ATO - Official Development Assistance

Question

1. Can the ATO please provide data on the total amount of corporate tax paid in Australia by the top 10 managing contractors delivering programs with Australian Official Development Assistance (ODA) over the last five years? 2. Can the ATO please provide details on the country of tax residency and the ultimate parent entity's country of tax residency for the top 10 managing contractors receiving Australian ODA over the last five years? 3. The purpose of Australian ODA is not to able foreign multinational companies to avoid paying taxes in Australia. Can the ATO explain how and why these corporate tax arrangements have been allowed to continue despite the fiscal leakage they lead to? 4. Please provide all relevant correspondence relating to corporate tax arrangements for managing contractors for the Australian aid program over the last five years, This including any such relevant correspondence with DFAT and with the managing contractors themselves.

Answer

See attached response.

Documents

• Question with answer (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• SQ26-000295 ATO - Official Development Assistance.pdf (opens in a new tab)