Inspector-General of Taxation
Section 1: Overview, appropriations and budget measures summary
Agency overview
The Inspector-General of Taxation Act 2003 established an independent statutory agency to review:
- systems established by the Australian Taxation Office to administer the tax laws; and
- systems established by tax laws in relation to administrative matters.
The Inspector-General seeks to improve the administration of the tax laws for the benefit of all taxpayers. This is to be achieved by identifying systemic issues in the administration of the tax laws and providing independent advice to the government on the administration of the tax laws.
To ensure that reviews undertaken reflect areas of key concern to the Australian community, the Inspector-General develops a work programme following broad-based consultation with other stakeholders including taxpayers and their representatives, the Australian Government Ombudsman, the Commonwealth Auditor-General and the Commissioner of Taxation.
Appropriations and resourcing
The total appropriation for the Inspection-General of Taxation (IGT) in the 2004-05 Budget is $2.2 million. Table 1.1 on the following page provides this detail.
Inspector-General of Taxation — appropriations 2004-05
Table 1.1: Appropriations and other revenue
- C1 and E1 refer to information provided in Table 2.1, Total resources for Outcome 1. K1 refers to information provided in Table 3.1, Budgeted Agency Statement of Financial Performance.
- Refer to Table 3.1, Budgeted Agency Statement of Financial Performance for application of agency revenue.
Note: Percentage figures indicate the percentage contribution of revenues from government (agency appropriations) to the total price of outputs, by outcome.
Agency equity injections and loans
The IGT does not have an appropriation for an equity injection or loan in the 2004-05 Budget.