DSPANZ provided a submission to the Board of Taxation's Red Tape Reduction Review on 15 December 2025.
We supported the objective of the review and its role in identifying substantial and measurable opportunities to simplify business tax administration without compromising revenue or system integrity. We recognised that from a DSP perspective, many of the most significant compliance burdens arise from how information is requested, verified, reused and reported across the tax system and related government processes.
Our submission focused on technology-enabled administrative reforms that DSPANZ believes would materially reduce red tape for businesses, improve data quality, and enhance more efficient tax administration, including:
- Better align reporting and lodgment with natural business processes
- Expand the use of pre-fill and "tell us once" principles
- Leverage existing digital infrastructure, such as Single Touch Payroll
- Strengthen key digital foundations, including digital ID, Director IDs, and the Australian Business Register.