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Agency:
Revenue Branch
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jul 2002
Description:
During the finanical year 2002-03 the Revenue Services and Revenue Support Branches were combined into the Revenue Branch within the Revenue Gaming & Licensing Division of the Department of Treasury & Finance. The term State Revenue Office has continued to be used since the 1980's despite this not appearing in any of the Department's Annual Reports.;;;;The Branch administers State taxation legislation, manages the assessment and collection of State taxes, and provides advice to taxpayers, including the preparation of Revenue Rulings and Guidelines. The Branch also manages the collection of outstanding State taxation debts, including court recovery and prosecution action where appropriate; and administers the Pensioner Rates Remission scheme, First Home Owner Grant and payroll tax rebate schemes. ;;
Information Sources:
'From Commissariat to Treasury' by Heather Felton;;Dept of Treasury & Finance Annual Report 2003-04
Legislation Administered:
Debits Duties Act 2001, Duties Act 2001, First Home Owners Grant Act 2000, Land Tax Acts 1995 & 2000, Land Tax Rating Act 2000, Local Government (Rates & Charges Remissions) Act 1991, National Taxation Reform (Commonwealth - State Relations) Act 1999, New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Tasmania) Act 1999, Pay-roll Act 1971, Revenue Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002, Taxation Administration Act 1997,
Legislation Creating:
administrative action
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
administrative action
Functions Performed:
Finance management
Controlling Agencies:
Revenue Gaming & Licensing Division (TA1684)03 Apr 2000
Previous Agencies:
Revenue Operations (Services) Branch (TA1678)01 Dec 199430 Jun 2002

Revenue Compliance (Support) Branch (TA1679)01 Dec 199430 Jun 2002
Liquor & Gaming Branch (TA1686)01 Jul 2002