Section 2: Revisions to outcomes and outputs

Outcomes and output groups

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has not made any changes to its outcome or outputs since the 2004-05 Portfolio Budget Statements.

Output cost attribution

The ATO uses a process of cost allocation to estimate its actual costs incurred on each of the five outputs.

Mappings are based on cost centre manager estimates. The costs of corporate services and facilities, for example accommodation and information technology, are attributed to cost centres using relevant cost drivers. The cost drivers generally represent resource usage or FTE. Corporate overhead and some information technology related costs are not attributed to cost centres but are instead attributed to outputs as a final step in the costing process.

Table 2.1: Total resources for Outcome 1

(1) The amount showing for administered special appropriations represents appropriations to deliver Australian Taxation Office programmes. Amounts disclosed under special appropriations do not include the expenditures to pay refunds under the tax system.

Revised performance information and level of achievement — 2004-05

The ATO has not made any changes to its performance information since the 2004-05 Portfolio Budget Statements.

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