Tax 101 explores the reasons tax is collected and examines how governments use tax to provide services needed by the community, and the role of the ATO. Choose a topic to investigate or use the breadcrumbs to return to the course overview page.
The annual Budget shows how tax revenue is collected and how it will be spent. Explore issues concerning the Budget. Investigate how pressures on the Budget can impact on the type and amount of taxes that are levied.
Activities allow teachers to assess students and provide slideshows with course content and/or questions.
Forums allow teachers and students to communicate.
The first computers used by the ATO were used primarily for issuing the five million refund cheques sent out each year in the mid 1960s.
If a person earns below a certain threshold, the Australian Government will match their personal super contributions.
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