Annual Report 2006: Preface
Minister of Revenue
In accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Tax Administration Act 1994, I submit the following report on my administration of the Inland Revenue Acts for the year ended 30 June 2006 and on the operations of the Inland Revenue Department for that year, together with the audited financial statements.
David Butler
Chief Executive and Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Size and shape of Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue is a large organisation dealing with high volumes of transactions which can frequently involve very complex matters.
Our main functions include:
- advising government, with The Treasury, on tax policy and certain social policy measures
- collecting tax payments, child support and student loans
- distributing payments such as tax refunds and rebates, family assistance (including Working for Families), child support and paid parental leave.
Our customer base at 30 June 2006
- 6,179,957 taxpayers (includes individuals, businesses, partnerships, trusts and other entities)
- 470,507 student loan borrowers
- 142,976 child support custodians with a current year entitlement
- 140,897 child support paying parents with a current year liability
- approximately 229,000 family assistance recipients
- 19,906 paid parental leave recipients.
Our resources
- 5,358 full-time equivalent people based in 17 cities and towns (see map)
- annual appropriation for 2005-06 of $475 million.
Workload volume indicators
In 2005-06 we:
- assessed $46.8 billion in revenue, 85.1% of core Crown revenue
- collected $341 million in net child support and $499 million in student loan repayments
- distributed $839 million in family assistance and $101 million in paid parental leave
- collected $1.8 billion dollars of debt
- assessed $980 million as a result of audit activity across all taxpayer groups
- received 7.7 million returns and processed 7.7 million payment
- actioned 8.2 million customer contacts, including child support.
Other sections in this report
Preface | Commissioner's introduction | Part two | Part three | Part four | Part five | Part six | Audit report | Additional information | Cover and Directory |
Date published: 29 Nov 2006
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