Tax and BAS agent statistics

Counted from the Tax Practitioners Board register file dated 21 Oct 2026, checked 21 Oct 2026.

Short answer: the TPB register file dated 21 Oct 2026 has 68,053 records. 64,524 are currently registered (including registered with a renewal lodged), and 60,015 of those are listed here as directory pages: 44,868 tax agents and 15,147 BAS agents. 3,529 records are no longer current.

Register statuses in the file

StatusRecords
Registered63,448
Unregistered - Terminated3,486
Registered - Renewal application lodged1,076
Unregistered - Termination - Under ART review9
Unregistered - Publication Decision8
Unregistered8
Unregistered - Period of non-application - Under ART review7
Unregistered - Rejection of renewal6
Unregistered - Rejection of new application for fitness and propriety reasons2
Unregistered - Rejection of new application for fitness and propriety reasons - Under ART review1
Unregistered - Publication Decision - Under ART review1
Unregistered - Rejection of renewal - Under ART review1

Listed agents by state and territory

StateAgents
New South Wales20,517
Victoria16,616
Queensland11,621
Western Australia6,130
South Australia3,212
Australian Capital Territory854
Tasmania739
Northern Territory326

Top 15 suburbs

SuburbAgents
Sydney NSW2,002
Melbourne VIC1,404
Adelaide SA523
Brisbane City QLD496
Parramatta NSW446
Perth WA383
Chatswood NSW348
North Sydney NSW333
West Perth WA276
Mount Waverley VIC250
Norwest NSW238
Subiaco WA213
Bella Vista NSW200
Southport QLD198
Osborne Park WA196

Listed agents by decade first registered

DecadeAgents
1930s1
1940s6
1950s31
1960s104
1970s763
1980s1,899
1990s2,810
2000s5,671
2010s30,349
2020s18,381

Method

Counts use the TPB public register file dated 21 Oct 2026, as downloaded and checked on 21 Oct 2026. Suburbs and states are as written in the register's business address. Per-capita figures are not shown because we have not added a sourced population file. Check any agent with our registration check.