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Program highlights in 2025

Key program achievements.

Published 13 October 2026

Key National Tax Clinic program achievements

  • 6,773 vulnerable individuals and small businesses assisted (4% increase)
  • 10,955 lodgments completed (39% increase)
  • 2,650 taxpayers provided with advice and support including those in dispute with the ATO (10% decrease)
  • 534 taxpayers provided support in managing tax debts (18% decrease)
  • 10,242 taxpayers participated in 124 community education activities
  • 557 students participated in the program
  • 13,515 hours invested in directly assisting clients experiencing vulnerability

Key client indicators

  • 339 migrants and temporary visa holders assisted (55% decrease)
  • 427 taxpayers in remote and rural communities assisted (46% increase)
  • 744 incarcerated clients assisted (23% increase)
  • 554 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples assisted (78% increase)
  • 2,442 reported instances of financial hardship and/or low income (13% decrease)
  • 371 reported instances of financial or domestic abuse (or both) (48% increase)
  • 456 taxpayers facing financial literacy challenges assisted (54% increase)