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Average time to complete tax return Australia FY 2018 by entity
In the 2018 financial year, the average time it took individuals to complete their tax return was **** hours. Partnership tax returns took the longest amount of time to complete, at over eight hours per tax return.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/825122/australia-average-time-to-complete-tax-return-by-entity/
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Average time to complete tax return in Australia in financial year 2018, by entity (in hours) [Graph], Australian Taxation Office, February 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/825122/australia-average-time-to-complete-tax-return-by-entity/
