SmartTax

Project Info

Team Name

BINT

Team Members

James , Hemant , Anuj , Alve

Project Description

SmartTax is an AI-powered platform designed for the GovHack 2025 "Proactive, Personalised Tax Experience with AI" challenge. Our solution makes tax compliance seamless, accurate, and stress-free for all Australians—regardless of financial literacy. SmartTax leverages advanced data integration, real-time AI insights, and a “Tell Us Once” approach to automate tax compliance. The platform provides proactive guidance, flags potential errors, and offers personalized recommendations—turning tax from a burden into an invisible part of financial wellbeing.

Data Story

Our project uses real Individual Income Tax Return and Superannuation Contribution datasets provided by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for GovHack 2025. We analyzed taxpayer behaviour by income and age group, identifying key trends—such as the 45-54 age group contributing the highest taxable income, and 18–24 the lowest average tax. These insights help power SmartTax’s AI and Smart Coach, enabling context-sensitive deductions, tailored nudges, and accuracy in user guidance. Live data connections with banks, employers, and super funds reduce manual entry and errors, while agency integrations ensure all information is securely shared once—creating a data-driven, frictionless tax experience.

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Team DataSets

Individual Income Tax Return Data (#2)

Description of Use We used this data to spot real differences and trends in jobs, pay, and tax outcomes for all sorts of Australians. It helped our project highlight gaps, suggest deductions, and make sure the information and help SmartTax gives truly fits the people using it.

Data Set

Superannuation Contribution Data (#1)

Description of Use We used this data to understand real super contributions for different age and income groups, so SmartTax can offer tips and suggestions that make sense for each user’s life stage and financial situation. It also helped us find patterns and gaps, making our tax advice more practical and relatable for everyday Australians.

Data Set

Individual Income Tax Return Data (#1)

Description of Use We used this data to find real patterns in how people across the country report income and claim deductions. It helped us spot who’s likely to miss out on deductions and guided us to make our tax tool fair and helpful, no matter where you live or what your tax situation is.

Data Set

Challenge Entries

Proactive, Personalised Tax Experience with AI

How can the ATO use AI and/or data integration and linking to create a tailored tax experience where compliance is easy and improves financial wellbeing? That can enable tax to ‘just happen’ for all Australians regardless of financial literacy.

#Your-tax-just-happens

Eligibility: Open to everyone. Use at least one ATO data set from the datasets below but you are encouraged to also look at https://data.gov.au/data/organization/australiantaxationoffice or other related sources. Submissions will be assessed based on the insightfulness of the solution, relevance to the ATO's goals, innovation, design impact, feasibility, and compliance with ethical AI standards.

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