FOI-2026-00020 20/02/2026 Number of cleaning related slip, trip, or fall hazard incidents at the ATO Northbridge office, Perth, for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2024.
FOI-2026-00088 20/02/2026 FOI Decision Letter.

Number of taxpayers who were issued a Division 293 tax notice of assessment for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years.
FOI-2026-00071 13/02/2026 Internal review decision letter.
FOI-2025-01378 30/01/2026 Novated leases data showing number of active novated leases and their FBT status.
FOI-2026-00014 30/01/2026 Lock screens used by the Australian Taxation Office in 2025.
FOI-2025-00980 29/01/2026 Documents relating to the ATO’s participation in ACON’s Pride in Diversity Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 years
FOI-2025-01322 23/01/2026 Internal review decision letter
Deed of Undertaking and Consent
FOI-2025-01280 16/01/2026 Decision letter.
Practical refusal notice.
FOI-2025-01380 23/12/2025 Decision letter.
FOI-2025-01237 19/12/2025 Cash Flow Boost eligibility procedure
FOI-2025-01323 19/12/2025 Internal review decision letter
FOI-2025-1326 19/12/2025 Instrument of general authorisations - Small Business - 12 July 2023
Instrument of general authorisations - Frontline Operations - 30 October 2024
FOI-2025-01261 12/12/2025 The ATO’s 2024 Commonwealth Integrity Survey Results
FOI-2025-01311 12/12/2025 Documents regarding the temporary and permanent filling of an EL2 Client Engagement Director role between 1 October 2021 to 30 November 2023.
FOI-2025-1102 12/12/2025 Discussion Notes from the Tax Practitioners Stewardship Group (TPSG) special briefing meetings held on 15 April 2020, 22 April 2020, 29 April 2020,6 May 2020 and 20 May 2020.
FOI-2025-01207 05/12/2025 Number of vacancy fee returns lodged between 9 May 2017 and 3 November 2025.
FOI-2025-01240 05/12/2025 Finalised issue list and discussion papers for the National Tax Liaison Group Sub-committee for Finance and Investment Taxation of Financial Arrangements Working Group.
FOI-2025-01062 02/12/2025 Covering note.
Ministerial correspondence relating to the ATO’s debt on hold practice or campaign.
FOI-2025-01055 28/11/2025 Documents relating to Digital ID/myGovID, including ATO submissions and MOUs.
FOI-2025-01087 21/11/2025 Decision letter.
FOI-2025-01089 21/11/2025 Decision letter.
Deed of Undertaking and Consent.
FOI-2025-01088 14/11/2025 Decision letter.
Schedule of documents.
Documents relating to the quality assurance framework for externally engaged call centre staff.
FOI-2025-00973 03/11/2025 Number of paid full-time equivalent employees in the ATO's Inclusion & Diversity team.
FOI-2025-00944 31/10/2025 Count of purchaser records reported in Real Property Transfer Reports.
FOI-2025-01060 31/10/2025 Treatment of certain medical practitioners / clinic arrangements for SG purposes.
FOI-2025-00852 24/10/2025 Operational procedures for the Cash Flow Boost Scheme and Triage Panel.
FOI-2025-00846 22/10/2025 ATO procedures regarding providing support to vulnerable clients with mental health challenges in place from 1 January 2022 to 23 August 2025.
FOI-2025-00971 17/10/2025 ATO procedures regarding frequently asked questions about garnishee notices (as at 26 March 2024), garnishee notices (as at 22 May 2025, 16 June 2025, 29 July 2025, 22 August 2025 and 25 August 2025), and pre-issue assurance process (as at 1 April 2025). These documents may not reflect current procedures, which are subject to change.
FOI-2025-00924 07/10/2025 ATO procedures regarding revocation of a Departure Prohibition Order (DPO).
FOI-2025-00736 03/10/2025 ATO procedures regarding disclosure of business tax debts (as at 6 May 2024 and 8 July 2024), garnishee notices (as at 25 September 2024 and 3 December 2024), and pre-issue assurance process (as at 18 November 2024 and 3 December 2024). These documents may not reflect current procedures, which are subject to change.
FOI-2025-00923 03/10/2025 Notes from a Tax Practitioners Stewardship Group (TPSB) meeting held on 10 June 2020.
FOI-2025-00717 26/09/2025 Data relating to ABN and GST registrations (broken down at State and Territory level) for ANZSIC codes from 11110 to 12200.
FOI-2025-00669 19/09/2025 Correspondence between the ATO and Officeworks regarding Assistant Commissioner Robert Thomson appearing in an Officeworks YouTube video titled “The ATO Answers Your EOFY Questions”.
FOI-2025-00837 19/09/2025 Decision letter.
Lock screens used by the Australian Taxation Office from 2023 to 2024.
FOI-2025-00751 12/09/2025 ATO procedures relating to actioning calls from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and serious financial hardship.
FOI-2025-00675 09/09/2025 Statistics relating to the imposition and remission of general interest charge (GIC).
FOI-2025-00689 05/09/2025 Tax Practitioner Stewardship Group (TPSG) agendas for meetings held on 25 March 2020, 8 April 2020, 15 April 2020, 22 April 2020, 29 April 2020, 6 May 2020, 20 May 2020, 10 June 2020.
FOI-2025-00404 04/09/2025 2023 report into the IT Strategic Sourcing Program.
FOI-2025-00729 29/08/2025 Meeting minutes of various ATO and Department of Industry, Science and Resources R&D referrals workshops.
FOI-2025-00604 28/08/2025 Review and Dispute Resolution – Instrument of General Authorisation dated November 2016. Private Groups and High Wealth Individuals – Instrument of General Authorisation dated May 2017.
FOI-2025-00686 28/08/2025 A status report and meeting agenda concerning the precious metals project.
FOI-2025-00787 20/08/2025 EST Budget and Funding Review Report.
FOI-2025-00716 18/08/2025 FOI internal review decision letter.
FOI-2025-00720 18/08/2025 FOI internal review decision letter.
FOI-2025-00561 15/08/2025 Internal ATO procedures relating to Centrelink garnishees and offsets.
FOI-2025-00575 08/08/2025 EST Budget Summary Review document
FOI-2025-00602 08/08/2025 EST Budget Summary Review document.
FOI-2025-00550 01/08/2025 FOI decision letter.

Feedback/complaints received in response to the Commissioner of Taxation’s email to all staff in April 2025 and the Commissioner’s responses.
FOI-2025-00551 01/08/2025 Decision letter
FOI-2025-00391 18/07/2025 Document evidencing the appointment of William Day as Deputy Commissioner of Taxation.
FOI-2025-00459 18/07/2025 Decision letter
FOI-2025-00437 11/07/2025 Procedure for failure to lodge penalty remission – reasons for refusal.
FOI-2025-00158 27/06/2025 2025 incoming government brief.
FOI-2025-00164 27/06/2025 Particular taxation statistics regarding individuals and employee share schemes, 2008-09 to 2022-23 income years.
FOI-2025-00235 27/06/2025 FOI decision letter.
FOI-2025-00319 27/06/2025 FOI decision letter.
FOI-2025-00256 16/06/2025 Small business restructuring training material.
FOI-2025-00172 06/06/2025 Frontline Operations – Instrument of General Authorisations dated July 2024.
Instruments of the Commissioner’s Delegations and Authorisations dated July 2024 and February 2025.
FOI-2025-00251 06/06/2025 COVID-19 Stimulus Measures Closure Report – Cash Flow Boost project.
FOI-2025-00253 30/05/2025 FOI decision letter.

Emails from the Commissioner of Taxation to all staff from November 2024 to April 2025.
1-16K7S6NK 23/05/2025 FOI decision letter.

Documents relating to Notice 2024-78 issued by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
1-16K2NIO8 16/05/2025 Documents relating to the ATO’s Intermediary Assurance Strategy.
1-16228A56 09/05/2025 Documents relating to the Test Case Litigation Program in 1999 and 2001, and the deductibility of sunscreen expenses in 1997.
1-16F6GSZZ 09/05/2025 Documents relating to the Taxpayers’ Charter dated November 2018.
1-15ZRYBP6 02/05/2025 Documents relating to occupancy rates and subleasing for the ATO’s office at 255 George Street, Sydney.
1-15XPXNTF 17/04/2025 Documents relating to AusTender Contract Notice CN3922667.
1-165ZK58G 17/04/2025 Documents relating to the personal use of ATO staff email accounts.
1-166NIB2D 11/04/2025 Agreements establishing a formal relationship between the Australian government and United States government with respect to taxation matters.
1-15G9O3GV 24/03/2025 Documents relating to a Departure Prohibition Order (DPO) issued against the applicant on 6 January 2025.
1-15JYNJW3 21/03/2025 Briefing on small business restructuring
1-15QNHC40 21/03/2025 This document is a procedure that informs ATO Officer on how to issue a Director Penalty Notice (DPN) and is used for all DPN’s.
1-151SVUNH 17/03/2025 Documents dated from 2020 to 2024 relating to technical decision making, active case management, composing notes, authorisations, priority processing of income tax returns and priority refund requests due to hardship, and profiling cases.
1-15E9NUS7 14/03/2025 Procedure for issuing a director penalty notice, and procedure for invalidating or withdrawing a director penalty notice or statutory demand, in February and March 2023.
1-15C5GYB2 07/03/2025 Documents regarding earnout arrangements and remission of general interest charge.
1-15I6AD8H 28/02/2025 FOI internal review decision letter.
1-15I7EQI6 28/02/2025 FOI decision letter.

Documents created as a result of a particular FOI request.
1-15QL1ZG2 28/02/2025 FOI internal review decision letter.
1-155K8PH7 07/02/2025 FOI decision letter.

Documents regarding exchanging data with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
1-14NSH4EK 31/01/2025 Data regarding compassionate release of superannuation for dental treatment in FY23 and FY24.
1-1530SSEP 24/01/2025 FOI decision letter.

Documents relating to ATO Executive airline memberships and mandatory training, and instructions and guidelines regarding conflicts of interest and gifts, hospitality or other benefits.
1-1577AMA2 17/01/2025 FOI decision letter.
1-14VEYD9Z 20/12/2024 Emails dated September to November 2024 regarding laptop docks and security, a document regarding setting up IT equipment to work from home, and the ATO’s working from home guidelines.
1-14GQ0L6A 02/12/2024 Internal audit policy documents for business areas:
1. individuals and intermediaries
2. objections and review
1-13ZEQ4DE 15/11/2024 A document containing the number and cost of Welcome to Country ceremonies held in FY23 and FY24.
1-14B3BBKN 08/11/2024 FOI Decision Letter.
1-147TPKZO 05/11/2024 PCG 2022/2.
1-1494BNEJ 01/11/2024 Document relating to AusTender Contract Notice CN4094690.
1-143UL54J 25/10/2024 An anonymised list of the largest 50 HECS-HELP balances as at 1 October 2024.
1-13ZEA31B 18/10/2024 TR 2023/4DC1.
1-1437UEH9 18/10/2024 The balances of the top 100 largest SMSFs by total assets for FY22 and FY23.
1-13WECMG6 04/10/2024 FOI internal review decision letter.
1-13PYQHMS 27/09/2024 Documents relating to travel to France and Norway by ATO representatives in May 2024.
1-130TL3R8 16/09/2024 Documents relating to AusTender Contract Notice CN4073580.
1-12ZF8CQ8 30/08/2024 Information regarding adjustments to rental labels from the 2019-20 and 2020-2021 Random Enquiry Program for individuals not in business.
1-12R553W6 23/08/2024 A list of all promotional merchandise (inclusive of description and price) purchased between 1 June 2024 to 30 June 2024.
1-135BO41V 23/08/2024 FOI Decision Letter dated 23 August 2024.

FOI Letter dated 1 November 2024.
1-136BRCKP 23/08/2024 ATO training package regarding access to personal information under Australian Privacy Principle 12 and processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, and Practice Statement Law Administration 2005/6 Releasing employee names under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
1-136VQ7QY 23/08/2024 FOI Decision Letter.

ATO workplace gender affirmation guide.
1-136YGQM2 23/08/2024 Information regarding the number of ATO amnesty programs held in the past 10 years, and the process of filing amended tax returns and associated charges or penalties.
1-137P974R 23/08/2024 FOI Decision Letter.

Documents from 1 June 2017 to 30 July 2024 relating to the way requests made via the Right to Know website or from the OpenAustralia Foundation are handled.
1-12WJNU0O 12/08/2024 Access refusal decision letter – no documents provided to Applicant.
1-12EVQ09T 02/08/2024 Taxation statistics: Individuals with an interest in a rental property, 1999-00 to 2021-22 income years.
1-12YFL55J 02/08/2024 FOI Decision Letter.

The main document provided to new SES officers upon commencement to their role that sets out their pay, conditions and performance expectations.
1-11FGN0AB 28/06/2024 Documents outlining the identification and remediation of system errors affecting some re-raised debts
1-12816399 21/06/2024 A description of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and/or capabilities currently being used, being trialled/procured, and/or being considered for future use, by the ATO.
1-11OYNT0P 07/06/2024 Private Wealth documents:
• Tax Governance Guide: Assessing tax governance for Top 500 clients,
• Obtaining Tax Assurance in the Motor Vehicle Dealership Industry, and
• Case Officer Support Materials: A guide for ATO case officers.
1-11Z5VO3N 31/05/2024 Documents showing how the cents per kilometre rate for car travel reimbursement, as set out in Draft Legislative Instrument LI 2024/D5, was calculated.
1-11CZ5ZP6 17/05/2024 FOI Decision Letter.

The Incoming Commissioner Brief provided to Mr Rob Heferen.
1-11JPYLPG 17/05/2024 Instructions, directions or processes for staff in Service Delivery regarding considering requests for payment arrangements issued from 1 January 2023 to 26 March 2023.
1-124IDKVR 17/05/2024 FOI Decision Letter.
1-11CZ5ZX4 10/05/2024 Practice Statement Law Administration 2011/14 General debt collection powers and principles
1-11HH1XBS 03/05/2024 Aggregate investment data identifying the number and total value of Australian residential applications and residential settlements by Russian nationals for the 2017 – 2023 financial years
1-11J8Z8DI 03/05/2024 Aggregate data regarding NSW residential real estate proposals, listing the top 10 countries that were sources of foreign investment (by value) for the following periods: 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, 1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023, and 1
October 2023 to 31 December 2023
1-11M7D214 03/05/2024 Fraud and Criminal Behaviours – Instrument of General Authorisation – June 2023
1-11O2AT4M 26/04/2024 Practice Statement Law Administration 2004/10 Tax laws claimed to be invalid.
1-11I5COQX 19/04/2024 The number of successful and unsuccessful ABN registrations and ABN tax add services by Digital Service Providers structured monthly for the past 5 years.
1-1191KYTB 05/04/2024 Certificate of Currency – General Liability for period 01/07/2023 to 30/06/2024 and Comcover Statement of Cover 2023-24.
1-111QHOWE 04/04/2024 Comcare Delegated Claims Management Arrangements – Business Processes.
1-11A1V06U 28/03/2024 The number of paper income tax returns received in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 financial years.
1-11814XHM 27/03/2024 FOI decision letter.
1-10S2Q0HW 15/03/2024 Monthly governance checklists (formerly ‘certificate of assurance’ documents) between the ATO and outsourced providers for the 2020-2021 financial year.

Additional redactions have been made pursuant to subsection 11C(1) of the FOI Act.
1-10YAVMFH 04/03/2024 FOI Decision Letter

Documents that discuss, relate to, or reference Notice 2023-11, published by
the United States Treasury / Internal Revenue Service.
1-10RPPM07 01/03/2024 Internal communications, briefs for Senate Estimates and ATO Executive Committee agenda papers about the Royal Commission into the Roboddebt Scheme
1-10FZ2N5Z 15/02/2024 Correspondence between the ATO and the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services regarding re-raised debts.
1-10F5THH1 14/02/2024 Unauthorised access to TFNs by external entities employed by the ATO for the 2021-2022 financial year.
1-10QTEZJ7 09/02/2024 Copy of the appointment of the following ATO officers:
• Chris Jordan - Commissioner of Taxation;
• Jeremy Hirschhorn - Second Commissioner of Taxation (Client Engagement Group);
• Jacqui Curtis - Chief Operating Officer;
• Ramez Katf - Second Commissioner of Taxation (Enterprise Solutions and Technology Group);
• Kirsten Fish - Second Commissioner of Taxation (Law Design and Practice Group);
• David Allen - Acting Chief Service Delivery Officer (Service Delivery Group); and
• Fiona Dillon - Chief Tax Counsel.
1-10R75WNK 09/02/2024 Copy of the appointment of the following ATO officers:
• Vivek Chaudhary - Deputy Commissioner, Lodge and Pay;
• Grant Brodie - Deputy Commissioner, Client Account Services of;
• Julian Roberts - Acting Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Support;
• Karen Foat - Deputy Commissioner, Australian Business Registry Service and Deputy Registrar;
• Janine Clark - Assistant Commissioner, Fraud Prevention and Internal Investigations;
• Damien Browne - Chief Internal Auditor, Internal Audit;
• Clare Gunning - Deputy Commissioner, ATO Corporate;
• Brad Chapman - Deputy Commissioner, Enterprise Strategy and Design;
• Alison Stott - Deputy Commissioner, ATO People Workplace Relations and Strategy;
• Emma Rosenzweig - Deputy Commissioner, Superannuation and Employer Obligations; and
• Will Day - Deputy Commissioner, Small Business.
1-10RB1BY5 09/02/2024 FOI Decision Letter
1-10ROMRXR 09/02/2024 Copy of appointment of the following ATO officers:
• Fiona Dillon - Chief Tax Counsel;
• Peter Walmsley - Deputy Chief Tax Counsel;
• James Beeston - Deputy Acting Chief Tax Counsel;
• Alex Affleck - Deputy Chief Tax Counsel;
• Rajitha Srikhanata - Deputy Chief Tax Counsel;
• Jonathan Todd - Acting Deputy Commissioner, Litigation and Legal Services;
• Shannon Schuster - Acting Deputy Commissioner, ATO People;
• Marek Rucinski - Deputy Commissioner, Smarter Data Program;
• Hector Thompson - Deputy Commissioner, International, Support and Programs;
• Andrew Watson - Deputy Commissioner, Individuals and Intermediaries;
• John Ford - Deputy Commissioner, Fraud and Criminal Behaviours; and
• Hao Wood - Deputy Commissioner, Private Wealth (Behaviours of Concern).
1-100BRRC2 19/01/2024 1. FOI Decision Letter

2. Documents including Memoranda of Understanding relating to the sharing of taxpayer information about veterans between the ATO and Services Australia, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
1-105D2AS0 05/01/2024 A request for documents detailing how the ATO is managing the emerging or perceived risk to the merit principle of candidates using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in relation to online assessments (contracted to third parties) and used by the ATO to determine the suitability of applicants.

Please note that a coverning note has been attached to the documents to provide relevant context.
1-10A68DP4 21/12/2023 FOI Decision Letter

Documents containing comparisons of ATO Enterprise Agreement 2017 conditions with APSC Statement of Common Conditions.
1-10B5ZF94 21/12/2023 FOI Decision Letter
1-108XJXW8 15/12/2023 Document showing the number of taxpayers who were issued a Division 293 for various financial years.
1-1016YGNR 05/12/2023 Reports produced by the ATO that reference data obtained from the survey of ATO staff in September 2023 regarding the new ATO Enterprise Agreement.
1-ZJU3EC9 24/11/2023 Documents relating to instructions, directions or processes given to staff regarding consideration of, or dealing with requests for remission of GIC.
1-ZWG4KKT 24/11/2023 FOI Decision Letter

All versions of the downloadable “Statement by Supplier” form between 2010 and 2023.
1-ZIS5NG8 21/11/2023 Internal advice, training manual, and procedures regarding pre-audit procedures relating to deduction audits on individuals, specifically in relation to:
a. the contact with taxpayers or tax agents,
b. obtaining additional or missing information,
c. expected timeframe for audits, and
d. any limits on the number of audits conducted on a tax agent.
1-ZIS5NK0 21/11/2023 Internal advice, training manual, and procedures regarding pre-audit procedures relating to deduction audits on individuals, specifically in relation to:
a. the contact with taxpayers or tax agents,
b. obtaining additional or missing information,
c. expected timeframe for audits, and
d. any limits on the number of audits conducted on a tax agent.
1-ZBD6SLC 03/11/2023 ATO system design documents (partial)
Documents relating to the justification as to why
certain teams within the ATO have administrator
access to various Microsoft 365 systems used
by the ATO.
1-Z9HXQRJ 13/10/2023 Aggregated Investment Data held by the ATO for Cambodian nationals as part of ISP foreign investment program.
1-Z1576JV 06/10/2023 ATO style guide
Decision Letter
1-Z779RNV 29/09/2023 Memorandum of Understanding between the
Australian Taxation Office and the
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation -
Military superannuation data exchange.
1-Z5BAJ3G 15/09/2023 Statistics relating to the number of approvals for the purchase of residential properties given to holders of Student (subclass 500) visa by the ATO.
1 - YXUMLDJ 08/09/2023 Behavioural Insights Evaluation Report for Super Guarantee Letter Trial - 2021(by ATO Behavioural Insights Unit)
1-YHLSJPR 25/08/2023 The latest ATO internal document confirming that Member Contribution Statements ceased being used in 2018.
1-Y0RUUF3 11/08/2023 The applicant requested access to any instruction(s), direction(s) or process(es) given to ATO staff regarding the preparation and service of director penalty notices between 1 January 2019 and 1 May 2023.
1-XSV74NO 28/07/2023 Request for operational material (including policies, procedures, and training materials) relating to compassionate release of superannuation, specifically in relation to medical treatment and transport.
1-Y81BBO8 28/07/2023 Request for the number of people who made voluntary payments to all student debts overseen by the ATO, including the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) and VET student loan.
1-WYSJD1U 10/07/2023 The applicant requested access to statistics about:

- ATO Online accounts which might have been subject to an unauthorised access in the last 12 months; and
- Fraud on the tax office conducted as a result of the unauthorised access.

Please note that the estimates do not solely include taxpayer accounts that may have been compromised via the fraudulent linking to an ATO Online account using stolen personal identity information.
1-Y4DT95M 07/07/2023 Request for an anonymised list of the largest 100 HECS (HELP) balances after the 1 June 2023 indexation.
1-Y1VZGOW 30/06/2023 Taxation Statistics – Individuals aged 16 and 17 – Individuals and net tax, 2011-12 to 2020-21 income years.
1-X8J3R4K 02/06/2023 Documents relating to any assurance reviews, risk assessments or audits that were commissioned into potential Integrity risks relating to Operation Elbrus.
1-XKKDD6Y 02/06/2023 The applicant requested access to a complete copy of the department’s Freedom of Information logs for the period 2013-2023, including any secondary departments controlled by the agency.
1-XIYDRL8 01/06/2023 Documents relating to:
• the current procedural manual or process guide for the five year security clearance declaration checks.
• Any reviews of the declaration process since 2017
1-XIUU8PR 26/05/2023 No documents found which fell within the scope of the FOI applicant’s request.
1-XCZ3YO9 12/05/2023 Reports relating to Deliberate Choice Letter trial.
1-XDE12C3 12/05/2023 The applicant requested access to a document showing the balances of the 100 smallest SMSF for the 2021 FY.
1-X3U14UW 28/04/2023 A request for all communications and briefings, from 1 November 2022 to 21 March 2023 between the ATO and the Treasury, the ATO and ministers in the Treasury portfolio, or between the ATO and the offices of such ministers, regarding the indexation of Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts.
1-WW9JC99 31/03/2023 The applicant requested access to a de-identified list of the SMSFs in the Top 100 SMSF program, ranked by asset size, for the 2021 and 2022 financial years.
1-WU27PKD 24/03/2023 Instrument of General Authorisations – Small Business – Australian Taxation Office – July 2020.
1-WU323PT 24/03/2023 Instrument of General Authorisations – Small Business – Australian Taxation Office – July 2020.
1-WU45TEC 24/03/2023 Instrument of General Authorisations – Small Business – Australian Taxation Office – July 2020.
1-WJDDZDZ 17/02/2023 Request for an anonymised list of the largest 100 HECS (HELP) balances.
1-VV0HX07 10/02/2023 Key/hot topics briefs and indexes of back pocket/background briefs for the November 2022 Estimates.

Redactions made under sections 38 and 47E(d). Materials not within the scope of the request has been redacted under section 22.
1-W5NAAWZ 27/01/2023 Service Delivery Practice Note 2020-002 (Archived).

This is an archived document and material irrelevant to the scope of the request has been redacted under s22.
1-W5RBNQU 23/12/2022 No documents found which fell within the scope of the applicant’s request.
1-VP28H9K 16/12/2022 Taxation Ruling 2021/1 and Taxation Ruling 2021/4.

These documents form part of an FOI request which is for documents relating to ATO management of the Applicant’s own personal tax affairs.
1-V5Z2C66 17/11/2022 Incoming ministerial briefs prepared by the Australian Taxation Office for the new Labor government, known as "red books".

Pages redacted in full have been removed.
Redactions under sections 47C and 47E(d) on pages 8-9, 11-35, 37-42, 52 and 84-98
Redactions under sections 42 and 47E(d) on pages 105-109
1-V69CFBG 09/11/2022 Documents relating to the Australian Taxation Office's procurement of Canberra office space and relocation of the ATO's offices from Civic to Barton.
1-VGQWDRB 28/10/2022 The applicant requested access to documents indicating that chickens are not a legal form of income.

Decision letter.
1-UP5IZ5S 23/09/2022 Request for contracts for services provided by the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) to the ATO.
1-UF2Q8BV 09/09/2022 Copy of the External Compliance Assurance Process Pilot Evaluation Report.
1-UM9VQA1 09/09/2022 Historical copies of web page QC 23235 relating to “Early access to your super” updated on various dates between 04/05/2020 and 28/07/2022.
1-UF4CUHX 30/08/2022 The applicant requested access to documents that relate to the ATO’s development of policies/procedures on the recognition of prior service resulting in a negative balance.
1-U0GGPPF 26/08/2022 Three documents relating to an inability to access tax returns and other copies of tax documents from the ATO before 1997.

This request is regarding an inability to access copies of tax documents (COTD) pre-1997. Data corruption issues in the archival system has resulted in the ATO no longer being able to provide COTD before the 1997 financial year.
1-U3SCE0B 26/08/2022 The applicant requested access to a de-identified list of the Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs) in the Top 100 SMSF program, ranked by asset size for the 2019 and 2020 financial years.
1-U62LKRF 26/08/2022 Seven documents relating to the ATO’s 2022 Graduate program orientation training, including some presentations and mandatory training.
1-TJE8VCQ 16/08/2022 The applicant requested access to three documents which describe some of the ATO’s issues and concerns regarding cryptocurrency, including the tax gap.
1-TXIGX0J 12/08/2022 Documents relating to the ATO’s participation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index Scheme for the 2022 year.
1-U6YJCVQ 05/08/2022 Copy of the ‘External Compliance Assurance Process’ historical web content that was published on ato.gov.au between 30/5/2016 and 23/6/2017.
1-TZUGHS9 22/07/2022 The applicant requested access to documents relating to long service leave and the ATO’s recognition of prior service.
1-T5V3F1N 03/06/2022 The applicant requested access to policy on error A951.22 for the purpose of accessing the ATO online account via myGov
1-TE713Q4 27/05/2022 Superannuation & Employer Obligations Practice Note 2011/03.
1-TC3IY6D 20/05/2022 Current and previous versions of the Tax Crime and External Fraud CEI.
1-T8GI4OH 17/05/2022 Request for documents regarding the business matters of Pecker Maroo Pty Limited

Decision letter.
1-T1XNX2L 14/04/2022 Documents relating to Ruling Compendium 2015/20EC and versions since publication.
1-S6OHFK3 25/03/2022 Documents relating to changes in the ATO’s approach to debt recovery between Aug – Dec 2021.
1-S28DK32 18/02/2022 The applicant requested access to documents showing the analysis undertaken by the ATO to determine idle fuel consumption rates and idle time caps.
1-RRXMCCY 07/01/2022 Request for documents between the ATO and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the policy and discussion on the requirements for the eligibility for tax concessions on cars for people with a disability; specifically, eligibility for veterans.
1-S2R3BXG 07/01/2022 Concreting companies in the ACT.
1-S0LOZL0 24/12/2021 Documents relating to Compass surveys sent to ATO staff.

Decision letter and documents.
1-RUM4K0G 17/12/2021 Internal review of decision 1-QS43N7L requesting documents that propose or discuss the reasons for the August 2021 update to the myGovID “Terms of user – User” document

Decision letter affirming original decision.
1-RUU1OS4 17/12/2021 Internal review of decision 1-QQDQ46O requesting documents that show the names of software components that are used in the most recent public release or expected to be used in upcoming releases of the myGovID Android application, and are commercially licensed to the ATO.

Decision letter affirming original decision to refuse access.
1-RT4SZJA 10/12/2021 The applicant requested access to documents showing the analysis undertaken by the ATO to determine idle fuel consumption rates, including any documents relating to how the ATO formed the view that 2.25L/hr is fair and reasonable.
1-RJINOOA 19/11/2021 The applicant requested procedures, assurance strategies and guidance material relating to intermediary assurance reviews and subsection 355-50(1) of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth).
1-RG9RW6Y 12/11/2021 The applicant requested documents relating to how the decision was made for the YourSuper comparison tool to sort funds via fees rather than returns as a default.
1-RHVN2BY 12/11/2021 The applicant requested an internal policy or directive or law (or other) that states a qualified employee of the ATO has right over a man in common law or the property belonging to a man in common law, or that the law of the land is not common law.

Decision letter.
1-RHVN2HY 12/11/2021 The applicant requested internal tax legislation, policy, directive or law (or other) that states/reads a man or woman in common law must pay income tax, and the name and date of the qualified ATO employee that made it.

Decision letter.
1-R3PTLZL 26/10/2021 Documents relating to the ATO’s participation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index Scheme.
1-QS43N7L 25/10/2021 Notification of updated mygovid terms of use.

Decision letter included.
1-QQCHCS8 18/10/2021 All email correspondence and any other documents brought into existence pursuant to FOI request 1-QQCHCS8.

Decision letter and documents.
1-QQDQ46O 18/10/2021 Request for documents that show the names of software components that are used in the most recent public release, or expected to be used in upcoming releases of the myGovID Android application, and commercially licensed to the ATO.

Decision letter.
1-QYPCATQ 15/10/2021 Agreements between the Commissioner of the AFP and Commissioner of Taxation which relate to ATO Trusts Taskforce investigations.
1-QR8DA4X 01/10/2021 Documents relating to active/unresolved issues affecting the use of MyGovID at any time during period July 1 2021 to July 8 2021.
The first document provided, titled myGovID User Feedback Report, represents approximately 1.7% of users who created a myGovID during the reporting period (28/06/21 to 04/07/21).
1-R0OMTDZ 01/10/2021 Document relating to the number of JobMaker Hiring Credit claims made to the ATO from 1 February 2021.
1-QB1IFSS 24/09/2021 Briefs and reports to the ATO Commissioner and the Treasury, including ATO Ministerial submissions, relating to integrity and compliance with JobKeeper payments.

Note: The ATO has released a clarifying statement concerning the documents released in this matter.
1-QCWDDT6 24/09/2021 Briefs and reports to the ATO Commissioner and the Treasury, including ATO Ministerial submissions, relating to JobKeeper repayments.

Note: The ATO has released a clarifying statement concerning the documents released in this matter.
1-QGKAKQV 24/09/2021 ATO documents that assess the JobKeeper program since it ended on 28 March 2021.

Note: The ATO has released a clarifying statement concerning the documents released in this matter.
1-QN6WWRG 24/09/2021 Draft JobKeeper Accountability and Governance reports ATO Executive Committee agenda
Executive summary of draft Covid-19 stimulus measures Risk and Assurance report.

Note: The ATO has released a clarifying statement concerning the documents released in this matter.
1-Q4FX2EC 06/09/2021 Documents in relation to the formula the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation requires from the ATO to calculate relevant fields on affected veterans 2021 PAYG summaries.

Decision letter and documents.

Note: The figures included in these documents may be out of date and should not be relied on.
1-Q4GO9ZI 13/08/2021 Documents regarding incorrect forumlae for calculating Veteran’s taxes for 2021 financial year.

Decision letter.
1-Q1HU99Q 11/08/2021 Request for source code of the myGovID android application.

Decision letter.
1-PWXTC76 23/07/2021 Document regarding ATO Suppresions.
1-PU5443X 14/07/2021 SMSFs in the Top 100 SMSF program, ranked by asset size, for the 2018 and 2019 financial years.
1-PM9II0A 05/07/2021 Documents regarding Withholding Variations created as a result of the decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas [2020] FCAFC 220.
1-PMJUMS7 05/07/2021 Documents provided by the ATO to Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation regarding compliance with the ruling in Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas [2020] FCAFC 220.
1-PL3GEL2 29/06/2021 Documents concerning GST treatment for local councils.
1-PCUOG58 11/06/2021 Documents detailing the role of the suppression management team within the ATO.
1- P2LPGCC 13/05/2021 Document reflecting legal costs incurred by the ATO for specific proceedings.

Decision letter included.
1-OX0457S 23/04/2021 Emails between the ATO and Comcare regarding a workplace inspection of 226 Queen Street Brisbane QLD
1-OU741VR 16/04/2021 Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1-OYKH2U0 09/04/2021 Documents regarding statistics on expenses incurred in gaining or producing assessable income from residential premises, including number of individuals with rental properties making a loss from 2002 to 2020.
1-OFE7HOF 01/04/2021 Documents relating to the ATO’s 2020 APS census results.
1-OFJUAKJ 26/03/2021 Documents relating to the ATO People Executive Committee final minutes.
1-OM8QLKB 19/03/2021 Documents relating to negative gearing statistics for 2008/09 to 2019/20 financial years.
1-OE6JKIK 05/03/2021 Documents relating to ATO staff travel allowances.
1-OB9RZTD 24/02/2021 Documents relating to a Compass survey sent to ATO staff in February 2019.
1-O9X332K 22/02/2021 Document created in response to a request for statistics on FIRB vacancy fee return applications submitted to the ATO.

Decision letter included.
1-O08K16V 09/02/2021 Documents regarding the application of Clause 50 of the ATO Enterprise Agreement during COVID-19.
1-O0CHP62 18/01/2021 Document showing PAYGW risk evaluations for Job Keeper applications.
1-NOK5CXA 13/01/2021 Documents relating to ATO Order for Services with Worklogic.
1-O07LL4O 08/01/2021 Documents created as a result of an email querying whether ATO staff in the Adelaide office are considered to be on duty when queueing for a lift.
1-O07UBOQ 08/01/2021 Internal review of decision 1-NE9WXSK requesting documents associated with the ATO decision to pause sending 'My availablity profile - MAP@Work' emails' (emails comparing individual's usage of leave to the ATO/APS average) to employees during the COVID-19 pandemic

Decision letter affirming original decision to refuse access.
1-O08K10V 08/01/2021 Documents associated with the processing of FOI request made on 16 October 2020 (1-NE9WXSK):

- Any documents associated with the ATO decision to pause sending 'My availability profile - MAP@Work' emails' (emails comparing individual's usage of leave to the ATO/APS average) to employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Decision letter included.
1-NYO6EZ3 22/12/2020 Internal review of decision 1-NJASARX requesting documents relating to early access to superannuation on compassionate grounds for medical treatment and transport.

Decision letter affirming original decision to refuse access.
1-NU8VH56 18/12/2020 ATO Review and Dispute Resolution (RDR) Procedure for actioning Individuals and Small Business Objections.
1-NG5ZQ36 14/12/2020 Documents relating to the report produced by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu under contract No. CN3700917.
1-NVM89CX 14/12/2020 The applicant requested the physical 'Primary' registered address of the ATO, in addition to the document that defines the corporate structure of the ATO.

Decision letter.
1-NAZB5JU 10/12/2020 Instruments of the Commissioner’s Delegations and Authorisations dated 5 May and 30 July 2020.
1-NJASARX 30/11/2020 The applicant requested documents regarding early access to superannuation on compassionate grounds for medical treatment and transport.

Decision letter refusing access.
1-NGL5FDC 23/11/2020 The applicant sought access to information about whether or not it was mandatory to make a ‘voiceprint’ when calling the ATO.

Decision letter and document.
1-NG5ZQDR 20/11/2020 The applicant requested documents detailing the performance metrics associated with the bonus payments of:

1. Jeremy Hirschhorn, $58,695
2. Ramez Katf, $61,630

(Referred to in table 4.23 (page 100) of the Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2019-20)
1-NE9WXNP 16/11/2020 Documents associated with the ATO decision(s) to exclude casual staff from APSC employee census in each of the years the census was held and any correspondence between ATO and APSC relating to that decision(s).

Decision letter refusing access.
1-NE9WXSK 16/11/2020 Documents associated with the ATO decision to pause sending my availability profile (MAP@Work) emails to employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Decision letter refusing access.
1-NIXM5PV 16/11/2020 Internal review of decision 1-MH4FLFK requesting Commissioner of Taxation’s emails to and from any email address with a KPMG domain.

Decision letter affirming original decision to refuse access.
1-MQUW9VX 16/10/2020 Risk assessment on the compliance aspects of the COVID-19 early release superannuation program.
1-MPJLAZ4 09/10/2020 The applicant requested:
1. Statistics relating to complaints handling within the ATO (the last 2 years as a minimum) that specifically show the time-frames within which claims are successfully resolved.
2. The ATO's response to the Commonwealth and Taxation Ombudsman’s report "Own motion investigation into Australian Taxation Office (ATO) complaint handling" (2003).
3. Issues that have been identified with automated systems relating to the ATO super consolidation / rollover request feature linked to the MyGov website.
4. Actions that have been taken to rectify any issues identified in these automated systems.

Decision letter refusing access.
1-MVH2NJD 09/10/2020 Emails, correspondence and reports within the Australian Tax Office, at a staff level of SES or above, about [working from home] tax deductions linked to COVID-19 for the 2019/2020 financial year, between the dates of 1 May 2020 and 1 June 2020.
1-MH4FLFK 06/10/2020 The applicant requested access to the Commissioner of Taxation’s emails to and from any email address with a KPMG domain.

Decision letter refusing access.
1-MH44ZTM 25/09/2020 The applicant requested access to the ATO’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework documents.

Decision letter and documents.
1-MHMMOIJ 25/09/2020 Document setting out a breakdown of the industries which have the highest reporting of tip-offs regarding the JobKeeper program and how many tip-offs have been received in each of these industries, as at 29 July 2020.
1-MSIVIWA 11/09/2020 The applicant requested a copy of the "FOI Manual" (which may be known under another name) under Part II of the Freedom of Information Act.
1-LNJ33SG 31/08/2020 Correspondence to/from Jeremy Hirschhorn and Treasury regarding JobKeeper payment
Draft Joint press releases by Treasury and the ATO regarding errors in the JobKeeper program.
Treasury Ministerial submission.
Statistical information re JobKeeper enrolments.
1-LO6YE1S 28/08/2020 Correspondence between the ATO and Treasury in relation to the JobKeeper Payment scheme.
Joint press release from ATO and Treasury.
ATO ministerial submissions.
Treasury explanatory statement re Economic response package.
1-LUQNYV3 28/08/2020 Correspondence between Treasury and ATO regarding JobKeeper. Joint ATO and Treasury press releases.
Treasury ministerial submissions.
1-MHO7EZL 28/08/2020 The applicant requested copies of the position tiles of every non-APS contractor working in the ATO.

Access refused. Decision Letter.
1-MJBOG4Y 28/08/2020 State/Territory distribution of COVID19 Early Release of Superannuation applications approved.
1-MKXVYU5 28/08/2020 The applicant requested copies of position titles of ATO Labour Hire in IT and Non-IT Roles

Decision letter and documents.
1-MLHS6BK 28/08/2020 The applicant requested copies of position titles of SAS Overflow & Debt/ Lodgement Outsource roles.

Decision letter and documents.
1-LNEIQ9Q 14/08/2020 First email and first memo/brief/report relating to “the error with regards to the scale of eligibility and payments under JobKeeper outlined on 22 May 2020”
1-M5XMYQ6 04/08/2020 Research and Development Tax Credits Statistics and the Refundable Tax Credits for the 2018 financial year under the R&D Tax Incentive Scheme
1-M4654ZH 03/08/2020 ATO Labour hire and Outsource figures – July 2020.
1-LNFLEX0 27/07/2020 Instrument of General Authorisation for ATO staff performing duties in Private Groups & High Wealth Individuals business area.
1-LXURAED 17/07/2020 Internal review of decision to refuse access to commercial contracts between the ATO and E&Y.

Decision letter included.
1-LXV5BC9 17/07/2020 Internal review of decision to refuse access to documents relating to ATO open tender for Business Advisory Services.

Decision letter included.
1-LR6OXQP 26/06/2020 Reports and assessment documents prepared as part of the culture strategy review completed by McKinsey Pacific Rim Pty Ltd for the ATO.
1-L0NRY32 19/06/2020 Documents containing initial internal ATO analysis of the maximum population of individuals who might be able to apply for the COVID-19 Early Release of Superannuation measure.
1-LK3Q49L 12/06/2020 Commercial contracts between the ATO and E&Y.

Decision letter included.
1-LK5B4EE 12/06/2020 ATO open tender for Business Advisory Services.

Decision letter included.
1-L2G7EQ2 22/05/2020 ATO meeting minutes regarding its COVID-19 response and the ATO Pandemic Plan.
1-LCLYTEN 22/05/2020 Reports and assessment documents prepared as part of the culture strategy review completed by McKinsey Pacific Rim Pty Ltd for the ATO.
1-KTWX32N 17/04/2020 Document about Top 100 SMSF Program findings since January 2018.
1-KWA0KEY 03/04/2020 Smarter Data Recruitment Process documents

Decision letter included.
1-KQ93ZVD 27/03/2020 Documents showing number of companies characterised as Early Stage Innovation Company (ESIC) companies, number of investors, and total investment in the 2017-2019 years.
1-KZKXUXI 27/03/2020 Documents relating to ATO contractual arrangement with “Predictive Hire”.

Decision letter.
1-KOQ7EDT 16/03/2020 Documents regarding ATO purchase of SIGBOX (contract notice CN3629254).

Decision letter included
1-KQ3S9JV 13/03/2020 Documents regarding Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) online application.
1-KHM1J8M 02/03/2020 Documents regarding ATO APS6 Debt and Lodgement Team leader recruitment process.
1-K9ZY2TW 07/02/2020 Statistics regarding the percentage of tip-offs that were referred for further review relating to individuals and non-individuals in 2018-19.

Decision letter included.
1-KA0S8KP 07/02/2020 A procedure and reference tool used to assess tip offs receive by the ATO.

Decision letter included.
1-K5PCRK9 10/01/2020 Documents regarding ATO decision to not publish certain information on FOI disclosure log.

The documents have been edited to remove personal information - see 11C(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
1-JUM838F 20/12/2019 Correspondence with certain agencies and Ministers’ offices identified by the FOI applicant, since July 2019, regarding aggregate rates of personal income tax returns, refunds, and rebates under the Low and Middle Income Tax Offset.
1-JU60SIW 06/12/2019 Tax evasion tip off statistics for 2018-19 financial year and procedure used to assess tip offs.

Decision letter included.
1-JULLSH5 06/12/2019 Documents regarding the ATO staff survey on s24(1) determination.

The documents have been edited to remove personal information - see 11C(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
1-JN4AUUD 29/11/2019 Communications between ATO officers and ORIMA Research discussing the release of the Enterprise Agreement Staff Ballot Report dated 20 December 2016 (includes copy of report).

The documents have been edited to remove personal information - see 11C(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
1-JQ6RG3K 29/11/2019 Documents created by the ATO within the last 2 years regarding gender pay gap or remuneration by gender.
1-JTM02P3 19/11/2019 Documents related to the Low and Middle Income Tax Offset.

Decision letter included.
1-JDGSH1T 25/10/2019 Document showing offers of gifts and hospitality made to ATO staff from 1 January 2018 to 30 September 2019.
1-IWMJMBW 16/09/2019 Documents regarding Deferred Profits Tax statistics.

Decision letter included.
1-ICIO0KU 13/09/2019 Documents regarding R&D offsets and tax consolidated groups, including Private Binding Ruling 1013005118153 and ATO Interpretative Decision 2015/6.
1-IKRFWGY 13/09/2019 Documents sent July to December 2018 between the ATO and the Treasury relating to the Superannuation Income Stream Benefit or Superannuation Lump Sum and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018.

The documents have been edited to remove pages containing the personal information of the applicant - see 11C(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
1-IA4UR57 29/07/2019 Reports summarising the outcomes of data matching programs for Online Selling and DHS Specified Benefits and Entitlements.
1-I3KY1AP 08/07/2019 Documents relating to scam callers pretending to be ATO officers.
1-HVGAT79 05/07/2019 Procedure document relating to searching for a taxpayer in the ATO case records management system, Siebel.
1-HZSQU55 24/06/2019 Internal review of decision reference 1-HIST9PC requesting documents regarding the Commissioner of Taxation’s 2019 address to the Tax Institute.

Internal review decision letter included.
1-HN2MJC6 07/06/2019 Policy and procedural documents regarding superannuation funds providing Tax File Numbers (TFNs) of their members to the ATO
1-HQVLFZS 03/06/2019 Table of Foreign Revenue Claims made by the UK & “Request for Assistance in Collection” form
1-HKFA1RB 17/05/2019 Documents relating to a 2018 Work Value Assessment of an ATO Debt Reduction Team.

Decision letter included.
1-HKJVNHR 17/05/2019 Documents showing the total count and value of D10 – cost of managing tax affairs deductions claimed by individual taxpayers over $3,000 and associated net tax payable for income years 2010-11 to 2016-17.
1-HOFAM6E 03/05/2019 Documents showing the tax rate that will be in place from 1 September 2020 on cigarettes (in stick form not exceeding in weight 0.8 grams per stick actual tobacco content) in terms of dollars per cigarette.

Decision letter included.
1-HBXKAZB 18/04/2019 Information relating to and/or about the Research and Development Tax Incentive (‘R&D Tax Incentive’), including the number of audits/reviews conducted and R&D eligibility.
1-HIST9PC 18/04/2019 Documents regarding the Commissioner of Taxation’s 2019 address to the Tax Institute.

Decision letter included.
1-HKFJMPV 18/04/2019 Referrals made to the ATO’s Tax Evasion Referral Centre for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 financial years.

Decision letter included.
1-H2WDTUZ 12/04/2019 Documents sent July to December 2018 between the ATO and the Treasury relating to the Superannuation Income Stream Benefit or Superannuation Lump Sum and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018.

The documents have been edited to remove content and pages containing the personal information of the applicant - see 11C(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
1-H2XHWYI 12/04/2019 Documents sent July to December 2018 between the ATO and the Treasury relating to the Superannuation Income Stream Benefit or Superannuation Lump Sum and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018.

The documents have been edited to remove content and pages containing the personal information of the applicant - see 11C(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
1-H7S86OC 05/04/2019 Policy and training documents regarding ATO staff compliance with record-keeping obligations.
1-H96SC4E 29/03/2019 Edited versions of private rulings, and correspondence, regarding the income tax exemption status of certain income from international organisations.
1-H82QG1V 23/03/2019 Documents regarding a 2018 Work Value Assessment of an ATO Debt Reduction Team.

Decision letter included.
1-H82QGA8 23/03/2019 Communications between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the ATO in relation to the application of the Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge to Australian residents.

Request refused under section 24A of the FOI Act as documents do not exist.

Decision letter included.
1-H5BD7YO 15/03/2019 Information relating to a tax agent’s obligation to maintain accurate client records with the ATO.
1-GUTOQ0H 07/03/2019 Documents referred to in the Inspector General of Taxation’s report relating to its Review into the ATO’s Fraud Control Management – Appendix D – Precious metals.
1-GROJJCL 05/03/2019 Documents referred to in the Inspector General of Taxation’s report relating to its review into the ATO’s Fraud Control Management – Appendix D – Precious metals.
1-H3WL0Z8 04/03/2019 Research and Development Tax Credits Statistics and the Refundable Tax Credits for the 2017 financial year under the R&D Tax Incentive Scheme.
1-GZ2PM4Z 01/03/2019 Internal ATO manual used to action objection requests for Superannuation guarantee audit decisions.

These procedures are no longer in operation and are archived.
1-GZ33KNZ 01/03/2019 Internal ATO procedures used to conduct audits regarding compliance with superannuation guarantee laws.

These procedures are no longer in operation and have been archived
1-H21SW3Z 27/02/2019 Documents regarding income tax exemption status and the operation of the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 and/or the Specialised Agencies (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1986.
1-GYSA1NR 04/02/2019 Information about the ATO Outsource Labour for Service Delivery Panel Standing Offer Notice (AusTender Reference SON3374038).
1-GT6MEEX 14/01/2019 Information about the Research Services Panel Standing Offer Notice (AusTender Reference SON3298535).
1-GLQY6GR 21/12/2018 Documents showing the number and value of items within the ATO which have been damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen in the past two financial years (2016-2017 and 2017-2018).
1-GK60YDE 10/12/2018 Request for email sent to ATO Smarter Data staff regarding storage of data and access controls.
Access refused as documents cannot be found or do not exist.
1-GJ16CAC 07/12/2018 Independent RMIT report examining the operation and performance of the tax system in relation to trusts (dated 31 October 2017).
1-GIJ98NR 04/12/2018 Number of anonymous allegations made to the ATO for 2017-18 through the public hotline.
1-GHLD72Y 30/11/2018 ATO interpretative advices regarding refining of precious metal.
1-G1NJM7X 23/11/2018 Documents relating to the “Non-pursuit exclusion checks” contained in ATO procedures for debt relief, waivers and write offs.
1-GEH0N9L 23/11/2018 Email from the ATO to the ABS regarding individual income tax and wage growth (including attachment).
1-GBQNO1W 15/11/2018 Summary document providing the "Enforceable Voluntary Undertakings” the ATO has entered into with tax advisors (accountants/lawyers/firms, etc) regarding the tax promoter penalty.
1-G2IK3T9 14/11/2018 Document outlining ATO obligations to prevent excess employee situations (as required in 2016).
1-GBBC0FH 12/11/2018 24AB notice of intention to refuse access as the request does not sufficiently identify the documents sought.

Table showing received dates of foreign revenue claims made by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs of the United Kingdom (per section 263-25 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953).
1-G6VFHLT 26/10/2018 Policy and procedure on communicating with taxpayers who have nominated an email address for correspondence and who may be homeless or do not have a physical address for correspondence.

Decision letter included.
1-G6VORZH 26/10/2018 ATO social media policy including supporting material such as FAQs, videos and explanatory material.

Decision letter included.
1-G4KNQYV 19/10/2018 Training material for ATO staff in regard to catering to taxpayers with a disability.

Decision letter included.
1-G07X5T5 09/10/2018 Memorandum of Understanding between the ATO and the Department of Human Services regarding the use of ATO data for Child Support Program.

Decision letter included.
1-FYBJI4X 03/10/2018 Documents relating to transcript of the seminar on the effectiveness of financial penalties for tax crime.

Decision letter included.
1-F819RHZ 01/10/2018 Communications between ATO and Treasury regarding the proposed amendments to the non-arm's length income provisions in section 295-550 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
1-FTZJSUH 10/09/2018 Decision letter refusing access to a copy of a tax ruling dated 23 December 2014 regarding cadets.
1-FPF86CQ 07/09/2018 ATO 2017-18 Corporate Perceptions Survey and similar surveys undertaken of small business and individuals for the 2017-18 year.
1-FINKF4I 24/08/2018 Documents relating to the collection, use, release, management of personal and sensitive (including medical) information of ATO staff that have lodged a workers’ compensation claim.
1-F6T90FM 22/08/2018 Documents relating to the ATO’s Small Business Independent Review pilot commencing on 1 July 2018.
1-F9CWYX0 17/08/2018 Documents relating to ATO policy and procedures to ‘retire’ pages from ato.gov.au, including the number of pages having been ‘retired’.
1-FCDQ3R4 10/08/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to documents regarding misconduct or alleged misconduct by Richard Boyle.
1-FCE5E6U 10/08/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to documents relating to Richard Boyle.
1-FCE5EAC 10/08/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to checklists, audit manuals or similar used by ATO case officers to conduct cases.
1-FHVDL03 10/08/2018 Decision letter refusing access to ATO Yammer conversations on the topic of My Health Record.
1-FL6S5NT 10/08/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents for a specific taxpayer.
1-EIT6DBG 03/08/2018 Documents showing KPIs and targets of a particular ATO team.
1-EITP51Y 03/08/2018 Documents showing KPIs and targets of a particular ATO team.
1-F6WE9FV 03/08/2018 Internal ATO documents, guidelines, procedures or policies relating to training and case management of workers compensation claims and return to work rehabilitation programs by the ATO’s Claims and Liability Team (CALM) and Resolutions and Issues Management team.
1-F8XPXOP 30/07/2018 The Commissioner’s newsletters to staff for the period 21 May 2018 to 2 July 2018.

Decision letter included.
1-F8DVNBF 27/07/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to all health and safety incident reports relating to FOI officers or the General Counsel in 2016.
1-F8X8LXU 27/07/2018 Documentation for ATO officers to be Delegates of Comcare under the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
1-F7AOIQH 26/07/2018 Documents and policies showing an analysis or consideration of the implications Artificial Intelligence may have on the ATOs administration of taxation.
1-F6T90CP 23/07/2018 Decision letter refusing access to “Public Affairs Radar” emails sent during May 2018.
1-F6TTM26 23/07/2018 National Fraud or Evasion Advisory Panel Charter.
1-F7BJDND 23/07/2018 Procedural documents regarding notifications given when the ATO records a phone call.

Decision letter included.
1-F7BJDQ1 23/07/2018 Procedural and policy documents regarding reasonable adjustments made for taxpayers under the Disability Discrimination Act.

Decision letter included.
1-F4FEN4A 17/07/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to the number of privacy breaches reported by the ATO to the OAIC since 01/03/2018.
1-F4FEN54 17/07/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to reports of misconduct, including failing to follow the Model Litigant Directions, by any ATO Prosecutor between 1 June 2017 and 14 June 2018.
1-F4FEN5Y 17/07/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to internal procedure documents or instructions to ATO employees to minimise negative media stories.
1-F4FENDD 17/07/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to scripts or instructions provided to ATO Call Center Employees dealing with requests from taxpayers to notify an "Address for Service".
1-F6T90W6 13/07/2018 Documents relating to a seminar/training session called "Prosecution of Information-Gathering Notices".
1-EN1NSOO 29/06/2018 Documents relating to ATO receipt of monies from unknown individuals between 1 January 2015 and 30 May 2018.
1-EU6KIG7 29/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to a list of non-resident entities registered to collect Australian GST.
1-EVVGO5L 29/06/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to documents in relation to audits on government businesses.
1-EVW2MZC 29/06/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to documents in relation to audits on government businesses.
1-EVWR1TT 29/06/2018 Decision letter affirming original refusal decision for access to ATO officer names.
1-EJBBL63 25/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to copies of health and safety incident reports relating to FOI officers or the General Counsel in 2016.
1-EJCKC91 25/06/2018 The Commissioner’s newsletter on 21 May 2018.

Decision letter included.
1-EH3VJ0A 22/06/2018 ATO Technical Conference 2018 program of events.

Decision letter included.
1- EH7A4LR 18/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents regarding misconduct or alleged misconduct by Richard Boyle.
1-EEZTINS 18/06/2018 Internal ATO Procedure Documents regarding requests from taxpayers to notify an "Address for Service".

Decision letter included.
1-EH7A4RO 18/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents relating to Richard Boyle.
1-EH7A4UT 18/06/2018 ATO internal email referring to garnishee "Hour of Power".

Decision letter included.
1-EH7A4X4 18/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to checklists, audit manuals or similar used by ATO case officers to conduct cases.
1-EH7A509 18/06/2018 ATO Executive Committee minutes regarding the Treasury inquiry ordered by Minister O’Dwyer.

Decision letter included.
1-EF0LCTD 11/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to internal procedure documents or instructions to ATO employees to minimise negative media stories.
1-EF0LCXY 11/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to reports of misconduct, including failing to follow the Model Litigant Directions, by any ATO Prosecutor between 01/06/2017 and 14/06/2018.
1-EFHACKP 08/06/2018 Decision letter refusing access to the number of privacy breaches reported by the ATO to the OAIC since 01/03/2018.
1-EH9KOGC 30/05/2018 Notice of intention to refuse access to all policy reminders sent to ATO employees who posted inappropriate material on Yammer at any time since 1 April 2018.
1-DK7S28Y 29/05/2018 Policy documents in respect of decision to re-raise debts previously written off or not pursued.
1-EBK17AE 25/05/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents in relation to audits on government businesses.
1-EBKB05A 25/05/2018 Decision letter refusing access to ATO officer names.
1-EBKB09B 25/05/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents in relation to audits on government businesses.
1-E7XWZOH 15/05/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents of a specific taxpayer.
1-DRBPS7N 11/05/2018 Documents relating to the $4 billion figure mentioned in the Treasurer’s media release on 23 August 2017.
1-DSD058T 11/05/2018 Documents relating to the $4 billion figure mentioned in the Treasurer’s media release on 23 August 2017.
1-E8MYSBP 07/05/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents showing the number of individual taxpayers earning more than $170,000 in 2016/17 financial year.
1-DYLRU2N 20/04/2018 Correspondence regarding the release of the Phoenix Report, referred to in a previous FOI decision issued by the ATO on 9 March 2018.
1-DXZ2N2N 13/04/2018 General documents regarding the ATOs compliance approach to superannuation guarantee.
1-DXZ2N5H 13/04/2018 General documents regarding the ATOs compliance approach to superannuation guarantee.
1-DRBPRXV 06/04/2018 Extract from a risk identification model that focuses on individuals with indicators of potential phoenix activity in the property industry.
1-DXLUG18 06/04/2018 Summary of allegations of fraud, serious misconduct and other criminal activity referred to Fraud Prevention and Internal Investigations in 2014-15 financial year.

Decision letter included.
1-DQGY7G3 19/03/2018 Disputes Annual Report 2017.
1- DSN2UDG 16/03/2018 Documents regarding a presentation on the findings of a study on the effectiveness of financial penalties for tax crime.
1- DTLU8YB 16/03/2018 Documents regarding E&Y research in relation to the Not-for-profit sector.
1-DPNY6IT 16/03/2018 Documents regarding a presentation on the findings of a study on the effectiveness of financial penalties for tax crime.
1-DRQ41UL 16/03/2018 Documents regarding the Legislative Instrument dated 1 July 2016 made by the Commissioner of Taxation in accordance with subsection 28-25(4) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
1-DS12FZW 16/03/2018 Correspondence between the ATO and the Treasurer’s office and/or Minister for Revenue Financial Services regarding media coverage about the past three releases of Tax Transparency Data.
1-DX7P2HM 07/03/2018 Decision letter refusing access to documents of a specific taxpayer.
1-DPNK3S7 06/03/2018 Documents regarding a presentation on the findings of a study on the effectiveness of financial penalties for tax crime.
1-DPM0Y85 05/03/2018 Documents regarding taxation of non-resident seafarers in Australia.
1-DPN3ZIN 01/03/2018 Documents relating to removal of content from a specified Viostream URL.
1-DBPBMFF 27/02/2018 Documents related to application of failure to lodge penalty.
1-DLVOLI3 09/02/2018 Documents relating to Right to Know website.

Decision letter included.
1-DLVOLM3 09/02/2018 News Hub article ‘a clock-work worry’.

Decision letter included.
1-DD4NIKQ 02/02/2018 Correspondence between the ATO and Treasury and Minister’s office relating to release of the Corporate Tax Transparency Report 2015-16.
1-DEI3GK9 25/01/2018 2016 and 2017 Annual compliance certificates regarding compliance with Legal Services Directions.

Decision letter included.
1-DL7VU6Q 25/01/2018 ATO News Hub article 'Your site's pride is on the line".

Decision letter included.
1-DDEHVO8 09/01/2018 Documents regarding a presentation on the findings of a study on the effectiveness of financial penalties for tax crime.

Decision letter included.
1-DDDUEVR 22/12/2017 Documents describing conflict of interest arrangements for Jonathan Woodger moving from his senior ATO job
Access Refusal letter
2 pages
1-DE4OHCO 22/12/2017 The most recent Newshub summary email
Information to applicant, being the decision and Newshub of 11 December 2017, appropriately redacted.
5 pages
1-DDDUEZS 21/12/2017 Records relating to licensing of the “Success Kid” photograph used on the ATO Facebook page on 12 October 2017
Decision letter.
The request is refused under section 24A of the FOI Act as documents do not exist.
1-DE3D4JH 18/12/2017 Documents related to efforts to compile lists of ATO employees (not SES) who pose a high risk for social media
Documents did not exist.
1-D7LMMKH 15/12/2017 Documents summarising the extend of, or providing statistics or estimates on, the annual ATO report / disclosure of Australian taxpayer information provided to the United States Internal Revenue Service as part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act requirements.
Information provided to the applicant in full.
The data is held electronically and was provided to the applicant in written form in accordance with s17 of the FOI Act. File size 2,952 KB.

As a result of converting the document to PDF, the alignment of the pages has altered. Each odd-numbered page follows on from the previous odd-numbered page, and each even-numbered page follows on from the previous even-numbered page. E.g. page 3 should be read beside page 1, and page 4 should be read beside page 2; page 7 should be read beside page 5, and page 8 should be read beside page 6, and so on.
1-CZQPP9B 08/12/2017 Access to any correspondence (including but not limited to email, written, SMS) on 25 October 2017 between the ATO and the Treasurer’s office and/or the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services’ office that relates to testimony in Senate Estimates about the Multinational Anti Avoidance Law
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
5 documents provided to the applicant, comprising 11 pages.
1-D292GOH 01/12/2017 Historical ATO published foreign exchange rates over a period of 16 years.
Daily foreign exchange rates from 01/01/2006 to 31/10/2017
55 pages no redactions.
1-CYWSC8V 27/11/2017 Documents relating to the operation of the current ‘Contractor Decision Tool’, available on the ATO website.
Documents including a design document and flow charts for the current operation of the tool provided. Copies of ATO rulings (on which the tool is based) also provided to the applicant.
5 documents (totalling 164 pages) released to the applicant in full.
1-D07WJF5 23/11/2017 Documents pertaining to ATO decision to release RTK FOI requested docs directly to the disclosure log
Decision letter
Three previous FOI requests have released the documents in scope, so the decision letter references the disclosure log details for those previous requests so the applicant can access the documents.
1-CYRMEIS 17/11/2017 Documents explaining why employees with personal leave usage of 10 days or less in the last 12 months do not receive MAP@Work emails reminding them of health and wellbeing tips and giving notice how their usage compares to the ATO average.
Decision Letter
Access is refused as documents do not exist.
1-CV9M5B5 14/11/2017 A copy of the record of the approval by the Commissioner of Taxation of the terms of Project Do It (announced in 2014).
Decision letter
1 document (6 pages) Document released in part with redactions applied under sections 42, 47C and 47F.
1-CV9M5HL 14/11/2017 A copy of documents containing estimates (prior to the announcement of the program) of the amount of income expected to be disclosed and tax expected to be collected under Project Do It.
Decision letter
2 documents (2 pages) Documents released with redactions applied under section 22.
1-CV79XI4 10/11/2017 management of the risks associated with personal social media usage
presentations
15 pages
1-CV8S3TW 10/11/2017 SES staffing changes - 27 July 2017?
circular
1 page
1-CKLWIZ6 08/11/2017 Assessments by the Tax Avoidance Taskforce of the effectiveness of current tax laws to prevent corporate tax avoidance
Assessments by the Tax Avoidance Taskforce of any techniques, methods, schemes or practices used by multinational businesses to avoid paying tax in Australia or to shift profit offshore since 1 January 2016.
Assessments by the Tax Avoidance Taskforce of any ongoing areas of risk of tax avoidance and offshore profit shifting by multinational businesses since 1 January 2016. Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted
1-CP1QREM 06/11/2017 A group of 14 requests for personal taxpayer information, the scope of which also include a procedure document relating to the investigation, review, and decision making related to the decision to cancel the taxpayers’ ABNs.
ABN entitlement review procedure document.
Information irrelevant to the requests removed under section 22 of the FOI Act.
1-CR1M71D 06/11/2017 Number of ABN holders in Australia for the calendar year 2015
Number
1 pages
1-CV96CYI 06/11/2017 The News Hub Commish column for 5 June 2017
Decision letter
1 Document release in full The Commish Column is released in full.
1-CNQ5HM2 19/10/2017 Report and correspondence from the Commissioner to the Treasurer on the taxation of working holiday makers and the registration of their employers
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted
1-CMDWJEU 13/10/2017 Annual data about property purchases in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (separately) between 01/01/2008-31/08/2017 in term of number of purchases and total value, broken down by types of property (e.g. house, unit, vacant land), further broken down by buyers’ residency status (Australian citizen + permanent residents/temporary residents + non-resident buyers), further broken down by investment status (owner occupied, investment property)
Decision letter
The request is refused under section 24A of the FOI Act as documents do not exist.
1-B9W8N11 10/10/2017 Copies of any correspondence:
-received or generated by the ATO
-to/from the office of the Treasurer or the office of the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services
-Between 1 Jan 16 and 1 Dec 16
-regarding the inclusion of unpaid superannuation data, and/or the superannuation ‘tax gap’ data, in the ATO’s 2015-16 Annual Report 2 documents (5 pages) released
Material not relevant to the request has been deleted under s22
1-CMGN5ZY 06/10/2017 All documents related to payments made by the ATO to the Australian Services Union in respect of travel expenses incurred by ASU officials not employed by the ATO at the time the expense was incurred, for the purpose of enterprise bargaining or related activities such as consulting with employees leading up to and during voting periods for the 2017 ATO Enterprise Agreement.
Decision letter.
Other Information
The request is refused under section 24A of the FOI Act as documents do not exist.
1-CHQ6XPG 29/09/2017 Documents showing, for ATO Executive and Deputy Commissioners:
- Total cost of flights and/or travel in 2016/17
- Number and airlines of airline memberships held
- Whether the individual is a member of an ‘exclusive, invite only’ club such as the Qantas club Aggregate table of flight expenditure

Decision letter and reasons for decision 1 document was released in full.
1-CHQPSE3 29/09/2017 The number of 1 winning videos produced for each year the Kulcha Fest has been held.
Decision Letter
5 pages
1-CGUW3ZJ 28/09/2017 Documents that show what sanctions were imposed (if any) under the Public Service Act for all employees who were directly involved with the Cranston affair.
Decision
5 pages
1-BWVBKPU 08/09/2017 Parts of the contract between ATO and Serco in relation to Business Process Outsourcing that specify the employment conditions of Serco personnel performing services under the contract
Information provided to the applicant with irrelevant material redacted.
Information irrelevant to the request excluded.
1-CA5VLE4 08/09/2017 Documents related to any payments made by the ATO to the Australian Services Union or ASU officials that are in any way connected with visits to ATO sites by ASU officials, for the purpose of enterprise bargaining or related matters associated with the 2017 ATO Enterprise Agreement
Decision letter and ‘schedule of travel costs’ (attachment ‘A’)
51 documents within the scope of the request are exempt in full pursuant to section 47F of the FOI Act. A ‘schedule of travel costs’ is being provided instead at attachment ‘A’.
1-C9KVHAD 07/09/2017 Recent instances where an employee has sought information from a HR or other relevant team on their social media use in a private capacity
2 instances


Decision and schedule 1 page


5 pages
1-C9LCGNH 07/09/2017 Accurate figures for the number and amount of fines issued for late
lodgement by persons who would normally be below the tax free threshold. I would like to have the
figure for the last financial year. If this is not possible then the figure for any one of the last five
years would be sufficient. Letter of refusal – nil release of documents
RTK request
1-C9KVHJC 01/09/2017 Documents that describe 'trolls'
or 'troll-like behaviour', or identify and appropriately classify posts for post removal or blocking of social media users on official ATO social media channels.” Social media terms of use

Decision
1 page – see ato.gov.au for up to date version of document

2 pages
1-BZM4S1A 28/08/2017 Documents relating to changes to the DVS status of Medicare cards.
Information provided to the applicant appropriately redacted.
Documents provided to the applicant were redacted under sections 22, 47E and 47F of the FOI Act.
1-BJZCB29 25/08/2017 The applicant requested documents relating to the decision by the ATO to use particular voter characteristics in Enterprise Agreement Ballots since 1 January 2014
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
Documents exceed 24MB
1-BL3JRPU 25/08/2017 The applicant requested documents relating to the decision by the ATO to send to, and obtain from, the EA ballot provider particular voter characteristics in Enterprise Agreement Ballots
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
Documents exceed 19MB
1-BM0A5ST 25/08/2017 The applicant requested documents relating to the decision by the ATO to use particular voter characteristics in Enterprise Agreement Ballots since 1 January 2014
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
Documents exceed 24MB
1-C6ADJQQ 25/08/2017 Information and/or advice you have or have given internally or externally relating to the use of http://foi.iorder.com.au/ to deliver messages to FOI/administrative access requestors.
Decision letter and document
Information not relevant to the request excluded.
1-C9LCG31 24/08/2017 Documents that show what sanctions were imposed (if any) under the Public Service Act for all employees who were directly involved with the Cranston affair.
Decision letter
1-C8KHZ2W 18/08/2017 (i) the document(s), produced between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017, that indicate the policy decision of the ATO not to send notices under the FOI Act---for some applicants---to the applicant's address. I appreciate that the policy might not be universal and that the ATO policy might discriminate against applicants of a particular race, applicants who have an address disliked by an ATO policy maker, applicants who live in a particular state, applicants who apparently have a disability, or applicants who might appear from their name to be of a particular religion or ethnicity.

(ii) documents that indicate the name and AGS number of every officer who, between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017, endorsed the policy decision described above, and of any officer who has, in accordance with the policy, send a notice under the FOI Act to the applicant at at address other than the address given by the applicant for the purposes of s 15(2)(c). Among other reasons for wanting the information, I may
Decision issued denying request under s 24A as document does not exist.
1-BRFUBA9 15/08/2017 Documents relating to any investigations into the management or management practices of the Information Management Branch of the ATO Corporate area.
Decision letter and document
Information not relevant to the request excluded.
1-C6CP352 14/08/2017 Final report of the 2016 APS Census provided to the ATO by the APSC
The document
16 pages
1-CA5VL5P 11/08/2017 Recent comments that criticise one or more agencies other than the ATO or government
Notice commencing consultation process period
2 pages
1-BL3V1FB 04/08/2017 A document showing the total cost of the installation of squat toilets at the ATO Box Hill office
Decision letter and document.
1-page document identified within the scope of the request. The document is released in part, with redactions applied under section 22 of the FOI Act.
1-BT28MOY 01/08/2017 There are 5 parts to the applicant’s request. The request can be summarised as seeking any documents regarding the ‘Right to Know’ website from 28 September 2016 until present.
The applicant has been issued a notice of an intention to refuse access to documents because a practical refusal reason exists. The practical refusal reason is that the work involved in processing the request would substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the ATO from its other operations.
Notice issued under s24AB(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Practical refusal reason specified in s24AA(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
1-BXPXF8U 01/08/2017 Access to the Corporate Tax Transparency database which stores the data displayed on https://data.gov.au/dataset/corporate-transparency for all applicable data post 2014-15 Report of Entity Tax Information.
Please supply the data in an appropriate machine readable format, for example, SQL or CSV.
The data should include all tables and columns which make up the database. Decision Letter
1-BLW9RYI 28/07/2017 All correspondence between the ATO and administrators of the Right to Know
website or the OpenAustralia foundation pertaining to the OAIC's investigation and subsequent
decision regarding the ATO's refusal to process FOI requests received via the Right to Know website. 4 pages provided
Exempt information and information not relevant to the request excluded.
1-BVK36V0 28/07/2017 Applicant requested the number of complaints received by the ATO during tax time (July 1 - October 31) in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16, broken down by type of complaint.
1 document identified within the scope of the request, released in full.
1-BLW9S8D 27/07/2017 All documents containing policy, advice or discussion pertaining to the ATO's
decision not to process Freedom of Information requests received via the Right to Know website. 18 pages provided
Documents edited to delete exempt information
1-BS08ZFW 25/07/2017 Request for details of GST paid by a third party.
Refusal decision issued
1-BL3JRX5 24/07/2017 Documents which describe the data provided to the external organisation(s) responsible for conducting the ballot(s) for all Enterprise Agreements put to staff for a vote.
Decision issued and documents provided
11 pages of documents
1-BT199DP 24/07/2017 List of open source software products used by the ATO between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2016. Also, details of any obligatory payments made in respect of the software (e.g, to satisfy licensing conditions) and details of any non-obligatory payments (e.g, donations in support of the software) made in respect of the software during that period.
Decision issued and a list of products provided.
One 2 page list of products released
1-BT28MWF 18/07/2017 All emails, to or from the Commissioner of Taxation from 1-4-2017 of a personal ie non-work related nature
Letter (decision) to Applicant
1-BJ2ACP8 14/07/2017 Internal protocol for time allowed for audit
MEI - End to End process for IT Audit Specific.
1 document provided with minimal redactions under section 37(2)(b)
1-BRM4P3L 14/07/2017 Documents or a summary of information outlining the cost to the ATO of legal action against the so-called Principality of Hutt River in WA’
Information provided to the applicant in full
1 page of document was released in full.
1-BS0VWQO 14/07/2017 All documents created on or after 5 June 2017 which show who deleted the Yammer group called ‘Enterprise Agreement’.
Decision Letter.
No documents were found.
1-BT2NVLZ 14/07/2017 A document showing how many ATO employees chose to opt out of providing home address details to the ballot provider currently undertaking the enterprise bargaining ballot.
Decision letter and document.
1 document (totalling 16 pages) identified within the scope of the request. The document is released in part, with redactions applied under section 47F of the FOI Act.
1-BKRF1XN 10/07/2017 It appears the ATO has recently made a decision to ignore further requests made through Right To Know. This request is for all documents related to that decision.
Decision Letter and documents released.
8 documents (17 pages) released. Some material redacted under s47.
1-BL3V1CR 10/07/2017 Any documents and correspondence to and from the Office of The Information Commissioner pertaining to the website ‘righttoknow.org.au’
Decision Letter
1-BM7JOQG 10/07/2017 Records which document advice received or discussion carried out in formulation of the policy decision to refuse righto know.org.au FOI requests
Decision Letter and documents released.
8 documents (17 pages) released. Some material redacted under s47.
1-BORD335 10/07/2017 All instruments of delegation issued under s 8 of the Tax Administration Act for the purposes of delegation of power to ATO Deputy Commissioner, PGH. All amending or revoking instruments issued by the commissioner in relation to the delegation of power to ATO Deputy Commissioner, PGH
2 Instruments
1-BJZ4GDF 05/07/2017 The precise monies paid to each of the ATO’s SES officers in the following financial years - FY2013/14, FY2014/15 and FY2015/16.
Decision in relation to request
1-BLE7H8T 30/06/2017 The number of complaints received by the ATO during tax time (July 1 - October 31) in 2016, broken down by type of complaint.
1 document identified within the scope of the request, released in full.
Q1 2016/17 complaints figures will be incorporated into a table in the ATO Annual Report for the full year.
1-BBKC9F6 28/06/2017 Most recent version of MOU on Participation in the Standard Business Reporting Program between the ATO and various agencies
Two documents, comprising 72 pages in total.

Direct telephone numbers were redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act, as the applicant indicated they were irrelevant Both MOUs were reviewed in 2013. Neither identified any changes necessary, and these versions remain current.
1-BT1TTQT 28/06/2017 EA Discussions
Request consultation process commencement letter
1-BJZCAS7 21/06/2017 All documents in regard to the ATO IT outage which occurred in the week ending 3 February 2017, including all documents put to the ATO Executive and all documents in which the ATO Executive or other SES officers gave direction or approval to act in response to the outages.
The applicant has been issued a notice of an intention to refuse access to documents because a practical refusal reason exists. The practical refusal reason is that the work involved in processing the request would substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the ATO from its other operations.
Notice issued under s24AB(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Practical refusal reason specified in s24AA(1)(a)(i) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
1-BL44409 21/06/2017 All documents created in relation to the ICT incident that occurred 13th December 2016 including draft incident reports, ICT communications, copies of the Incident in the departments ICT incident management system, communications with the minister and media, and communications internally or with vendors.
The applicant has been issued a notice of an intention to refuse access to documents because a practical refusal reason exists. The practical refusal reason is that the work involved in processing the request would substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the ATO from its other operations.
Notice issued under s24AB(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Practical refusal reason specified in s24AA(1)(a)(i) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
1-BJZMY1T 20/06/2017 1. Any documentation which describes policy or practice in switching off IVR for statistical manipulation purposes.
2. Logs which show the dates and times of all downtime for the IVR system during normal operational hours, in addition to explanatory documentation for each occasion of downtime, over the last 2 years. Decision in relation to request.
1-BKQDJDW 20/06/2017 The applicant requested documents which address, or mention, the impact of prolonged bargaining on employee morale
Notice pursuant to section 24AB of the FOI Act
1-BD88844 16/06/2017 Monthly update on FIRB residential compliance activity as at 31 March 2017.’
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted
1 page of document provided to the applicant was redacted under sections 37(2)(b), 47C and 47E.
1-BJZ4GOB 16/06/2017 Documents covering the actions the ATO shall take during periods of great societal upheaval and disorder including any invasion, war or insurrection where the sovereignty of the government is at risk and/or where the information the ATO holds on citizens might be used. Details on what kinds of attacks against the state have been considered and what measures will be taken to ensure the data the ATO holds will not be used against the people or the government in such attacks.
Decision in relation to request.
1-BLE6FKS 16/06/2017 Access to the first created briefing document, email or set of minutes that identifies the reason or reasons for the delay in releasing the 2014/15 sample file
Decision and document for release. The released document is an email explaining the reason for the delay in releasing the 2014/15 sample file.
1 document provided to the applicant, comprising 1 page.
1-B7EENCW 26/05/2017 Statistics relating to small businesses and penalties for late lodgement for the 2014/2015 financial year.
Statistics information collated into a one page document and provided in full.
1 document
1-BAFMY9D 12/05/2017 The applicant requested a copy of the Yammer “ATO Digital Transition” post made by an ATO officer on 17 April 2017 and containing the text: “A great article about Dubai’s digital agenda… their strategy is all about making life easier, which will make their citizens happy :-)”
Copy of the Yammer post provided to the applicant in full.
The Yammer post contains a hyperlink to an article that is publicly available online. For completeness, a copy of that article was included with the Yammer post for release.
1-BBG6Y6O 12/05/2017 Applicant requested
NewsHub article April 24, 2017 “Aussie student loans called in from overseas”. Article titled “Aussie student loans called in from overseas”
Further information regarding changes to HELP loan repayments from overseas available at https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Study-and-training-support-loans/Overseas-repayments/
1-B6ZF4E6 03/05/2017 Documents relating to interest, costs and/or earnings on the Special Account referred to in the Small Superannuation Accounts Act 1995.
1 Document (an excel spreadsheet) has been provided, 20 pages in total.
Information outside the scope of the request has been redacted.
1-AHLPNX3 14/04/2017 This request is number 7 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with Former Treasurer Joe Hockey or his office; regarding –

o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 (WA) (‘the Bill’), or
o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Act 2015 (WA) (‘the Act’), or
o proposals for the Bill or the Act, or
o Bell Group N.V. (in liquidation) ARBN 073 576 502 & Anor v. State of Western Australia (2016) HCA 21.
5 documents (totalling 20 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Paragraph 37(2)(b);
• Section 42;
• Section 47B; and
• Section 47E.
1-AHLPNY7 14/04/2017 This request is number 6 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with Scott Morrison MP or his office; regarding –

o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 (WA) (‘the Bill’), or
o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Act 2015 (WA) (‘the Act’), or
o proposals for the Bill or the Act, or
o Bell Group N.V. (in liquidation) ARBN 073 576 502 & Anor v. State of Western Australia (2016) HCA 21. 9 documents (totalling 20 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Paragraph 37(2)(b);
• Section 42; and
• Section 47E.
1-AHLPNZ1 14/04/2017 This request is number 5 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with Senator Mathias Cormann or his office; regarding –

o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 (WA) (‘the Bill’), or
o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Act 2015 (WA) (‘the Act’), or
o proposals for the Bill or the Act, or
o Bell Group N.V. (in liquidation) ARBN 073 576 502 & Anor v. State of Western Australia (2016) HCA 21.
3 documents (totalling 4 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions. Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to section 47E of the FOI Act.
1-AHLPO0P 14/04/2017 This request is number 3 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with Senator George Brandis or his office; regarding –

o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 (WA) (‘the Bill’), or
o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Act 2015 (WA) (‘the Act’), or
o proposals for the Bill or the Act, or
o Bell Group N.V. (in liquidation) ARBN 073 576 502 & Anor v. State of Western Australia (2016) HCA 21. 1 document (totalling 5 pages) was identified within the scope of the request and was provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the document is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Paragraph 37(2)(b); and
• Section 42.
1-AHLPNPV 13/04/2017 This request is number 15 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with the State Solicitor’s Office of Western Australia regarding intervention by the Commonwealth or its agencies in the Bell Group litigation in the High Court of Australia. 6 documents (totalling 17 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Section 47B; and
• Section 47E.
1-AHLPNUL 13/04/2017 This request is number 10 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with the Attorney-General’s Department regarding intervention by the Commonwealth or its agencies in the Bell Group litigation in the High Court of Australia. 16 documents (totalling 43 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Section 42;
• Section 47E; and
• Section 47F.
1-AHLPNVF 29/03/2017 This request is number 9 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with the Treasury regarding intervention by the Commonwealth or its agencies in the Bell Group litigation in the High Court of Australia. 15 documents (totalling 35 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Section 42;
• Section 47E; and
• Section 47F.
1-AHLPNW9 29/03/2017 This request is number 8 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) regarding intervention by the Commonwealth or its agencies in the Bell Group litigation in the High Court of Australia. 60 documents (totalling 208 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Section 42;
• Section 47E; and
• Section 47F.
1-AIQW957 27/03/2017 The applicant requested copies of email correspondence mentioning his name which was sent or received by a particular ATO officer
The information is made up of:
• fraud or evasion guidelines; and
• findings of fraud or evasion: guidelines and mandated opinion requirements
which were attached to an email and released to the applicant in full Two documents, 1 MB
1-AHLEBSB 14/03/2017 This request is number 1 of 15 related requests.

The applicant sought access to ATO communications with Kelly O’Dwyer MP or her office; regarding –

o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 (WA) (‘the Bill’), or
o the Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Act 2015 (WA) (‘the Act’), or
o proposals for the Bill or the Act, or
o Bell Group N.V. (in liquidation) ARBN 073 576 502 & Anor v. State of Western Australia (2016) HCA 21. 22 documents (totalling 55 pages) were identified within the scope of the request and were provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.

Information within the documents is redacted (in part) pursuant to the following provisions of the FOI Act:

• Paragraph 37(2)(b);
• Section 42;
• Section 47B; and
• Section 47E.
1-AL48X45 10/03/2017 The applicant requested documents sent to the ATO from ORIMA Research which detail, for the most recent Enterprise Agreement vote –
i) The voting outcome, and
ii) Any aggregate statistics, or breakdowns of the votes by various characteristics of the eligible voters. 1 document (totalling 28 pages) was identified within the scope of the request and was provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
Information within the document is redacted (in part) pursuant to paragraph 47(1)(a).
1-ARZNDY3 06/03/2017 Applicant requested
Documents related to seminars provided to ATO staff that were subject of a 2013 Crikey article Emails and position paper provided to Applicant. Mobile phone numbers redacted.
Position paper is also available online via Google search of name.
1-AL3MPAV 03/03/2017 Documents relating to Superannuation Guarantee (SG) compliance issues
One document showing information about the decision not to publish the SG gap in the 2015/16 Annual report provided
3 pages released, edited to exclude irrelevant material under section 22 and deliberative processes under section 47C.
1-AKTRXFZ 24/02/2017 Correspondence between the ATO and the Office of the Minister for Revenue regarding analysis of unpaid superannuation liabilities.
Meeting notes and one email provided in redacted form.
5 pages provided, edited to exempt irrelevant material under section 22 and deliberative processes under section 47C.
1-AS088UY 24/02/2017 Statistics for last several years of Victorian employers tied to numbers of full time positions commenced. To be sourced from tax file number declaration forms, with reference to income level of $53,900 and specific postcode of employer
Statistics in ranges of postcodes
Data from source documents was edited to ranges of postcodes to avoid identification of any entities in less populous postcodes
1-ANQDDTU 17/02/2017 The applicant requested documents relating to the system outage that affected the ATO in December 2016.
Appropriately redacted internal emails relating to the server problems that resulted in the system outage.
Documents provided to the applicant were redacted under sections 47E(d), 47F and 22.
Access to other documents was deferred under section 21(1)(c) until an independent report is released.
1-ANR3INP 10/02/2017 All material related to the proposal for ATO staff to work an additional 45 minutes each week, finishing at 5pm rather than 4.51pm each day, which was later abandoned as part of enterprise agreement negotiations.
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
107 redacted pages, including some contextual information.
1-9SMTFRG 06/01/2017 A request for SES emails, toolkits, fact sheets, etc. concerning messages to ATO staff regarding the proposed new EA.
Release of an email along with its attachment, a SES toolkit.
2 Documents
10 Pages
1-AA84MTY 15/12/2016 The applicant has requested documents relating to ATO policy, protocol and procedure relating to Proof of Identity, Changes to Accounts, signing and lodgement of BAS and signing and lodgement of Personal Taxation Returns for the years 2005 onwards
17 ATO policy, procedure or guidelines regarding certain topics documents
No redactions to the policy, procedure or guideline material
1-A45QG2R 09/12/2016 Applicant requested all documents regarding investigations undertaken by the Commissioner as part of Operation Nosean, including the number and aggregate of assessments issued to parties in the gold bullion industry and the cost of the operation to the ATO.
1 document identified within the scope of the request.
S22 exemption applied as other information contained in the Senate Estimates brief is irrelevant to the request
1-782XZRK 17/11/2016 All submissions, advice or communication between the Australia Taxation Office or any officer of that Office and the Treasurer, the Finance Minister or the Department of Treasury and Finance in relation to dividend washing, the applicability of section 177EA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, TD2014/10 or the bill which became the Tax & Superannuation Laws Amendment [2014 Measures No. 2] Act 2014
Information provided includes emails, summaries of consultation submissions, executive minutes and draft discussion papers.
23 documents provided to the applicant, comprising 158 pages
1-9XCJFCY 04/11/2016 Any documents requesting that the Attorney General to allow the ATO access to Metadata information for the past three years.
Any briefing's or internal documents in relation to the intended use to Metadata Information within the ATO.
Any documents training departmental staff on procedures and guidelines when requesting metadata information.
The numbers of requests that have been made by the ATO to telecommunications agency's on behalf of the ATO.
Any customer information briefings or documents that are provided to customers in relation to questions regarding Metadata.
Type of requests and the reason for the requests that have been made by the ATO to telecommunications agency's on behalf of the ATO.
Any further documents that will provide further information in relation to the ATO accessing metadata information. Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted
Documents provided to the applicant were redacted under sections 47C and 47E.

10 pages in total
1-9P18OWO 14/10/2016 Applicant requested a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the ATO and AusIndusty with regard to the research and development tax incentive scheme.
2 documents identified within the scope of the request. 1 was the MOU document and the other an extension letter.
The document was released in full
1-9KYGEIC 07/10/2016 Applicant requested documents that provide statistics about ‘whistle-blower’ information regarding employers.
Statistics from ATO Tax Evasion Referral Centre provided.
Statistics relate to allegations made, not allegations substantiated, as this is not tracked.
1-9FJ42VC 28/09/2016 Documents relating to the ATO’s decision to withhold Freedom of Information requests originating from the website "Right to Know.
Extracts of documents regarding the ATO's decision to withhold Freedom of Information requests originating from the website "Right to Know" (i.e. https://www.righttoknow.org.au/ and all subdomains and pages).
Documents have been redacted to remove information under section 37 and 47E(d)
1-9GLJH5Z 28/09/2016 Documents relating to the ATO’s to ban Freedom of Information requests via the Right to Know site
Extracts of documents relating to the ATO’s decision to ban Freedom of Information requests via the Right to Know site.
Documents have been redacted to information unders section 37 and 47E(d).
1-9T0MXQK 28/09/2016 Access to all documents pertaining to identity theft and identity fraud across all lodgment and interaction channels
Information provided includes the number of suspected cases of identity theft in the period between 1 July 2015 and 29 September 2016.
1 document provided to the applicant, comprising 3 pages.
1-9B8E8NS 23/09/2016 All documents related to the ATO’s recent decision to ‘ignore further requests made through Right To Know’
Documents regarding the ATO’s decision not to process requests received via the Right to Know website.
17 Pages of documents have been provided
1-9BWW259 23/09/2016 Multiple requests for information about the processing of a private ruling and the guidelines used.
Emails relating to the processing of rulings regarding military superannuation invalidity pensions, including the AustLII transcript of Campbell v Superannuation Complaints Tribunal [2016] FCA 808 (68 pages).

Further general guidelines on the processing of private rulings (2 documents, 8 pages total). This information has been provided outside of the FOI Act to assist multiple applicants.

Other related information was recently published under 1-9BWW259
1-9MQD5BQ 13/09/2016 Applicant requested
Average annual income figures (both assessable & taxable) for self-employed tilers for each of the financial years 2001-2011 Information retrieved from database.
2 pages of documents have been provided
1-8WLBGF8 09/09/2016 Request for a copy of the incoming government brief
Edited version of the 59 page report provided
Deletions made under s47C (pages 6 – 29 exempt) and s47E(d)
1-950RF43 09/09/2016 Applicant requested all documents containing modelling/assessment of the expected taxation revenue to be collected and the cost of that collection to the ATO as a result of the issuance of the ATO’s guidance notes about GST and the ridesharing economy.
4 documents identified within the scope of the request. 3 documents are emails between senior ATO staff regarding ridesharing, with one document containing questions/responses to ridesharing and GST for October 2015 Senate Estimates.
Exempt material is senior staff mobile numbers under s47E(d) of the FOI Act and content irrelevant to the request under s22 FOI Act. Documents already provided to applicant through FOI have been deemed out of scope.
1-8UIDXJZ 09/08/2016 Access to the number of ABN holders in Australia not registered for GST.
Information provided includes statistics on active ABN holders not registered for GST.
1 document provided to the applicant, comprising 1 page.
1-8O5WXBC 29/07/2016 Average annual income figures (both assessable & taxable) for self-employed tilers for each of the financial years 2010 to 2016.
Average income of sole traders with ANZSIC code 32430 for financial years ending 2010 to 2013.
1 page PDF document
1-8PWAKVW 29/07/2016 Copies of actual minutes, detailing what advice & discussions took place, including any notes, documents or other records in relation to GST Advisory Group Meetings held in 2016.
GST Advisory Group Meeting Agendas and Minutes for 2016, appropriately redacted.
5 documents,
13 pages,
partially redacted under s 47C exemption
1-8L2MH7A 15/07/2016 Applicant requested all documents created in the process of obtaining information to make decision to exempt material in an earlier FOI request. Earlier FOI request was for SES Communications regarding ATO EA negotiations.
2 documents identified within the scope of the request. Both documents are emails between GC and SES. 1 email released in full. 1 email exempt in full
Document exempt in full claimed as privileged communication under s42 FOI Act.
1-7S66GUD 10/06/2016 "The powerpoint document- ATO operational plan-Ilicit Tobacco”
The most recent word document Reports on the gap analysis and/or gap brief for tobacco.
B) Communication between any tobacco company and the ATO about the taxation of illegally imported and/or black market tobacco; Between 1 January 2015 – current.” Extracts of:
-ATO operational plan – llicit Tobacco
-6 Chapters
-Select Communication between any tobacco company and the ATO about the taxation of illegally imported and/or black market tobacco; Between 1 January 2015 – current. Documents released in part
1-8305V8R 03/06/2016 The ATO's register of external scrutineer recommendations, including the length of time taken to implement each recommendation

One table, provided to the applicant.

Table released in full.
1-830UEHG 27/05/2016 The applicant requested All-staff emails sent during 02/04/2016 – 03/05/2016
The 20 emails include weekly NewsHub messages, EA communications, and information about the new Mobility Register. All emails released; one minor redaction under s 22 (pg 12).
20 documents
42 pages
1-7Y60J39 13/05/2016 1. Current social media policy of the department, which covers departmental use and/or private use by employees in an individual capacity.
2. Any current guidance material which is available for employees to make informed decisions about their private social media use. ATO’s current social media policy
1x 61 page PDF document (6.1MB)

Few redactions of irrelevant information
1-6STAIXS 11/05/2016 Documents concerning the costs, disadvantages, benefits and/or practicality and efficacy for the Australian economy and/or commonwealth revenue of Part 7 of the OECD Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting relating to preventing the artificial avoidance of PE status, and the ATO’s role/position in helping deliver on this part of the plan, including through domestic laws and powers or multilateral laws in sync with other nations.
Extracts of paper on OECD considerations and consideration of other developments and issues.
Documents released in part 5 pages
1-85DQTML 10/05/2016 A request for all SES emails on the topic of communicating messages to ATO staff regarding the new EA; along with any toolkits, fact sheets, etc.

Documents were released to the applicant in part. A small portion of the content was exempt under sections 47E(c) and 47E(d).
22 documents
97 pages
1-7UQCLQ1 29/04/2016 Documents which summarise misconduct by ATO staff for the 2014-15 financial year. In particular, unauthorised access to taxpayer records and misuse of Commonwealth resources, and more broadly regarding the spectrum of offences committed, and what the resulting consequences were for staff generally, in addition to the types of offences, and the number of occurrences of each offence.
Information provided to the applicant in full.
The data is held electronically and was provided to the applicant in written form in accordance with s17 of the FOI Act. File size 8 KB.
1-7VQPS7C 29/04/2016 Please provide documents containing the procedures followed by ATO
FOI staff in processing payments received in relation to FOI
requests. FMPI Managing relevant money - collecting and receiving 1x 3 page PDF document (1.1MB)

Small redaction of commercially sensitive measurements.
1-7N10Z46 19/04/2016 Summary statistics and corresponding emails that the ATO provided to the IGT for the purpose of the IGT’s 2014 review of the ATO’s administration of penalties.
Statistics and emails sent to the IGT were provided to the applicant. Irrelevant material and protected information have been removed.
29 Documents
92 Pages
1-7REW0UI 15/04/2016 Documents containing IT security advice relied on in the earlier FOI decision regarding SQL queries.
Information requested was provided to the applicant. Irrelevant material has been redacted.
2 Documents
2 Pages
1-7SNVS5I 15/04/2016 The applicant requested documents containing IT security advice received in relation to the disclosure of data dictionaries.
Information as provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
8 pages, partially redacted. Exemption provisions used – s.22, and s.47E(d).
1-7S66H10 01/04/2016 Access to the number of people under 18 with a tax file number, the tax collected in the last 2 financial years from people under 18 and research into under 18 cash payments.
Information provided includes the number of people under 18 with a tax file number and statistics on the tax collected from people under 18 for the 2013/14 financial year.
1 document provided to the applicant, comprising 1 page.

No research exists in relation to under 18 cash payments.
1-7T0BBOK 24/03/2016 Documents relating to the SES pay rise which show compliance with the Workplace Bargaining Policy 2015 and any productivity measures.
An email and Office Minute with attachments released.
5 documents (10 pages) released. Direct phone numbers and some specific employment details have been deleted
1-7NDCF3W 04/03/2016 Reports and analysis from Jan 2014 about the timeliness of the processing of personal income tax returns and payment of refunds.
Extracts from monthly summary reports have been provided
15 documents provided, 48 pages. Some material has been deleted as not relevant to the request
1-7K8RP5S 15/01/2016 Information about the group of successful applicants for the ATO’s 2016 Tuition Assistance Program and Vocational Education Program Aggregate data about the successful 2016 applicants’ APS levels, business lines, and the total amount awarded.
One, single page document, released in full
1-7KFYXLD 15/01/2016 Access to the total amount claimed and the number of claims made by Western Australian teachers at Item D5 of the income tax return for the 2014 financial year.
Information provided includes a table that provides statistics on the total amount claimed and the number of claims made by Western Australia teachers at Item D5 of the income tax return for the 2014 financial year.
1 document provided to the applicant, comprising 2 pages.
1-7D4L5Z2 09/11/2015 Applicant sought information about the refurbishment project at the ATO in Newcastle (279 King Street) as per Austender Contract Notice/s
CN2660372 and CN2660372-A Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted
Documents provided to the applicant were redacted under section 47

File size 2.8MB (13 pages in total)
1-7AIIN7O 30/10/2015 All disclosures made to the ATO for foreign investors in residential real estate under the reduced penalty period scheme (listed here https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Foreign-investment-in-Australia/Foreign-investment-in-residential-real-estate---reduced-penalty-period/) since 1 January 2014.
All disclosures made through the Treasury online form were released with redactions
125 documents released in part
1-7D6KH2C 23/10/2015 Monthly totals of refunds paid on excise duties for all tobacco products between Dec 2012 and May 2103
A spreadsheet containing the data has been released in full
A one page spreadsheet has been provided
1-713IQ47 09/10/2015 Correspondence between ATO and Uber regarding the ATO position on ride-sourcing and GST
Letters and email correspondence
16 documents released in full, 45 documents released in part, 137 pages
1-761O75L 02/10/2015 • Briefings, talking points and policy documents (draft or otherwise) related to proposed government measures to address multi-national profit shifting since January 2015.
• Correspondence written to the ATO or the Minister in 2015 from any corporation in response to the government's announcement to address multi-national profit shifting.
• Briefings or other documents that outline the evidence around fears of kidnapping leading to the government's decision to wind back tax disclosure laws for about 700 different companies (as described in the SMH article of April 10, 2015).
2 Briefings and one set of notes on dot point 1 of the request.
3 documents released in part
5 pages
1-76R91NV 25/09/2015 • NSW and total HECS-HELP debt at 30 June 2015
• Top 10 HECS-HELP debts in NSW
• Total number of Australians who repaid HECS-HELP in 2013-14 f/y and the total repayments
• Number of taxpayers, by NSW postcode, who repaid HECS-HELP debts in 2013-14 f/y and amount repaid in that postcode • NSW and total HECS-HELP debt at 30 June 2015
• Top 10 HECS-HELP debts in NSW
• Total number of Australians who repaid HECS-HELP in 2013-14 f/y and the total repayments
• Number of taxpayers, by NSW postcode, who repaid HECS-HELP debts in 2013-14 f/y and amount repaid in that postcode
1-778WMLS 25/09/2015 The applicant requested documents in relation to investigations undertaken as part of the ATO’s Motor Vehicle Registries data matching program.
Statistics for the use of the Motor Vehicle registries data matching program in relation to Luxury Car Tax for 2013.
1 document consisting of 2 pages. The document has been redacted as per section 22 of the FOI Act.
1-712BLGH 23/09/2015 The applicant requested documents relating to various ATO policy, CPMS, CEI’s and guidelines
ATO policy, guidelines, CEI’s and CMPS were provided in full.
12 documents - 181 pages
1-73TUNQG 11/09/2015 The applicant requested documents relating to the ATO’s guidance note about the sharing economy and any consultation the ATO undertook with industry bodies or representatives relating to this.
Email correspondence
3 documents released in part
6 pages
1-7538NRZ 11/09/2015 A set of documents providing time series snapshots of factsheets, rulings, web pages, bulletins, alerts and guidance notes issued by the ATO or the Commissioner of Taxation during the period 01/01/2010 – 31/07/2013 in relation to the treatment under taxation legislation (including GST legislation) of Small-scale Technology Certificates and Renewable Energy Certificates issued under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme in the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth). Information provided to the applicant, being information previously provided to the public or information prepared to assist officers as guidance.
The documents were released in full. No redactions were required.
1-73IL0WH 04/09/2015 The applicant requested that the ATO provide further records and/or transcripts which would help clarify in more detail the matters discussed at the Large Business Liaison Group meeting held on 11 August 2014
Information provided to the applicant, being copies of four documents distributed to participants at the relevant meeting
The documents were released in full. No redactions were required.
1-6RE8RWO 04/08/2015 Documents pertaining to a recruitment selection process conducted by the ATO in either 2010 or 2011
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted
53 pages
1-6IUDGFZ 31/07/2015 The applicant requested documents relating to: dividend washing, the applicability of Section 177EA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Tax Determination 2014/10 or Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No 2) 2014 Bill

Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
13 documents
22 pages
1857 KB
1-6PB7PJ6 31/07/2015 All correspondence between the ATO and taxi representatives relating to the sharing economy and the application of the GST to ridesharing or , ridesourcing and documents between the ATO and the taxi industry relating to the ATO’s guidance note about GST and ridesourcing.
All documents between the ATO and the Ministers offices relating to the same. Email and mail correspondence, newspaper article
12 documents released in full, 44 documents released in part (173 pages)
1-6QEX0T4 17/07/2015 Documents regarding the immediate $20,000 deductibility small business budget measure
Email correspondence
7 documents released in part (17 pages)
1-6S8XEMA 13/07/2015 Specific documents in relation to the ATO’s Music Industry Royalty Payments Data Matching Program.
Two Documents found to be within the scope of the request

2 documents (18 Pages)

Documents have been redacted to sections 38 (section 355-25 of Schedule 1 TAA 1953) and 22 of the FOI Act.
1-6TADKFY 03/07/2015 The applicant requested an annual report of negative gearing paid each year from 2000 and a breakdown of the salary brackets of those who received this tax concession. We do not have any documents that answer to the request, we did send out 1 page to the applicant with material related to rental losses.
1 PDF page of figures extracted from Taxation Statistics reports.
1-6ATCY0E 01/05/2015 Documents relating to the Commissioner’s office
mail correspondence, draft cost estimates, floor plans and other images.
36 documents released in full, 48 documents released in part (130 pages).
1-6HKT8VG 27/04/2015 Guidelines for bribery or ‘facilitation payments’
Extract from our website (which includes a link to the OECD Bribery Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners) and a briefing note from 2012.
26 pages released in full
1-6EBAO2K 23/04/2015 Documents authorising or regulating the conduct of criminal prosecutions by the Serious Non Compliance area as at Dec 2010
Documents listing the Commonwealth Acts where the Commissioner has a responsible role, as at Dec 2010.
Documents identifying individuals who were in certain ATO Senior Executive Service roles at nominated times between 2005 and 2010 Corporate Management Practice Statement 2007/02 regarding fraud control and prosecution policy (as at Dec 2010, not current)

One page outlining the authority to institute proceedings

A list of Laws conferring powers on the Commissioner, extracted from the 2010-11 Annual Report
A list of three individuals occupying nominated Senior Executive Service roles for various periods between 2005 and 2010. 38 pages - released in full.
1-6D1QZ1L 31/03/2015 The applicant requested access to documents relating to the appointment of the Commissioner of Taxation and the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation
Information provided includes the letter of appointment and instrument of appointment for the Commissioner of Taxation and Deputy Commissioner of Taxation. Information also includes the task description for the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation
6 documents provided to the applicant, comprising 11 pages
1-6A5L20V 10/03/2015 Documents showing ATO procedures for:
• Confirming the trustee of a fund, and
• the cancellation of an ABN after notification has been received Extracts from ATO Proof of Identity and Proof of Record Ownership guidelines
19 pages edited to delete internal checks and material not relevant to the request
1-68OUS3R 06/03/2015 The applicant requested information in relation to the voluntary redundancy in the ATO in 2014 Compliance Group EOI VR Assessment Report A 4-page report – partially redacted under sections 22 and 47E(c) of the FOI Act.
1-6AKFZJP 06/03/2015 The applicant requested statistical information relating to Rebate on Private Health Insurance The ‘Private Health Insurance Rebate Interim Report 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014’ was provided in full to the applicant. A 15-page report
1-6AZ92H1 26/02/2015 Request for personal documents and copies of policies and guidelines which establish the governance and procedures for the applicant’s audit. Small Business/Individual Taxpayers Case Context Document: Work-related expenses and gifts or donations. Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
1-6C8WARC 20/02/2015 Income tax return lodgments for e-tax and mytax 2013 to 2015 Table showing income tax returns lodgments for e-tax (2013 and 2014) and mytax (2014) as at 4/2/2015 One Page table. No details for 2015 available
1-67UBDV5 13/02/2015 Documents regarding the consultations engaged in by the government on the “targeted anti-avoidance measure to prevent abuse of Section 25-90 announced by Treasurer Joe Hockey and Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos on 6 November 2013”. An email concerning a telephone conference attended by an ATO officer
Two pages with some information removed because it was considered irrelevant to the request
1-67KRROB 30/01/2015 Specific large business documents including high level analysis of corporate tax avoidance and advance pricing agreements 31 documents found to be within the scope of the request.
31 documents (199 pages).

Documents have been redacted pursuant to sections 38 (section 355-25 of Schedule 1 TAA 1953), 47F and 22 of the FOI Act.
1-68SAJB0 30/01/2015 The applicant requested statistical information about the IT jobs advertised by the ATO and the number of applicants for those jobs.
One 10 page document provided to the applicant.
1 document.
1-63FM36N 09/01/2015 The applicant requested access to material relating to Part 7 of the OECD’s action plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) relating to preventing the artificial avoidance of Permanent Establishment (PE) status. status.
Material provided to the applicant appropriately redacted.

Mobile numbers released to the applicant have been redacted for the disclosure log release.
67 pages of documents, released in part, have been provided. Documents provided to the applicant had redactions made under sections, 38, 47F, 22, 47C, and 33. A small number of extra redactions covering mobile phone numbers were made for the disclosure log.
1-61TLIDZ 12/12/2014 Documents referred to in the Inspector General of Taxation’s report ’Review into the ATO’s administration of penalties’ released 8 July 2014
19 documents referred to in the report
140 pages released in full
1-659088B 04/12/2014 The floor seating plan and employee workpoint details as at 25 June 2013 for ATO premises on floor 4, 180 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane.
The floor seating plan for ATO premises situated on floor 4, 180 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane as at June 2013, and a Directory Report containing workpoint details dated 26 June 2013.
The documents are comprised of 26 pages, released in full. The accuracy of the information contained in the documents is dependent on employees at the time ensuring their Directory details were up to date for the allocation of the workpoints to be accurate. The information recorded under the ‘User ID’ heading are not User IDs, which were not recorded by the developer of the accommodation system as it was not accredited to manage sensitive data at that time.
1-5QWI4PM 21/11/2014 Documents detailing the number and value of customs tobacco excise duty clearances for the period 01/12/2010 to 01/07/2014.
A document detailing the number and value of customs tobacco excise duty clearances for the period July 2013 to June 2014, and a document detailing clearance refund amounts for the 01/12/2010 to 01/07/2014 period.
The ATO decided to release relevant documents in full. The first document was released on 05/09/2014 and access to a second document containing 2013-14 financial year data was deferred until after the publication of the Annual Report on the ATO website. A third document includes clearance refund amounts for the 01/12/2010 to 01/07/2014 period.
1-5WH8240 17/10/2014 The applicant requested copies of any advice to Treasury about the taxation administration implications of the commencement dates for Schedules 2 to 5 of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014. Email to treasury enclosing Minute relating to the application of schedules 1-5 of the Minerals Rent Resource Tax Repeal and Other

Measures Bill 2014. Some taxpayer information redacted. 2 documents

5 pages

One pdf – 694KB
1-5UD7EW6 10/10/2014 Request for information about named ATO officers
1 page showing ATO officers·APS levels at July 2011
This information is also publicly available from the Public Service Gazette.
1-5UOUNO1 10/10/2014 Document showing numbers of wind ups, creditor's petitions, bankruptcies, liquidations and personal insolvency agreements between 1/7/2011 and 30/6/2014.
Documents with figures relating to company wind ups and creditor petitions initiated by the ATO.
One-page document
1-5M3RRTE 19/09/2014 Documents in relation to an SNC paper on ?romoted arrangements ·medical practitioner·
Documents on arrangements promoted to medical practitioners.
238 pages (including duplicates and redacted pages)
1-5MLZS3S 12/09/2014 Details of certain lighting incidents, ATO action and recommendations at certain ATO sites between 1 January 2013 and 30 June 2014.
Documents detailing certain lighting incidents logged to the Facilities area of the ATO for Brisbane, Melbourne, Chermside and Parramatta for the period 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2014. Extra redactions made for disclosure log.
The ATO has decided to release 42 documents in full. Of those documents 32 related to the applicant.
1-5JEM58O 11/07/2014 The ATO’s submission to the Productivity Commission Enquiry into Access to Justice.
The ATO’s submission to the Productivity Commission Enquiry into Access to Justice, with three annexures.
Document is also publicly available on the Productivity Commission’s web site
1-5DKR6RE 04/07/2014 The applicant sought access to versions of ATO policy and procedure documents current at particular points in time (08 September 2010 and 17 December 2010)
CMPS 2003/01 updated 09 December 2010
CMPS 2003/01 updated 22 September 2009
CMPS 2004/07 updated 19 November 2009
CMPS 2004/07 updated 28 October 2010
CMPS 2006/09 updated 18 August 2010
PSLA 2005/23 updated 07 August 2010
SNC PN 2009/04 original 07 December 2009
7 documents released in full

Note: These may not be the current versions of these documents
1-5CT67WX 27/06/2014 Applicant is requesting information about an ATO recruitment process
Emails explaining how the government's recruitment process would impact on ATO recruitment
One document has been edited to remove the author's personal information.
1-5J14JAO 27/06/2014 1/ 2012 and 2013 State of the Service Employee Census-Agency Benchmark Report. 2/ 2013 APS Employee Census-Agency Benchmark Report:Large Business and International and whole of ATO 3/ Any further reports on staff morale produced between January ·May 2014.
Four reports provided to the applicant, released in full
Four documents, for release in full, to the disclosure log.
1-5FK9CHO 13/06/2014 Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on the design of the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) Authentication Solution
Document released in full
PDF (21 pages, 2MB)
1-5BOICUY 30/05/2014 Documents relating to a former employee
Practitioner guide to managing suspected misconduct in the ATO and Procedures for determining whether an employee has breached the Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct.
Two versions ·current version (effective 1 July 2013) and previous version (effective 1 December 2007)
1-5AHK9W2 16/05/2014 Select Documents from 1 Jan 2012 held in the folder documents with Bitcoin or LiteCoin in the title·already held.
Information was provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
28 documents were released.
1-5EOKOLR 16/05/2014 The Applicant requested the Manual of Delegations and Authorisations.
The Manual of Delegations and Authorisations was released in full.
The 60 page out-of-date Manual was released in full to the Applicant.
1-59XVE6X 17/04/2014 Briefing material and internal reports created on the subject of the GST threshold for low value imported goods created since the election of the Abbott Government including material prepared for Minister Hockey for his meeting with State Treasurers on 27 November, 2013.
Various reports published in part. Various briefs and minutes published in part.
12 documents
1-5BXSL2X 11/04/2014 Documents relating to the applicant's own tax affairs and a copy of CM PS 2011/01 as at May 2011
CM PS 2011/01 as at May 2011
1 document
1-5C5IJFV 11/04/2014 Statistics in relation to dismissals or demotions as a result of bullying or harassment. Statistics relating to allegations of bullying or harassment.
A table showing dismissals or reduction in classification as a result of bullying/harassment or sexual harassment. Tables showing allegations recorded for bullying or harassment.
3 documents
1-5BSGD16 28/03/2014 ATO site leadership email of 26 February 2014 to Perth staff re "Personal Electrical Items"
Email reminder of WHS audit
2 pages
1-59UYVBW 07/03/2014 The applicant requested documents relating to the Career Development Diagnostic Program
Information provided includes the Career Development Diagnostic Program information kit and nomination form.
1 document provided to the applicant, comprising 20 pages NOTE: Document has been edited to remove personal information
60005 28/02/2014 The applicant requested documents relating to an ATO Executive Committee held in February 2013
Information provided to the applicant, appropriately redacted.
One of the documents contains redactions under section 38 FOI Act.
1-591CJZY 21/02/2014 Documents relating to the interpretation of section 109J of the ITAA 1936 Edited documents including submissions and email correspondence concerning the interpretation of section 109J 90 pages

Documents have been redacted to remove personal and business information
62124 28/01/2014 Documents relating to job application.
One document showing ATO Rating Scale for streamlined recruitment.
2 pages
61378 11/10/2013 Statistics relating to ATO employee complaints.
One report showing data on ATO employee complaints for financial years 2011/12 and 2012/13.
Released in full.
60568 08/07/2013 Policy
58570 07/06/2013 Various documents relating to Project Wickenby including delegations and authorisations.
Edited instruments of authorisations and delegation and authorisation guidelines.
18 documents Note: Many documents have been heavily redacted to remove irrelevant information.
59991 07/06/2013 Analysis of MRRT instalments.
Further to documents released 8 March 2013, an email about the ATO's legislated duty to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information.
1 document of two pages with minor redaction for taxpayer confidentiality (s 38) and personal privacy (s 47F).
56431 10/05/2013 Documents attached to or embedded in the Boucher Report on Information Handling Practices in the Serious Non Compliance Business Line of the ATO, and policy or review material relating to Serious Non Compliance.
60089 10/04/2013 Senior briefings regarding tax agent portal breach.
Briefing documents regarding the tax agent identify theft.
13 documents with relevant redactions.
60093 08/04/2013 All documents prepared by Hoffman Donahue as a result of Commonwealth Contract notice CN1 023691 for the 'Facilitation of a series of MRRT effectiveness workshops'.Hoffmann Donohue
All documents prepared as a result of Commonwealth Contract notice CN1 023691 for the 'Facilitation of a series of MRRT effectiveness workshops'.
60045 18/03/2013 Copies of all versions of the publication ?mployee Share Schemes- Answers to frequently asked questions by employees.
27 versions of the publication since 2002.
Note: All versions located have been released in full. Some versions only have metadata changes.
60070 18/03/2013 Documents regarding the cost of administering the MRRT.
One email chain.
3 pages Note: Edited to delete one staff mobile phone number
59948 28/02/2013 Documents relating to the commissioner? incoming brief.
Initial briefing for the Commissioner and supporting documents.
4 documents Note: Documents have been edited to remove information under s 47F.
59632 20/12/2012 Applicant requested ?ot issues briefs·prepared by ATO for the last Senate Estimates round
Material prepared on the most important issues for Senate Estimates.
49 pages Note: Documents edited under s11C(1)(a)- Personal information.
59400 19/12/2012 Documents regarding Mineral Resource Rent Tax, amount of forecast revenue for 2012/13.
Edited documents and emails.
4 documents Note: Documents have been edited to remove information under s 22.
59422 21/11/2012 Request for Minister? authority for ATO officers to make payments under the CDDA Scheme.
Authorisation under the Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (The CDDA Scheme).
1 document Note: Document was provided to applicant with partial redactions under s 22.
58680 12/11/2012 The applicant requested ?hole file·from registration.
Guidance for auditors in completing penalty and interest decision letters to taxpayers.
1 document, 4 pages. Note: Taxpayer specific information excluded from publication 11C(1)(b).
58790 19/10/2012 Documents regarding Project Wickenby activities and results.
59039 04/10/2012 The applicant requested documents relating to the use of social media by ATO staff in an official, professional and personal capacity.
Information provided to the applicant, released in full.
5 documents comprising 43 pages.
58786 10/09/2012 Minutes of all meetings of the Project Wickenby department and agency Chief Executive Officers and the Project Wickenby Cross-Agency Advisory Committee since 1 July 2011.
Edited minutes provided.
14 documents Note: Documents have been edited to remove information relating to s 33 international relations, s 34 cabinet documents, s 37 effecting the enforcement of the law, s 38 third party information, s 47E certain operations of an agency and s 47F personal privacy of the Act.FOI
58788 10/09/2012 The applicant requested documents detailing the amount of collectable debt written off for the financial year 2009 to 2012.
Information provided to the applicant is reports with the write off figures for the years 2009 to 2012. The applicant has also been provided with the definition of a write off used by the ATO.
5 documents Note: Documents have been edited to remove information under s 22 as they were not relevant to the request.
58785 04/09/2012 The applicant requested information relating to the proposed restructure of the Large Business and International business line.
Information provided includes emails, reports and extracts from executive minutes. Staff names and business affairs relating to a consultant have been deleted from these documents.
There are approximately 400 relevant pages.
58478 03/08/2012 The applicant requested access to documents relating to the analysis and calculation of revenue from the Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax (MIT WHT).
Information provided to the applicant regarding MIT WHT.
10 documents, 103 pages. Note: The documents provided to the applicant were redacted under section 38 to remove protected information relating to third parties.
58142 03/07/2012 The applicant requested documents regarding the Fair Work Australia report into the Health Services Union.
1 page email containing link to the publicly available report by Fair Work Australia into the Health Services Union.
1 document Note: Email has been redacted under s 47F.
57585 01/05/2012 Letter dated 1 September 1995 regarding ordinary time earnings of long distance drivers paid on a cents per kilometre rate and the superannuation guarantee.
56952 12/04/2012 The applicant requested a copy of: Senate Procedural Orders of continuing effect No.10: ATO Listing: 11/937 Serious Non Compliance- Criminal Assets Confiscation Task Force - Key Documents.
12 documents (211 folios) provided to the applicant with appropriate redactions.
12 documents Note: Documents redacted under s 47F and s 37.
57325 04/04/2012 Statistics on cases where access refused in full for 2011 financial year.FOI
Spreadsheet of available statistics for cases where accessed refused in full for 2011 financial year.FOI
56731 23/03/2012 The applicant requested documents relating to his/her employment with the ATO.
Guideline: Workplace conflict (modified 04/07/2007) Document: Harassment/discrimination complaints - Guidelines for Investigators (updated 19/05/2010) Document: Workplace harassment and discrimination (modified 27/11/2006) Document: Workplace harassment and discrimination CMPI 2004/03/01 (modified 27/11/2006) Document: Bullying - fact sheet (modified 09/02/2009) Document: Harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace (modified 22/07/2010) Booklet: Harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace (published June 2010) Document: Performance discussions and bullying - fact sheet (modified 17/03/2011) Document: Principles of natural justice fact sheet (modified 16/10/2006) Document: Good decision-making model (modified 14/03/2006) Document: APS Values and code of conduct (modified 02/04/2008) Document: Procedures for determining whether an employee has breached the Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct (modified 27/12/2007) Document: 2009 ATO (general employees) agency agreement - Section D (modified 13/07/2009) Document: Attendance and leave principles and statement of responsibilities (modified 19/10/2010) Document: Personal leave - ongoing general employees (modified 13/12/2010) Document: Maximum amount of annual leave summary (modified 30/07/2007) Document: Carer's leave guide (modified 03/05/2011) Document: Purchased leave (modified 20/09/2010) Document: ATO work level standards (modified 20/07/2010) Document: ATO work level standards - APS Level 6 (modified 20/07/2010) Document: ATO work level standards - Typical duties (modified 20/07/2010) Document: Practitioners guide to managing suspected misconduct in the Tax Office (modified 07/02/2011) Document: Harassment - Information for Delegates (updated 19/05/2010)
23 documents Note: These documents were released to the applicant in full.
56107 05/01/2012 The applicant requested access to MOUs between the ATO and AUSTRAC and the ATO and CDPP.
MOU between the ATO and AUSTRAC dated December 2003. MOU between the ATO and AUSTRAC dated August 2009 (including an amended schedule dated April 2010). MOU between the ATO, AUSTRAC, ACC, ACS, AFP, ASIC, Centrelink and DIAC dated September 2007. MOU between the ATO, AUSTRAC, ACC, ACCC, AFP, AGD, APRA, ASIC, CDPP, ACS, DEEWR and DIAC dated August 2009. Liaison Guidelines between the ATO and DPP dated June 1991. MOU between the ATO and CDPP dated May 2006.
7 documents Note: The documents were released to the applicant in full.
55961 03/01/2012 The applicant requested MOUs between the ATO and the AFP for the period 1 June1995 to 3 November 2011.
Working guidelines dated December 1997 (and amendments). Service Agreement dated November 2003. Head MOU dated July 2010.
3 documents Note: The documents were released to the applicant in full.
56016 03/01/2012 Documents contained in the file named on the Attorney-General? Department published list of files as: 11/17125 BLB Law Reform Proposals - Secrecy Havens and Wickenby-Type Tax Evasion 2011-12.
Edited versions of working papers of the Project Wickenby cross-agency task force deliberations on possible law reform in connection with tax secrecy havens and Wickenby-type tax evasion.
12 pages of documents Note: The documents were released in part. Applicant applied to Attorney-General? Department which transferred part of that request to ATO under FOI Act s 16.
55543 22/12/2011 Results of the latest staff engagement survey for the ATO.
Edited version of 'The Tax Office Employee Engagement Survey 2009' report by consultant.
85 pages of documents Note: Documents provided to the applicant were redacted under s 47G to delete commercially sensitive information and s 47E to delete confidential staff comments.
54578 13/10/2011 Documents regarding the ATO efforts to implement a platform-Independent version of the e-tax software.
Documents relating to e-tax redevelopment project (2006-2007) and work done in planning future development of e-tax.
130 pages of documents Note: Some commercially sensitive information redacted under s47G.
54174 14/09/2011 Applicant requested documents relating to his employment with the ATO.
General documents to guide decision making process on staff matters.
25 pages of documents
54133 09/08/2011 Regarding personal information about staff member.
ATO document: Clause 101 Manager Tool Kit (printed 29 March 2010). ATO document: Clause 101 Manager Tool Kit (printed 29?March 2010; not a duplicate).
2 documents
53427 26/07/2011 Summary reports detailing outcomes of data-matching programmes run by the ATO since 1 July 2007.
Various summary reports outlining differing data matching programmes.
11 documents
53609 19/07/2011 Statistical summaries of data contained in self-managed super fund tax returns for the 2008 and 2009 income years, broken down by age and gender.
52819 28/06/2011 Copies of correspondence between ATO and Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities in the last three years regarding the tax treatment of water infrastructure grants.
Correspondence, notes, agreements, guidelines, regarding various programs that provide funding for water use and infrastructure including discussion of tax treatment of grants under those programs.
89 documents
53371 24/06/2011 Documents related to employment actions.
ATO procedures for determining whether an employee has breached the APS code of conduct (modified 19?Dec 2007). Excerpt from ATO EL2 agreement 2008 re leadership (undated). ATO practitioners guide to managing suspected misconduct in the Tax Office (modified 19 Oct 2010). ATO procedures for review of employment actions (dated 30 Jul 2010). ATO procedures for review of employment actions (dated 09 Oct 2006). ATO employee handbook We are the Tax Office (NAT 14696). ATO (Executive Level 2) Agreement 2006 dated 01 Jul 2006. ATO document: Principles of natural justice fact sheet (modified 06 Jul 2005). Extract from ATO (Executive Level 2) agency agreement 2009 ·Part 2 Leadership (modified 17 Jul 2009). ATO document: Tax Office work level standard for EL2s (modified 09 Jul 2009). ATO document: Integrity in the Tax Office (incomplete, undated).
11 documents
53420 27/05/2011 Documents relating to analysis or modelling of the cost of enforcing the low value importation threshold held between 1 January 2010 and 30 March 2011.
ATO minutes discussing the compliance cost impact associated with reducing the amount of the low value import threshold.
3 documents
53223 09/05/2011 Documents relating to the ATO's P3M3 self assessment and external consultants review report.
Report outlining ATO's self assessment of its portfolio, program and project management capability and associated external consultant review.
6 documents
53392 06/05/2011 Data behind figure 6.1.1 in Commissioners Annual Report 2009-10.
Spreadsheets that measure the cost of collections of every $100 of cash as Commonwealth tax revenue, for years 2008-09 and 2009-10.
2 documents
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