The objective of the ATO is to administer aspects of Australia's tax and superannuation systems providing confidence that the right amount of payments are being made and collected

The TPB has the general administration of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) and is responsible for the registration and regulation of tax practitioners. These include tax agents and business activity statement (BAS) agents. The TPB also has the responsibility to monitor and take action against unregistered preparers. The TPB?s establishment, functions and powers are defined in the TASA. The TPB?s role is to ensure that tax practitioner services are provided to the public in accordance with appropriate standards of professional and ethical conduct.

The ABRS has been established to assist the Registrar to carry out their functions. The Registrar has separate and distinct responsibilities from the Commissioner of Taxation, including administering director identification numbers and assisting the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to manage its registry functions. The Commissioner of Taxation remains Registrar of the Australian Business Register (ABR) under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999The Registrar of ABRS is now responsible for assisting ASIC to perform its registry functions (under a delegation from ASIC). As ASIC registers are migrated to the new registry system, the Registrar will assume primary responsibility for registry functions and associated reportingThe ABRS is a custodian of trusted business information and world-class provider of associated services used by businesses, governments and communities to unlock economic and social value for Australia

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is the independent national regulator of charities. The ACNC Commissioner (the Commissioner) has a number of statutory functions and regulatory powers set out in the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth) (ACNC Act), the Charities Act 2013 (Cth) (the Charities Act) and accompanying regulations

Administered Programs The ATO administers a range of payments and transfers on behalf of the Australian Government, including incentives and rebates delivered through the taxation and superannuation systems

The Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive provides a tax incentive to invest in small minerals exploration companies undertaking greenfields minerals exploration in Australia. Eligible Australian resident investors of these companies receive a tax incentive where the companies choose to give up a portion of their tax losses relating to their exploration expenditure in an income year

The objective of the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme is to remove or reduce the incidence of fuel tax levied on taxable fuels by providing a credit for fuel used for: business activities in machinery, plant and equipment and vehicles the domestic generation of electricity by taxpayers not in business.

The Department of Social Services has policy responsibility for the National Rental Affordability Scheme. The objectives are to: increase the supply of new affordable rental housing; reduce rental costs for low and moderate income households ? National Rental Affordability Scheme homes rented to eligible tenants at a rate that is at least 20 per cent below the market value rent; encourage large-scale investment and innovative delivery of affordable housing through the provision of the following incentives: an Australian Government incentive per dwelling per year as a tax offset or direct payment; and, a State or Territory Government incentive as a direct payment per dwelling per year or in-kind financial support.

The objective of the Product Stewardship for Oil Program is to: provide incentives to increase used oil recycling; and, encourage the environmentally sustainable management and re-refining of used oil and its re-use. These objectives are met through the payment of a levy by producers and importers of petroleum-based oils and their synthetic equivalents. Benefits are paid to oil recyclers as an incentive to undertake increased recycling of used oil. The Department of the Environment and Energy has policy responsibility for the program, with the ATO administering the program on its behalf.

The Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive is an ongoing scheme designed to increase the level of research and development being conducted by Australian companies. The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has the primary policy responsibility for the program with the aim of increasing both the number of companies investing in innovation and the value of innovation investment over time. The ATO has an important supporting role in processing claims through the tax system for the R&D offset.

The Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO) is aimed to address some of the inequity in the superannuation system, where low income earners with a marginal rate of tax less than 15 per cent, pay a higher rate of tax on superannuation contributions than if they had received the money as salary and wages. The LISTO replaces the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) policy from 1 July 2017. LISC will continue to be payable for concessional contributions made up to and including the 2016?17 year, however, determinations will cease at 1 July 2019. The Treasury has policy responsibility for the program, while the ATO administers the program and provides information and support to individuals and superannuation funds through advice and education services.

The objective of the Private Health Insurance Rebate is to provide access to a benefit to eligible individuals with private health insurance and to act as an incentive to take up private health insurance. The Department of Health has policy responsibility for the program, and the administration of the program is split between the ATO and registered health insurers, depending on the claim method.

The Superannuation Co-contribution Scheme is to help low-and-middle income earners save for their retirement. Eligible individuals who make personal superannuation contributions to a complying superannuation fund or retirement savings account receive a co-contribution from the Government up to certain limits. The Treasury has policy responsibility for the program, while the ATO administers the program and provides information and support to individuals and superannuation funds through marketing and education services.

Under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (SGAA), most employers must pay superannuation contributions into a complying superannuation fund or retirement savings account. Non-compliance with the SGAA by employers means that eligible employees will not receive their entitlements to, and benefits of, superannuation in their retirement.

Under the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999, superannuation funds must identify certain types of lost and former temporary resident accounts as unclaimed superannuation money and transfer amounts to the ATO every six months. Since 1 July 2013, any unclaimed superannuation money payments from the ATO to individuals includes interest, at a rate equivalent to the consumer price index, to preserve the value of these accounts. While the Treasury has policy responsibility, the ATO administers the program.

The objective of the program is to apply credit interest to taxpayers? accounts where they are entitled under the law. The application of credit interest is non-discretionary where an entitlement exists under the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983. Administered interest regimes include: interest on overpayments of tax; delayed refund interest; and, interest on early payments of tax.

The primary objective of the program is to help ensure that the value of tax receivables reported is a true and fair estimate of what can be collected on behalf of the Australian Government. The ATO may not be able to collect all tax liabilities due. The ATO estimates the amount it does not expect to recover and, in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, creates an impairment allowance provision for this amount. This provision is one of the amounts offset against the gross total taxation receivables to determine the net total taxation receivables, which is a true and fair estimate of what can be collected on behalf of the Australian Government.

The Seafarer Tax Offset commenced from 1 July 2012 and is designed to encourage the development of sustainable employment and skills opportunities for Australian seafarers. A Bill to abolish the Seafarer Tax Offset was tabled in Parliament but has now lapsed. There has been no Government announcement on the future of the Seafarer Tax Offset since the lapsing of the Bill.

The objective of the program is to support taxpayers and businesses through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. JobMaker Hiring Credit is a broad scheme to encourage job creation by employers in the COVID-19 recovery. JobMaker Hiring Credit is aimed at supporting young people (aged 16 to 35 years) into employment. This program also covered the JobKeeper Payment scheme and Boosting cash flow for employers, both of which ceased in the 2020-21 year. The Treasury has policy responsibility for the program, while the ATO administers the program.