In the 2018 financial year, the average time it took individuals to complete their tax return was 4.22 hours. Partnership tax returns took the longest amount of time to complete, at over eight hours per tax return.
Average time to complete tax return in Australia in financial year 2018, by entity
(in hours)
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
*Individuals: this includes individuals who completed the business and professional items section only
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Australian Taxation Office. (February 6, 2020). Average time to complete tax return in Australia in financial year 2018, by entity (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/825122/australia-average-time-to-complete-tax-return-by-entity/
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