The Business of Adding Public Value

Abstract

A fair, efficient and effective tax administration adds public value. Not only in helping to fund necessary public goods, infrastructure and services, and making government payments, but also in making Australia more competitive globally by minimising compliance costs within the parameters of the law. We also influence the cultural norms of our society by promoting fairness and ethical standards in accordance with the rule of law. Fairness in accordance with the law, integrity, accountability, professionalism and transparency - these are core values underlying our administration of the community's tax system. As the administrators of the community's tax system, our approach is founded on consultation, collaboration and co-design with taxpayers, tax professionals and other key players in the tax system.