Thanks to Nick Evershed and The Guardian for sharing this database of the tax and income details of 1,539 companies with an income of more than $100 million in Australia in the year 2013-14. (The ATO has explained here why a company might not have to pay tax.)
The database may prove useful for those who would like to see the public health lobby shift its focus beyond lifestyle and behavioural factors to the economic and structural determinants of health. It is also interesting to see which companies are making big dollars in the health sector.
Below are the details of health and medical companies, and beneath those are the details of companies likely to be on the radar of the public health crowd. (These lists may not be comprehensive; I have extracted only those that I recognise as having a health connection, and may have missed others. Please feel free to point out any omissions…)
Health and medical-related companies
MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED
Total income                 6,462,578,665
Taxable income               364,303,121
Tax payable                       94,375,913
Tax as % of taxable income       25.91
BUPA AUSTRALIA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED
Total income                 6,075,403,068
Taxable income               283,970,972
Tax payable                        80,174,661
Tax as % of taxable income        28.23
EBOS HEALTHCARE (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED
Total income                 4,119,781,166
Taxable income                93,829,564
Tax payable                      28,148,869
Tax as % of taxable income       30.00
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED
Total income                 3,739,807,414
Taxable income              460,384,883
Tax payable                     136,545,637
Tax as % of taxable income        29.66
AUSTRALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Total income                 3,322,342,844
Taxable income                                 0
Tax payable                                         0
Tax as % of taxable income         0.00
SIGMA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
Total income                 3,026,585,909
Taxable income                 53,871,106
Tax payable                        13,016,396
Tax as % of taxable income       24.16
HEALTHSCOPE LIMITED
Total income                 2,121,695,242
Taxable income                                0
Tax payable                                       0
Tax as % of taxable income        0.00
CSL LIMITED
Total income                  2,105,981,013
Taxable income               160,202,586
Tax payable                                         0
Tax as % of taxable income             0
SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Total income                 1,876,470,023
Taxable income               213,613,557
Tax payable                        47,467,029
Tax as % of taxable income       22.22
GLAXOSMITHKLINE HOLDINGS PTY LTD
Total income                 1,467,076,449
Taxable income                 57,973,641
Tax payable                        11,932,592
Tax as % of taxable income      20.58
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LIMITED
Total income                 1,547,349,619
Taxable income               238,525,546
Tax payable                        65,702,737
Tax as % of taxable income       27.55
RESMED HOLDINGS LIMITED
Total income                1,311,489,332
Taxable income               250,445,227
Tax payable                        33,820,388
Tax as % of taxable income       13.50
NOVARTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Total income                1,191,832,345
Taxable income                 82,502,901
Tax payable                         12,002,134
Tax as % of taxable income       14.55
PFIZER AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED
Total income                 1,005,699,589
Taxable income                47,734,132
Tax payable                        14,320,240
Tax as % of taxable income       30.00
SANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Total income                 880,768,273
Taxable income               44,909,034
Tax payable                         3,419,423
Tax as % of taxable income        7.61
MERCK SHARP & DOHME (HOLDINGS) PTY LTD
Total income                870,022,159
Taxable income              67,178,856
Tax payable                     14,690,434
Tax as % of taxable income     21.87
RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Total income                 739,599,507
Taxable income              48,595,267
Tax payable                     14,578,580
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
COCHLEAR LIMITED
Total income                649,330,851
Taxable income            171,357,997
Tax payable                     10,679,365
Tax as % of taxable income      6.23
ROCHE PRODUCTS PTY LIMITED
Total income               642,943,000
Taxable income            62,960,957
Tax payable                        7,075,541
Tax as % of taxable income     11.24
MEDTRONIC AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED
Total income              517,194,152
Taxable income            16,271,982
Tax payable                      4,881,595
Tax as % of taxable income  30.00
I-MED HOLDINGS
Total income                 406,379,885
Taxable income                 32,511,131
Tax payable                       6,807,596
Tax as % of taxable income     20.94
ABBOTT AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED
Total income                400,530,322
Taxable income               24,939,732
Tax payable                      7,481,920
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PTY LIMITED
Total income                396,003,110
Taxable income               24,581,184
Tax payable                       4,784,789
Tax as % of taxable income    19.47
ANSELL LIMITED
Total income                330,356,539
Taxable income                7,532,585
Tax payable                                     0
Tax as % of taxable income     00.0
BLACKMORES LIMITED
Total income                310,204,310
Taxable income             48,090,350
Tax payable                      7,365,959
Tax as % of taxable income   15.32
GE HEALTHCARE AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Total income                  305,063,099
Taxable income                 10,731,671
Tax payable                         3,219,501
Tax as % of taxable income      30.00
AMGEN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Total income                   297,131,974
Taxable income               21,066,081
Tax payable                        6,319,824
Tax as % of taxable income     30.00
ELI LILLY AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Total income                 293,625,631
Taxable income              25,424,127
Tax payable                     4,540,257
Tax as % of taxable income   17.86
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Total income                 256,015,473
Taxable income              20,407,879
Tax payable                     6,122,364
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
REED ELSEVIER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Total income                 251,973,802
Taxable income               53,446,781
Tax payable                      16,033,162
Tax as % of taxable income     30.00
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Total income                 224,186,000
Taxable income               22,689,051
Tax payable                        1,067,214
Tax as % of taxable income        4.70
PFIZER AUSTRALIA INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED
Total income                 208,029,421
Taxable income               21,834,533
Tax payable                       6,550,360
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
NOVO NORDISK PHARMACEUTICALS PTY LTD
Total income                204,167,840
Taxable income                9,605,715
Tax payable                          908,880
Tax as % of taxable income      9.46
ST JUDE MEDICAL AUSTRALIA
Total income                164,005,682
Taxable income                8,829,007
Tax payable                     2,648,702
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
BECTON DICKINSON PTY LIMITED
Total income                157,701,214
Taxable income               9,547,314
Tax payable                      2,864,194
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AUSTRALIA
Total income                 148,026,626
Taxable income               13,671,749
Tax payable                      4,101,525
Tax as % of taxable income   30.00
METAGENICS AUSTRALIA
Total income                123,876,098
Taxable income              20,804,361
Tax payable                       4,963,136
Tax as % of taxable income    23.86
VISION EYE INSTITUTE LTD
Total income                 113,326,088
Taxable income              19,766,209
Tax payable                      5,929,863
Tax as % of taxable income   30.00
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Companies on the public health radar
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (AUSTRALASIA HOLDINGS) PTY LIMITED
Total income                 4,602,509,190
Taxable income             1,029,595,847
Tax payable                     307,308,440
Tax as % of taxable income        29.85
COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED
Total income                 3,782,532,580
Taxable income               438,490,851
Tax payable                     123,210,301
Tax as % of taxable income        28.10
PHILIP MORRIS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
Total income                  3,247,603,423
Taxable income               746,082,938
Tax payable                      223,824,881
Tax as % of taxable income        30.00
CROWN RESORTS LIMITED
Total income                  3,219,665,055
Taxable income               299,819,647
Tax payable                       88,778,659
Tax as % of taxable income        29.61
NESTLE AUSTRALIA LIMITED
Total income                2,215,656,411
Taxable income              286,786,424
Tax payable                        71,926,927
Tax as % of taxable income      25.08
IMPERIAL TOBACCO AUSTRALIA LIMITED
Total income                656,294,085
Taxable income              31,606,370
Tax payable                       9,481,911
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
RED BULL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Total income               194,379,306
Taxable income            12,345,013
Tax payable                      3,703,504
Tax as % of taxable income    30.00
COCA-COLA SOUTH PACIFIC PTY LIMITED
Total income               154,026,741
Taxable income            16,437,355
Tax payable                     4,931,206
Tax as % of taxable income  30.00
• See The Guardian for further reading and context on the ATO release.
