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'''Australian tax returns''' for the [[tax year]] ending June 30 are generally due on October 31 of the same calendar year. Extensions can be made available. Each year, the [[Australian Taxation Office]] (ATO) publishes [[TaxPack]], a free document designed to help individuals complete their return. TaxPack is available free from most newsagents and can also be downloaded.
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'''Australian tax returns''' for the [[tax year]] beginning 1 July and ending 30 June of the following year are generally due on 31 October after the end of the tax year.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Lodging-your-tax-return/When-to-lodge-your-tax-return/|title = When to lodge your tax return|accessdate = 15 July 2013|date = 30 June 2013|publisher = Australian Taxation Office|authorlink = Australian Taxation Office|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130628071407/http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Lodging-your-tax-return/When-to-lodge-your-tax-return/|archivedate = 28 June 2013}}</ref>
It has been estimated that almost 80% of Australian taxpayers use a tax agent to help them prepare their tax return. This is seen to be reflective of the perceived complexity of the taxation system in Australia.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} Extensions are automatically available to those individuals using a Registered Tax Agent operating on an extended lodgement system.


Australian individual taxpayers can file their return online with the ATO's myTax software, by ordering a printed copy of the tax return form, or with the assistance of a tax agent. Until 2011, the [[Australian Taxation Office]] (ATO) published [[TaxPack]], a free document designed to help individuals complete their return. In 2012, TaxPack was replaced with a smaller instruction document, due to increased usage of the e-tax software.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Tax Pack dumped, online returns encouraged|date = 11 July 2012|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-09/tax-pack-dumped-online-returns-encouraged/4117784|last = Thorpe|first = Clarissa|publisher = ABC News|accessdate = 15 July 2013}}</ref>
Australian individual taxpayers can also lodge their return online with the ATO's e-tax software or through an [http://www.oztaxreturnonline.com.au online tax agent]. In [[Australia]], individuals and taxpaying entities with taxable income might need to lodge different returns with the ATO in respect of various forms of [[taxation]].

Extensions of the deadline for lodging a tax return are automatically available to those individuals using a Registered Tax Agent operating on an extended lodgement system, and extensions can be made available under some circumstances.

In [[Australia]], individuals and taxpaying entities with taxable income might need to lodge different returns with the ATO in respect of various forms of [[taxation]].


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Taxation in Australia]]
* [[Taxation in Australia]]
* [[Tax return (Canada)]]
* [[Tax return (United Kingdom)]]
* [[Tax return (United States)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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*[http://www.oztaxreturnonline.com.au Oz Tax Return Online Pty. Ltd - Online Tax Return with Minimum Effort and Maximum Refund]
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 24 October 2023

Australian tax returns for the tax year beginning 1 July and ending 30 June of the following year are generally due on 31 October after the end of the tax year.[1]

Australian individual taxpayers can file their return online with the ATO's myTax software, by ordering a printed copy of the tax return form, or with the assistance of a tax agent. Until 2011, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) published TaxPack, a free document designed to help individuals complete their return. In 2012, TaxPack was replaced with a smaller instruction document, due to increased usage of the e-tax software.[2]

Extensions of the deadline for lodging a tax return are automatically available to those individuals using a Registered Tax Agent operating on an extended lodgement system, and extensions can be made available under some circumstances.

In Australia, individuals and taxpaying entities with taxable income might need to lodge different returns with the ATO in respect of various forms of taxation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "When to lodge your tax return". Australian Taxation Office. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ Thorpe, Clarissa (11 July 2012). "Tax Pack dumped, online returns encouraged". ABC News. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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