10: Complexity and administration

Chart 10.1 Average real cost of managing tax affairs for Australian tax filers (individuals)

Source: Australian Taxation Office 2014, Taxation Statistics 2011-12, Australian Taxation Office, Canberra.

Note: This data is sourced from taxpayers claiming a deduction for managing their tax affairs. The average cost for all taxpayers may be different.

This chart shows the average real cost of managing tax affairs for individual Australians from 1998-99 to 2011-12 in 2011-12 dollars.

Average real cost of managing tax affairs for Australian tax filers (individuals)