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INBTable 1
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Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 408 62.51 910 30.22 87 27.79 401 64.16 769 40.89 70 24.71
Established Business 132 57.05 304 27.29 31 27.78 128 59.16 236 43.05 20 25.51
Total 540 61.18 1214 29.48 118 27.79 529 62.95 1005 41.40 90 24.89
Partnership Commenced Business 804 64.51 1135 13.74 263 23.56 797 65.21 850 27.49 216 21.20
Established Business 280 61.26 390 10.96 81 24.58 271 63.90 276 25.87 64 22.49
Total 1084 63.67 1525 13.03 344 23.80 1068 64.87 1126 27.09 280 21.49
Trust Commenced Business 203 63.02 290 10.11 185 26.09 200 64.83 209 20.47 134 23.51
Established Business 67 59.07 94 14.07 47 26.95 65 61.22 66 23.75 31 23.71
Total 270 62.04 384 11.08 232 26.27 265 63.94 275 21.25 165 23.54
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 131 62.60 248 14.76 23 28.27 130 63.36 180 29.90 16 26.02
Established Business 45 54.55 95 12.99 10 34.19 45 54.55 67 32.81 6 27.59
Total 176 60.55 343 14.27 33 30.06 175 61.09 247 30.69 22 26.45
Partnership Commenced Business 285 71.24 565 9.14 110 27.15 284 71.54 385 28.03 76 22.63
Established Business 92 74.21 163 9.04 34 32.65 91 75.26 108 28.89 21 26.05
Total 377 71.96 728 9.12 144 28.45 375 72.44 493 28.22 97 23.37
Trust Commenced Business 95 66.03 130 5.71 72 27.67 95 66.03 88 16.77 49 25.25
Established Business 18 70.81 31 7.51 17 26.30 18 70.81 21 18.27 11 24.13
Total 113 66.79 161 6.06 89 27.41 113 66.79 109 17.06 60 25.05
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 278 77.70 1085 20.06 80 26.38 278 77.70 849 32.42 57 24.33
Established Business 108 75.34 472 17.50 25 n.a. 108 75.34 367 30.38 24 n.a.
Total 386 77.04 1557 19.29 105 58.87 386 77.04 1216 31.80 81 67.14
Partnership Commenced Business 876 83.09 2553 16.58 555 61.96 875 83.20 1979 28.87 409 74.00
Established Business 319 80.82 812 16.05 146 19.38 318 81.19 589 31.04 106 18.10
Total 1195 82.48 3365 16.45 701 53.09 1193 82.67 2568 29.37 515 62.50
Trust Commenced Business 222 80.62 489 6.47 318 20.55 221 81.15 339 17.20 214 18.15
Established Business 60 78.26 115 9.98 65 19.19 60 78.26 82 18.90 48 19.64
Total 282 80.12 604 7.14 383 20.32 281 80.53 421 17.53 262 18.42
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 137 70.95 822 11.64 87 27.41 131 75.09 549 35.28 56 23.82
Established Business 75 59.21 273 13.92 28 35.60 68 66.64 186 36.02 18 30.21
Total 212 66.80 1095 12.21 115 29.41 199 72.20 735 35.47 74 25.37
Partnership Commenced Business 364 78.45 2412 9.65 504 21.59 362 79.05 1632 28.45 373 18.58
Established Business 170 81.11 728 10.77 171 21.92 170 81.11 509 29.34 129 18.81
Total 534 79.30 3140 9.91 675 21.67 532 79.71 2141 28.66 502 18.64
Trust Commenced Business 119 73.60 552 12.47 269 22.93 114 77.76 395 26.41 203 20.39
Established Business 40 84.55 140 13.75 65 21.55 40 84.55 103 26.89 47 20.16
Total 159 76.35 692 12.73 334 22.66 154 79.53 498 26.51 250 20.35
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 41 84.42 107 7.55 20 33.12 41 84.42 70 29.83 12 24.78
Established Business 12 79.81 32 13.62 8 33.17 12 79.81 21 32.59 5 34.16
Total 53 83.37 139 8.95 28 33.13 53 83.37 91 30.46 17 27.54
Partnership Commenced Business 159 84.95 373 6.39 154 25.88 159 84.95 250 23.40 111 22.47
Established Business 52 82.38 103 11.15 38 27.59 52 82.38 73 25.54 29 27.13
Total 211 84.32 476 7.42 192 26.22 211 84.32 323 23.89 140 23.44
Trust Commenced Business 53 80.54 112 1.57 87 27.77 53 80.54 67 15.93 49 21.47
Established Business 8 83.59 21 2.00 14 21.35 8 83.59 14 21.14 9 18.36
Total 61 80.94 133 1.64 101 26.88 61 80.94 81 16.83 58 20.98
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 19 79.24 118 4.83 17 40.23 19 79.24 67 33.19 9 29.61
Established Business 10 88.99 38 3.60 8 39.21 10 88.99 24 21.58 3 38.51
Total 29 82.60 156 4.53 25 39.90 29 82.60 91 30.13 12 31.83
Partnership Commenced Business 79 85.04 374 7.53 104 24.41 78 86.13 245 27.04 75 22.43
Established Business 32 86.29 114 7.33 32 32.36 32 86.29 71 25.47 21 26.64
Total 111 85.40 488 7.48 136 26.28 110 86.18 316 26.69 96 23.35
Individual Commenced Business 197 73.34 902 8.37 89 30.77 185 79.29 586 31.37 52 22.44
Established Business 78 73.50 278 9.03 35 31.75 74 78.49 173 33.46 17 26.60
Total 275 73.39 1180 8.52 124 31.05 259 79.06 759 31.84 69 23.47
Partnership Commenced Business 580 83.69 2509 6.53 620 24.45 580 83.69 1639 26.11 453 21.46
Established Business 232 79.62 760 10.52 160 24.28 229 81.25 539 27.61 122 20.49
Total 812 82.53 3269 7.46 780 24.42 809 83.00 2178 26.48 575 21.25
Trust Commenced Business 131 76.47 441 6.11 275 25.16 130 77.10 299 20.05 195 23.50
Established Business 31 77.52 110 8.91 70 24.98 30 80.11 76 22.29 48 23.51
Total 162 76.67 551 6.67 345 25.12 160 77.67 375 20.51 243 23.50
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 786 90.48 2167 11.58 54 16.51 785 90.66 1372 37.59 21 12.30
Established Business 293 89.49 648 13.37 13 20.54 292 89.83 431 35.20 5 21.41
Total 1079 90.21 2815 12.00 67 17.29 1077 90.43 1803 37.02 26 14.06
Partnership Commenced Business 3944 93.17 7100 -2.45 873 10.14 3939 93.33 3736 23.85 399 8.75
Established Business 1480 90.74 2447 0.59 317 9.60 1472 91.30 1354 23.89 156 8.53
Total 5424 92.51 9547 -1.67 1190 10.00 5411 92.78 5090 23.86 555 8.69
Trust Commenced Business 975 91.85 1808 -2.77 601 11.53 973 92.08 953 21.47 267 10.72
Established Business 365 91.73 602 -1.98 184 10.82 364 92.01 328 22.26 85 8.81
Total 1340 91.82 2410 -2.57 785 11.36 1337 92.06 1281 21.67 352 10.26
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 1581 82.52 1945 4.02 59 17.87 1569 83.30 1133 30.91 24 13.80
Established Business 529 81.45 720 3.93 28 22.88 527 81.80 420 29.70 12 19.30
Total 2110 82.25 2665 4.00 87 19.48 2096 82.92 1553 30.58 36 15.63
Partnership Commenced Business 5300 88.72 6688 -0.35 795 12.92 5291 88.94 3753 22.53 408 11.47
Established Business 1940 87.38 2544 1.85 295 13.28 1938 87.48 1508 22.36 164 11.54
Total 7240 88.36 9232 0.25 1090 13.02 7229 88.55 5261 22.48 572 11.49
Trust Commenced Business 1043 89.75 1313 1.84 418 11.84 1038 90.22 812 17.86 238 10.05
Established Business 310 87.24 433 3.08 114 11.35 309 87.66 269 20.81 72 9.78
Total 1353 89.17 1746 2.15 532 11.73 1347 89.63 1081 18.59 310 9.99
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 1758 81.25 1955 6.43 98 21.32 1753 81.54 1221 28.78 55 18.18
Established Business 446 80.78 496 6.50 30 23.37 442 81.87 314 27.53 22 22.27
Total 2204 81.16 2451 6.45 128 21.80 2195 81.61 1535 28.52 77 19.35
Partnership Commenced Business 4970 84.94 5576 7.59 733 16.07 4963 85.09 3774 24.14 493 13.47
Established Business 1661 84.03 1870 6.33 243 17.30 1655 84.37 1206 24.90 147 13.12
Total 6631 84.72 7446 7.27 976 16.38 6618 84.91 4980 24.33 640 13.39
Trust Commenced Business 591 84.27 693 9.51 235 14.59 590 84.44 504 21.51 171 13.16
Established Business 155 83.27 177 9.28 53 15.51 155 83.27 123 23.53 34 12.28
Total 746 84.06 870 9.46 288 14.76 745 84.20 627 21.91 205 13.01
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 2155 83.29 2627 4.22 115 25.24 2148 83.60 1577 28.23 51 22.75
Established Business 558 80.48 703 6.73 21 21.89 550 81.77 429 29.92 13 15.27
Total 2713 82.71 3330 4.75 136 24.72 2698 83.22 2006 28.59 64 21.23
Partnership Commenced Business 5554 86.91 6866 3.88 763 17.09 5539 87.22 4255 23.93 473 15.18
Established Business 1804 84.85 2175 4.79 249 20.24 1793 85.50 1355 24.70 159 18.89
Total 7358 86.40 9041 4.10 1012 17.87 7332 86.80 5610 24.11 632 16.12
Trust Commenced Business 754 86.49 981 4.72 284 15.75 751 86.92 633 22.05 175 13.62
Established Business 180 86.50 234 9.50 58 15.69 179 87.02 163 26.11 34 13.29
Total 934 86.49 1215 5.64 342 15.74 930 86.93 796 22.88 209 13.57
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 8655 76.56 9113 8.22 212 18.40 8609 77.06 5732 32.82 136 14.96
Established Business 2349 75.50 2497 9.46 56 20.49 2325 76.45 1585 32.93 31 16.21
Total 11004 76.33 11610 8.49 268 18.83 10934 76.93 7317 32.84 167 15.19
Partnership Commenced Business 12732 78.61 13416 3.15 887 15.78 12682 79.00 8080 27.07 605 12.52
Established Business 4112 76.93 4385 5.31 288 16.14 4083 77.59 2677 28.25 197 14.39
Total 16844 78.20 17801 3.68 1175 15.87 16765 78.66 10757 27.37 802 12.98
Trust Commenced Business 1087 77.02 1210 10.73 304 16.86 1081 77.47 834 27.98 204 12.59
Established Business 343 73.86 396 13.16 101 15.49 337 75.33 281 31.22 67 13.33
Total 1430 76.26 1606 11.33 405 16.52 1418 76.96 1115 28.80 271 12.77
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 1299 90.45 2013 23.79 122 15.36 1293 90.96 1648 33.92 96 15.08
Established Business 350 85.58 552 23.71 31 21.70 348 86.18 457 33.17 20 15.75
Total 1649 89.42 2565 23.78 153 16.65 1641 89.94 2105 33.76 116 15.19
Partnership Commenced Business 6163 93.84 8299 17.57 1164 11.80 6155 94.00 6884 24.65 903 11.24
Established Business 1681 91.04 2270 17.40 343 12.74 1678 91.23 1873 25.25 278 12.06
Total 7844 93.24 10569 17.53 1507 12.02 7833 93.40 8757 24.78 1181 11.43
Trust Commenced Business 755 93.64 1086 9.87 445 14.31 755 93.64 813 17.50 309 13.04
Established Business 199 90.90 280 12.62 86 15.92 197 91.98 224 19.08 65 15.16
Total 954 93.07 1366 10.43 531 14.57 952 93.29 1037 17.84 374 13.40
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 139 82.47 360 23.55 62 17.30 138 83.42 301 33.32 55 17.18
Established Business 52 88.37 127 20.08 28 16.62 52 88.37 107 29.02 22 15.35
Total 191 84.08 487 22.65 90 17.09 190 84.78 408 32.19 77 16.65
Trust Commenced Business 42 78.75 145 9.56 84 24.41 41 81.71 109 18.76 56 23.36
Established Business 14 78.15 43 9.15 27 19.65 14 78.15 33 16.23 21 19.75
Total 56 78.60 188 9.47 111 23.25 55 80.80 142 18.18 77 22.38
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 129 66.15 209 6.08 62 14.70 128 66.77 148 19.31 48 14.67
Established Business 55 73.91 89 6.18 20 17.84 55 73.91 61 24.17 18 17.98
Total 184 68.47 298 6.11 82 15.47 183 68.92 209 20.73 66 15.57
Individual Commenced Business 197 87.27 255 11.61 9 12.70 197 87.27 162 32.32 7 12.59
Established Business 59 79.41 79 16.05 1 14.75 59 79.41 55 31.80 0 0.00
Total 256 85.46 334 12.66 10 12.91 256 85.46 217 32.19 7 12.59
Partnership Commenced Business 536 91.03 685 8.79 135 11.15 535 91.20 499 21.51 107 9.06
Established Business 185 88.78 231 7.61 41 9.47 185 88.78 163 21.43 35 9.08
Total 721 90.45 916 8.49 176 10.76 720 90.58 662 21.49 142 9.06
Trust Commenced Business 84 89.57 113 10.69 67 12.22 84 89.57 92 16.36 58 12.03
Established Business 13 85.43 23 13.39 10 12.01 13 85.43 17 25.70 6 10.05
Total 97 89.02 136 11.14 77 12.19 97 89.02 109 17.82 64 11.84
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 329 68.43 383 -11.06 26 23.94 313 73.63 176 29.34 13 21.99
Established Business 111 70.28 133 -4.48 6 14.72 108 73.09 62 29.60 1 6.81
Total 440 68.90 516 -9.36 32 22.21 421 73.49 238 29.41 14 20.90
Partnership Commenced Business 437 73.56 404 -15.34 41 17.02 422 77.48 155 23.53 22 15.72
Established Business 174 70.24 174 -11.81 15 14.77 165 76.60 72 20.53 7 13.94
Total 611 72.62 578 -14.27 56 16.42 587 77.23 227 22.58 29 15.29
Trust Commenced Business 74 74.99 117 -1.12 37 21.50 73 76.17 61 26.11 18 20.92
Established Business 26 66.28 34 2.55 12 16.74 24 74.20 20 20.48 7 18.14
Total 100 72.73 151 -0.29 49 20.33 97 75.68 81 24.72 25 20.14
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 371 68.75 628 7.22 21 27.09 355 73.03 388 33.72 15 24.64
Established Business 135 65.20 204 7.36 9 20.55 130 69.94 123 34.61 5 19.97
Total 506 67.80 832 7.25 30 25.12 485 72.20 511 33.93 20 23.47
Partnership Commenced Business 623 73.23 896 1.27 74 18.18 605 76.56 521 28.35 53 17.10
Established Business 255 68.82 339 1.65 32 20.93 241 75.34 197 26.98 19 15.61
Total 878 71.95 1235 1.37 106 19.01 846 76.21 718 27.97 72 16.71
Trust Commenced Business 100 64.94 138 6.57 43 22.36 95 69.68 90 25.29 33 23.24
Established Business 28 58.97 42 5.59 9 23.40 27 62.28 29 23.37 6 17.44
Total 128 63.63 180 6.34 52 22.54 122 68.04 119 24.82 39 22.35
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 65 88.33 536 4.89 37 20.59 65 88.33 305 26.51 16 18.80
Established Business 27 90.28 145 -0.55 14 26.16 27 90.28 78 21.08 5 25.23
Total 92 88.90 681 3.73 51 22.12 92 88.90 383 25.40 21 20.33
Partnership Commenced Business 305 94.67 2646 5.46 314 17.71 305 94.67 1650 22.68 178 14.14
Established Business 143 93.14 674 6.38 105 16.35 143 93.14 434 23.25 62 12.76
Total 448 94.18 3320 5.65 419 17.37 448 94.18 2084 22.80 240 13.78
Trust Commenced Business 57 91.12 700 4.29 302 16.82 57 91.12 429 19.30 175 14.30
Established Business 47 90.62 234 2.99 95 14.88 47 90.62 147 17.91 52 12.67
Total 104 90.89 934 3.96 397 16.36 104 90.89 576 18.94 227 13.93
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 110 90.30 324 14.41 151 8.42 108 92.06 236 27.84 107 6.79
Established Business 86 88.98 183 9.79 102 7.61 85 90.98 129 23.55 67 7.00
Total 196 89.72 507 12.74 253 8.09 193 91.58 365 26.33 174 6.87
Trust Commenced Business 75 92.44 200 10.97 138 9.21 75 92.44 147 21.71 100 8.86
Established Business 13 85.66 31 15.19 22 8.92 13 85.66 26 21.25 17 7.83
Total 88 91.44 231 11.53 160 9.17 88 91.44 173 21.64 117 8.71
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 177 82.01 489 14.34 23 21.02 176 82.53 321 36.77 17 17.34
Established Business 56 77.05 155 11.11 8 33.54 54 80.78 99 35.09 5 32.46
Total 233 80.82 644 13.57 31 24.25 230 82.12 420 36.38 22 20.78
Partnership Commenced Business 577 86.84 1221 4.52 229 17.90 577 86.84 773 24.25 165 16.57
Established Business 194 84.99 375 10.09 68 18.33 193 85.71 259 26.94 52 17.62
Total 771 86.38 1596 5.83 297 18.00 770 86.56 1032 24.92 217 16.82
Trust Commenced Business 113 85.10 219 5.82 103 19.22 113 85.10 138 21.59 60 16.30
Established Business 27 73.91 70 7.27 30 24.57 26 77.64 48 24.96 21 20.70
Total 140 82.94 289 6.17 133 20.43 139 83.70 186 22.46 81 17.44
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 28 78.37 198 25.95 67 66.70 28 78.37 160 36.02 51 66.53
Established Business 21 88.89 103 30.68 33 63.52 21 88.89 85 40.98 27 61.88
Total 49 82.88 301 27.57 100 65.65 49 82.88 245 37.74 78 64.92
Partnership Commenced Business 52 85.55 249 13.48 157 58.33 52 85.55 207 20.04 134 57.83
Established Business 34 86.71 120 13.24 69 60.09 34 86.71 94 22.54 57 59.78
Total 86 86.01 369 13.41 226 58.87 86 86.01 301 20.82 191 58.42
Company Commenced Business 69 55.43 199 2.48 93 36.66 68 56.36 111 17.01 56 32.66
Established Business 827 55.60 1906 5.82 1114 28.12 820 56.22 1211 15.52 730 25.53
Total 896 55.59 2105 5.50 1207 28.78 888 56.23 1322 15.65 786 26.04
Individual Commenced Business 806 73.48 3010 28.98 136 28.93 796 74.56 2453 41.76 109 27.73
Established Business 346 76.15 1274 30.59 74 37.09 344 76.76 1038 43.23 59 34.87
Total 1152 74.28 4284 29.46 210 31.81 1140 75.23 3491 42.20 168 30.24
Partnership Commenced Business 1147 76.70 3205 14.19 568 23.13 1138 77.41 2318 29.54 425 21.45
Established Business 558 76.97 1371 14.05 231 22.88 556 77.43 972 30.13 172 22.05
Total 1705 76.79 4576 14.15 799 23.06 1694 77.42 3290 29.71 597 21.62
Trust Commenced Business 319 63.88 881 12.94 393 24.59 318 64.11 661 23.93 297 22.95
Established Business 122 63.30 268 14.25 113 25.73 120 64.73 212 23.64 88 25.35
Total 441 63.72 1149 13.25 506 24.84 438 64.28 873 23.86 385 23.50
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 25 70.63 341 23.70 1 19.48 25 70.63 286 32.16 1 19.48
Established Business 14 92.32 132 26.63 1 18.04 14 92.32 106 39.19 1 18.04
Total 39 78.42 473 24.52 2 18.76 39 78.42 392 34.06 2 18.76
Individual Commenced Business 53 33.87 222 29.79 20 24.43 42 46.45 172 47.95 15 23.15
Established Business 49 32.27 152 20.16 13 28.28 37 47.66 103 44.56 11 26.82
Total 102 33.10 374 25.88 33 25.95 79 47.02 275 46.68 26 24.70
Individual Commenced Business 37 73.17 341 33.68 14 21.99 36 75.53 295 43.01 11 21.71
Established Business 20 70.45 132 41.36 3 24.03 19 74.54 116 49.72 3 24.03
Total 57 72.21 473 35.82 17 22.35 55 75.18 411 44.90 14 22.21
Partnership Commenced Business 70 86.87 283 23.58 51 23.58 70 86.87 235 32.28 45 21.92
Established Business 39 86.90 132 28.98 19 22.46 39 86.90 118 34.27 19 22.46
Total 109 86.88 415 25.30 70 23.27 109 86.88 353 32.95 64 22.08
Trust Commenced Business 31 68.39 144 12.04 96 25.01 31 68.39 112 18.04 78 23.08
Established Business 12 79.88 38 12.57 23 28.81 12 79.88 31 19.28 19 28.53
Total 43 71.59 182 12.15 119 25.74 43 71.59 143 18.31 97 24.15
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 41 52.14 177 29.67 16 39.07 35 64.58 144 45.40 12 36.56
Established Business 17 58.39 80 34.73 6 37.03 15 68.14 64 50.30 4 30.02
Total 58 53.97 257 31.25 22 38.51 50 65.65 208 46.91 16 34.92
Individual Commenced Business 15 77.92 402 67.83 18 19.61 15 77.92 391 70.27 17 19.59
Established Business 6 69.03 138 67.84 12 17.94 6 69.03 137 68.49 12 17.94
Total 21 75.38 540 67.83 30 18.95 21 75.38 528 69.81 29 18.91
Partnership Commenced Business 38 86.91 400 40.09 138 19.97 37 89.38 376 44.34 134 19.55
Established Business 23 74.87 138 33.16 47 20.17 23 74.87 129 36.35 42 19.18
Total 61 82.37 538 38.31 185 20.02 60 83.82 505 42.30 176 19.46
Trust Commenced Business 33 82.56 343 26.47 198 22.63 33 82.56 306 31.47 175 21.75
Established Business 13 83.55 83 23.77 53 26.38 13 83.55 72 28.17 44 25.96
Total 46 82.84 426 25.94 251 23.42 46 82.84 378 30.84 219 22.60
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 7 87.67 238 60.98 13 20.88 7 87.67 222 67.12 9 22.05
Established Business 1 73.53 110 67.08 2 18.75 1 73.53 104 72.48 1 15.38
Total 8 85.90 348 62.91 15 20.60 8 85.90 326 68.83 10 21.38
Partnership Commenced Business 16 69.00 175 21.86 49 20.84 16 69.00 142 29.93 41 19.98
Established Business 6 92.85 46 13.58 13 18.61 6 92.85 35 27.08 9 19.09
Total 22 75.51 221 20.14 62 20.37 22 75.51 177 29.37 50 19.82
Trust Commenced Business 24 75.23 114 19.22 67 27.35 24 75.23 99 24.61 58 29.00
Established Business 9 76.96 30 9.88 18 29.60 9 76.96 17 26.00 8 31.46
Total 33 75.70 144 17.28 85 27.83 33 75.70 116 24.82 66 29.30
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 15 91.30 480 44.82 25 31.05 15 91.30 424 54.18 20 27.83
Established Business 9 70.04 168 50.72 6 31.60 9 70.04 153 58.92 6 31.60
Total 24 83.33 648 46.35 31 31.16 24 83.33 577 55.44 26 28.70
Partnership Commenced Business 40 89.01 364 22.31 79 24.53 40 89.01 298 32.22 64 23.65
Established Business 18 86.63 127 28.07 30 19.54 18 86.63 107 38.01 27 18.80
Total 58 88.27 491 23.80 109 23.16 58 88.27 405 33.75 91 22.21
Trust Commenced Business 22 76.93 116 14.69 68 26.75 22 76.93 87 24.77 51 27.21
Established Business 3 75.37 22 8.87 13 20.79 3 75.37 16 21.39 11 19.36
Total 25 76.74 138 13.76 81 25.80 25 76.74 103 24.24 62 25.82
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 9 74.75 207 42.64 1 13.68 8 85.08 177 54.17 1 13.68
Established Business 4 69.07 69 41.80 3 39.38 4 69.07 57 56.88 1 28.47
Total 13 73.00 276 42.43 4 32.95 12 79.74 234 54.83 2 21.07
Partnership Commenced Business 13 61.87 128 16.71 14 23.24 13 61.87 96 30.95 11 21.60
Established Business 7 71.19 50 12.82 4 26.76 7 71.19 32 35.27 3 25.90
Total 20 65.13 178 15.62 18 24.02 20 65.13 128 32.03 14 22.52
Individual Commenced Business 16 61.07 122 49.79 8 16.26 15 66.40 111 57.87 8 16.26
Established Business 7 65.76 68 49.59 6 16.03 7 65.76 62 58.38 6 16.03
Total 23 62.50 190 49.72 14 16.16 22 66.20 173 58.06 14 16.16
Trust Commenced Business 33 84.32 164 40.73 104 20.24 33 84.32 158 43.16 99 18.90
Established Business 18 56.59 49 38.93 27 17.64 16 65.10 42 46.97 22 13.30
Total 51 74.53 213 40.32 131 19.71 49 78.05 200 43.96 121 17.88
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 14 71.38 406 37.50 16 23.83 14 71.38 350 47.26 14 23.52
Established Business 18 76.97 128 42.53 2 46.03 18 76.97 115 49.93 2 46.03
Total 32 74.52 534 38.71 18 26.29 32 74.52 465 47.92 16 26.33
Partnership Commenced Business 36 72.41 328 22.39 67 23.68 35 74.55 263 34.44 56 22.89
Established Business 21 67.27 99 19.59 20 18.38 21 67.27 78 32.43 17 17.28
Total 57 70.52 427 21.74 87 22.46 56 71.82 341 33.98 73 21.58
Partnership Commenced Business 74 74.90 133 19.19 31 28.43 74 74.90 103 32.77 25 25.94
Established Business 20 64.38 39 17.69 9 32.28 19 70.28 31 32.67 7 27.25
Total 94 72.66 172 18.85 40 29.30 93 73.95 134 32.74 32 26.23
Individual Commenced Business 35 72.29 159 26.85 4 23.14 34 75.54 124 40.23 2 9.13
Established Business 19 57.15 63 22.55 3 32.69 18 63.88 43 46.82 2 35.27
Total 54 66.96 222 25.63 7 27.24 52 71.50 167 41.93 4 22.20
Partnership Commenced Business 66 70.34 154 12.21 22 22.01 64 73.56 103 32.63 17 23.54
Established Business 22 55.61 64 12.35 9 25.90 21 62.30 41 31.40 6 25.59
Total 88 66.66 218 12.25 31 23.14 85 70.78 144 32.28 23 24.07
Individual Commenced Business 29 70.01 278 59.52 9 23.04 29 70.01 266 63.26 8 19.84
Established Business 10 81.49 132 60.08 3 40.98 10 81.49 121 66.88 2 44.46
Total 39 72.95 410 59.70 12 27.52 39 72.95 387 64.39 10 24.77
Partnership Commenced Business 33 75.31 132 32.75 36 19.78 33 75.31 118 39.02 30 16.54
Established Business 21 73.96 58 39.03 10 32.35 21 73.96 54 43.39 8 34.47
Total 54 74.78 190 34.66 46 22.51 54 74.78 172 40.39 38 20.32
Individual Commenced Business 28 53.93 119 34.97 0 0.00 27 55.93 101 44.98 0 0.00
Established Business 12 70.56 39 27.60 1 24.22 12 70.56 32 43.69 1 24.22
Total 40 58.92 158 33.15 1 24.22 39 60.43 133 44.67 1 24.22
Individual Commenced Business 9 48.64 279 79.68 3 29.21 9 48.64 271 82.55 3 29.21
Established Business 10 58.13 136 78.90 2 21.41 10 58.13 132 82.06 1 6.79
Total 19 53.63 415 79.42 5 26.09 19 53.63 403 82.39 4 23.61
Individual Commenced Business 15 47.70 127 77.91 6 10.27 15 47.70 124 79.99 4 8.57
Established Business 9 49.10 59 68.00 1 9.06 9 49.10 56 73.41 1 9.06
Total 24 48.23 186 74.76 7 10.09 24 48.23 180 77.94 5 8.67
Partnership Commenced Business 102 51.71 105 9.72 45 19.48 102 51.71 85 15.91 35 17.09
Established Business 46 51.69 50 12.45 12 22.54 46 51.69 45 16.17 12 22.54
Total 148 51.70 155 10.60 57 20.12 148 51.70 130 16.00 47 18.48
Individual Commenced Business 87 55.36 111 18.37 17 24.36 86 56.05 97 22.98 15 23.44
Established Business 24 48.44 29 14.37 8 23.87 23 54.71 20 25.70 3 24.31
Total 111 53.86 140 17.54 25 24.20 109 55.76 117 23.45 18 23.59
Partnership Commenced Business 112 59.26 113 7.35 59 20.84 112 59.26 91 14.43 52 20.26
Established Business 64 57.69 66 8.84 25 26.20 64 57.69 52 18.60 19 24.80
Total 176 58.69 179 7.90 84 22.43 176 58.69 143 15.94 71 21.48
21720 Confectionery
manufacturing: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Individual Commenced Business 104 54.46 156 22.46 23 19.18 104 54.46 128 29.89 16 16.38
Established Business 60 48.66 86 16.22 9 24.91 60 48.66 63 31.75 7 18.88
Total 164 52.34 242 20.24 32 20.79 164 52.34 191 30.50 23 17.14
Partnership Commenced Business 158 55.97 179 10.55 54 21.08 158 55.97 139 18.35 40 19.61
Established Business 59 51.04 66 12.86 10 15.29 59 51.04 53 21.42 8 16.05
Total 217 54.63 245 11.17 64 20.17 217 54.63 192 19.20 48 19.02
Trust Commenced Business 106 54.56 116 4.78 79 19.88 105 55.10 86 10.66 61 18.88
Established Business 26 53.41 30 9.96 18 18.56 26 53.41 24 14.64 16 18.99
Total 132 54.33 146 5.85 97 19.63 131 54.77 110 11.53 77 18.90
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 271 57.36 454 34.82 27 21.64 271 57.36 414 40.55 23 21.35
Established Business 68 48.40 118 25.94 9 27.58 68 48.40 100 35.86 9 27.58
Total 339 55.56 572 32.99 36 23.13 339 55.56 514 39.64 32 23.10
Partnership Commenced Business 204 55.41 261 23.77 59 21.07 204 55.41 226 29.69 50 19.35
Established Business 83 56.92 98 22.15 25 15.07 83 56.92 88 28.38 23 15.25
Total 287 55.85 359 23.33 84 19.28 287 55.85 314 29.32 73 18.06
Trust Commenced Business 105 51.03 111 7.28 73 23.18 105 51.03 94 11.63 63 21.97
Established Business 32 52.48 35 8.54 26 26.37 32 52.48 25 13.65 18 26.15
Total 137 51.37 146 7.58 99 24.02 137 51.37 119 12.06 81 22.90
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 98 63.54 331 44.51 14 47.63 96 65.34 307 49.85 12 45.48
Established Business 37 69.17 161 45.33 6 42.16 37 69.17 149 50.61 4 41.42
Total 135 65.08 492 44.78 20 45.99 133 66.40 456 50.10 16 44.46
Partnership Commenced Business 83 62.05 210 33.03 36 32.52 82 63.46 189 38.68 31 29.45
Established Business 40 67.67 70 30.99 11 42.99 39 70.05 60 38.11 9 39.81
Total 123 63.88 280 32.52 47 34.97 121 65.58 249 38.54 40 31.78
Individual Commenced Business 228 69.12 769 44.12 25 33.31 227 69.50 723 48.20 23 29.19
Established Business 68 64.35 206 40.22 5 29.68 67 65.50 188 46.16 4 27.57
Total 296 68.03 975 43.29 30 32.70 294 68.59 911 47.78 27 28.95
Partnership Commenced Business 82 67.37 229 42.61 25 24.80 81 68.21 212 47.08 22 25.03
Established Business 29 58.33 73 24.68 8 21.99 29 58.33 60 36.11 4 16.42
Total 111 65.01 302 38.27 33 24.12 110 65.61 272 44.66 26 23.71
22430 Sleepwear/underwear
and infant clothing
manufacturing: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Company Commenced Business 109 59.50 188 -0.60 91 26.25 108 60.15 90 5.52 46 23.54
Established Business 1079 57.87 1598 3.05 1082 25.98 1073 58.33 1007 8.76 705 24.03
Total 1188 58.02 1786 2.67 1173 26.00 1181 58.49 1097 8.49 751 24.00
Individual Commenced Business 605 69.42 2241 43.05 110 34.46 603 69.66 2100 47.04 93 32.81
Established Business 253 67.82 1114 38.87 41 33.47 250 69.11 1039 42.81 34 31.75
Total 858 68.95 3355 41.66 151 34.19 853 69.50 3139 45.64 127 32.53
Partnership Commenced Business 560 71.95 1430 37.07 197 35.16 554 72.89 1319 42.25 170 34.40
Established Business 186 65.08 619 31.53 50 34.21 183 66.38 531 40.74 36 28.56
Total 746 70.24 2049 35.40 247 34.97 737 71.27 1850 41.82 206 33.38
Trust Commenced Business 273 58.44 355 9.58 234 28.27 273 58.44 271 16.62 181 26.52
Established Business 67 61.36 113 14.48 59 28.83 66 62.29 82 24.89 37 24.89
Total 340 59.02 468 10.76 293 28.38 339 59.19 353 18.54 218 26.24
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
22500 Footwear
manufacturing: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Partnership Commenced Business 113 71.02 180 18.15 58 23.31 112 71.65 152 25.11 50 22.86
Established Business 51 75.24 81 15.09 23 26.10 51 75.24 64 25.96 18 21.33
Total 164 72.33 261 17.20 81 24.10 163 72.78 216 25.36 68 22.46
Individual Commenced Business 250 63.98 913 53.33 29 24.18 250 63.98 890 55.17 26 20.37
Established Business 89 62.44 296 51.39 10 23.63 89 62.44 280 55.91 10 23.63
Total 339 63.57 1209 52.85 39 24.04 339 63.57 1170 55.35 36 21.27
Partnership Commenced Business 289 57.75 505 35.45 107 19.04 289 57.75 474 38.66 102 18.96
Established Business 101 56.77 163 32.42 25 16.88 101 56.77 143 39.02 22 14.26
Total 390 57.49 668 34.71 132 18.63 390 57.49 617 38.74 124 18.13
Trust Commenced Business 110 52.25 131 11.52 87 22.27 110 52.25 109 15.48 70 21.45
Established Business 34 48.06 41 9.22 34 23.27 34 48.06 31 13.88 24 21.44
Total 144 51.26 172 10.97 121 22.55 144 51.26 140 15.13 94 21.45
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 407 57.55 602 24.95 35 22.61 404 58.06 508 33.30 29 21.82
Established Business 142 56.16 196 24.22 12 26.20 138 58.43 165 33.36 10 21.42
Total 549 57.19 798 24.77 47 23.53 542 58.15 673 33.32 39 21.72
Partnership Commenced Business 450 61.79 542 22.40 111 21.68 450 61.79 470 28.11 94 19.57
Established Business 167 58.36 199 16.44 25 17.70 166 58.75 154 27.07 19 16.39
Total 617 60.86 741 20.80 136 20.95 616 60.97 624 27.85 113 19.03
Trust Commenced Business 152 54.96 166 4.45 114 24.33 152 54.96 123 11.10 85 22.86
Established Business 41 55.15 44 10.13 32 23.82 41 55.15 33 16.21 24 22.81
Total 193 55.00 210 5.64 146 24.22 193 55.00 156 12.18 109 22.85
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 119 57.39 158 0.04 92 31.04 119 57.39 78 15.60 44 23.48
Established Business 1971 59.15 2276 4.51 1774 28.28 1966 59.34 1530 10.34 1215 26.87
Total 2090 59.05 2434 4.22 1866 28.42 2085 59.23 1608 10.60 1259 26.76
Individual Commenced Business 407 60.64 684 23.50 60 21.35 407 60.64 572 31.85 51 20.72
Established Business 167 55.30 279 19.70 23 23.15 167 55.30 217 32.42 20 22.57
Total 574 59.09 963 22.40 83 21.85 574 59.09 789 32.01 71 21.24
Partnership Commenced Business 577 61.68 724 19.40 171 24.96 575 61.91 611 25.85 141 20.35
Established Business 212 62.25 280 14.41 58 23.45 212 62.25 214 25.74 48 22.21
Total 789 61.83 1004 18.01 229 24.58 787 62.00 825 25.82 189 20.83
Trust Commenced Business 603 59.89 688 7.75 522 26.85 601 60.11 514 13.33 386 25.62
Established Business 154 59.45 189 7.55 134 28.02 153 60.28 132 15.67 89 27.52
Total 757 59.80 877 7.70 656 27.09 754 60.14 646 13.81 475 25.98
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 158 60.51 497 36.26 24 23.42 157 61.16 431 45.16 21 23.07
Established Business 66 56.38 181 31.72 2 39.23 65 57.48 146 43.32 2 39.23
Total 224 59.30 678 35.05 26 24.63 222 60.08 577 44.70 23 24.48
Partnership Commenced Business 166 61.49 274 24.06 55 24.95 166 61.49 234 30.99 46 21.82
Established Business 59 61.40 86 23.78 11 34.70 58 62.82 71 34.63 8 30.57
Total 225 61.47 360 23.99 66 26.58 224 61.84 305 31.83 54 23.12
Trust Commenced Business 125 62.24 168 10.82 122 29.38 125 62.24 128 16.42 91 28.29
Established Business 40 61.63 49 9.48 27 31.39 40 61.63 39 15.18 23 31.92
Total 165 62.09 217 10.52 149 29.74 165 62.09 167 16.13 114 29.02
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 79 62.50 301 41.36 10 38.13 77 65.44 258 51.87 7 36.58
Established Business 36 68.15 105 37.28 1 21.65 35 71.19 88 51.50 1 21.65
Total 115 64.27 406 40.30 11 36.64 112 67.24 346 51.78 8 34.71
Partnership Commenced Business 96 59.17 173 25.36 14 28.25 95 59.80 140 37.71 12 26.00
Established Business 28 54.35 51 21.88 5 37.86 27 57.30 41 33.22 5 37.86
Total 124 58.08 224 24.57 19 30.78 122 59.25 181 36.69 17 29.49
Trust Commenced Business 89 62.13 154 15.96 68 29.96 88 63.14 124 24.00 54 27.38
Established Business 18 62.62 38 18.68 19 30.61 18 62.62 29 26.45 14 24.69
Total 107 62.21 192 16.50 87 30.10 106 63.05 153 24.47 68 26.82
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
25310 Fertiliser
manufacturing: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Individual Commenced Business 21 56.36 109 50.05 4 17.83 20 61.06 98 58.36 4 17.83
Established Business 18 40.99 61 47.43 1 3.58 17 46.10 53 57.97 0 0.00
Total 39 49.27 170 49.11 5 14.98 37 54.19 151 58.22 4 17.83
25410 Explosive
manufacturing: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Individual Commenced Business 38 63.38 111 41.56 6 34.80 38 63.38 99 49.55 6 34.80
Established Business 16 54.97 75 48.59 3 43.13 16 54.97 70 52.57 3 43.13
Total 54 60.89 186 44.39 9 37.58 54 60.89 169 50.80 9 37.58
Individual Commenced Business 88 68.62 121 28.68 11 45.18 87 69.87 106 36.38 8 38.82
Established Business 20 69.72 35 24.92 3 47.92 19 74.16 27 41.05 2 36.97
Total 108 68.82 156 27.84 14 45.77 106 70.64 133 37.33 10 38.45
Individual Commenced Business 41 55.76 180 47.39 4 21.91 38 61.26 164 53.74 4 21.91
Established Business 23 58.55 83 42.05 1 19.80 22 64.67 71 53.86 1 19.80
Total 64 56.76 263 45.71 5 21.49 60 62.51 235 53.78 5 21.49
Individual Commenced Business 39 68.95 101 44.70 8 33.52 39 68.95 92 51.00 8 33.52
Established Business 22 56.34 56 39.70 6 20.08 22 56.34 45 51.90 3 21.59
Total 61 64.40 157 42.91 14 27.76 61 64.40 137 51.30 11 30.27
Individual Commenced Business 154 65.96 246 31.40 9 22.80 154 65.96 219 37.98 8 21.14
Established Business 45 62.92 80 32.08 5 23.91 44 64.71 69 40.30 4 22.93
Total 199 65.27 326 31.57 14 23.20 198 65.68 288 38.53 12 21.74
Partnership Commenced Business 147 63.05 189 25.29 29 24.60 146 63.49 160 32.74 23 23.13
Established Business 44 58.78 67 25.89 7 21.77 43 62.33 58 32.84 6 22.39
Total 191 62.06 256 25.44 36 24.05 189 63.23 218 32.77 29 22.98
Individual Commenced Business 181 67.83 243 24.10 4 30.05 178 69.07 209 31.75 3 23.62
Established Business 42 69.96 64 21.65 3 36.99 42 69.96 54 29.59 1 21.64
Total 223 68.23 307 23.59 7 33.02 220 69.24 263 31.31 4 23.13
Partnership Commenced Business 142 71.96 162 15.72 12 36.38 142 71.96 118 30.20 7 32.02
Established Business 48 73.80 51 21.99 2 18.73 48 73.80 39 34.72 2 18.73
Total 190 72.43 213 17.22 14 33.85 190 72.43 157 31.32 9 29.07
Individual Commenced Business 24 80.90 254 68.43 1 23.90 24 80.90 250 69.67 1 23.90
Established Business 13 62.41 97 62.53 2 29.48 12 69.75 95 64.94 2 29.48
Total 37 74.40 351 66.80 3 27.62 36 77.18 345 68.37 3 27.62
Individual Commenced Business 58 66.36 330 58.79 13 23.35 58 66.36 323 60.55 13 23.35
Established Business 22 69.73 108 54.07 4 16.18 22 69.73 100 59.78 4 16.18
Total 80 67.29 438 57.62 17 21.66 80 67.29 423 60.37 17 21.66
Partnership Commenced Business 115 63.48 188 26.47 52 19.76 115 63.48 172 31.01 47 18.72
Established Business 49 60.44 74 21.70 25 21.38 49 60.44 64 28.28 22 18.61
Total 164 62.57 262 25.12 77 20.29 164 62.57 236 30.27 69 18.69
Individual Commenced Business 34 71.86 174 55.13 9 22.53 34 71.86 169 57.12 9 22.53
Established Business 17 65.17 63 54.91 1 49.01 16 70.79 56 63.10 0 0.00
Total 51 69.63 237 55.07 10 25.18 50 71.52 225 58.61 9 22.53
Individual Commenced Business 61 59.89 222 52.10 9 25.31 61 59.89 208 56.82 8 26.08
Established Business 21 63.60 89 51.13 9 20.11 21 63.60 81 59.31 8 19.08
Total 82 60.84 311 51.82 18 22.71 82 60.84 289 57.52 16 22.58
Partnership Commenced Business 90 58.81 149 31.12 33 20.62 90 58.81 135 35.70 30 18.80
Established Business 45 56.93 75 28.16 13 26.29 44 58.35 60 39.56 9 21.89
Total 135 58.18 224 30.13 46 22.22 134 58.66 195 36.89 39 19.51
Trust Commenced Business 88 55.96 106 9.74 86 25.61 87 57.07 88 13.52 71 24.67
Established Business 22 57.89 30 9.17 24 28.63 22 57.89 25 13.25 19 25.44
Total 110 56.35 136 9.61 110 26.27 109 57.24 113 13.46 90 24.83
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
27230 Copper/silver/lead/zinc
smelting & refining: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
27310 Aluminium
rolling/drawing/ extruding:
status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Individual Commenced Business 50 63.04 241 56.90 15 23.81 49 64.53 231 59.84 13 23.02
Established Business 15 66.93 64 53.11 6 23.51 15 66.93 58 60.27 6 23.51
Total 65 63.93 305 56.10 21 23.73 64 65.09 289 59.92 19 23.17
Partnership Commenced Business 93 58.61 196 38.56 45 19.04 93 58.61 180 43.82 41 19.20
Established Business 43 60.46 73 30.33 11 15.05 43 60.46 66 36.71 10 11.77
Total 136 59.19 269 36.33 56 18.26 136 59.19 246 41.91 51 17.75
Trust Commenced Business 103 50.71 124 10.73 96 25.07 103 50.71 96 16.11 73 24.35
Established Business 27 54.85 34 11.01 24 26.32 27 54.85 29 13.71 19 22.27
Total 130 51.57 158 10.79 120 25.32 130 51.57 125 15.56 92 23.92
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 38 43.84 114 42.38 9 16.90 38 43.84 104 47.39 9 16.90
Established Business 20 45.68 50 37.97 2 14.27 19 48.11 42 49.14 1 4.92
Total 58 44.47 164 41.03 11 16.42 57 45.26 146 47.90 10 15.70
Partnership Commenced Business 106 47.61 142 27.30 54 15.02 106 47.61 132 29.94 50 14.49
Established Business 40 42.72 59 22.57 11 19.86 40 42.72 50 29.97 9 11.86
Total 146 46.27 201 25.91 65 15.84 146 46.27 182 29.95 59 14.09
Individual Commenced Business 31 60.45 109 44.34 3 19.66 31 60.45 104 47.52 2 15.07
Established Business 18 53.25 61 40.53 5 16.03 18 53.25 52 51.28 5 16.03
Total 49 57.81 170 42.97 8 17.39 49 57.81 156 48.77 7 15.75
Individual Commenced Business 87 63.40 385 57.95 21 23.93 87 63.40 365 62.40 18 18.15
Established Business 19 61.42 117 61.43 3 20.08 19 61.42 113 64.62 3 20.08
Total 106 63.05 502 58.76 24 23.45 106 63.05 478 62.92 21 18.42
Partnership Commenced Business 116 62.69 205 37.05 53 23.59 116 62.69 183 43.39 47 21.32
Established Business 42 56.60 67 31.67 20 22.28 42 56.60 62 35.95 19 21.84
Total 158 61.07 272 35.73 73 23.23 158 61.07 245 41.51 66 21.47
Trust Commenced Business 142 58.40 169 13.20 137 28.10 142 58.40 139 17.32 110 27.15
Established Business 41 59.69 47 14.22 30 29.13 40 61.57 35 22.66 23 29.65
Total 183 58.69 216 13.42 167 28.29 182 59.10 174 18.39 133 27.58
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 71 64.76 504 59.46 8 21.32 71 64.76 494 60.84 8 21.32
Established Business 30 64.85 168 54.28 2 17.60 30 64.85 158 58.59 1 16.19
Total 101 64.79 672 58.16 10 20.58 101 64.79 652 60.30 9 20.75
Partnership Commenced Business 56 62.67 118 39.52 15 17.52 56 62.67 110 43.91 15 17.52
Established Business 14 55.98 32 38.57 1 14.92 13 61.81 30 41.67 1 14.92
Total 70 61.33 150 39.31 16 17.36 69 62.51 140 43.43 16 17.36
27630 Nut/bolt/screw/rivet
manufacturing: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Individual Commenced Business 86 73.30 263 45.06 21 25.44 86 73.30 241 50.97 19 22.93
Established Business 31 66.61 102 46.29 5 22.31 31 66.61 89 56.51 5 22.31
Total 117 71.53 365 45.40 26 24.84 117 71.53 330 52.47 24 22.80
Partnership Commenced Business 125 70.47 201 24.20 53 29.52 125 70.47 166 33.24 42 26.68
Established Business 41 76.49 81 32.00 15 28.79 41 76.49 70 40.07 12 28.58
Total 166 71.95 282 26.44 68 29.36 166 71.95 236 35.26 54 27.10
Trust Commenced Business 130 71.95 159 12.50 112 35.16 130 71.95 125 18.02 84 34.63
Established Business 31 77.95 44 9.85 34 35.60 31 77.95 40 13.67 31 35.39
Total 161 73.10 203 11.92 146 35.27 161 73.10 165 16.97 115 34.84
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 108 61.49 220 4.30 126 41.99 107 62.16 118 14.36 74 36.77
Established Business 1281 58.22 1941 5.26 1479 34.37 1276 58.55 1294 11.55 1020 31.37
Total 1389 58.47 2161 5.16 1605 34.97 1383 58.83 1412 11.79 1094 31.74
Individual Commenced Business 451 66.49 3048 64.32 76 23.90 451 66.49 2938 67.49 68 23.84
Established Business 174 66.86 1122 64.72 13 35.75 174 66.86 1086 67.44 12 36.63
Total 625 66.59 4170 64.43 89 25.64 625 66.59 4024 67.48 80 25.76
Partnership Commenced Business 553 64.20 1351 43.18 203 22.88 552 64.31 1276 46.80 190 21.72
Established Business 212 66.35 470 42.05 55 21.35 212 66.35 431 47.57 51 20.27
Total 765 64.79 1821 42.89 258 22.55 764 64.88 1707 46.99 241 21.41
Trust Commenced Business 307 60.20 480 18.25 302 29.94 307 60.20 405 23.04 244 27.89
Established Business 81 61.69 128 22.56 70 30.06 80 62.51 107 28.62 55 28.09
Total 388 60.51 608 19.15 372 29.97 387 60.68 512 24.21 299 27.93
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 105 45.83 224 35.31 16 19.81 104 46.31 200 41.51 15 20.35
Established Business 43 53.93 96 29.74 5 23.92 43 53.93 76 43.40 4 21.36
Total 148 48.19 320 33.64 21 20.79 147 48.54 276 42.03 19 20.56
Partnership Commenced Business 138 50.88 179 19.58 42 19.94 135 52.21 150 26.34 33 18.73
Established Business 42 41.22 57 8.42 12 12.92 39 45.90 38 24.68 11 12.92
Total 180 48.63 236 16.88 54 18.38 174 50.79 188 26.00 44 17.28
Trust Commenced Business 105 44.17 120 8.01 85 20.21 103 45.06 90 12.67 64 19.09
Established Business 28 41.45 31 7.36 17 15.46 28 41.45 25 12.49 15 13.92
Total 133 43.60 151 7.88 102 19.42 131 44.29 115 12.63 79 18.11
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 100 44.84 294 38.86 17 17.72 99 45.43 265 45.12 16 17.43
Established Business 39 45.90 131 39.69 5 14.65 38 47.41 116 47.42 5 14.65
Total 139 45.14 425 39.11 22 17.02 137 45.98 381 45.82 21 16.77
Partnership Commenced Business 138 49.34 229 22.41 55 18.58 137 49.71 192 30.14 51 17.83
Established Business 45 51.21 77 21.84 14 22.93 45 51.21 58 32.82 9 18.69
Total 183 49.80 306 22.27 69 19.46 182 50.08 250 30.76 60 17.96
Trust Commenced Business 101 42.19 115 6.98 79 20.90 100 42.76 89 12.03 66 21.24
Established Business 21 42.26 27 2.65 15 24.84 21 42.26 17 12.64 9 19.31
Total 122 42.20 142 6.16 94 21.52 121 42.67 106 12.13 75 21.01
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 85 37.06 154 23.77 9 14.53 85 37.06 127 31.77 7 15.93
Established Business 41 34.80 74 23.03 1 28.92 41 34.80 57 35.19 1 28.92
Total 126 36.32 228 23.53 10 15.97 126 36.32 184 32.83 8 17.56
Partnership Commenced Business 80 43.94 106 15.10 15 22.56 77 45.93 81 27.17 14 23.73
Established Business 32 44.25 48 17.44 4 16.31 32 44.25 38 26.73 3 15.56
Total 112 44.03 154 15.83 19 21.24 109 45.44 119 27.03 17 22.29
Individual Commenced Business 101 56.83 191 35.50 10 19.89 101 56.83 180 39.05 10 19.89
Established Business 34 57.44 75 38.09 1 31.19 34 57.44 65 47.59 1 31.19
Total 135 56.98 266 36.23 11 20.92 135 56.98 245 41.32 11 20.92
Partnership Commenced Business 98 52.87 116 18.32 35 16.96 97 54.06 105 22.66 34 16.74
Established Business 46 45.19 62 13.73 7 20.67 45 47.42 45 27.58 5 23.72
Total 144 50.42 178 16.72 42 17.58 142 51.95 150 24.14 39 17.64
Individual Commenced Business 35 66.12 175 57.45 5 41.73 35 66.12 170 59.64 4 32.37
Established Business 16 53.60 77 59.34 1 31.93 15 57.23 72 65.06 0 0.00
Total 51 62.19 252 58.03 6 40.10 50 63.45 242 61.25 4 32.37
Individual Commenced Business 80 57.88 311 48.70 7 28.09 77 60.58 290 53.60 4 29.11
Established Business 34 60.33 116 49.71 6 33.75 32 65.13 106 59.49 4 15.85
Total 114 58.61 427 48.98 13 30.70 109 61.91 396 55.18 8 22.48
Partnership Commenced Business 99 52.21 184 29.88 30 25.18 96 54.74 160 37.28 27 23.72
Established Business 32 57.32 52 32.64 10 24.87 31 59.67 45 40.54 8 21.80
Total 131 53.46 236 30.49 40 25.10 127 55.94 205 37.99 35 23.28
Individual Commenced Business 23 59.53 109 51.05 7 24.90 23 59.53 100 58.59 6 22.46
Established Business 6 68.43 33 57.84 1 28.96 6 68.43 30 64.84 1 28.96
Total 29 61.37 142 52.63 8 25.41 29 61.37 130 60.03 7 23.39
Individual Commenced Business 132 77.09 381 36.09 41 31.14 130 78.37 349 41.58 34 28.21
Established Business 55 79.12 124 32.49 12 24.21 55 79.12 112 37.24 12 24.21
Total 187 77.69 505 35.21 53 29.57 185 78.59 461 40.53 46 27.17
Partnership Commenced Business 88 78.59 179 37.03 29 25.67 88 78.59 164 41.58 28 25.94
Established Business 31 78.23 62 40.56 13 37.77 31 78.23 59 43.30 12 35.40
Total 119 78.49 241 37.94 42 29.42 119 78.49 223 42.04 40 28.78
Trust Commenced Business 128 71.36 213 14.63 151 36.06 128 71.36 180 18.98 130 36.28
Established Business 18 71.27 35 20.81 23 33.22 18 71.27 31 25.80 20 32.46
Total 146 71.35 248 15.50 174 35.68 146 71.35 211 19.98 150 35.77
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 28 53.66 158 57.26 8 28.31 26 58.55 151 60.77 7 27.13
Established Business 17 55.97 52 48.84 2 52.01 17 55.97 47 57.92 1 9.60
Total 45 54.53 210 55.18 10 33.05 43 57.53 198 60.10 8 24.94
Individual Commenced Business 62 43.17 119 28.21 5 23.12 61 43.88 94 39.97 5 23.12
Established Business 23 26.74 42 20.01 3 17.28 22 29.04 30 34.72 2 19.83
Total 85 38.72 161 26.07 8 20.93 83 39.95 124 38.70 7 22.18
28420 Telecommunication
equipment manufacturing:
status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Individual Commenced Business 62 59.39 217 42.83 7 18.17 61 60.55 203 46.98 7 18.17
Established Business 44 47.89 103 31.43 3 22.17 43 49.34 84 43.99 2 18.01
Total 106 54.62 320 39.16 10 19.37 104 55.92 287 46.11 9 18.13
Partnership Commenced Business 82 55.17 130 27.74 18 17.46 81 55.93 119 31.52 17 17.12
Established Business 27 56.35 36 22.57 5 27.09 27 56.35 29 30.97 4 25.05
Total 109 55.46 166 26.62 23 19.56 108 56.04 148 31.41 21 18.63
Individual Commenced Business 72 55.98 236 45.73 11 25.68 72 55.98 224 49.16 10 22.73
Established Business 32 60.01 115 52.51 7 17.53 32 60.01 110 55.93 7 17.53
Total 104 57.22 351 47.95 18 22.51 104 57.22 334 51.39 17 20.59
Partnership Commenced Business 132 59.55 203 36.54 33 22.57 132 59.55 195 38.41 30 22.04
Established Business 35 57.46 51 28.96 5 32.09 35 57.46 46 34.10 4 18.52
Total 167 59.11 254 35.02 38 23.82 167 59.11 241 37.59 34 21.63
Trust Commenced Business 145 50.91 173 9.55 124 26.16 141 52.94 137 15.55 97 23.69
Established Business 30 49.80 36 7.17 21 32.76 29 53.93 28 18.70 17 30.34
Total 175 50.72 209 9.14 145 27.12 170 53.11 165 16.09 114 24.68
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 47 53.17 122 30.12 9 17.03 46 54.35 100 40.73 8 17.22
Established Business 14 40.67 49 31.48 1 20.41 13 46.42 42 40.99 1 20.41
Total 61 50.30 171 30.51 10 17.37 59 52.61 142 40.80 9 17.57
Partnership Commenced Business 97 54.24 176 13.45 49 19.30 97 54.24 134 22.66 35 16.11
Established Business 37 58.17 59 18.48 16 19.70 37 58.17 49 27.76 15 16.14
Total 134 55.33 235 14.71 65 19.40 134 55.33 183 24.03 50 16.12
Trust Commenced Business 91 45.88 108 9.26 81 17.73 91 45.88 89 12.53 66 17.84
Established Business 18 49.06 23 12.26 11 16.60 18 49.06 16 18.72 7 18.33
Total 109 46.40 131 9.79 92 17.59 109 46.40 105 13.47 73 17.88
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 30 69.35 313 60.37 5 23.42 30 69.35 300 64.09 4 25.76
Established Business 6 74.63 131 60.71 3 16.70 6 74.63 122 67.88 3 16.70
Total 36 70.23 444 60.47 8 20.90 36 70.23 422 65.19 7 21.87
Partnership Commenced Business 32 60.51 164 31.49 15 18.09 32 60.51 145 39.18 14 17.49
Established Business 24 65.32 56 22.04 13 28.50 23 68.36 48 30.99 11 26.46
Total 56 62.57 220 29.09 28 22.93 55 63.79 193 37.14 25 21.43
Individual Commenced Business 61 58.49 242 53.08 4 34.58 60 59.56 221 59.89 3 36.33
Established Business 21 66.35 86 51.20 4 25.76 21 66.35 78 59.14 4 25.76
Total 82 60.50 328 52.59 8 30.17 81 61.32 299 59.69 7 30.29
Partnership Commenced Business 102 64.99 170 32.63 33 22.87 101 65.74 151 38.23 29 23.29
Established Business 41 57.52 65 33.81 7 21.32 41 57.52 58 39.90 6 13.16
Total 143 62.85 235 32.96 40 22.60 142 63.36 209 38.69 35 21.55
Trust Commenced Business 105 63.83 134 10.96 99 32.66 104 64.59 109 16.12 81 31.89
Established Business 30 66.78 34 5.21 24 26.00 30 66.78 21 15.86 14 24.51
Total 135 64.48 168 9.80 123 31.36 134 65.08 130 16.07 95 30.81
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 132 61.33 412 43.94 27 28.78 132 61.33 377 49.95 24 28.65
Established Business 64 56.91 212 42.20 4 30.49 64 56.91 183 54.12 2 22.44
Total 196 59.89 624 43.35 31 29.00 196 59.89 560 51.31 26 28.17
Partnership Commenced Business 165 55.38 281 27.79 45 18.97 164 55.79 247 34.33 40 17.94
Established Business 69 61.37 130 28.97 20 21.87 69 61.37 109 38.36 19 19.32
Total 234 57.15 411 28.16 65 19.87 233 57.44 356 35.56 59 18.39
Trust Commenced Business 168 52.51 235 12.02 153 24.38 167 53.01 185 18.17 114 23.73
Established Business 46 53.62 62 10.55 36 25.90 45 55.81 49 18.40 28 22.92
Total 214 52.75 297 11.72 189 24.67 212 53.61 234 18.22 142 23.57
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 87 51.31 100 -0.54 68 28.62 86 51.95 54 8.63 37 28.14
Established Business 937 53.81 1064 3.63 837 28.07 934 54.05 747 7.91 610 26.20
Total 1024 53.59 1164 3.27 905 28.11 1020 53.87 801 7.96 647 26.31
Individual Commenced Business 862 61.67 1963 41.72 106 22.25 859 61.97 1824 46.27 94 21.16
Established Business 304 61.37 696 40.59 30 24.18 301 62.03 630 46.98 26 21.40
Total 1166 61.59 2659 41.42 136 22.68 1160 61.98 2454 46.45 120 21.21
Partnership Commenced Business 948 59.68 1330 25.20 324 23.20 947 59.76 1205 29.57 296 22.26
Established Business 349 59.22 486 23.68 104 20.96 348 59.40 434 29.16 97 19.74
Total 1297 59.56 1816 24.79 428 22.65 1295 59.66 1639 29.46 393 21.64
Trust Commenced Business 310 55.91 365 9.86 248 26.77 310 55.91 300 14.63 202 26.06
Established Business 67 55.98 85 12.26 46 24.68 67 55.98 68 18.49 42 24.96
Total 377 55.92 450 10.31 294 26.45 377 55.92 368 15.34 244 25.87
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
29290 Furniture
manufacturing n.e.c: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Company Commenced Business 93 47.07 121 1.63 69 27.56 91 48.55 67 8.84 39 23.78
Established Business 1017 48.86 1177 3.98 912 24.68 1013 49.23 836 8.54 667 23.04
Total 1110 48.71 1298 3.76 981 24.89 1104 49.18 903 8.56 706 23.09
Individual Commenced Business 309 61.80 950 48.03 58 21.77 309 61.80 893 52.30 53 21.43
Established Business 129 56.53 404 48.02 15 23.31 126 58.06 372 53.65 13 23.52
Total 438 60.25 1354 48.03 73 22.09 435 60.72 1265 52.69 66 21.84
Partnership Commenced Business 387 56.23 546 25.09 152 19.62 386 56.40 484 30.18 133 18.02
Established Business 143 53.17 207 26.04 48 21.02 141 54.59 177 33.38 39 18.84
Total 530 55.41 753 25.35 200 19.96 527 55.92 661 31.03 172 18.20
Trust Commenced Business 277 51.03 320 9.43 235 21.10 277 51.03 265 12.66 190 19.78
Established Business 73 49.11 91 8.37 59 22.78 73 49.11 72 15.44 45 21.83
Total 350 50.62 411 9.19 294 21.43 350 50.62 337 13.25 235 20.17
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 358 61.42 475 30.35 18 21.59 356 61.79 423 36.61 16 22.77
Established Business 126 62.29 166 30.68 11 23.00 126 62.29 145 37.42 8 24.79
Total 484 61.65 641 30.44 29 22.12 482 61.92 568 36.81 24 23.45
Partnership Commenced Business 237 60.97 274 27.46 35 22.95 237 60.97 239 34.53 31 20.58
Established Business 92 60.47 97 22.39 12 27.94 92 60.47 81 28.70 11 28.33
Total 329 60.83 371 26.13 47 24.23 329 60.83 320 33.05 42 22.61
Trust Commenced Business 112 54.19 124 10.91 78 28.31 111 54.69 94 17.80 56 25.64
Established Business 25 59.12 27 18.24 16 27.07 25 59.12 21 24.05 11 27.04
Total 137 55.09 151 12.22 94 28.10 136 55.50 115 18.95 67 25.87
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 175 56.22 279 25.48 8 18.38 175 56.22 239 32.88 7 15.06
Established Business 48 47.95 86 23.89 0 0.00 45 52.46 69 36.90 0 0.00
Total 223 54.44 365 25.11 8 18.38 220 55.45 308 33.78 7 15.06
Partnership Commenced Business 152 53.98 179 13.54 23 15.19 150 55.03 133 25.51 19 13.14
Established Business 52 50.25 70 14.34 7 19.01 51 51.30 49 28.39 4 17.34
Total 204 53.03 249 13.76 30 16.08 201 54.08 182 26.28 23 13.87
Company Commenced Business 191 48.25 224 3.00 133 27.55 186 49.96 125 14.51 82 23.96
Established Business 2360 51.50 2643 5.80 1889 25.00 2336 52.35 1811 12.95 1337 23.11
Total 2551 51.26 2867 5.58 2022 25.17 2522 52.18 1936 13.05 1419 23.16
Individual Commenced Business 407 59.73 766 33.64 51 23.07 405 60.06 682 40.14 48 22.73
Established Business 155 59.18 289 31.12 17 20.03 154 60.06 240 42.43 14 20.11
Total 562 59.58 1055 32.95 68 22.31 559 60.06 922 40.74 62 22.14
Partnership Commenced Business 486 59.09 616 20.02 117 22.93 482 59.74 506 29.43 95 19.14
Established Business 197 57.43 265 20.97 47 18.07 197 57.43 211 30.61 37 17.00
Total 683 58.61 881 20.31 164 21.54 679 59.07 717 29.77 132 18.54
Trust Commenced Business 575 54.66 664 8.33 474 24.66 571 55.19 514 14.38 365 23.38
Established Business 122 56.06 149 9.25 104 24.68 122 56.06 113 14.78 78 24.18
Total 697 54.90 813 8.50 578 24.66 693 55.34 627 14.45 443 23.52
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
36200 Gas-natural-
distribution through mains
system: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Company Commenced Business 327 48.79 533 7.18 235 23.40 322 49.62 330 14.99 149 23.45
Established Business 4013 46.59 5512 5.72 3468 18.83 3962 47.36 3784 11.69 2482 17.08
Total 4340 46.75 6045 5.84 3703 19.12 4284 47.53 4114 11.96 2631 17.44
Individual Commenced Business 1556 59.19 6567 49.01 171 15.92 1549 59.53 6282 52.05 159 16.22
Established Business 560 58.50 2162 48.42 53 n.a. 553 59.47 2044 52.16 50 n.a.
Total 2116 59.01 8729 48.87 224 75.95 2102 59.51 8326 52.07 209 80.44
Partnership Commenced Business 2957 53.43 5758 29.10 669 48.99 2939 53.79 5293 32.80 588 52.67
Established Business 960 54.90 1773 26.58 206 17.04 956 55.25 1577 31.73 183 16.30
Total 3917 53.79 7531 28.51 875 41.47 3895 54.15 6870 32.56 771 44.04
Trust Commenced Business 1513 44.59 2086 11.97 966 14.49 1494 45.37 1673 17.73 750 13.67
Established Business 352 44.73 526 11.97 209 18.64 344 45.98 411 18.48 155 18.69
Total 1865 44.62 2612 11.97 1175 15.23 1838 45.49 2084 17.88 905 14.53
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 77 57.42 390 50.31 12 14.10 74 60.16 369 53.95 11 13.65
Established Business 31 54.76 93 46.47 1 10.10 29 58.56 83 52.77 1 10.10
Total 108 56.66 483 49.57 13 13.79 103 59.71 452 53.73 12 13.35
Partnership Commenced Business 46 50.95 112 29.54 12 17.70 46 50.95 107 31.49 11 13.73
Established Business 16 60.48 38 28.58 3 16.19 16 60.48 35 33.29 3 16.19
Total 62 53.41 150 29.30 15 17.40 62 53.41 142 31.93 14 14.26
Company Commenced Business 148 46.11 261 2.98 113 26.93 146 46.83 153 11.42 78 23.37
Established Business 1684 44.62 2653 6.39 1529 19.13 1662 45.37 1802 13.67 1078 16.87
Total 1832 44.74 2914 6.08 1642 19.67 1808 45.49 1955 13.50 1156 17.31
Individual Commenced Business 531 60.24 3122 51.61 79 15.55 526 60.90 2996 54.44 73 14.50
Established Business 187 57.38 816 49.89 19 20.34 181 59.53 763 54.40 17 18.67
Total 718 59.49 3938 51.25 98 16.48 707 60.55 3759 54.43 90 15.29
Partnership Commenced Business 876 53.78 2040 31.66 214 19.67 871 54.14 1865 35.89 190 17.19
Established Business 325 56.49 653 28.48 56 17.43 324 56.67 578 33.82 50 17.31
Total 1201 54.51 2693 30.89 270 19.21 1195 54.83 2443 35.40 240 17.22
Trust Commenced Business 565 38.99 881 12.85 377 18.31 553 40.24 681 20.82 288 15.63
Established Business 165 38.34 268 13.55 105 18.30 158 40.33 210 20.31 82 16.46
Total 730 38.84 1149 13.01 482 18.31 711 40.26 891 20.70 370 15.81
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 115 48.61 243 6.64 119 32.51 112 50.26 157 15.27 81 29.16
Established Business 1391 47.49 2379 7.49 1562 23.91 1380 48.10 1713 13.16 1162 21.21
Total 1506 47.57 2622 7.41 1681 24.52 1492 48.27 1870 13.34 1243 21.73
Individual Commenced Business 165 67.49 1537 63.11 28 24.91 164 67.95 1502 64.95 26 25.46
Established Business 73 66.97 592 63.90 13 18.41 73 66.97 570 67.36 11 17.05
Total 238 67.33 2129 63.33 41 22.85 237 67.65 2072 65.61 37 22.96
Partnership Commenced Business 275 59.28 743 36.02 106 19.38 271 60.79 681 40.73 96 19.72
Established Business 123 61.41 271 31.42 35 22.89 122 61.91 238 38.25 26 16.82
Total 398 59.94 1014 34.79 141 20.25 393 61.14 919 40.09 122 19.10
Trust Commenced Business 357 48.59 600 13.53 341 20.93 354 49.17 477 19.96 272 20.12
Established Business 82 47.34 162 17.85 87 23.18 80 48.70 129 26.51 70 22.22
Total 439 48.35 762 14.45 428 21.39 434 49.08 606 21.35 342 20.55
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 28 70.61 376 62.51 21 20.39 27 73.22 356 66.96 17 19.33
Established Business 11 76.16 166 64.20 5 18.04 11 76.16 157 69.27 4 18.25
Total 39 72.17 542 63.03 26 19.93 38 74.07 513 67.67 21 19.13
Partnership Commenced Business 43 69.04 224 35.50 34 21.01 43 69.04 199 41.00 28 19.11
Established Business 20 80.46 77 33.89 16 21.57 20 80.46 71 37.84 14 21.75
Total 63 72.67 301 35.09 50 21.19 63 72.67 270 40.17 42 19.99
Trust Commenced Business 63 58.14 136 13.72 89 19.51 63 58.14 113 19.43 73 19.52
Established Business 16 61.61 40 13.65 25 24.97 16 61.61 33 17.85 20 21.38
Total 79 58.84 176 13.70 114 20.71 79 58.84 146 19.07 93 19.92
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 46 62.78 242 54.66 10 16.02 45 64.35 232 57.69 10 16.02
Established Business 20 68.01 90 53.86 3 23.11 20 68.01 83 60.45 2 19.89
Total 66 64.37 332 54.44 13 17.65 65 65.47 315 58.41 12 16.66
Partnership Commenced Business 62 51.26 145 32.89 28 18.85 62 51.26 136 35.87 28 18.85
Established Business 18 57.32 38 30.86 4 16.91 18 57.32 34 36.06 3 10.82
Total 80 52.62 183 32.47 32 18.61 80 52.62 170 35.91 31 18.07
41222 Non-building
construction n.e.c: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Company Commenced Business 89 63.89 257 9.14 128 41.02 87 65.42 150 21.05 82 35.03
Established Business 663 54.43 1228 6.14 891 30.78 658 55.00 844 12.63 639 27.63
Total 752 55.55 1485 6.66 1019 32.07 745 56.22 994 13.90 721 28.47
Individual Commenced Business 128 65.62 1050 62.50 37 24.11 128 65.62 1023 64.90 36 22.76
Established Business 81 73.08 599 63.81 11 24.22 81 73.08 574 67.51 9 23.60
Total 209 68.51 1649 62.98 48 24.14 209 68.51 1597 65.84 45 22.93
Partnership Commenced Business 169 65.21 452 39.13 73 19.55 169 65.21 418 43.95 67 19.49
Established Business 69 68.62 198 37.68 29 26.81 69 68.62 176 44.49 25 24.90
Total 238 66.20 650 38.69 102 21.62 238 66.20 594 44.11 92 20.96
Trust Commenced Business 165 55.12 333 17.01 213 27.36 164 55.53 266 24.45 173 24.26
Established Business 36 59.40 95 16.65 51 n.a. 36 59.40 76 22.83 41 n.a.
Total 201 55.89 428 16.93 264 n.a. 200 56.23 342 24.09 214 n.a.
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 115 69.06 470 7.60 207 29.37 114 69.73 273 19.01 134 26.07
Established Business 1225 67.00 3724 7.87 2440 26.27 1216 67.68 2578 15.11 1734 24.74
Total 1340 67.18 4194 7.84 2647 26.51 1330 67.86 2851 15.49 1868 24.83
Individual Commenced Business 306 80.17 3405 46.75 122 n.a. 299 82.26 3106 53.37 108 19.69
Established Business 176 81.84 1411 48.49 36 20.03 173 83.38 1297 54.77 29 17.07
Total 482 80.78 4816 47.26 158 n.a. 472 82.67 4403 53.78 137 19.13
Partnership Commenced Business 662 81.06 3483 30.02 451 19.16 657 81.95 3119 35.92 398 18.07
Established Business 297 82.74 1309 27.64 147 19.64 293 83.99 1118 35.90 131 18.46
Total 959 81.58 4792 29.37 598 19.28 950 82.58 4237 35.91 529 18.16
Trust Commenced Business 395 63.45 1380 16.62 637 23.77 388 65.13 1124 23.97 508 21.74
Established Business 109 66.26 355 13.46 152 25.14 107 68.06 277 22.71 121 23.62
Total 504 64.06 1735 15.97 789 24.03 495 65.76 1401 23.72 629 22.10
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 104 58.88 255 6.36 133 30.12 104 58.88 154 15.46 89 28.74
Established Business 999 59.48 1999 6.05 1487 25.73 996 59.68 1456 10.69 1133 23.50
Total 1103 59.43 2254 6.09 1620 26.09 1100 59.60 1610 11.15 1222 23.88
Individual Commenced Business 504 68.06 5127 65.15 93 21.98 502 68.38 5049 66.48 88 20.90
Established Business 201 69.98 1876 65.80 30 18.49 201 69.98 1841 67.42 27 18.45
Total 705 68.61 7003 65.32 123 21.13 703 68.84 6890 66.73 115 20.33
Partnership Commenced Business 571 63.15 1982 36.75 284 21.21 570 63.31 1892 39.23 265 19.83
Established Business 230 65.83 770 36.19 72 19.94 230 65.83 709 41.11 63 19.11
Total 801 63.92 2752 36.59 356 20.95 800 64.03 2601 39.74 328 19.69
Trust Commenced Business 314 58.38 701 20.00 376 21.42 314 58.38 624 23.46 325 20.60
Established Business 83 64.60 199 21.22 87 23.22 83 64.60 179 24.76 78 23.37
Total 397 59.68 900 20.27 463 21.76 397 59.68 803 23.75 403 21.13
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 56 76.46 162 8.87 94 38.33 56 76.46 104 17.43 62 33.97
Established Business 516 74.84 1151 5.87 757 33.76 515 74.99 799 10.78 553 31.35
Total 572 75.00 1313 6.24 851 34.26 571 75.14 903 11.55 615 31.62
Individual Commenced Business 676 85.40 9738 70.82 128 29.13 674 85.67 9683 71.33 127 28.80
Established Business 265 85.67 3085 70.90 32 29.06 265 85.67 3066 71.45 32 29.06
Total 941 85.48 12823 70.84 160 29.12 939 85.67 12749 71.36 159 28.85
Partnership Commenced Business 722 84.09 3982 58.24 363 30.43 720 84.35 3913 59.56 349 29.46
Established Business 261 84.99 1358 60.67 124 30.34 260 85.35 1312 63.10 116 28.81
Total 983 84.33 5340 58.85 487 30.41 980 84.61 5225 60.45 465 29.29
Trust Commenced Business 147 75.47 460 33.51 173 30.25 146 75.99 429 36.71 156 29.36
Established Business 45 70.06 118 27.79 57 31.42 45 70.06 109 31.26 53 31.07
Total 192 74.20 578 32.34 230 30.54 191 74.59 538 35.61 209 29.80
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 110 68.95 244 9.73 135 43.89 110 68.95 157 16.79 93 40.76
Established Business 712 62.33 1301 5.66 931 34.44 709 62.68 936 10.10 709 31.38
Total 822 63.22 1545 6.30 1066 35.64 819 63.52 1093 11.06 802 32.46
Individual Commenced Business 272 74.63 2436 64.52 66 23.32 271 74.93 2411 65.43 65 23.14
Established Business 110 75.41 878 63.62 26 27.17 110 75.41 858 65.49 24 25.46
Total 382 74.86 3314 64.28 92 24.41 381 75.07 3269 65.44 89 23.77
Partnership Commenced Business 276 68.75 854 46.60 112 22.61 276 68.75 825 48.92 106 21.44
Established Business 107 69.98 374 46.80 49 21.41 107 69.98 357 49.73 45 20.45
Total 383 69.09 1228 46.66 161 22.25 383 69.09 1182 49.16 151 21.15
Trust Commenced Business 155 60.04 335 20.79 203 27.38 155 60.04 303 24.54 184 27.00
Established Business 38 59.84 94 18.85 60 26.46 38 59.84 84 21.93 55 27.02
Total 193 60.00 429 20.37 263 27.17 193 60.00 387 23.97 239 27.01
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 29 58.78 106 9.68 59 45.74 29 58.78 65 21.29 35 39.38
Established Business 369 60.61 746 5.56 559 34.61 368 60.78 504 11.51 380 31.42
Total 398 60.48 852 6.07 618 35.67 397 60.64 569 12.63 415 32.09
Individual Commenced Business 119 72.17 1176 68.54 22 26.65 119 72.17 1142 71.11 16 23.87
Established Business 56 71.99 509 68.28 6 24.89 56 71.99 502 69.38 5 21.39
Total 175 72.11 1685 68.46 28 26.28 175 72.11 1644 70.58 21 23.28
Partnership Commenced Business 148 65.89 509 49.36 66 22.49 147 66.34 481 52.98 62 20.77
Established Business 60 66.62 174 46.32 24 25.30 60 66.62 158 53.74 21 22.07
Total 208 66.10 683 48.59 90 23.24 207 66.42 639 53.17 83 21.10
Trust Commenced Business 96 59.62 195 21.26 113 29.64 96 59.62 167 26.16 95 29.00
Established Business 28 59.75 52 23.16 31 29.81 28 59.75 46 26.62 27 26.69
Total 124 59.65 247 21.66 144 29.67 124 59.65 213 26.26 122 28.49
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 252 61.84 443 9.45 242 31.64 252 61.84 292 17.01 164 28.22
Established Business 2808 59.14 4150 6.16 3094 27.52 2803 59.26 2984 10.66 2314 25.71
Total 3060 59.37 4593 6.48 3336 27.82 3055 59.48 3276 11.23 2478 25.88
Individual Commenced Business 1821 64.83 8187 51.21 241 18.93 1819 64.92 7978 53.07 226 17.94
Established Business 545 65.67 2583 51.94 63 16.06 544 65.80 2470 55.18 59 15.69
Total 2366 65.03 10770 51.38 304 18.34 2363 65.12 10448 53.57 285 17.48
Partnership Commenced Business 2333 61.54 4702 34.97 654 19.12 2332 61.57 4508 37.23 620 17.96
Established Business 726 62.17 1489 33.53 170 19.72 726 62.17 1373 37.68 158 17.96
Total 3059 61.69 6191 34.62 824 19.25 3058 61.71 5881 37.34 778 17.96
Trust Commenced Business 1040 59.12 1531 16.59 908 24.00 1039 59.18 1331 20.53 764 22.90
Established Business 241 59.75 365 15.37 201 25.54 240 60.35 304 20.29 167 23.85
Total 1281 59.24 1896 16.36 1109 24.28 1279 59.40 1635 20.48 931 23.07
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 310 61.30 568 10.12 325 33.55 309 61.52 374 18.13 233 31.16
Established Business 2992 59.22 4313 6.28 3330 30.67 2992 59.22 3125 10.98 2529 28.55
Total 3302 59.42 4881 6.73 3655 30.92 3301 59.44 3499 11.74 2762 28.77
Individual Commenced Business 1798 61.56 5875 45.68 242 20.29 1793 61.79 5591 49.01 231 19.40
Established Business 559 62.31 2156 49.13 74 20.70 554 62.96 2044 53.21 68 19.34
Total 2357 61.74 8031 46.61 316 20.39 2347 62.06 7635 50.13 299 19.39
Partnership Commenced Business 2034 60.41 3645 33.65 599 19.61 2034 60.41 3450 36.46 566 18.68
Established Business 738 62.05 1280 32.87 189 21.76 736 62.29 1182 36.92 169 20.32
Total 2772 60.85 4925 33.45 788 20.13 2770 60.91 4632 36.58 735 19.06
Trust Commenced Business 1074 59.59 1495 16.02 969 26.87 1071 59.78 1297 19.81 827 25.57
Established Business 247 60.31 373 16.45 218 27.49 246 60.62 324 20.66 188 26.33
Total 1321 59.72 1868 16.11 1187 26.99 1317 59.94 1621 19.98 1015 25.71
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 129 50.28 177 5.98 110 29.57 129 50.28 108 15.11 68 26.66
Established Business 1191 48.23 1523 5.21 1230 23.69 1187 48.40 1097 9.29 920 21.42
Total 1320 48.43 1700 5.29 1340 24.17 1316 48.59 1205 9.81 988 21.78
Individual Commenced Business 287 56.80 1031 46.99 52 16.08 287 56.80 982 50.33 46 15.30
Established Business 107 55.01 434 47.22 14 18.14 104 56.85 405 52.31 13 17.38
Total 394 56.32 1465 47.06 66 16.52 391 56.82 1387 50.91 59 15.76
Partnership Commenced Business 399 54.39 718 30.83 133 19.73 397 54.79 668 34.60 123 19.09
Established Business 143 51.42 262 31.59 32 17.09 143 51.42 235 36.17 23 17.14
Total 542 53.61 980 31.03 165 19.22 540 53.90 903 35.01 146 18.79
Trust Commenced Business 337 46.29 444 10.88 318 21.16 337 46.29 389 13.48 280 20.75
Established Business 80 53.47 102 11.15 69 18.67 80 53.47 85 15.40 56 18.70
Total 417 47.66 546 10.93 387 20.72 417 47.66 474 13.82 336 20.41
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 88 54.10 125 2.72 73 37.41 88 54.10 68 12.49 47 33.99
Established Business 554 55.55 797 5.70 544 28.72 552 55.87 552 12.02 387 26.56
Total 642 55.35 922 5.29 617 29.75 640 55.63 620 12.07 434 27.37
Individual Commenced Business 171 59.18 599 43.91 14 29.59 171 59.18 556 49.23 12 22.92
Established Business 74 60.10 273 43.43 3 44.15 74 60.10 245 51.04 2 30.68
Total 245 59.46 872 43.76 17 32.16 245 59.46 801 49.78 14 24.03
Partnership Commenced Business 136 57.92 282 33.30 38 24.15 133 59.64 251 39.01 31 23.37
Established Business 71 59.81 155 33.44 15 19.79 71 59.81 140 38.71 14 19.91
Total 207 58.57 437 33.35 53 22.91 204 59.70 391 38.90 45 22.29
Trust Commenced Business 132 58.30 182 10.72 113 26.69 132 58.30 138 17.43 79 24.22
Established Business 34 58.08 47 20.37 17 24.97 34 58.08 39 26.54 14 24.36
Total 166 58.26 229 12.70 130 26.47 166 58.26 177 19.44 93 24.25
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 102 64.84 211 7.09 90 33.23 100 66.18 124 15.17 56 30.51
Established Business 820 62.88 1388 4.65 934 26.76 820 62.88 944 9.31 675 24.28
Total 922 63.10 1599 4.97 1024 27.33 920 63.24 1068 9.99 731 24.75
Individual Commenced Business 888 81.03 8283 66.68 96 24.96 886 81.22 8235 67.17 96 24.96
Established Business 464 79.85 2918 66.14 24 27.61 464 79.85 2887 67.06 24 27.61
Total 1352 80.63 11201 66.54 120 25.49 1350 80.75 11122 67.14 120 25.49
Partnership Commenced Business 777 73.98 2957 52.40 243 24.03 776 74.10 2911 53.51 235 23.32
Established Business 317 74.87 1117 52.30 79 23.28 317 74.87 1097 53.66 76 23.10
Total 1094 74.24 4074 52.37 322 23.84 1093 74.33 4008 53.55 311 23.27
Trust Commenced Business 231 62.74 465 24.86 219 23.72 231 62.74 428 28.03 189 22.18
Established Business 64 66.20 132 24.25 60 20.19 64 66.20 117 27.66 48 21.49
Total 295 63.49 597 24.72 279 22.96 295 63.49 545 27.95 237 22.04
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 213 66.07 506 6.58 244 39.43 212 66.45 285 16.14 148 34.46
Established Business 1706 63.32 3277 5.64 2293 34.25 1700 63.57 2177 11.01 1581 31.13
Total 1919 63.63 3783 5.76 2537 34.75 1912 63.89 2462 11.60 1729 31.41
Individual Commenced Business 2556 72.51 20831 61.90 279 21.46 2553 72.60 20496 63.19 269 20.90
Established Business 901 75.11 6591 62.53 59 23.09 899 75.34 6477 64.00 53 21.70
Total 3457 73.19 27422 62.05 338 21.74 3452 73.31 26973 63.39 322 21.03
Partnership Commenced Business 1786 66.74 6056 46.93 639 25.48 1784 66.82 5769 49.89 564 23.50
Established Business 665 70.31 2088 48.45 159 26.27 663 70.63 1993 51.56 146 25.26
Total 2451 67.71 8144 47.32 798 25.64 2447 67.85 7762 50.31 710 23.86
Trust Commenced Business 457 61.35 891 26.08 427 27.07 457 61.35 799 30.12 357 26.33
Established Business 139 58.22 266 25.81 111 25.75 139 58.22 233 30.97 93 22.72
Total 596 60.62 1157 26.02 538 26.80 596 60.62 1032 30.31 450 25.58
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 74 69.96 167 7.71 78 40.11 74 69.96 103 15.20 54 35.81
Established Business 755 66.80 1401 5.67 982 35.10 752 67.19 943 10.29 680 32.22
Total 829 67.08 1568 5.88 1060 35.46 826 67.44 1046 10.78 734 32.48
Individual Commenced Business 918 80.50 5890 60.06 92 27.28 917 80.60 5849 60.59 91 27.45
Established Business 315 78.72 1891 60.31 23 22.67 315 78.72 1858 61.63 22 23.35
Total 1233 80.05 7781 60.12 115 26.36 1232 80.12 7707 60.84 113 26.65
Partnership Commenced Business 1000 78.49 3341 52.94 280 n.a. 1000 78.49 3278 54.20 264 n.a.
Established Business 317 78.28 1009 51.29 65 27.43 316 78.55 979 53.37 60 24.67
Total 1317 78.44 4350 52.56 345 n.a. 1316 78.51 4257 54.01 324 n.a.
Trust Commenced Business 264 68.74 455 29.07 200 28.75 264 68.74 414 32.65 174 28.10
Established Business 59 65.88 120 26.23 48 29.87 59 65.88 110 29.78 42 28.04
Total 323 68.22 575 28.48 248 28.97 323 68.22 524 32.05 216 28.09
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 112 76.04 217 6.70 121 35.10 112 76.04 126 15.63 80 31.71
Established Business 987 73.99 1820 5.57 1282 32.86 987 73.99 1231 10.46 908 30.26
Total 1099 74.20 2037 5.69 1403 33.06 1099 74.20 1357 10.94 988 30.38
Individual Commenced Business 1625 80.43 11845 61.70 246 30.13 1624 80.48 11748 62.35 243 29.86
Established Business 585 79.55 3564 61.40 61 28.48 583 79.94 3505 62.80 58 28.88
Total 2210 80.19 15409 61.63 307 29.80 2207 80.34 15253 62.45 301 29.67
Partnership Commenced Business 1629 79.63 4865 47.17 559 30.59 1629 79.63 4750 48.72 530 28.99
Established Business 525 79.29 1598 46.42 155 29.54 525 79.29 1547 48.61 141 27.90
Total 2154 79.55 6463 46.98 714 30.36 2154 79.55 6297 48.69 671 28.76
Trust Commenced Business 324 74.74 682 24.06 345 31.34 323 75.25 618 27.65 302 29.93
Established Business 84 71.60 177 25.58 68 34.37 83 72.50 152 31.05 54 31.41
Total 408 74.09 859 24.37 413 31.84 406 74.69 770 28.32 356 30.16
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 189 61.04 568 48.54 31 21.16 188 61.43 545 51.30 28 19.41
Established Business 70 62.99 270 49.43 9 19.93 69 64.02 254 53.98 9 19.93
Total 259 61.56 838 48.83 40 20.88 257 62.13 799 52.16 37 19.54
Partnership Commenced Business 259 58.04 432 34.50 86 18.21 259 58.04 406 37.39 80 17.57
Established Business 97 61.78 163 35.55 23 19.66 97 61.78 151 39.58 18 15.33
Total 356 59.06 595 34.78 109 18.52 356 59.06 557 37.98 98 17.16
Trust Commenced Business 157 56.39 184 13.38 126 25.42 157 56.39 164 16.58 110 23.78
Established Business 35 59.41 45 12.00 34 26.54 35 59.41 38 17.06 28 24.87
Total 192 56.94 229 13.11 160 25.66 192 56.94 202 16.67 138 24.00
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 81 56.21 153 4.77 83 26.67 80 56.93 86 12.92 56 25.48
Established Business 840 56.84 1274 4.22 912 26.89 839 56.98 871 9.56 656 24.23
Total 921 56.79 1427 4.28 995 26.87 919 56.98 957 9.86 712 24.33
Individual Commenced Business 985 63.48 4915 44.71 238 23.34 983 63.64 4682 47.79 225 22.37
Established Business 397 63.35 1913 43.71 77 23.79 396 63.57 1743 49.63 66 21.77
Total 1382 63.44 6828 44.43 315 23.45 1379 63.62 6425 48.29 291 22.23
Partnership Commenced Business 870 61.43 2189 28.20 389 22.02 869 61.54 1981 32.55 351 20.56
Established Business 379 62.23 902 28.11 140 21.40 377 62.60 795 34.27 127 20.18
Total 1249 61.67 3091 28.17 529 21.86 1246 61.86 2776 33.04 478 20.46
Trust Commenced Business 278 58.83 468 12.33 268 24.50 278 58.83 380 18.04 208 22.61
Established Business 87 55.33 151 18.26 79 24.25 87 55.33 138 20.62 70 22.89
Total 365 58.00 619 13.78 347 24.45 365 58.00 518 18.73 278 22.68
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 154 64.26 358 7.19 172 36.67 152 65.30 216 17.23 114 36.07
Established Business 1192 59.84 2266 5.49 1565 32.39 1184 60.37 1505 12.19 1093 29.81
Total 1346 60.35 2624 5.72 1737 32.81 1336 60.93 1721 12.82 1207 30.40
Individual Commenced Business 719 67.97 5361 61.23 88 23.72 718 68.07 5223 63.40 83 22.40
Established Business 326 67.35 2508 62.10 23 24.12 323 68.02 2403 65.87 19 24.08
Total 1045 67.77 7869 61.50 111 23.80 1041 68.05 7626 64.18 102 22.72
Partnership Commenced Business 634 64.05 1838 37.83 216 23.36 633 64.18 1703 42.14 192 21.98
Established Business 265 64.04 752 35.84 78 23.77 262 64.91 668 42.71 67 21.30
Total 899 64.05 2590 37.25 294 23.47 895 64.39 2371 42.30 259 21.80
Trust Commenced Business 312 59.55 625 16.83 346 28.26 309 60.20 513 23.39 277 26.76
Established Business 102 58.95 194 18.55 86 26.20 102 58.95 166 25.44 73 25.92
Total 414 59.40 819 17.24 432 27.85 411 59.89 679 23.89 350 26.59
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 92 43.83 123 -0.66 60 25.59 90 45.00 66 9.87 40 24.24
Established Business 1130 43.50 1509 4.66 1016 20.42 1124 43.80 1014 12.13 729 19.36
Total 1222 43.53 1632 4.25 1076 20.71 1214 43.89 1080 11.99 769 19.61
Individual Commenced Business 460 64.02 820 18.57 58 20.24 455 65.04 619 35.22 49 18.77
Established Business 150 61.15 281 21.49 19 27.72 148 62.41 218 35.10 15 28.84
Total 610 63.31 1101 19.31 77 22.09 603 64.39 837 35.19 64 21.13
Partnership Commenced Business 934 65.58 1365 10.36 255 21.25 926 66.41 973 25.64 192 16.60
Established Business 334 60.69 458 10.54 79 17.77 331 61.56 318 26.66 59 16.13
Total 1268 64.29 1823 10.41 334 20.43 1257 65.14 1291 25.89 251 16.49
Trust Commenced Business 445 51.57 632 6.18 377 21.32 440 52.28 464 15.67 282 21.04
Established Business 129 46.40 176 6.86 96 14.54 129 46.40 123 16.04 66 14.00
Total 574 50.41 808 6.33 473 19.94 569 50.95 587 15.75 348 19.71
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 73 47.93 129 26.50 5 14.17 71 50.41 113 32.60 4 15.66
Established Business 36 49.42 62 24.45 8 22.00 36 49.42 55 28.36 8 22.00
Total 109 48.42 191 25.84 13 18.99 107 50.08 168 31.21 12 19.89
Partnership Commenced Business 86 43.65 116 18.03 26 13.96 85 44.29 101 22.85 23 11.96
Established Business 44 48.36 59 16.11 11 15.95 44 48.36 47 24.98 9 15.65
Total 130 45.24 175 17.38 37 14.55 129 45.68 148 23.53 32 13.00
Trust Commenced Business 102 42.02 112 6.90 77 16.65 100 43.02 88 11.53 60 16.95
Established Business 24 46.56 27 9.99 14 21.80 24 46.56 23 15.42 14 21.80
Total 126 42.89 139 7.50 91 17.44 124 43.70 111 12.34 74 17.87
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 70 56.11 159 22.25 18 17.69 70 56.11 123 35.45 14 12.85
Established Business 24 48.67 47 24.78 4 21.43 24 48.67 38 35.21 4 21.43
Total 94 54.21 206 22.83 22 18.37 94 54.21 161 35.39 18 14.75
Partnership Commenced Business 109 40.06 170 15.13 50 10.61 107 41.14 142 22.14 42 10.67
Established Business 45 59.21 65 14.22 18 15.56 45 59.21 49 25.14 17 15.67
Total 154 45.66 235 14.87 68 11.92 152 46.49 191 22.91 59 12.11
Trust Commenced Business 146 31.66 171 6.17 126 14.03 146 31.66 135 10.09 102 13.19
Established Business 28 36.44 32 17.42 20 11.11 28 36.44 31 18.10 19 11.10
Total 174 32.43 203 7.94 146 13.63 174 32.43 166 11.59 121 12.86
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 138 36.98 157 1.53 73 20.23 137 37.26 87 10.56 45 18.34
Established Business 1515 39.71 1731 5.37 1259 17.41 1508 40.07 1243 10.43 924 15.69
Total 1653 39.48 1888 5.05 1332 17.57 1645 39.83 1330 10.44 969 15.82
Individual Commenced Business 168 50.05 567 45.94 27 17.44 164 51.32 517 52.00 24 18.38
Established Business 88 48.60 267 45.36 8 19.09 88 48.60 247 50.40 7 18.64
Total 256 49.55 834 45.75 35 17.82 252 50.37 764 51.48 31 18.44
Partnership Commenced Business 375 45.16 560 23.25 136 15.86 372 45.57 498 27.99 126 14.40
Established Business 130 42.11 204 18.00 41 16.88 125 44.53 162 28.35 33 14.62
Total 505 44.38 764 21.85 177 16.09 497 45.31 660 28.08 159 14.45
Trust Commenced Business 420 40.39 484 7.70 341 14.94 418 40.77 388 12.05 280 14.11
Established Business 102 43.29 120 9.85 80 15.57 100 44.24 101 13.54 67 14.44
Total 522 40.95 604 8.13 421 15.06 518 41.44 489 12.35 347 14.17
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 94 50.97 308 48.13 7 13.26 93 51.64 282 54.38 7 13.26
Established Business 49 54.48 156 47.42 5 21.41 49 54.48 140 55.38 4 20.26
Total 143 52.17 464 47.89 12 16.65 142 52.62 422 54.71 11 15.80
Partnership Commenced Business 198 51.70 320 24.34 68 18.22 196 52.27 271 32.19 58 16.73
Established Business 74 53.44 106 23.05 22 15.89 74 53.44 92 29.02 19 16.18
Total 272 52.17 426 24.02 90 17.65 270 52.59 363 31.38 77 16.60
Trust Commenced Business 185 36.75 241 9.71 165 16.65 183 37.26 199 14.12 137 16.59
Established Business 37 39.78 58 8.65 35 24.17 36 42.14 40 17.10 23 24.04
Total 222 37.26 299 9.51 200 17.96 219 38.06 239 14.62 160 17.66
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 106 42.12 130 3.71 63 24.32 105 42.62 77 12.43 43 23.67
Established Business 1192 38.86 1316 4.78 975 17.97 1181 39.37 922 10.58 715 15.93
Total 1298 39.13 1446 4.68 1038 18.36 1286 39.64 999 10.72 758 16.37
Individual Commenced Business 134 49.80 289 36.83 17 13.44 132 50.64 261 42.28 17 13.44
Established Business 77 47.19 170 33.81 8 31.68 76 47.82 138 46.58 5 20.94
Total 211 48.85 459 35.71 25 19.28 208 49.61 399 43.77 22 15.14
Partnership Commenced Business 181 47.53 243 20.17 69 17.58 180 48.02 212 26.02 60 13.55
Established Business 78 45.90 99 19.97 26 18.49 77 46.96 75 30.81 17 16.68
Total 259 47.04 342 20.12 95 17.83 257 47.70 287 27.27 77 14.24
Trust Commenced Business 201 43.65 239 8.17 173 18.70 201 43.65 182 13.43 132 17.53
Established Business 48 40.39 64 6.71 41 20.49 48 40.39 50 11.57 34 19.36
Total 249 43.02 303 7.86 214 19.04 249 43.02 232 13.03 166 17.90
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 123 36.40 147 2.05 76 22.17 121 37.05 77 12.32 46 20.73
Established Business 1439 40.06 1613 5.09 1151 18.16 1432 40.39 1139 10.58 845 16.36
Total 1562 39.77 1760 4.84 1227 18.41 1553 40.13 1216 10.69 891 16.59
Individual Commenced Business 134 47.30 235 26.22 22 20.49 134 47.30 183 39.07 19 17.57
Established Business 66 44.16 116 30.30 3 17.74 65 44.85 93 42.34 2 19.11
Total 200 46.26 351 27.57 25 20.16 199 46.50 276 40.17 21 17.72
Partnership Commenced Business 203 43.92 248 20.92 53 13.78 201 44.49 216 26.29 49 13.78
Established Business 88 40.47 110 14.35 14 15.33 87 41.21 87 23.45 11 12.13
Total 291 42.88 358 18.90 67 14.10 288 43.50 303 25.48 60 13.48
Trust Commenced Business 294 39.15 327 6.69 234 16.52 288 40.18 251 11.28 182 15.84
Established Business 77 41.11 85 6.40 51 16.75 76 41.77 61 14.24 39 15.07
Total 371 39.55 412 6.63 285 16.57 364 40.51 312 11.85 221 15.71
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 169 41.47 220 16.10 26 14.25 167 42.10 184 23.59 22 14.25
Established Business 76 42.22 101 16.69 10 16.64 72 44.68 71 30.68 7 12.27
Total 245 41.70 321 16.28 36 14.91 239 42.88 255 25.56 29 13.77
Partnership Commenced Business 290 39.94 317 13.55 97 12.81 287 40.43 270 18.11 85 12.59
Established Business 101 38.06 111 10.05 32 13.72 99 39.43 90 16.46 28 13.55
Total 391 39.45 428 12.65 129 13.04 386 40.17 360 17.70 113 12.83
Trust Commenced Business 263 36.86 275 4.90 214 16.40 261 37.44 211 7.98 164 15.35
Established Business 61 36.95 67 5.39 48 17.00 61 36.95 51 10.25 38 16.17
Total 324 36.88 342 5.00 262 16.51 322 37.35 262 8.42 202 15.51
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 203 49.21 238 16.33 40 20.39 201 50.14 203 22.86 35 21.23
Established Business 103 50.08 126 11.55 17 17.93 99 53.11 95 23.75 13 16.76
Total 306 49.50 364 14.67 57 19.65 300 51.12 298 23.14 48 20.02
Partnership Commenced Business 304 51.28 328 11.87 119 17.04 301 52.42 269 18.35 107 16.69
Established Business 116 51.16 125 9.44 41 20.55 113 52.96 98 17.96 35 18.72
Total 420 51.25 453 11.20 160 17.94 414 52.57 367 18.25 142 17.19
Trust Commenced Business 212 49.60 220 5.01 163 20.37 209 50.40 175 9.83 132 19.58
Established Business 55 47.96 57 5.17 40 19.64 54 49.95 40 10.99 28 19.92
Total 267 49.27 277 5.04 203 20.23 263 50.31 215 10.04 160 19.64
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 57 28.99 197 25.59 9 15.79 54 31.63 162 37.95 6 18.81
Established Business 27 34.24 57 22.08 2 24.96 25 37.30 44 33.44 1 25.67
Total 84 30.67 254 24.80 11 17.46 79 33.43 206 36.98 7 19.79
Partnership Commenced Business 76 31.39 181 15.67 37 13.08 76 31.39 144 24.68 32 13.35
Established Business 32 38.76 55 17.35 12 14.13 31 40.05 45 22.97 9 15.47
Total 108 33.57 236 16.06 49 13.34 107 33.90 189 24.28 41 13.81
Trust Commenced Business 63 27.06 101 8.53 57 13.96 62 27.63 75 15.06 40 12.35
Established Business 21 36.53 32 8.94 21 16.02 21 36.53 26 12.32 17 16.27
Total 84 29.43 133 8.63 78 14.51 83 29.88 101 14.35 57 13.52
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 123 33.66 171 6.75 59 11.65 123 33.66 137 15.04 49 10.70
Established Business 44 31.31 58 2.87 19 16.61 44 31.31 41 14.81 13 15.38
Total 167 33.04 229 5.77 78 12.86 167 33.04 178 14.99 62 11.68
Trust Commenced Business 128 26.67 154 3.17 114 12.74 128 26.67 117 7.13 87 12.72
Established Business 15 27.21 21 5.88 13 11.49 15 27.21 16 12.34 11 12.17
Total 143 26.73 175 3.50 127 12.61 143 26.73 133 7.75 98 12.66
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 93 26.35 107 9.46 22 5.92 92 26.65 86 15.04 18 5.76
Established Business 54 23.59 61 7.44 13 9.42 52 25.38 44 16.40 7 8.60
Total 147 25.34 168 8.73 35 7.22 144 26.19 130 15.50 25 6.56
Company Commenced Business 98 30.33 109 -3.29 51 20.33 98 30.33 49 5.64 35 19.73
Established Business 898 31.03 1003 2.83 684 14.39 887 31.68 682 8.37 496 13.34
Total 996 30.96 1112 2.23 735 14.80 985 31.54 731 8.18 531 13.77
Individual Commenced Business 237 30.75 301 11.62 28 12.09 235 31.13 243 19.67 21 10.46
Established Business 141 31.23 171 8.79 9 16.27 136 33.12 120 20.82 4 8.98
Total 378 30.93 472 10.59 37 13.10 371 31.86 363 20.05 25 10.22
Partnership Commenced Business 332 33.23 391 9.17 88 12.33 328 33.79 315 15.74 77 12.28
Established Business 156 33.42 172 7.85 31 14.42 154 34.03 126 15.81 23 14.95
Total 488 33.29 563 8.77 119 12.87 482 33.87 441 15.76 100 12.89
Trust Commenced Business 254 32.31 291 5.42 184 16.72 248 33.54 220 10.38 136 15.03
Established Business 80 32.84 92 3.80 53 13.82 79 33.31 68 8.36 36 14.43
Total 334 32.44 383 5.03 237 16.07 327 33.49 288 9.90 172 14.91
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 74 53.45 135 34.11 8 37.04 74 53.45 117 42.09 7 34.01
Established Business 36 46.87 63 36.58 0 0.00 33 53.64 54 46.41 0 0.00
Total 110 51.30 198 34.90 8 37.04 107 53.51 171 43.45 7 34.01
Trust Commenced Business 97 43.02 115 9.10 86 20.62 97 43.02 97 12.03 72 19.23
Established Business 20 51.31 24 8.51 20 24.07 20 51.31 21 12.12 17 20.23
Total 117 44.44 139 9.00 106 21.27 117 44.44 118 12.05 89 19.42
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 158 42.54 234 17.55 8 14.94 152 45.03 181 28.93 7 14.45
Established Business 80 44.75 106 10.87 2 20.13 78 46.15 74 26.05 1 13.12
Total 238 43.29 340 15.47 10 15.98 230 45.41 255 28.10 8 14.28
Partnership Commenced Business 115 46.41 133 13.72 26 12.37 111 48.25 105 24.72 18 11.76
Established Business 52 38.38 60 9.77 5 13.87 47 45.39 43 22.05 4 10.81
Total 167 43.91 193 12.49 31 12.61 158 47.40 148 23.95 22 11.59
Trust Commenced Business 179 38.50 211 8.06 146 16.09 179 38.50 149 15.04 97 15.05
Established Business 34 36.09 42 -0.68 29 24.56 32 40.84 27 11.50 19 23.84
Total 213 38.12 253 6.61 175 17.49 211 38.86 176 14.49 116 16.49
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 141 40.31 168 13.27 4 18.11 132 43.54 126 23.72 3 21.24
Established Business 45 43.30 52 15.04 4 13.95 44 44.72 36 28.90 3 14.18
Total 186 41.03 220 13.69 8 16.03 176 43.83 162 24.87 6 17.71
Partnership Commenced Business 103 34.54 119 13.17 6 16.98 95 39.64 91 21.84 6 16.98
Established Business 45 36.52 49 4.80 1 62.17 45 36.52 33 15.95 1 62.17
Total 148 35.14 168 10.73 7 23.44 140 38.64 124 20.27 7 23.44
Individual Commenced Business 70 46.72 104 19.76 5 13.15 69 47.43 79 32.63 3 8.61
Established Business 37 44.29 47 16.40 3 12.50 36 45.85 35 29.17 1 7.37
Total 107 45.88 151 18.71 8 12.90 105 46.89 114 31.56 4 8.30
Partnership Commenced Business 105 41.23 119 8.94 22 16.66 102 42.64 85 21.00 16 15.59
Established Business 39 32.01 46 -0.26 4 21.66 36 35.32 24 21.33 2 20.48
Total 144 38.74 165 6.37 26 17.43 138 40.73 109 21.07 18 16.13
Trust Commenced Business 97 40.26 108 4.27 71 17.35 94 42.01 75 11.81 51 17.91
Established Business 19 37.06 20 4.89 11 16.75 19 37.06 13 10.68 8 13.28
Total 116 39.74 128 4.37 82 17.27 113 41.18 88 11.65 59 17.28
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Trust Commenced Business 92 35.09 100 3.36 77 13.74 91 35.75 80 7.82 63 13.11
Established Business 25 35.45 29 9.30 19 12.95 25 35.45 23 12.28 14 11.84
Total 117 35.17 129 4.69 96 13.59 116 35.69 103 8.81 77 12.88
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 104 46.96 142 12.71 33 23.44 103 47.61 110 23.51 25 16.50
Established Business 38 50.49 54 18.44 10 24.89 37 52.24 40 33.54 7 16.63
Total 142 47.91 196 14.28 43 23.77 140 48.83 150 26.18 32 16.53
Company Commenced Business 459 29.30 483 -3.18 171 16.62 444 31.02 213 8.22 88 14.33
Established Business 3602 34.18 4026 3.83 2430 14.90 3538 35.07 2726 10.23 1767 13.62
Total 4061 33.63 4509 3.08 2601 15.01 3982 34.62 2939 10.08 1855 13.65
Individual Commenced Business 591 40.63 767 14.66 52 14.63 583 41.61 615 22.88 43 13.62
Established Business 312 35.50 397 9.25 26 19.07 297 38.02 285 20.87 19 18.77
Total 903 38.86 1164 12.81 78 16.11 880 40.40 900 22.25 62 15.20
Partnership Commenced Business 686 39.24 792 10.72 161 15.99 677 39.98 622 18.56 134 14.58
Established Business 281 37.52 326 7.31 44 15.66 275 38.97 222 20.57 32 13.95
Total 967 38.74 1118 9.73 205 15.92 952 39.69 844 19.09 166 14.46
Trust Commenced Business 809 35.25 900 5.54 608 14.52 800 35.82 702 10.33 484 13.73
Established Business 197 35.95 229 6.16 124 15.06 195 36.77 173 13.90 97 13.53
Total 1006 35.38 1129 5.66 732 14.61 995 36.01 875 11.04 581 13.70
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 124 22.61 124 -2.84 76 9.12 124 22.61 49 2.82 38 7.89
Established Business 832 23.12 863 0.93 689 9.51 826 23.36 561 4.12 466 9.18
Total 956 23.05 987 0.46 765 9.47 950 23.26 610 4.01 504 9.08
Individual Commenced Business 480 22.09 492 3.82 78 8.02 476 22.32 388 7.27 62 7.76
Established Business 455 20.63 462 0.47 25 9.17 444 21.43 299 6.97 20 8.85
Total 935 21.38 954 2.20 103 8.30 920 21.89 687 7.14 82 8.02
Partnership Commenced Business 1296 21.47 1326 5.42 387 6.97 1288 21.66 1134 7.62 327 6.74
Established Business 754 20.96 762 2.50 168 6.77 740 21.58 564 7.43 135 6.09
Total 2050 21.28 2088 4.35 555 6.91 2028 21.63 1698 7.56 462 6.55
Trust Commenced Business 514 22.02 537 2.77 430 9.38 512 22.10 383 5.35 303 8.88
Established Business 211 21.68 213 0.55 155 9.50 209 21.91 144 3.85 105 9.51
Total 725 21.92 750 2.14 585 9.41 721 22.05 527 4.94 408 9.04
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 400 29.24 416 7.22 151 9.99 400 29.24 361 9.55 126 9.59
Established Business 209 28.08 218 1.77 51 10.29 204 29.15 153 9.65 38 9.57
Total 609 28.84 634 5.34 202 10.07 604 29.21 514 9.58 164 9.59
Partnership Commenced Business 1104 30.41 1116 7.32 554 10.99 1102 30.47 973 9.31 466 10.11
Established Business 512 31.77 513 5.56 205 11.44 509 32.00 398 9.86 166 10.56
Total 1616 30.84 1629 6.76 759 11.11 1611 30.95 1371 9.47 632 10.23
Trust Commenced Business 338 32.36 347 2.70 289 15.67 337 32.49 232 5.98 192 15.60
Established Business 120 31.62 121 1.62 92 15.06 118 32.94 77 5.14 62 14.35
Total 458 32.17 468 2.42 381 15.52 455 32.60 309 5.77 254 15.30
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 150 32.68 161 7.45 42 9.29 150 32.68 139 11.24 39 8.48
Established Business 83 36.56 86 2.34 27 13.49 82 37.09 57 12.14 20 11.99
Total 233 34.06 247 5.67 69 10.93 232 34.24 196 11.51 59 9.67
Individual Commenced Business 283 28.69 305 7.44 44 10.73 280 29.24 260 10.94 40 10.64
Established Business 173 26.98 184 2.52 17 8.89 168 28.00 129 11.50 14 7.69
Total 456 28.04 489 5.59 61 10.22 448 28.77 389 11.13 54 9.88
Partnership Commenced Business 715 29.15 746 7.37 245 9.13 714 29.20 649 10.41 207 8.36
Established Business 341 28.36 345 6.12 95 9.33 339 28.62 272 10.15 73 8.90
Total 1056 28.90 1091 6.97 340 9.19 1053 29.01 921 10.33 280 8.50
Trust Commenced Business 243 28.75 250 2.00 183 12.22 242 29.08 170 7.48 121 11.96
Established Business 67 28.79 69 2.51 41 10.84 66 29.42 44 7.83 26 10.48
Total 310 28.76 319 2.11 224 11.97 308 29.15 214 7.55 147 11.70
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 193 22.07 197 5.02 87 6.23 192 22.23 159 8.26 75 6.00
Established Business 98 21.18 98 2.92 39 7.65 95 21.92 72 8.37 26 6.03
Total 291 21.77 295 4.32 126 6.67 287 22.13 231 8.30 101 6.01
Trust Commenced Business 230 22.38 246 3.84 185 8.62 229 22.51 188 6.88 142 7.93
Established Business 73 18.93 78 4.45 52 7.53 72 20.18 51 10.12 32 6.15
Total 303 21.54 324 3.99 237 8.38 301 21.95 239 7.57 174 7.60
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 153 64.17 210 0.76 142 38.29 153 64.17 95 10.83 66 37.47
Established Business 967 60.92 1078 2.24 908 31.84 966 61.02 655 7.33 559 30.89
Total 1120 61.36 1288 2.00 1050 32.71 1119 61.45 750 7.77 625 31.59
Individual Commenced Business 469 49.05 544 13.90 152 24.45 468 49.20 470 18.32 128 23.02
Established Business 276 47.92 305 7.40 48 22.78 274 48.38 232 15.63 41 21.45
Total 745 48.63 849 11.56 200 24.05 742 48.90 702 17.43 169 22.64
Partnership Commenced Business 1250 53.71 1345 14.73 627 21.78 1250 53.71 1204 17.77 552 20.91
Established Business 647 51.46 681 10.53 222 24.98 644 51.74 548 16.97 180 23.49
Total 1897 52.94 2026 13.32 849 22.62 1894 53.04 1752 17.52 732 21.54
Trust Commenced Business 563 60.59 592 5.44 495 30.62 562 60.70 442 9.55 365 29.17
Established Business 214 62.88 228 6.50 174 29.33 214 62.88 164 12.60 121 27.88
Total 777 61.23 820 5.73 669 30.29 776 61.31 606 10.37 486 28.85
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 292 52.89 294 -6.92 173 24.09 290 53.26 82 5.57 54 22.55
Established Business 1422 51.82 1482 0.03 1072 22.79 1418 52.02 821 6.77 634 21.69
Total 1714 52.00 1776 -1.11 1245 22.97 1708 52.24 903 6.66 688 21.75
Individual Commenced Business 2101 42.70 2194 7.40 371 17.21 2092 42.98 1797 12.27 316 16.22
Established Business 1591 41.09 1642 1.77 154 18.99 1570 41.76 1098 11.48 97 17.50
Total 3692 42.01 3836 4.99 525 17.73 3662 42.45 2895 11.97 413 16.52
Partnership Commenced Business 4268 43.60 4332 10.49 1128 15.57 4261 43.70 3741 14.04 949 14.43
Established Business 2638 41.91 2664 6.20 466 16.56 2619 42.28 1992 13.80 346 14.35
Total 6906 42.96 6996 8.85 1594 15.86 6880 43.16 5733 13.95 1295 14.41
Trust Commenced Business 1006 50.76 1035 4.91 721 21.10 1005 50.83 776 9.20 522 19.78
Established Business 438 47.99 444 2.16 255 19.65 434 48.86 291 9.26 165 17.46
Total 1444 49.92 1479 4.09 976 20.72 1439 50.24 1067 9.22 687 19.22
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 238 18.69 267 9.64 8 8.89 236 18.90 241 12.11 6 8.05
Established Business 111 17.20 135 9.31 6 7.63 109 17.75 101 16.00 4 5.99
Total 349 18.22 402 9.53 14 8.35 345 18.54 342 13.26 10 7.23
Partnership Commenced Business 581 19.68 619 7.99 74 9.23 581 19.68 557 9.56 63 8.75
Established Business 222 18.65 237 5.49 28 6.75 217 19.57 187 9.42 21 6.28
Total 803 19.39 856 7.30 102 8.55 798 19.65 744 9.52 84 8.13
Trust Commenced Business 129 21.73 140 6.07 86 n.a. 129 21.73 115 8.15 71 n.a.
Established Business 32 24.47 35 3.87 18 9.66 32 24.47 26 7.10 12 8.15
Total 161 22.28 175 5.63 104 n.a. 161 22.28 141 7.96 83 n.a.
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 100 40.97 104 -5.35 54 20.71 98 41.84 39 6.96 21 14.60
Established Business 755 38.52 825 1.08 562 17.55 750 38.81 460 7.23 319 15.98
Total 855 38.80 929 0.36 616 17.83 848 39.16 499 7.20 340 15.90
Individual Commenced Business 806 31.43 885 7.19 118 14.44 794 32.15 700 13.65 98 12.89
Established Business 472 29.97 499 2.28 46 14.16 460 31.22 324 13.39 30 12.25
Total 1278 30.89 1384 5.42 164 14.36 1254 31.81 1024 13.57 128 12.74
Partnership Commenced Business 1487 31.00 1516 6.97 337 12.12 1476 31.31 1260 10.93 271 10.98
Established Business 795 29.31 811 2.89 150 12.99 779 30.11 568 10.59 113 11.46
Total 2282 30.41 2327 5.55 487 12.39 2255 30.89 1828 10.82 384 11.12
Trust Commenced Business 498 35.77 515 3.48 325 14.91 497 35.86 383 7.79 235 13.34
Established Business 215 33.85 225 2.46 102 14.85 214 34.01 153 8.46 68 14.49
Total 713 35.19 740 3.17 427 14.90 711 35.30 536 7.98 303 13.60
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 201 22.04 210 4.44 43 12.98 200 22.22 154 10.24 30 9.47
Established Business 121 23.16 123 0.71 13 9.80 115 25.07 86 8.19 10 9.89
Total 322 22.46 333 3.07 56 12.24 315 23.26 240 9.51 40 9.57
Partnership Commenced Business 708 21.92 722 5.37 177 7.33 705 22.08 614 7.52 143 6.81
Established Business 348 20.53 356 2.83 71 7.06 339 21.29 260 8.46 60 6.59
Total 1056 21.46 1078 4.53 248 7.25 1044 21.82 874 7.80 203 6.75
Trust Commenced Business 166 25.17 178 3.00 117 10.47 164 25.68 136 7.06 87 8.77
Established Business 59 23.39 64 1.52 38 10.59 58 23.97 44 7.88 26 9.56
Total 225 24.70 242 2.61 155 10.50 222 25.23 180 7.26 113 8.95
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 232 41.68 244 -2.90 129 18.33 228 42.60 110 10.61 64 16.51
Established Business 1901 42.90 2012 2.14 1496 17.24 1889 43.27 1249 9.08 963 15.92
Total 2133 42.77 2256 1.59 1625 17.32 2117 43.20 1359 9.21 1027 15.96
Individual Commenced Business 1670 42.65 2014 12.63 265 15.17 1646 43.59 1579 20.66 201 14.02
Established Business 778 38.50 884 4.72 79 13.52 749 40.70 550 20.23 47 11.83
Total 2448 41.33 2898 10.21 344 14.79 2395 42.69 2129 20.55 248 13.61
Partnership Commenced Business 1414 39.10 1455 6.55 389 13.25 1394 40.04 1090 14.04 293 11.31
Established Business 698 37.29 718 2.56 141 15.00 672 39.71 462 14.99 89 13.59
Total 2112 38.50 2173 5.23 530 13.72 2066 39.93 1552 14.32 382 11.84
Trust Commenced Business 862 40.80 889 3.62 665 15.48 856 41.24 628 8.79 480 14.52
Established Business 256 40.40 270 2.71 181 16.10 253 40.97 182 10.67 132 15.59
Total 1118 40.71 1159 3.41 846 15.61 1109 41.18 810 9.21 612 14.75
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 151 34.33 160 7.30 23 11.75 144 36.70 124 14.90 21 11.80
Established Business 66 34.00 71 2.39 10 10.56 59 39.99 48 18.72 8 8.72
Total 217 34.23 231 5.79 33 11.39 203 37.66 172 15.97 29 10.95
Partnership Commenced Business 215 39.25 223 11.10 63 14.13 213 40.06 178 16.51 45 13.91
Established Business 102 40.29 103 7.76 26 11.77 99 42.09 78 14.66 23 11.61
Total 317 39.58 326 10.04 89 13.44 312 40.70 256 15.95 68 13.13
Trust Commenced Business 161 40.59 169 2.93 145 16.81 161 40.59 111 8.04 90 16.01
Established Business 48 38.37 47 3.73 34 14.78 47 39.26 39 7.38 28 14.44
Total 209 40.08 216 3.10 179 16.43 208 40.29 150 7.87 118 15.64
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 359 48.26 503 24.25 54 17.11 355 49.00 425 31.56 43 14.61
Established Business 108 39.77 162 21.80 10 28.38 102 44.28 118 37.17 5 19.24
Total 467 46.29 665 23.65 64 18.88 457 47.95 543 32.78 48 15.10
Partnership Commenced Business 406 43.17 451 14.23 108 18.50 401 44.11 366 21.37 88 17.45
Established Business 147 39.11 163 9.19 24 14.98 140 42.64 117 20.66 18 10.95
Total 553 42.09 614 12.89 132 17.86 541 43.73 483 21.20 106 16.34
Trust Commenced Business 176 45.74 191 4.96 125 19.79 175 46.21 151 11.02 100 18.79
Established Business 39 42.56 44 4.55 23 20.98 38 43.68 30 15.25 19 19.60
Total 215 45.16 235 4.89 148 19.97 213 45.76 181 11.72 119 18.92
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 199 42.00 251 16.96 27 11.41 195 43.16 200 26.15 23 10.85
Established Business 107 43.68 131 15.53 13 9.86 106 44.32 97 26.95 9 10.18
Total 306 42.59 382 16.47 40 10.91 301 43.57 297 26.41 32 10.66
Partnership Commenced Business 331 43.22 356 13.87 113 12.02 330 43.46 308 18.08 98 10.99
Established Business 150 41.84 167 11.00 33 11.02 149 42.15 131 19.06 28 9.53
Total 481 42.79 523 12.96 146 11.79 479 43.06 439 18.37 126 10.67
Trust Commenced Business 335 39.21 348 5.06 284 12.13 335 39.21 300 7.10 250 11.01
Established Business 110 39.24 116 3.79 97 11.55 110 39.24 91 7.69 79 9.67
Total 445 39.22 464 4.75 381 11.98 445 39.22 391 7.24 329 10.69
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 80 43.90 132 30.26 17 10.61 80 43.90 125 33.00 15 8.20
Established Business 35 38.95 53 23.79 4 10.19 35 38.95 43 32.09 3 3.21
Total 115 42.39 185 28.41 21 10.53 115 42.39 168 32.77 18 7.37
Partnership Commenced Business 182 43.18 223 18.78 74 9.57 180 43.71 204 21.52 68 9.15
Established Business 69 42.63 90 18.88 18 11.96 69 42.63 74 24.96 14 11.21
Total 251 43.03 313 18.81 92 10.03 249 43.41 278 22.44 82 9.50
Trust Commenced Business 203 38.51 219 8.56 177 11.04 203 38.51 197 9.91 158 9.99
Established Business 51 37.66 56 6.93 38 11.69 51 37.66 47 9.38 30 10.62
Total 254 38.34 275 8.23 215 11.15 254 38.34 244 9.81 188 10.09
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 149 37.05 152 -2.12 97 16.12 146 37.97 84 5.89 63 14.04
Established Business 1490 37.33 1608 4.27 1268 15.81 1482 37.58 1174 8.63 962 14.42
Total 1639 37.30 1760 3.72 1365 15.83 1628 37.62 1258 8.45 1025 14.39
Individual Commenced Business 422 43.03 719 29.41 45 13.73 416 44.09 627 36.30 40 13.10
Established Business 202 41.84 315 22.01 24 17.05 200 42.36 252 31.98 20 16.90
Total 624 42.65 1034 27.16 69 14.88 616 43.53 879 35.06 60 14.37
Partnership Commenced Business 833 38.21 915 12.89 338 10.60 829 38.42 783 17.75 292 9.91
Established Business 314 35.61 348 9.20 102 13.45 310 36.59 270 16.08 82 12.83
Total 1147 37.50 1263 11.88 440 11.26 1139 37.92 1053 17.32 374 10.55
Trust Commenced Business 568 34.89 606 4.87 476 13.90 566 35.05 471 8.69 376 12.57
Established Business 158 36.34 163 2.79 107 13.65 157 36.85 113 8.78 76 13.19
Total 726 35.21 769 4.43 583 13.85 723 35.44 584 8.71 452 12.68
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 277 34.53 310 -1.78 166 19.46 273 35.21 142 9.40 98 16.75
Established Business 1777 38.12 2130 4.12 1458 21.10 1757 38.73 1423 10.78 1018 19.28
Total 2054 37.64 2440 3.37 1624 20.93 2030 38.25 1565 10.66 1116 19.06
Individual Commenced Business 566 29.52 706 9.74 65 14.19 549 30.91 498 19.93 58 12.53
Established Business 310 26.33 394 9.14 20 18.90 294 28.63 259 22.51 18 16.94
Total 876 28.39 1100 9.52 85 15.30 843 30.11 757 20.81 76 13.57
Partnership Commenced Business 478 33.45 543 10.42 140 12.98 474 33.79 420 17.29 117 11.59
Established Business 284 31.10 313 6.50 64 13.42 275 32.53 210 16.38 48 11.40
Total 762 32.57 856 8.99 204 13.12 749 33.33 630 16.98 165 11.54
Trust Commenced Business 601 35.57 668 6.92 512 13.75 597 35.88 561 9.81 431 13.06
Established Business 201 33.75 227 3.83 154 14.59 198 34.45 174 8.74 123 13.10
Total 802 35.11 895 6.13 666 13.95 795 35.52 735 9.56 554 13.07
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 103 42.34 133 9.80 19 19.07 99 45.25 106 18.37 16 18.11
Established Business 55 43.21 68 -1.97 11 17.23 54 44.59 44 14.16 10 14.37
Total 158 42.64 201 5.81 30 18.39 153 45.01 150 17.13 26 16.67
Partnership Commenced Business 163 44.15 183 7.08 57 12.49 159 46.27 145 13.64 47 11.56
Established Business 72 44.97 84 -2.03 19 19.31 68 48.03 51 14.63 12 15.93
Total 235 44.40 267 4.21 76 14.19 227 46.80 196 13.90 59 12.45
Individual Commenced Business 316 35.40 369 10.30 58 12.49 310 36.43 289 18.67 46 11.70
Established Business 129 29.83 150 2.29 13 10.79 119 34.29 95 17.70 9 10.45
Total 445 33.78 519 7.99 71 12.18 429 35.84 384 18.43 55 11.50
Partnership Commenced Business 584 35.25 605 8.88 195 10.59 578 35.96 477 14.17 160 9.92
Established Business 231 33.92 236 3.75 53 11.04 222 35.87 162 15.23 43 8.85
Total 815 34.87 841 7.44 248 10.69 800 35.94 639 14.44 203 9.70
Trust Commenced Business 299 38.79 310 4.38 237 14.06 299 38.79 242 7.17 192 14.13
Established Business 84 36.69 86 2.74 60 13.69 84 36.69 59 9.08 42 13.62
Total 383 38.33 396 4.02 297 13.99 383 38.33 301 7.54 234 14.04
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 164 39.81 182 5.80 9 13.89 162 40.36 122 17.47 7 12.28
Established Business 73 34.73 77 -1.97 10 13.07 67 40.06 40 18.10 7 12.93
Total 237 38.25 259 3.49 19 13.46 229 40.27 162 17.63 14 12.60
Partnership Commenced Business 176 36.59 182 3.75 49 10.32 172 37.73 128 14.15 37 8.25
Established Business 82 32.99 83 -0.73 19 11.16 81 34.05 54 11.72 16 10.16
Total 258 35.44 265 2.34 68 10.55 253 36.55 182 13.43 53 8.83
Individual Commenced Business 181 22.34 194 7.09 64 7.25 178 22.93 160 10.43 54 7.01
Established Business 88 21.80 93 2.94 19 12.89 87 22.10 65 9.91 14 9.75
Total 269 22.17 287 5.75 83 8.54 265 22.65 225 10.28 68 7.57
Partnership Commenced Business 1043 24.17 1066 6.78 483 7.27 1038 24.36 959 8.08 426 6.96
Established Business 399 21.94 408 3.87 151 7.04 390 22.76 327 7.73 126 6.57
Total 1442 23.55 1474 5.97 634 7.21 1428 23.92 1286 7.99 552 6.87
Trust Commenced Business 787 25.19 813 3.84 665 10.38 782 25.50 650 5.54 518 9.99
Established Business 263 24.03 274 1.51 197 10.58 261 24.41 174 5.52 125 9.58
Total 1050 24.90 1087 3.25 862 10.43 1043 25.23 824 5.53 643 9.91
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 270 53.15 408 23.36 32 14.21 270 53.15 345 31.17 26 13.85
Established Business 129 44.14 160 13.34 9 18.52 122 48.37 120 25.10 5 14.09
Total 399 50.24 568 20.54 41 15.16 392 51.66 465 29.61 31 13.89
Partnership Commenced Business 265 47.65 293 13.27 62 12.78 264 47.84 240 19.55 52 12.05
Established Business 106 41.73 121 8.59 30 12.83 103 44.18 82 22.42 23 13.00
Total 371 45.96 414 11.90 92 12.79 367 46.81 322 20.28 75 12.34
Trust Commenced Business 140 43.80 155 4.16 113 17.60 140 43.80 101 10.33 72 17.32
Established Business 33 44.59 38 1.84 27 12.94 33 44.59 22 13.03 16 11.93
Total 173 43.95 193 3.70 140 16.70 173 43.95 123 10.82 88 16.34
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 128 38.35 155 13.58 15 12.89 125 40.16 122 21.99 15 12.89
Established Business 38 47.82 48 17.71 3 11.39 37 49.32 36 30.07 3 11.39
Total 166 40.52 203 14.56 18 12.64 162 42.25 158 23.84 18 12.64
Partnership Commenced Business 173 40.34 184 11.37 67 11.71 172 40.77 154 16.49 59 10.88
Established Business 53 36.62 57 0.16 19 14.39 50 40.97 38 15.03 14 11.67
Total 226 39.47 241 8.72 86 12.30 222 40.81 192 16.20 73 11.03
Trust Commenced Business 139 40.64 144 4.41 118 16.66 139 40.64 111 7.82 90 16.20
Established Business 37 42.07 39 3.81 24 14.48 37 42.07 27 10.47 20 12.84
Total 176 40.94 183 4.29 142 16.29 176 40.94 138 8.34 110 15.59
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 78 33.97 118 23.59 13 7.28 76 35.46 97 31.70 10 6.69
Established Business 32 43.60 50 20.63 4 14.07 30 46.86 37 36.87 3 15.61
Total 110 36.77 168 22.71 17 8.87 106 38.68 134 33.13 13 8.74
Partnership Commenced Business 158 35.95 180 9.91 62 10.65 155 36.91 152 16.29 54 7.91
Established Business 54 33.20 63 9.90 14 7.99 53 34.21 47 18.27 13 8.08
Total 212 35.25 243 9.91 76 10.16 208 36.22 199 16.76 67 7.95
Trust Commenced Business 122 33.65 134 3.87 100 13.13 119 34.99 98 9.51 79 12.78
Established Business 26 30.09 30 7.13 21 9.38 26 30.09 21 12.97 15 8.49
Total 148 33.02 164 4.47 121 12.48 145 34.11 119 10.12 94 12.10
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 1697 31.39 1765 7.26 973 9.20 1692 31.50 1519 9.36 877 9.04
Established Business 717 30.19 745 4.50 371 10.63 711 30.53 533 10.03 284 9.71
Total 2414 31.04 2510 6.44 1344 9.60 2403 31.21 2052 9.53 1161 9.20
Partnership Commenced Business 872 32.17 889 6.47 607 9.38 871 32.24 749 8.93 528 9.07
Established Business 339 31.84 349 5.31 210 10.15 339 31.84 261 9.88 169 9.99
Total 1211 32.08 1238 6.14 817 9.57 1210 32.12 1010 9.18 697 9.29
Trust Commenced Business 219 43.07 418 12.18 349 33.34 215 44.36 363 16.10 313 32.63
Established Business 62 41.88 115 11.89 93 32.22 61 42.61 95 17.11 80 31.78
Total 281 42.80 533 12.12 442 33.10 276 43.98 458 16.31 393 32.46
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 390 43.90 603 17.36 1 36.68 388 44.17 483 25.86 1 36.68
Established Business 116 36.67 170 6.33 0 0.00 111 38.55 104 23.73 0 0.00
Total 506 42.24 773 14.93 1 36.68 499 42.92 587 25.48 1 36.68
Partnership Commenced Business 80 44.16 103 7.51 4 42.83 78 45.56 66 26.09 3 23.54
Established Business 30 41.53 37 -3.50 5 18.17 30 41.53 19 21.85 2 9.00
Total 110 43.44 140 4.60 9 29.13 108 44.44 85 25.14 5 17.72
Individual Commenced Business 119 53.16 123 10.93 15 17.26 117 54.47 96 20.38 13 16.60
Established Business 60 45.69 68 5.21 2 17.31 57 49.16 42 19.49 2 17.31
Total 179 50.66 191 8.90 17 17.26 174 52.73 138 20.11 15 16.70
Partnership Commenced Business 126 54.67 134 13.51 52 18.89 125 55.10 112 20.79 44 17.94
Established Business 49 46.12 51 -3.52 14 21.81 46 51.08 33 16.05 10 20.94
Total 175 52.27 185 8.81 66 19.51 171 54.02 145 19.71 54 18.49
Individual Commenced Business 479 46.71 495 6.46 20 12.04 468 48.46 352 18.03 19 11.95
Established Business 163 40.28 167 1.34 6 18.66 152 45.11 105 17.09 3 17.66
Total 642 45.08 662 5.17 26 13.57 620 47.64 457 17.81 22 12.73
Partnership Commenced Business 376 46.27 392 6.35 26 15.45 368 47.68 274 18.71 18 8.94
Established Business 132 45.95 132 4.01 10 19.80 126 49.57 87 20.44 8 20.20
Total 508 46.19 524 5.76 36 16.66 494 48.16 361 19.13 26 12.41
Individual Commenced Business 555 48.94 599 11.06 25 18.91 549 49.58 452 20.68 23 18.29
Established Business 251 49.11 273 6.06 8 27.78 240 52.05 188 19.09 6 24.94
Total 806 48.99 872 9.50 33 21.06 789 50.33 640 20.21 29 19.66
Partnership Commenced Business 438 51.24 445 11.53 50 17.47 436 51.54 351 19.92 42 16.74
Established Business 205 47.98 211 7.05 23 15.48 200 50.02 146 20.70 16 13.38
Total 643 50.20 656 10.09 73 16.84 636 51.06 497 20.15 58 15.81
Trust Commenced Business 113 44.96 118 5.94 63 19.25 111 46.12 86 12.87 46 16.96
Established Business 40 52.06 42 5.68 22 18.85 40 52.06 31 15.56 15 17.13
Total 153 46.82 160 5.87 85 19.15 151 47.69 117 13.58 61 17.00
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 393 50.23 517 14.74 80 23.09 389 50.91 401 25.43 61 19.50
Established Business 178 43.95 238 11.85 17 19.01 175 44.87 163 27.17 11 19.69
Total 571 48.27 755 13.82 97 22.38 564 49.04 564 25.93 72 19.53
Partnership Commenced Business 751 51.34 876 12.41 241 16.24 747 51.83 685 20.82 200 15.29
Established Business 306 46.85 354 7.59 59 15.27 299 48.41 247 20.25 46 13.03
Total 1057 50.04 1230 11.02 300 16.05 1046 50.85 932 20.67 246 14.87
Trust Commenced Business 288 48.35 333 6.88 230 20.06 288 48.35 250 12.73 169 18.78
Established Business 84 45.98 91 6.34 55 18.22 84 45.98 62 13.63 35 17.95
Total 372 47.82 424 6.76 285 19.70 372 47.82 312 12.91 204 18.63
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 557 46.18 596 8.00 143 16.60 554 46.50 477 13.55 116 15.42
Established Business 247 41.30 266 0.43 41 18.76 240 43.15 167 13.45 26 15.97
Total 804 44.68 862 5.67 184 17.08 794 45.48 644 13.52 142 15.52
Partnership Commenced Business 396 45.20 414 4.01 152 17.59 391 45.94 296 12.42 108 15.79
Established Business 199 45.31 208 1.37 59 18.34 197 46.06 123 13.77 40 15.51
Total 595 45.24 622 3.13 211 17.80 588 45.98 419 12.82 148 15.71
Trust Commenced Business 98 49.91 102 1.96 66 20.86 98 49.91 69 8.45 47 21.12
Established Business 30 47.68 31 -2.19 21 21.47 30 47.68 14 10.08 10 19.28
Total 128 49.39 133 0.99 87 21.01 128 49.39 83 8.72 57 20.80
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 165 52.51 186 16.47 30 17.12 162 54.31 157 23.15 25 16.30
Established Business 62 45.82 66 11.68 6 18.70 59 49.39 49 23.34 5 15.21
Total 227 50.68 252 15.21 36 17.39 221 52.99 206 23.19 30 16.12
Partnership Commenced Business 185 54.70 189 15.17 66 18.36 184 55.08 159 21.56 52 14.94
Established Business 50 47.44 53 12.25 12 11.92 48 50.81 42 22.31 11 11.90
Total 235 53.16 242 14.53 78 17.37 232 54.19 201 21.71 63 14.41
Trust Commenced Business 172 51.55 178 6.44 139 22.32 171 51.90 132 11.63 104 21.91
Established Business 25 55.26 26 0.79 19 21.20 25 55.26 17 8.85 14 22.18
Total 197 52.02 204 5.72 158 22.18 196 52.33 149 11.32 118 21.94
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 257 59.71 351 28.39 38 19.63 256 60.10 314 33.38 34 19.28
Established Business 117 57.16 147 26.33 14 21.09 116 58.14 126 34.65 12 18.29
Total 374 58.91 498 27.78 52 20.02 372 59.49 440 33.74 46 19.03
Partnership Commenced Business 384 58.68 423 22.35 88 16.19 384 58.68 369 27.09 74 15.10
Established Business 133 57.02 144 19.08 34 17.46 132 57.54 118 27.32 27 16.59
Total 517 58.25 567 21.52 122 16.55 516 58.39 487 27.15 101 15.50
Trust Commenced Business 172 53.68 184 10.91 129 20.85 171 54.03 152 14.50 103 19.31
Established Business 55 54.86 59 7.25 44 24.08 55 54.86 45 13.24 33 22.23
Total 227 53.97 243 10.02 173 21.67 226 54.24 197 14.22 136 20.02
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 168 41.69 178 6.29 29 15.32 166 42.50 135 14.09 22 12.63
Established Business 105 37.46 110 1.63 8 16.89 99 41.11 64 18.93 5 18.41
Total 273 40.06 288 4.51 37 15.66 265 41.98 199 15.65 27 13.70
Partnership Commenced Business 261 40.13 270 5.22 72 17.15 259 40.59 199 12.93 56 16.07
Established Business 126 41.06 130 -0.33 25 14.16 123 42.56 74 14.89 12 12.19
Total 387 40.43 400 3.41 97 16.38 382 41.23 273 13.46 68 15.38
Individual Commenced Business 153 49.54 239 20.65 19 12.44 149 51.03 195 30.78 16 11.70
Established Business 54 49.72 87 17.40 2 27.29 53 50.90 60 38.47 2 27.29
Total 207 49.59 326 19.78 21 13.86 202 51.00 255 32.59 18 13.44
Partnership Commenced Business 135 54.60 169 10.93 16 15.93 132 56.07 125 24.89 13 13.13
Established Business 58 49.00 68 0.26 7 23.71 57 49.98 35 25.25 3 11.12
Total 193 52.92 237 7.87 23 18.30 189 54.24 160 24.97 16 12.76
Individual Commenced Business 103 55.70 214 35.09 16 16.91 103 55.70 196 40.27 14 17.11
Established Business 56 49.37 97 23.35 6 13.22 56 49.37 73 37.27 4 12.14
Total 159 53.47 311 31.43 22 15.90 159 53.47 269 39.45 18 16.01
Partnership Commenced Business 163 49.23 204 22.48 43 16.73 161 50.06 179 27.37 37 14.02
Established Business 70 51.46 90 17.25 18 17.48 69 52.36 74 25.28 14 15.77
Total 233 49.90 294 20.88 61 16.95 230 50.75 253 26.76 51 14.50
Trust Commenced Business 87 45.68 101 8.77 63 17.44 87 45.68 77 12.74 45 16.00
Established Business 33 45.25 38 4.88 25 19.62 33 45.25 24 15.46 14 16.51
Total 120 45.56 139 7.71 88 18.06 120 45.56 101 13.39 59 16.12
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 159 37.23 170 -1.12 77 18.78 156 38.12 79 8.85 39 16.76
Established Business 1180 41.98 1314 3.21 904 17.49 1173 42.32 875 9.61 651 16.10
Total 1339 41.42 1484 2.71 981 17.59 1329 41.83 954 9.55 690 16.14
Individual Commenced Business 785 40.12 1134 12.84 59 15.35 767 41.46 823 25.87 43 14.40
Established Business 375 39.80 492 9.60 18 14.90 367 41.11 334 24.07 11 11.25
Total 1160 40.01 1626 11.86 77 15.24 1134 41.35 1157 25.35 54 13.76
Partnership Commenced Business 1155 31.98 1232 -5.87 141 13.98 1138 32.64 599 17.18 112 13.26
Established Business 418 33.52 444 -3.71 64 11.78 405 35.68 249 17.18 56 11.12
Total 1573 32.39 1676 -5.30 205 13.30 1543 33.43 848 17.18 168 12.55
Trust Commenced Business 474 40.36 530 6.76 337 15.39 472 40.56 398 12.64 260 14.21
Established Business 133 42.89 144 6.88 84 15.68 132 43.22 104 14.44 61 16.03
Total 607 40.91 674 6.79 421 15.45 604 41.14 502 13.01 321 14.55
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 397 40.40 421 -1.88 212 18.12 392 41.21 201 9.92 122 17.00
Established Business 3675 39.94 3971 3.41 2807 16.74 3653 40.31 2637 9.33 1970 15.51
Total 4072 39.98 4392 2.90 3019 16.84 4045 40.40 2838 9.37 2092 15.59
Individual Commenced Business 2371 43.04 2666 9.82 278 15.34 2342 43.82 2025 18.96 218 13.92
Established Business 1167 37.89 1298 2.80 103 14.58 1126 40.16 821 17.36 78 11.05
Total 3538 41.34 3964 7.52 381 15.13 3468 42.63 2846 18.49 296 13.16
Partnership Commenced Business 2595 40.51 2724 7.13 598 12.13 2566 41.26 2062 15.50 470 10.82
Established Business 1212 37.31 1255 3.56 198 13.59 1169 39.86 836 16.03 143 12.15
Total 3807 39.49 3979 6.01 796 12.49 3735 40.82 2898 15.65 613 11.13
Trust Commenced Business 1569 39.28 1662 4.65 1176 15.01 1559 39.63 1230 9.83 880 14.07
Established Business 444 37.95 464 2.47 292 15.34 436 39.37 303 10.30 195 13.92
Total 2013 38.99 2126 4.17 1468 15.07 1995 39.57 1533 9.92 1075 14.04
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 596 65.18 1214 34.14 53 26.29 594 65.50 1132 37.96 43 24.41
Established Business 198 65.65 451 34.01 22 26.51 198 65.65 410 39.58 20 25.48
Total 794 65.30 1665 34.11 75 26.35 792 65.54 1542 38.39 63 24.75
Partnership Commenced Business 765 66.53 1053 30.02 176 24.60 765 66.53 965 34.15 159 22.89
Established Business 241 66.39 345 27.76 40 26.30 240 66.77 307 33.21 34 22.94
Total 1006 66.50 1398 29.46 216 24.91 1005 66.59 1272 33.92 193 22.90
Trust Commenced Business 189 65.19 232 12.77 145 31.25 188 65.61 186 18.45 112 29.17
Established Business 58 63.37 71 13.02 42 30.38 58 63.37 58 18.27 34 30.19
Total 247 64.76 303 12.83 187 31.05 246 65.09 244 18.41 146 29.40
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 356 70.90 542 32.59 29 26.49 356 70.90 500 36.76 28 25.30
Established Business 123 65.77 175 23.87 10 27.54 122 66.59 147 32.33 8 27.98
Total 479 69.58 717 30.46 39 26.76 478 69.80 647 35.75 36 25.90
Partnership Commenced Business 375 68.25 496 28.81 76 23.02 374 68.45 446 33.97 69 21.34
Established Business 135 66.80 159 25.42 28 26.14 135 66.80 141 30.09 24 24.35
Total 510 67.87 655 27.99 104 23.86 509 68.01 587 33.04 93 22.11
Trust Commenced Business 98 69.55 112 11.96 69 33.05 98 69.55 85 17.86 52 31.50
Established Business 21 62.45 21 10.20 9 26.56 21 62.45 17 15.91 8 25.44
Total 119 68.29 133 11.68 78 32.30 119 68.29 102 17.54 60 30.69
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 315 20.72 360 9.18 42 7.71 304 22.10 292 14.34 34 6.36
Established Business 126 21.79 149 6.90 12 12.58 117 24.62 97 17.19 5 15.74
Total 441 21.02 509 8.52 54 8.79 421 22.80 389 15.05 39 7.56
Partnership Commenced Business 346 20.79 356 4.45 105 6.33 335 22.00 280 9.15 86 6.36
Established Business 131 18.86 136 3.22 40 7.23 126 20.42 97 8.91 30 5.61
Total 477 20.26 492 4.11 145 6.57 461 21.57 377 9.09 116 6.16
Trust Commenced Business 516 15.80 538 2.69 412 6.60 504 16.81 402 5.55 323 6.55
Established Business 157 14.57 164 3.07 123 7.33 150 16.28 115 7.36 89 6.80
Total 673 15.51 702 2.78 535 6.77 654 16.69 517 5.95 412 6.60
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 159 36.25 188 11.82 19 11.52 153 38.27 144 21.06 16 12.08
Established Business 53 35.72 65 9.89 9 11.28 52 36.69 48 20.51 9 11.28
Total 212 36.11 253 11.32 28 11.44 205 37.87 192 20.93 25 11.79
Partnership Commenced Business 204 35.67 215 9.81 72 8.25 202 36.09 178 14.64 61 7.24
Established Business 68 34.58 83 6.48 25 12.33 67 35.24 63 16.40 22 11.30
Total 272 35.39 298 8.88 97 9.30 269 35.87 241 15.10 83 8.32
Company Commenced Business 136 26.14 163 -0.90 105 19.99 134 26.83 69 7.47 47 14.82
Established Business 1580 23.16 1763 2.11 1372 13.06 1574 23.30 1112 5.65 882 12.10
Total 1716 23.40 1926 1.86 1477 13.55 1708 23.58 1181 5.76 929 12.24
Individual Commenced Business 301 38.04 600 28.57 103 13.22 300 38.18 535 33.48 90 12.82
Established Business 184 36.22 305 24.49 48 13.92 180 37.14 234 35.28 32 12.99
Total 485 37.35 905 27.20 151 13.45 480 37.79 769 34.03 122 12.86
Partnership Commenced Business 1051 25.85 1244 10.48 546 8.72 1043 26.13 1043 14.33 464 8.17
Established Business 552 21.56 630 8.23 235 8.57 542 22.25 493 12.54 192 7.83
Total 1603 24.37 1874 9.72 781 8.68 1585 24.80 1536 13.76 656 8.07
Trust Commenced Business 832 24.19 927 3.04 724 11.22 827 24.36 625 7.20 492 10.76
Established Business 234 21.11 253 0.45 198 9.85 234 21.11 164 5.32 127 8.96
Total 1066 23.52 1180 2.49 922 10.93 1061 23.64 789 6.81 619 10.39
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 451 57.43 814 34.01 90 19.94 448 57.84 750 38.31 82 18.65
Established Business 159 54.80 297 31.64 33 21.13 158 55.23 264 37.80 30 20.23
Total 610 56.74 1111 33.37 123 20.26 606 57.16 1014 38.17 112 19.07
Partnership Commenced Business 598 57.62 731 24.64 234 21.37 596 57.85 669 27.85 206 18.74
Established Business 188 57.25 248 23.36 75 19.52 187 57.56 222 28.29 65 18.32
Total 786 57.53 979 24.32 309 20.92 783 57.78 891 27.96 271 18.64
Trust Commenced Business 251 57.15 291 9.08 222 28.74 251 57.15 238 13.41 179 26.41
Established Business 78 58.19 87 8.83 57 28.76 78 58.19 69 12.87 46 27.90
Total 329 57.40 378 9.02 279 28.74 329 57.40 307 13.29 225 26.71
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 129 57.80 219 2.68 141 36.63 129 57.80 113 13.61 81 34.23
Established Business 1731 55.54 2233 5.20 1797 31.07 1731 55.54 1567 9.92 1307 29.43
Total 1860 55.70 2452 4.98 1938 31.47 1860 55.70 1680 10.17 1388 29.71
Individual Commenced Business 982 60.59 2313 38.62 258 23.06 982 60.59 2161 42.50 232 22.17
Established Business 328 61.27 856 39.87 85 24.46 327 61.53 760 47.24 71 23.41
Total 1310 60.76 3169 38.96 343 23.40 1309 60.83 2921 43.74 303 22.46
Partnership Commenced Business 1328 59.55 1957 25.15 684 22.20 1327 59.60 1776 29.01 616 21.31
Established Business 487 58.58 743 22.59 240 23.06 483 59.26 646 28.71 211 22.11
Total 1815 59.29 2700 24.44 924 22.42 1810 59.51 2422 28.93 827 21.52
Trust Commenced Business 626 57.28 786 10.57 616 28.80 625 57.42 640 14.68 493 27.59
Established Business 159 56.36 206 10.72 149 31.01 159 56.36 163 15.95 113 27.53
Total 785 57.10 992 10.61 765 29.23 784 57.20 803 14.94 606 27.58
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 150 30.20 154 8.08 82 9.87 148 31.27 129 10.92 70 9.58
Established Business 64 30.54 69 5.63 32 9.01 63 31.07 55 11.28 28 9.43
Total 214 30.30 223 7.32 114 9.63 211 31.21 184 11.02 98 9.54
Trust Commenced Business 128 31.30 134 3.87 116 13.53 128 31.30 100 6.58 86 12.75
Established Business 61 33.64 62 1.51 53 14.67 59 35.13 41 7.33 38 13.91
Total 189 32.05 196 3.12 169 13.89 187 32.51 141 6.80 124 13.10
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 219 53.67 375 27.39 55 18.43 218 54.07 341 31.65 46 15.92
Established Business 75 52.71 118 26.61 19 16.84 75 52.71 108 30.75 17 15.48
Total 294 53.43 493 27.21 74 18.02 293 53.72 449 31.44 63 15.80
Partnership Commenced Business 380 51.73 503 22.97 144 17.49 380 51.73 467 25.56 132 17.10
Established Business 131 53.24 160 18.88 47 17.56 130 53.65 143 22.86 41 16.61
Total 511 52.12 663 21.98 191 17.51 510 52.22 610 24.92 173 16.98
Trust Commenced Business 144 49.76 156 6.23 124 23.55 144 49.76 119 10.65 93 23.17
Established Business 38 51.76 44 11.36 30 20.26 38 51.76 37 14.58 24 19.26
Total 182 50.18 200 7.36 154 22.91 182 50.18 156 11.58 117 22.37
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 101 48.45 129 20.43 24 18.96 101 48.45 118 24.09 22 17.76
Established Business 23 43.90 38 18.16 6 19.17 22 46.19 35 21.80 6 19.17
Total 124 47.61 167 19.91 30 19.01 123 48.05 153 23.56 28 18.06
Partnership Commenced Business 137 49.00 157 17.30 64 17.38 136 49.37 144 19.86 60 16.76
Established Business 51 54.02 56 15.33 28 17.93 51 54.02 51 17.92 27 18.15
Total 188 50.36 213 16.78 92 17.54 187 50.64 195 19.35 87 17.19
Individual Commenced Business 72 51.62 102 24.34 14 17.55 72 51.62 91 29.49 11 16.85
Established Business 25 46.52 38 21.37 4 21.88 25 46.52 30 33.16 3 22.97
Total 97 50.31 140 23.53 18 18.51 97 50.31 121 30.40 14 18.16
Partnership Commenced Business 172 50.50 188 17.03 76 17.28 172 50.50 169 19.72 67 15.84
Established Business 59 52.54 63 16.93 16 34.58 59 52.54 55 20.62 14 35.48
Total 231 51.02 251 17.00 92 20.29 231 51.02 224 19.94 81 19.24
Trust Commenced Business 99 54.04 107 5.96 91 23.78 99 54.04 87 8.43 75 23.28
Established Business 33 54.35 35 3.77 29 23.57 33 54.35 27 7.93 22 21.44
Total 132 54.12 142 5.42 120 23.73 132 54.12 114 8.31 97 22.87
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 233 51.97 327 1.32 192 29.59 233 51.97 155 13.03 106 29.36
Established Business 3014 52.13 3561 2.97 2816 27.83 3007 52.30 2329 7.72 1907 26.50
Total 3247 52.12 3888 2.83 3008 27.95 3240 52.27 2484 8.05 2013 26.65
Individual Commenced Business 1894 53.08 3702 32.00 407 18.84 1887 53.33 3398 36.32 360 17.92
Established Business 736 51.92 1606 31.12 132 19.50 729 52.61 1400 38.90 114 17.37
Total 2630 52.76 5308 31.74 539 19.01 2616 53.13 4798 37.08 474 17.79
Partnership Commenced Business 2806 53.34 3684 21.91 1087 22.69 2803 53.41 3346 25.52 983 21.80
Established Business 962 53.10 1316 19.97 295 19.42 961 53.16 1117 26.35 254 17.89
Total 3768 53.28 5000 21.40 1382 21.99 3764 53.35 4463 25.73 1237 20.99
Trust Commenced Business 1162 52.63 1357 7.84 1020 26.04 1161 52.71 1070 11.93 792 24.90
Established Business 300 54.75 367 8.65 244 25.23 300 54.75 274 14.97 177 24.23
Total 1462 53.07 1724 8.02 1264 25.88 1461 53.13 1344 12.55 969 24.78
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 145 78.18 277 -3.32 164 26.97 144 78.73 128 13.43 78 22.63
Established Business 1406 77.52 2795 6.45 1744 26.42 1404 77.63 1808 17.55 1161 24.65
Total 1551 77.58 3072 5.56 1908 26.47 1548 77.74 1936 17.28 1239 24.52
Individual Commenced Business 246 75.12 969 11.43 112 21.58 246 75.12 657 29.67 74 18.83
Established Business 115 73.06 380 6.39 35 23.99 115 73.06 241 27.71 23 15.75
Total 361 74.46 1349 10.01 147 22.15 361 74.46 898 29.14 97 18.10
Partnership Commenced Business 1162 77.79 2719 10.51 583 19.42 1160 77.99 1958 25.50 458 17.82
Established Business 550 78.19 1191 12.47 235 20.19 549 78.35 862 27.47 175 17.70
Total 1712 77.92 3910 11.10 818 19.64 1709 78.11 2820 26.10 633 17.79
Trust Commenced Business 1005 78.61 1829 8.89 1124 24.08 1005 78.61 1319 17.86 818 23.36
Established Business 310 78.80 595 7.53 327 26.24 310 78.80 398 19.76 222 25.88
Total 1315 78.65 2424 8.56 1451 24.57 1315 78.65 1717 18.30 1040 23.90
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 238 52.97 247 -1.62 180 18.72 234 54.04 112 11.62 91 16.94
Established Business 1493 53.49 1644 4.78 1311 17.93 1493 53.49 1099 11.70 910 16.88
Total 1731 53.42 1891 3.94 1491 18.03 1727 53.56 1211 11.69 1001 16.89
Individual Commenced Business 178 45.63 206 6.16 91 14.49 176 46.20 153 13.26 65 12.17
Established Business 112 43.92 131 5.85 37 15.45 112 43.92 90 17.21 26 14.52
Total 290 44.97 337 6.04 128 14.77 288 45.31 243 14.72 91 12.84
Partnership Commenced Business 741 48.68 776 6.23 484 13.95 739 48.87 607 10.96 376 12.44
Established Business 410 46.46 421 2.87 198 14.80 406 47.08 286 11.39 131 12.83
Total 1151 47.89 1197 5.05 682 14.20 1145 48.24 893 11.10 507 12.54
Trust Commenced Business 919 53.54 969 4.47 849 18.01 917 53.67 712 9.43 628 16.89
Established Business 276 52.39 293 1.78 233 17.94 275 52.61 190 10.55 150 16.18
Total 1195 53.28 1262 3.84 1082 18.00 1192 53.42 902 9.66 778 16.75
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 792 55.83 839 -7.26 549 29.05 786 56.40 295 7.06 224 26.59
Established Business 3846 59.44 4139 1.07 3191 27.84 3842 59.51 2386 8.48 1911 26.61
Total 4638 58.82 4978 -0.32 3740 28.02 4628 58.98 2681 8.32 2135 26.61
Individual Commenced Business 2656 53.34 3088 11.17 935 22.82 2644 53.66 2496 17.71 762 21.43
Established Business 1870 51.27 2137 4.00 473 25.15 1848 52.05 1393 17.84 324 22.33
Total 4526 52.48 5225 8.24 1408 23.60 4492 53.00 3889 17.76 1086 21.70
Partnership Commenced Business 4898 56.08 5079 10.56 2280 21.57 4895 56.13 4139 16.19 1846 19.98
Established Business 2898 53.83 2988 4.18 1025 23.25 2893 53.93 2031 15.55 724 20.07
Total 7796 55.25 8067 8.19 3305 22.09 7788 55.31 6170 15.98 2570 20.01
Trust Commenced Business 2080 60.77 2173 4.07 1776 26.37 2077 60.90 1530 9.79 1261 24.95
Established Business 809 58.26 836 0.85 621 26.31 805 58.66 506 9.74 377 24.20
Total 2889 60.07 3009 3.18 2397 26.35 2882 60.28 2036 9.78 1638 24.78
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 106 60.18 1389 2.10 606 36.00 106 60.18 682 13.32 331 32.58
Established Business 976 69.01 8459 3.69 5788 30.95 975 69.08 5051 10.91 3599 29.29
Total 1082 68.14 9848 3.47 6394 31.43 1081 68.21 5733 11.19 3930 29.56
Individual Commenced Business 405 77.17 10094 43.95 346 23.15 402 77.77 9498 47.95 288 22.89
Established Business 263 77.23 4322 42.67 123 24.32 261 78.02 3983 48.19 102 22.79
Total 668 77.20 14416 43.57 469 23.45 663 77.87 13481 48.02 390 22.87
Partnership Commenced Business 720 79.20 8563 32.84 1152 22.28 719 79.41 7749 37.98 984 21.62
Established Business 466 81.52 3203 29.95 379 22.08 463 82.28 2784 37.04 302 20.50
Total 1186 80.11 11766 32.05 1531 22.23 1182 80.54 10533 37.73 1286 21.35
Trust Commenced Business 338 72.12 2683 18.59 1306 27.27 338 72.12 2221 24.48 1001 26.57
Established Business 115 75.39 787 18.71 348 25.86 114 76.07 648 25.47 270 24.74
Total 453 72.95 3470 18.62 1654 26.97 452 73.11 2869 24.70 1271 26.18
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 26 88.83 546 36.02 45 26.95 26 88.83 493 41.66 36 25.68
Established Business 27 85.58 212 30.33 21 26.14 27 85.58 175 41.13 17 22.76
Total 53 87.17 758 34.43 66 26.69 53 87.17 668 41.52 53 24.74
Partnership Commenced Business 147 86.03 897 28.39 144 22.89 147 86.03 786 34.70 119 21.83
Established Business 97 89.13 357 25.16 40 21.79 97 89.13 299 33.57 35 20.60
Total 244 87.26 1254 27.47 184 22.65 244 87.26 1085 34.39 154 21.55
Trust Commenced Business 46 75.25 221 14.70 130 29.71 46 75.25 172 22.06 99 28.95
Established Business 13 76.76 68 12.68 38 31.90 13 76.76 56 19.02 28 29.12
Total 59 75.58 289 14.22 168 30.21 59 75.58 228 21.32 127 28.99
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 97 70.08 9765 47.07 58 34.12 96 71.06 9437 49.28 45 28.89
Established Business 102 70.43 3084 41.03 28 30.16 100 71.86 2906 44.77 21 32.14
Total 199 70.26 12849 45.62 86 32.83 196 71.47 12343 48.22 66 29.92
Partnership Commenced Business 55 75.17 2227 35.79 127 33.61 55 75.17 2063 39.63 97 32.57
Established Business 37 83.60 720 29.52 45 35.74 37 83.60 634 36.09 31 32.44
Total 92 78.56 2947 34.26 172 34.17 92 78.56 2697 38.80 128 32.54
Trust Commenced Business 23 66.79 416 29.33 76 26.06 23 66.79 347 38.09 51 21.14
Established Business 23 74.38 151 22.91 33 31.03 23 74.38 125 30.84 25 27.08
Total 46 70.58 567 27.62 109 27.57 46 70.58 472 36.17 76 23.09
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 21 67.38 525 27.75 14 27.25 20 71.43 415 41.87 11 22.90
Established Business 12 57.60 216 27.33 11 24.28 11 62.88 176 39.02 6 17.45
Total 33 63.82 741 27.62 25 25.94 31 68.40 591 41.02 17 20.98
Partnership Commenced Business 16 59.31 226 10.54 26 23.30 16 59.31 157 26.37 19 22.88
Established Business 10 76.95 94 8.03 11 29.64 10 76.95 62 27.66 6 18.38
Total 26 66.10 320 9.80 37 25.18 26 66.10 219 26.73 25 21.80
Trust Commenced Business 16 63.04 126 11.72 37 26.93 16 63.04 83 26.44 22 26.68
Established Business 7 63.71 54 6.48 13 26.76 7 63.71 34 21.66 9 29.58
Total 23 63.24 180 10.15 50 26.88 23 63.24 117 25.05 31 27.52
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 26 68.85 190 3.08 9 18.76 26 68.85 105 38.44 4 17.46
Established Business 21 60.81 86 13.78 5 21.46 21 60.81 55 39.87 5 21.46
Total 47 65.26 276 6.42 14 19.72 47 65.26 160 38.93 9 19.68
Partnership Commenced Business 35 70.16 210 3.48 28 21.51 35 70.16 125 28.37 16 21.65
Established Business 13 66.48 79 -0.54 5 21.10 13 66.48 38 34.30 3 16.18
Total 48 69.17 289 2.38 33 21.45 48 69.17 163 29.75 19 20.78
Company Commenced Business 32 57.41 306 0.51 120 36.91 32 57.41 147 13.04 63 31.72
Established Business 344 62.23 2179 4.21 1416 30.39 343 62.42 1317 11.43 884 28.61
Total 376 61.82 2485 3.75 1536 30.90 375 61.99 1464 11.59 947 28.81
Individual Commenced Business 99 72.96 2241 44.32 60 25.89 98 73.71 2110 48.28 46 25.60
Established Business 66 69.49 1080 44.08 26 28.69 66 69.49 1007 48.73 19 25.52
Total 165 71.57 3321 44.24 86 26.74 164 72.01 3117 48.42 65 25.58
Partnership Commenced Business 191 81.21 1799 33.59 263 23.76 191 81.21 1649 37.88 223 22.45
Established Business 109 79.19 666 30.80 101 24.06 109 79.19 589 37.04 83 21.71
Total 300 80.48 2465 32.84 364 23.84 300 80.48 2238 37.66 306 22.25
Trust Commenced Business 79 68.85 649 19.03 311 29.19 79 68.85 539 25.19 239 27.82
Established Business 27 75.78 192 19.04 76 32.82 27 75.78 150 27.64 57 30.86
Total 106 70.62 841 19.03 387 29.90 106 70.62 689 25.72 296 28.41
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 6 41.77 120 39.89 7 27.58 6 41.77 106 47.18 6 29.33
Established Business 3 99.61 48 37.22 3 28.06 3 99.61 42 45.95 2 28.78
Total 9 61.05 168 39.12 10 27.73 9 61.05 148 46.83 8 29.19
Partnership Commenced Business 21 75.88 147 21.68 31 25.50 21 75.88 117 31.50 21 22.34
Established Business 11 72.82 63 28.81 13 25.22 11 72.82 56 33.27 12 25.30
Total 32 74.83 210 23.82 44 25.42 32 74.83 173 32.07 33 23.41
Individual Commenced Business 15 53.65 182 42.48 3 15.95 15 53.65 165 49.52 3 15.95
Established Business 6 62.21 57 42.45 0 0.00 6 62.21 46 59.29 0 0.00
Total 21 56.10 239 42.47 3 15.95 21 56.10 211 51.65 3 15.95
Company Commenced Business 104 27.07 202 -6.04 96 27.64 102 27.66 91 5.99 46 25.44
Established Business 1025 25.45 2283 1.64 1585 26.27 1023 25.50 1543 7.56 1125 24.24
Total 1129 25.60 2485 1.02 1681 26.35 1125 25.70 1634 7.47 1171 24.29
Individual Commenced Business 170 35.32 824 25.58 125 23.33 168 36.58 673 35.80 101 21.81
Established Business 72 36.49 314 25.13 31 22.73 69 38.44 240 38.78 26 19.46
Total 242 35.67 1138 25.45 156 23.21 237 37.12 913 36.59 127 21.33
Partnership Commenced Business 151 41.92 475 8.13 176 24.73 151 41.92 325 20.68 123 21.20
Established Business 64 43.51 181 6.26 55 28.63 62 45.06 116 21.28 36 24.85
Total 215 42.40 656 7.62 231 25.66 213 42.84 441 20.84 159 22.03
Trust Commenced Business 123 36.40 343 6.27 233 28.11 123 36.40 257 13.14 172 28.09
Established Business 33 24.86 84 7.50 47 25.50 31 26.72 60 15.97 33 21.74
Total 156 33.96 427 6.52 280 27.67 154 34.45 317 13.67 205 27.07
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 13 76.15 304 45.71 8 20.08 12 82.57 287 49.28 5 15.24
Established Business 3 40.58 121 47.26 1 5.16 3 40.58 113 53.03 0 0.00
Total 16 69.48 425 46.15 9 18.42 15 74.17 400 50.34 5 15.24
Partnership Commenced Business 23 78.20 288 33.99 44 26.87 23 78.20 265 38.16 36 25.55
Established Business 14 73.32 105 32.93 12 24.40 14 73.32 100 35.88 11 25.14
Total 37 76.35 393 33.71 56 26.34 37 76.35 365 37.54 47 25.45
Trust Commenced Business 13 64.54 104 18.18 55 24.82 13 64.54 89 22.09 42 23.68
Established Business 4 45.48 22 21.29 12 22.18 4 45.48 20 23.90 11 20.89
Total 17 60.06 126 18.72 67 24.35 17 60.06 109 22.42 53 23.10
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 27 59.79 309 49.58 8 22.52 27 59.79 295 52.87 7 19.72
Established Business 12 53.99 153 48.01 3 25.70 11 61.93 143 52.70 3 25.70
Total 39 58.00 462 49.06 11 23.38 38 60.41 438 52.81 10 21.51
Partnership Commenced Business 24 57.57 236 33.91 30 26.08 24 57.57 214 38.80 25 21.79
Established Business 15 65.67 91 31.33 12 25.89 15 65.67 78 39.74 7 20.01
Total 39 60.68 327 33.19 42 26.03 39 60.68 292 39.05 32 21.40
Trust Commenced Business 26 48.58 139 19.72 65 24.24 26 48.58 111 26.31 46 20.77
Established Business 7 59.23 40 20.39 21 19.57 7 59.23 31 26.99 15 21.73
Total 33 50.84 179 19.87 86 23.10 33 50.84 142 26.46 61 21.01
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 27 73.07 111 20.27 29 20.86 27 73.07 93 27.47 24 18.17
Established Business 9 75.13 37 27.64 3 25.64 9 75.13 29 40.23 1 5.99
Total 36 73.58 148 22.12 32 21.31 36 73.58 122 30.50 25 17.68
Trust Commenced Business 33 69.28 140 10.96 91 25.83 33 69.28 110 19.49 74 24.05
Established Business 8 81.30 30 14.74 16 32.37 8 81.30 23 24.38 11 29.83
Total 41 71.63 170 11.63 107 26.81 41 71.63 133 20.33 85 24.79
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 236 52.13 1529 49.78 77 23.73 233 53.01 1479 52.00 70 23.09
Established Business 120 56.81 620 45.24 25 27.33 120 56.81 585 48.91 21 27.81
Total 356 53.70 2149 48.47 102 24.61 353 54.30 2064 51.12 91 24.18
Partnership Commenced Business 455 47.93 774 32.61 119 20.39 455 47.93 722 35.84 101 17.46
Established Business 294 47.50 430 23.23 53 18.63 289 48.47 374 29.12 44 16.99
Total 749 47.76 1204 29.26 172 19.84 744 48.14 1096 33.55 145 17.32
Trust Commenced Business 200 43.99 246 9.71 160 20.59 199 44.23 195 14.25 126 19.77
Established Business 73 36.08 91 7.24 50 18.31 72 36.73 60 15.88 32 17.93
Total 273 41.87 337 9.04 210 20.05 271 42.24 255 14.64 158 19.40
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 12 74.93 183 0.73 58 50.24 12 74.93 78 12.31 26 50.12
Established Business 85 69.73 891 4.83 486 41.21 84 71.00 529 11.75 286 37.60
Total 97 70.38 1074 4.14 544 42.18 96 71.49 607 11.83 312 38.64
Individual Commenced Business 78 71.93 5766 54.61 27 33.81 78 71.93 5683 55.71 23 31.61
Established Business 82 77.13 2374 50.16 11 29.83 81 78.20 2306 52.27 9 26.51
Total 160 74.59 8140 53.31 38 32.66 159 75.13 7989 54.72 32 30.18
Partnership Commenced Business 43 80.22 1475 48.13 102 36.83 43 80.22 1409 51.19 87 33.30
Established Business 48 75.65 601 42.88 37 38.41 48 75.65 556 47.71 27 31.47
Total 91 77.81 2076 46.61 139 37.25 91 77.81 1965 50.20 114 32.87
Trust Commenced Business 17 54.42 248 30.60 69 36.26 16 60.21 220 37.13 48 32.95
Established Business 5 54.50 106 29.88 35 33.02 5 54.50 95 34.92 28 28.30
Total 22 54.44 354 30.38 104 35.17 21 58.85 315 36.46 76 31.24
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
71200 Telecommunication
Services: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Company Commenced Business 125 58.78 298 9.73 135 40.06 122 61.26 190 21.68 88 38.71
Established Business 616 54.85 1129 6.03 728 30.86 608 55.90 729 16.37 488 29.54
Total 741 55.51 1427 6.80 863 32.30 730 56.80 919 17.47 576 30.94
Individual Commenced Business 86 61.68 409 49.35 11 23.76 85 62.74 381 54.28 8 24.84
Established Business 63 63.04 382 54.47 4 30.84 62 64.32 359 59.53 2 44.04
Total 149 62.26 791 51.82 15 25.65 147 63.41 740 56.83 10 28.68
Partnership Commenced Business 90 55.92 201 28.79 34 21.82 90 55.92 169 37.26 28 23.30
Established Business 46 52.61 92 27.30 11 30.17 45 54.03 76 37.65 7 27.03
Total 136 54.80 293 28.32 45 23.86 135 55.29 245 37.38 35 24.05
Trust Commenced Business 87 55.81 175 16.42 106 30.52 87 55.81 140 24.04 85 28.74
Established Business 41 59.59 86 12.09 42 25.92 41 59.59 65 24.24 32 27.48
Total 128 57.02 261 14.99 148 29.22 128 57.02 205 24.10 117 28.39
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 15 29.66 137 28.87 5 36.49 9 54.16 109 40.57 4 26.08
Established Business 16 23.16 55 29.31 2 9.11 11 52.26 41 51.26 1 11.02
Total 31 26.31 192 29.00 7 28.67 20 53.11 150 43.49 5 23.07
Trust Commenced Business 11 44.91 176 25.93 30 37.57 11 44.91 142 37.13 26 34.03
Established Business 8 41.88 52 23.54 9 34.46 7 49.87 39 36.48 7 35.53
Total 19 43.63 228 25.38 39 36.85 18 46.84 181 36.99 33 34.35
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 253 9.78 618 31.69 30 37.71 168 23.08 389 59.79 17 31.92
Established Business 2019 32.41 14273 55.12 1148 33.34 1743 40.13 12225 67.47 849 28.29
Total 2272 29.89 14891 54.15 1178 33.45 1911 38.63 12614 67.24 866 28.36
Individual Commenced Business 3323 0.69 5094 -1.50 13 15.49 1681 13.90 2043 19.77 9 16.00
Established Business 2957 -1.07 4231 -5.44 18 21.07 1306 14.05 1371 15.98 12 14.66
Total 6280 -0.13 9325 -3.29 31 18.73 2987 13.97 3414 18.25 21 15.23
Partnership Commenced Business 303 7.44 641 12.50 10 29.26 176 24.39 371 39.97 6 21.78
Established Business 229 13.16 339 7.18 6 30.89 146 27.22 176 31.10 3 12.32
Total 532 9.90 980 10.66 16 29.87 322 25.68 547 37.12 9 18.62
Trust Commenced Business 1389 18.82 4366 24.54 516 39.37 1015 31.27 3064 44.32 356 35.30
Established Business 458 16.01 1279 19.78 141 37.70 316 29.80 856 40.52 91 32.17
Total 1847 18.12 5645 23.46 657 39.01 1331 30.92 3920 43.49 447 34.66
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Trust Commenced Business 26 57.53 282 33.79 101 38.24 24 62.77 242 42.20 88 36.47
Established Business 8 24.54 77 31.65 25 34.89 6 36.49 63 44.08 22 36.67
Total 34 49.77 359 33.33 126 37.58 30 57.52 305 42.59 110 36.51
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 97 26.23 692 55.27 51 43.57 76 36.37 562 72.21 35 32.04
Established Business 1515 43.81 21713 64.21 1588 32.76 1400 48.56 19481 73.71 1240 28.87
Total 1612 42.75 22405 63.94 1639 33.10 1476 47.93 20043 73.67 1275 28.96
Individual Commenced Business 65 2.15 137 14.43 1 31.38 30 15.55 69 41.01 1 31.38
Established Business 59 7.81 92 10.07 1 5.64 33 22.56 45 35.21 1 5.64
Total 124 4.85 229 12.67 2 18.51 63 19.22 114 38.72 2 18.51
Partnership Commenced Business 31 32.34 118 27.20 7 27.08 23 45.95 81 51.67 5 29.80
Established Business 10 25.59 37 13.40 2 47.51 7 39.60 21 39.92 1 14.06
Total 41 30.69 155 23.90 9 31.62 30 44.47 102 49.25 6 27.18
Trust Commenced Business 401 25.59 1971 28.48 313 42.69 302 38.94 1469 46.82 214 36.40
Established Business 97 31.09 488 27.18 84 40.57 73 44.37 348 47.61 60 37.49
Total 498 26.66 2459 28.23 397 42.24 375 40.00 1817 46.97 274 36.64
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 9 58.06 188 48.88 17 31.12 9 58.06 176 52.93 15 25.24
Established Business 4 16.34 59 45.84 5 22.04 3 22.79 52 55.73 5 22.04
Total 13 45.22 247 48.16 22 29.05 12 49.24 228 53.57 20 24.44
Trust Commenced Business 6 41.29 122 18.94 84 37.17 6 41.29 108 23.42 73 36.51
Established Business 3 43.52 33 10.60 18 50.00 3 43.52 24 17.37 12 43.95
Total 9 42.03 155 17.16 102 39.44 9 42.03 132 22.32 85 37.56
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 50 19.57 179 10.87 50 39.72 37 28.73 97 27.28 31 37.13
Established Business 370 33.59 1324 22.28 475 33.88 336 38.61 1012 33.30 368 31.96
Total 420 31.92 1503 20.92 525 34.44 373 37.63 1109 32.77 399 32.36
Individual Commenced Business 596 0.99 1063 6.68 10 13.74 296 16.41 516 31.32 8 13.66
Established Business 490 -0.74 763 -0.77 2 19.82 213 14.58 295 23.23 1 36.26
Total 1086 0.21 1826 3.57 12 14.75 509 15.64 811 28.38 9 16.17
Partnership Commenced Business 70 23.64 146 16.42 13 19.81 55 32.99 94 32.66 13 19.81
Established Business 35 10.85 78 9.83 7 25.74 17 34.59 43 37.44 6 20.66
Total 105 19.38 224 14.13 20 21.88 72 33.37 137 34.16 19 20.08
Trust Commenced Business 197 14.98 465 15.76 117 32.35 144 25.76 318 32.22 86 30.80
Established Business 51 19.58 127 15.51 23 28.00 39 31.04 81 34.27 20 25.97
Total 248 15.93 592 15.71 140 31.64 183 26.89 399 32.64 106 29.89
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 81 44.51 866 22.80 265 48.27 68 55.52 548 42.30 156 40.66
Established Business 779 54.33 10512 42.50 2806 40.27 742 57.62 8433 55.79 2018 36.23
Total 860 53.41 11378 41.00 3071 40.96 810 57.44 8981 54.96 2174 36.54
Individual Commenced Business 204 14.21 1323 38.66 57 27.19 116 30.55 1095 50.72 52 23.55
Established Business 185 9.51 717 30.56 20 34.09 86 36.79 518 50.11 15 29.93
Total 389 11.97 2040 35.81 77 28.98 202 33.20 1613 50.52 67 24.98
Partnership Commenced Business 52 40.16 402 31.94 74 35.51 43 53.35 320 46.67 61 30.62
Established Business 19 40.58 171 37.05 22 36.13 16 49.70 140 49.31 16 26.28
Total 71 40.27 573 33.46 96 35.65 59 52.36 460 47.47 77 29.72
Trust Commenced Business 414 42.12 4000 25.40 1741 39.99 359 51.51 3219 36.52 1451 38.11
Established Business 136 46.96 984 22.99 407 n.a. 123 52.64 761 34.80 315 n.a.
Total 550 43.32 4984 24.93 2148 n.a. 482 51.80 3980 36.19 1766 n.a.
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 13 57.02 285 9.40 174 48.45 13 57.02 164 22.47 109 43.02
Established Business 178 68.76 3233 10.04 2322 42.23 177 69.18 2316 17.31 1739 38.98
Total 191 67.96 3518 9.99 2496 42.66 190 68.35 2480 17.65 1848 39.22
Individual Commenced Business 27 70.83 1155 48.12 143 27.43 27 70.83 1106 51.19 136 24.66
Established Business 7 63.12 371 45.57 36 29.78 6 75.95 352 48.92 34 28.03
Total 34 69.24 1526 47.50 179 27.90 33 71.76 1458 50.65 170 25.34
Partnership Commenced Business 18 74.84 368 46.78 72 30.69 18 74.84 338 52.48 57 26.30
Established Business 12 80.00 129 40.77 28 31.89 12 80.00 114 48.56 23 30.00
Total 30 76.91 497 45.22 100 31.02 30 76.91 452 51.49 80 27.36
Trust Commenced Business 46 74.43 997 19.05 704 39.60 46 74.43 830 25.29 581 38.07
Established Business 21 74.57 214 22.44 130 42.63 20 78.38 174 30.24 104 39.04
Total 67 74.47 1211 19.65 834 40.08 66 75.63 1004 26.15 685 38.22
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 21 47.94 184 24.41 4 33.06 20 51.23 149 37.23 3 34.58
Established Business 16 32.19 68 16.15 3 18.68 13 42.13 48 34.03 3 18.68
Total 37 41.13 252 22.18 7 26.90 33 47.65 197 36.45 6 26.63
Partnership Commenced Business 70 51.37 508 25.78 28 26.31 66 55.07 390 42.85 20 22.23
Established Business 30 74.82 195 24.12 4 54.06 30 74.82 147 42.04 3 59.90
Total 100 58.40 703 25.32 32 29.78 96 61.24 537 42.63 23 27.14
Trust Commenced Business 81 41.69 1008 23.48 95 33.08 73 49.67 746 42.24 68 30.75
Established Business 35 51.35 313 24.69 21 31.58 31 59.32 235 41.24 12 29.89
Total 116 44.61 1321 23.76 116 32.81 104 52.55 981 42.00 80 30.62
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 124 27.26 545 15.15 48 33.86 115 29.96 348 32.65 30 30.49
Established Business 2384 39.32 12528 28.14 1679 25.35 2248 42.64 9623 41.66 1240 21.96
Total 2508 38.72 13073 27.60 1727 25.59 2363 42.02 9971 41.35 1270 22.16
Individual Commenced Business 276 27.31 747 25.31 12 22.64 237 34.06 556 39.68 11 24.19
Established Business 137 22.89 322 17.82 8 16.97 114 30.62 231 32.27 4 19.93
Total 413 25.84 1069 23.06 20 20.37 351 32.95 787 37.51 15 23.05
Partnership Commenced Business 641 36.25 1944 23.48 71 22.58 593 40.61 1480 39.07 52 20.34
Established Business 250 38.48 687 19.47 28 18.09 232 43.49 489 36.88 19 17.77
Total 891 36.87 2631 22.43 99 21.31 825 41.42 1969 38.52 71 19.65
Trust Commenced Business 1451 31.05 4327 25.76 468 27.60 1340 35.31 3332 39.71 304 23.91
Established Business 378 30.27 1135 22.99 125 23.89 344 34.71 857 37.68 83 19.02
Total 1829 30.89 5462 25.18 593 26.82 1684 35.19 4189 39.30 387 22.86
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 56 57.61 689 6.47 332 43.54 54 61.62 369 23.70 185 39.11
Established Business 514 67.00 8185 16.17 4474 40.60 508 68.23 6028 26.04 3314 38.15
Total 570 66.08 8874 15.42 4806 40.80 562 67.60 6397 25.90 3499 38.20
Individual Commenced Business 104 74.62 1968 37.19 302 31.78 104 74.62 1772 43.73 267 30.67
Established Business 49 63.11 721 33.57 91 35.20 45 69.97 620 43.19 73 32.99
Total 153 70.93 2689 36.22 393 32.57 149 73.21 2392 43.59 340 31.17
Partnership Commenced Business 97 65.88 1122 31.55 274 34.30 94 68.34 956 40.63 238 32.34
Established Business 72 77.37 486 24.97 112 33.08 71 78.96 387 37.44 83 29.95
Total 169 70.77 1608 29.56 386 33.95 165 72.91 1343 39.71 321 31.72
Trust Commenced Business 220 62.90 3069 20.63 1695 38.19 214 65.01 2486 29.25 1369 35.89
Established Business 59 61.73 816 21.54 356 39.01 55 66.94 649 31.16 287 37.10
Total 279 62.65 3885 20.82 2051 38.33 269 65.41 3135 29.64 1656 36.10
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 15 38.07 497 67.83 1 6.43 14 41.77 469 73.04 1 6.43
Established Business 14 34.76 118 53.48 0 0.00 13 44.10 108 61.18 0 0.00
Total 29 36.47 615 65.08 1 6.43 27 42.89 577 70.82 1 6.43
Partnership Commenced Business 17 54.63 221 66.53 6 26.16 17 54.63 207 72.03 4 27.43
Established Business 16 57.33 71 45.27 3 30.54 16 57.33 56 62.54 3 30.54
Total 33 55.94 292 61.36 9 27.62 33 55.94 263 70.01 7 28.76
Trust Commenced Business 40 56.24 235 37.31 49 25.18 39 57.92 192 50.21 35 26.09
Established Business 17 54.85 76 32.20 13 31.04 17 54.85 64 42.98 9 24.29
Total 57 55.82 311 36.06 62 26.41 56 56.99 256 48.41 44 25.72
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 13 63.81 259 25.79 9 14.22 13 63.81 206 38.09 8 14.27
Established Business 8 51.34 107 23.57 1 26.66 6 76.12 80 38.91 1 26.66
Total 21 59.06 366 25.14 10 15.47 19 67.70 286 38.32 9 15.65
Partnership Commenced Business 14 62.04 203 10.59 19 21.82 14 62.04 130 30.93 12 16.19
Established Business 18 85.46 87 14.60 12 12.22 18 85.46 58 28.74 10 13.58
Total 32 75.22 290 11.79 31 18.10 32 75.22 188 30.25 22 15.00
Trust Commenced Business 23 55.28 191 18.86 46 18.17 22 58.47 153 28.83 38 18.63
Established Business 3 48.26 62 17.02 9 15.04 3 48.26 43 33.14 5 17.87
Total 26 54.47 253 18.41 55 17.65 25 57.24 196 29.78 43 18.54
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 18 61.98 106 17.79 5 18.14 18 61.98 81 32.57 4 16.48
Established Business 14 65.60 50 14.75 3 16.94 14 65.60 35 31.27 2 17.07
Total 32 63.57 156 16.81 8 17.69 32 63.57 116 32.18 6 16.67
Company Commenced Business 36 58.37 119 7.25 48 31.60 36 58.37 71 23.35 29 28.49
Established Business 354 66.23 1459 15.63 558 28.85 352 66.61 1030 27.04 399 25.76
Total 390 65.50 1578 15.00 606 29.07 388 65.85 1101 26.80 428 25.94
Individual Commenced Business 78 66.56 701 29.98 18 20.10 78 66.56 538 45.23 15 19.90
Established Business 40 59.01 234 21.03 9 26.59 40 59.01 168 38.65 6 30.04
Total 118 64.00 935 27.74 27 22.26 118 64.00 706 43.66 21 22.80
Partnership Commenced Business 127 76.88 1228 19.68 76 28.24 127 76.88 848 37.83 63 23.29
Established Business 67 78.06 360 20.41 26 22.98 67 78.06 257 36.51 19 22.42
Total 194 77.29 1588 19.84 102 26.89 194 77.29 1105 37.52 82 23.09
Trust Commenced Business 99 69.80 904 22.82 189 30.19 99 69.80 714 33.87 147 28.26
Established Business 37 59.44 232 20.00 44 29.02 34 65.99 170 34.72 30 27.98
Total 136 66.98 1136 22.25 233 29.97 133 68.82 884 34.03 177 28.21
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 16 82.03 179 50.98 4 14.34 16 82.03 164 58.20 4 14.34
Established Business 5 69.34 77 60.17 5 34.48 5 69.34 72 66.02 4 22.78
Total 21 79.01 256 53.74 9 25.53 21 79.01 236 60.58 8 18.56
Company Commenced Business 27 71.25 307 10.13 184 51.00 26 74.39 201 18.78 118 48.02
Established Business 417 71.96 3763 7.15 2763 48.03 415 72.44 2513 14.19 1910 44.77
Total 444 71.92 4070 7.38 2947 48.22 441 72.56 2714 14.53 2028 44.96
Individual Commenced Business 170 70.98 4342 63.56 149 31.16 170 70.98 4201 66.32 135 30.04
Established Business 92 73.48 1254 64.84 28 31.03 89 76.96 1211 67.71 26 30.29
Total 262 71.86 5596 63.85 177 31.14 259 73.03 5412 66.63 161 30.08
Partnership Commenced Business 102 70.07 1150 55.95 126 35.17 102 70.07 1092 59.76 112 31.98
Established Business 45 76.15 350 53.79 29 35.21 45 76.15 330 58.29 27 32.13
Total 147 71.93 1500 55.45 155 35.17 147 71.93 1422 59.42 139 32.01
Trust Commenced Business 124 70.67 1092 21.65 676 41.26 122 72.20 914 28.11 550 39.21
Established Business 33 65.28 236 20.38 130 45.37 33 65.28 193 28.00 103 42.73
Total 157 69.54 1328 21.43 806 41.93 155 70.73 1107 28.09 653 39.76
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 40 67.84 214 12.49 137 48.90 40 67.84 140 22.34 86 42.58
Established Business 552 66.39 2189 7.42 1554 43.54 551 66.53 1487 15.21 1096 40.31
Total 592 66.49 2403 7.87 1691 43.97 591 66.62 1627 15.82 1182 40.47
Individual Commenced Business 78 65.46 921 58.57 68 33.97 77 66.34 872 63.20 61 32.19
Established Business 29 74.59 343 62.86 21 27.64 29 74.59 329 66.59 19 24.95
Total 107 67.93 1264 59.73 89 32.47 106 68.60 1201 64.13 80 30.47
Partnership Commenced Business 104 71.47 423 45.85 82 28.31 104 71.47 393 50.64 76 26.99
Established Business 24 72.66 109 46.72 24 27.52 24 72.66 100 52.51 22 26.09
Total 128 71.69 532 46.03 106 28.13 128 71.69 493 51.02 98 26.79
Trust Commenced Business 131 63.74 624 16.50 421 39.84 130 64.26 506 23.48 335 38.42
Established Business 27 61.40 128 22.59 73 92.94 27 61.40 111 27.67 61 n.a.
Total 158 63.34 752 17.54 494 47.69 157 63.77 617 24.23 396 48.24
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 377 58.14 1688 10.82 835 48.92 373 58.98 1027 22.37 536 43.77
Established Business 4085 57.67 13027 8.27 8801 41.96 4051 58.26 8780 16.13 6101 38.17
Total 4462 57.71 14715 8.57 9636 42.56 4424 58.32 9807 16.78 6637 38.62
Individual Commenced Business 745 63.63 6087 60.87 167 26.81 744 63.72 5852 64.18 146 24.25
Established Business 356 63.41 2692 63.20 55 24.15 352 64.19 2583 66.69 50 24.37
Total 1101 63.56 8779 61.58 222 26.15 1096 63.87 8435 64.94 196 24.28
Partnership Commenced Business 847 61.60 2577 44.38 335 28.13 843 62.00 2397 49.02 289 25.95
Established Business 322 63.15 962 43.39 89 30.92 321 63.40 886 48.98 78 29.45
Total 1169 62.03 3539 44.11 424 28.72 1164 62.39 3283 49.01 367 26.70
Trust Commenced Business 978 55.37 3305 19.80 1854 36.95 967 56.23 2677 27.47 1460 34.74
Established Business 270 53.85 904 22.78 486 36.39 267 54.51 727 31.28 379 34.45
Total 1248 55.04 4209 20.44 2340 36.83 1234 55.86 3404 28.29 1839 34.68
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 23 63.92 138 10.89 69 48.14 23 63.92 84 23.59 44 42.01
Established Business 312 63.88 1249 7.11 843 44.19 310 64.34 847 15.73 595 41.58
Total 335 63.88 1387 7.48 912 44.49 333 64.31 931 16.44 639 41.61
Individual Commenced Business 56 67.36 562 58.93 5 21.58 55 68.61 530 64.00 5 21.58
Established Business 20 60.78 222 59.51 3 21.90 19 64.97 205 67.24 3 21.90
Total 76 65.63 784 59.10 8 21.70 74 67.68 735 64.90 8 21.70
Partnership Commenced Business 48 68.16 233 50.45 30 36.55 48 68.16 220 54.92 26 32.44
Established Business 15 66.96 61 40.78 7 37.60 14 72.77 52 51.12 6 35.64
Total 63 67.88 294 48.44 37 36.75 62 69.20 272 54.20 32 33.04
Trust Commenced Business 47 70.49 287 17.13 181 45.95 46 72.12 222 27.86 138 42.16
Established Business 18 73.47 69 24.73 38 43.39 18 73.47 50 37.07 27 40.50
Total 65 71.31 356 18.60 219 45.51 64 72.50 272 29.55 165 41.88
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 79 46.70 154 5.07 79 41.93 77 48.12 83 15.60 49 41.71
Established Business 596 52.43 1013 5.67 700 37.79 595 52.57 680 12.78 508 35.73
Total 675 51.76 1167 5.59 779 38.21 672 52.06 763 13.09 557 36.26
Individual Commenced Business 358 35.99 662 24.00 16 19.43 347 37.48 518 35.46 16 19.43
Established Business 168 36.76 358 28.46 7 15.15 165 37.68 280 40.74 6 16.43
Total 526 36.24 1020 25.56 23 18.12 512 37.54 798 37.31 22 18.61
Partnership Commenced Business 194 44.24 294 21.17 29 25.85 192 44.74 228 31.24 22 19.58
Established Business 90 39.37 118 12.98 6 33.72 88 40.30 88 22.90 4 20.41
Total 284 42.70 412 18.83 35 27.20 280 43.35 316 28.91 26 19.71
Trust Commenced Business 102 52.55 158 13.54 97 34.58 102 52.55 116 20.89 69 34.36
Established Business 31 54.95 49 16.86 28 36.47 31 54.95 42 20.64 26 37.94
Total 133 53.11 207 14.32 125 35.01 133 53.11 158 20.82 95 35.34
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 362 66.95 2168 12.75 1314 57.01 358 67.89 1414 23.03 875 52.52
Established Business 3002 68.85 13912 9.76 10341 52.71 2986 69.32 9559 17.54 7318 48.72
Total 3364 68.65 16080 10.17 11655 53.20 3344 69.17 10973 18.25 8193 49.12
Individual Commenced Business 597 49.75 2436 50.04 40 34.31 590 50.48 2162 58.89 31 26.10
Established Business 258 44.64 1270 54.38 25 36.29 243 48.85 1132 63.86 18 24.83
Total 855 48.21 3706 51.53 65 35.07 833 50.01 3294 60.60 49 25.63
Partnership Commenced Business 259 54.05 809 40.06 81 39.29 256 54.90 700 49.00 68 36.52
Established Business 128 48.36 348 35.78 19 45.60 123 51.07 287 48.96 14 41.85
Total 387 52.17 1157 38.77 100 40.49 379 53.66 987 48.99 82 37.43
Trust Commenced Business 450 68.95 1881 22.21 1176 45.49 450 68.95 1560 28.98 968 43.00
Established Business 140 69.29 571 27.22 306 48.11 137 70.93 483 33.64 256 46.67
Total 590 69.03 2452 23.37 1482 46.03 587 69.41 2043 30.09 1224 43.77
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 22 62.82 112 35.88 1 14.92 21 68.98 95 47.92 0 0.00
Established Business 18 42.15 80 36.58 1 9.25 14 60.61 66 52.91 1 9.25
Total 40 53.52 192 36.17 2 12.08 35 65.63 161 49.97 1 9.25
Company Commenced Business 48 68.43 192 11.22 121 55.34 48 68.43 125 21.56 84 50.96
Established Business 122 64.52 507 9.92 361 54.36 122 64.52 315 19.57 230 50.62
Total 170 65.63 699 10.28 482 54.61 170 65.63 440 20.13 314 50.71
Individual Commenced Business 54 54.46 214 52.68 5 36.24 53 55.77 199 58.86 5 36.24
Established Business 41 51.47 136 47.82 1 9.69 40 52.78 119 58.06 1 9.69
Total 95 53.17 350 50.79 6 31.81 93 54.48 318 58.56 6 31.81
Company Commenced Business 6 68.21 105 10.43 67 43.14 6 68.21 66 19.50 41 41.85
Established Business 43 62.74 810 12.26 572 40.37 42 65.72 539 21.79 378 36.51
Total 49 63.41 915 12.05 639 40.66 48 66.03 605 21.54 419 37.03
Individual Commenced Business 165 79.84 6213 41.64 1369 22.41 162 81.47 5761 46.33 1255 21.64
Established Business 113 83.44 1597 35.95 333 22.78 113 83.44 1418 43.48 290 21.85
Total 278 81.30 7810 40.48 1702 22.48 275 82.28 7179 45.77 1545 21.68
Partnership Commenced Business 27 77.28 1249 25.66 846 18.04 27 77.28 1168 28.48 802 17.94
Established Business 9 70.00 336 22.23 197 19.79 9 70.00 287 29.09 173 18.87
Total 36 75.46 1585 24.93 1043 18.37 36 75.46 1455 28.60 975 18.10
Trust Commenced Business 16 63.78 762 20.81 568 40.48 15 71.73 691 24.36 518 39.16
Established Business 6 85.56 162 22.30 111 38.48 6 85.56 141 27.33 99 37.19
Total 22 69.72 924 21.07 679 40.15 21 75.68 832 24.86 617 38.84
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 55 84.32 408 7.84 218 52.30 55 84.32 235 20.27 140 49.00
Established Business 410 78.72 3582 6.99 2475 45.05 406 79.75 2363 13.80 1684 42.86
Total 465 79.38 3990 7.08 2693 45.64 461 80.30 2598 14.39 1824 43.33
Individual Commenced Business 313 79.17 6442 40.95 1102 30.33 303 82.18 5990 45.41 1026 29.05
Established Business 177 72.53 2141 39.65 342 30.26 167 78.00 1921 46.59 296 27.68
Total 490 76.77 8583 40.63 1444 30.31 470 80.70 7911 45.70 1322 28.75
Partnership Commenced Business 86 85.57 1380 30.32 537 26.64 85 86.60 1227 35.35 492 25.71
Established Business 62 76.96 587 28.58 187 28.26 62 76.96 477 38.77 155 25.72
Total 148 81.96 1967 29.80 724 27.06 147 82.53 1704 36.31 647 25.71
Trust Commenced Business 87 80.26 1437 19.77 1030 41.57 87 80.26 1250 24.58 905 40.24
Established Business 45 77.58 444 17.94 266 43.78 44 79.64 353 25.81 210 40.85
Total 132 79.35 1881 19.34 1296 42.03 131 80.05 1603 24.85 1115 40.36
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 124 52.80 345 4.99 168 41.30 121 54.70 189 19.27 99 35.50
Established Business 1139 52.93 2621 7.36 1715 32.70 1131 53.43 1776 15.20 1203 29.23
Total 1263 52.92 2966 7.08 1883 33.46 1252 53.55 1965 15.59 1302 29.71
Individual Commenced Business 334 47.57 1655 40.21 34 34.23 331 48.15 1472 47.79 29 30.32
Established Business 185 46.97 803 38.92 10 30.60 179 49.41 699 47.81 7 33.05
Total 519 47.36 2458 39.79 44 33.40 510 48.60 2171 47.80 36 30.85
Partnership Commenced Business 156 54.93 392 23.98 62 33.33 155 55.66 313 35.07 50 29.08
Established Business 85 50.80 183 23.18 15 28.40 85 50.80 136 38.79 10 25.61
Total 241 53.48 575 23.73 77 32.37 240 53.94 449 36.19 60 28.50
Trust Commenced Business 225 53.15 622 18.44 333 31.57 224 53.50 496 26.31 263 27.62
Established Business 68 54.09 185 20.86 80 35.34 68 54.09 148 29.30 61 33.98
Total 293 53.37 807 19.00 413 32.30 292 53.64 644 27.00 324 28.82
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 134 61.56 262 6.16 135 33.85 132 62.81 145 17.70 85 29.79
Established Business 1145 63.75 2037 6.06 1416 33.02 1142 63.96 1379 12.73 1001 30.47
Total 1279 63.52 2299 6.07 1551 33.09 1274 63.84 1524 13.20 1086 30.41
Individual Commenced Business 507 68.88 2380 41.31 80 25.09 507 68.88 2207 46.22 70 23.53
Established Business 198 68.73 870 43.62 21 38.00 198 68.73 802 49.34 16 30.71
Total 705 68.84 3250 41.93 101 27.77 705 68.84 3009 47.05 86 24.86
Partnership Commenced Business 486 69.89 965 30.84 124 23.90 485 70.09 848 37.38 108 21.31
Established Business 172 72.10 354 31.16 40 26.17 172 72.10 314 37.24 30 22.55
Total 658 70.47 1319 30.93 164 24.46 657 70.62 1162 37.34 138 21.58
Trust Commenced Business 288 65.80 486 12.50 305 30.29 288 65.80 385 18.64 236 28.50
Established Business 71 62.37 123 9.16 71 31.40 71 62.37 90 17.96 52 30.57
Total 359 65.12 609 11.83 376 30.50 359 65.12 475 18.51 288 28.88
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 21 69.30 113 12.91 52 46.34 21 69.30 71 24.17 36 43.85
Established Business 235 58.18 879 9.03 521 38.76 232 59.10 578 19.59 361 34.22
Total 256 59.10 992 9.47 573 39.45 253 59.95 649 20.09 397 35.09
Individual Commenced Business 35 63.38 347 48.31 8 38.94 35 63.38 317 54.71 7 35.74
Established Business 15 60.52 174 51.76 8 37.08 15 60.52 164 56.40 6 28.74
Total 50 62.52 521 49.46 16 38.01 50 62.52 481 55.28 13 32.51
Trust Commenced Business 43 58.20 201 22.15 114 37.78 41 61.42 163 30.30 96 37.39
Established Business 11 65.99 56 13.30 34 34.37 11 65.99 43 24.72 25 32.12
Total 54 59.79 257 20.22 148 37.00 52 62.39 206 29.14 121 36.30
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 10 57.93 175 60.14 12 42.37 10 57.93 165 65.00 12 42.37
Established Business 4 54.83 68 58.98 1 32.98 4 54.83 63 65.38 1 32.98
Total 14 57.04 243 59.82 13 41.65 14 57.04 228 65.11 13 41.65
Trust Commenced Business 77 67.06 1425 17.31 1080 41.39 77 67.06 1237 22.05 971 39.92
Established Business 26 74.19 275 17.01 189 42.18 25 78.60 230 22.89 160 39.95
Total 103 68.86 1700 17.26 1269 41.51 102 69.89 1467 22.18 1131 39.93
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 208 63.98 2224 12.92 1111 54.36 206 64.68 1357 25.72 681 47.84
Established Business 2242 65.72 15810 11.90 9578 46.95 2213 66.92 10596 22.16 6552 42.58
Total 2450 65.58 18034 12.03 10689 47.72 2419 66.73 11953 22.57 7233 43.08
Individual Commenced Business 371 66.14 4583 51.62 138 43.63 366 67.20 4194 58.90 107 39.49
Established Business 174 61.10 2131 55.34 44 50.65 165 64.89 1968 61.87 32 44.13
Total 545 64.53 6714 52.80 182 45.33 531 66.48 6162 59.85 139 40.56
Partnership Commenced Business 264 72.80 1533 36.88 245 42.51 262 73.37 1274 49.28 190 37.83
Established Business 119 71.38 672 37.10 97 39.20 117 73.15 556 49.74 74 33.95
Total 383 72.36 2205 36.95 342 41.57 379 73.31 1830 49.42 264 36.75
Trust Commenced Business 625 70.58 7431 20.64 4546 52.95 620 71.45 6047 29.21 3715 52.15
Established Business 200 67.91 1963 22.84 1076 44.77 197 69.39 1572 32.19 842 41.83
Total 825 69.93 9394 21.10 5622 51.39 817 70.95 7619 29.82 4557 50.24
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
78551 Environmental
consultancy services: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Trust Commenced Business 5 73.91 108 20.51 59 40.84 5 73.91 86 32.07 48 38.03
Established Business 2 14.71 52 22.23 28 49.02 2 14.71 39 33.55 20 44.47
Total 7 57.00 160 21.07 87 43.48 7 57.00 125 32.53 68 39.92
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 36 56.06 233 2.77 151 51.56 36 56.06 124 15.76 89 45.89
Established Business 223 44.49 1383 7.05 1066 53.61 223 44.49 967 12.89 770 50.33
Total 259 46.09 1616 6.43 1217 53.36 259 46.09 1091 13.22 859 49.87
Individual Commenced Business 4 77.28 201 45.11 33 56.73 4 77.28 187 50.18 30 54.96
Established Business 7 82.40 118 43.28 15 56.76 7 82.40 106 50.58 12 50.18
Total 11 80.54 319 44.43 48 56.74 11 80.54 293 50.32 42 53.60
Trust Commenced Business 54 42.19 433 13.45 323 51.53 54 42.19 341 18.67 267 49.46
Established Business 11 52.17 93 13.95 65 49.78 11 52.17 73 21.52 50 47.15
Total 65 43.88 526 13.54 388 51.24 65 43.88 414 19.17 317 49.09
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 29 53.07 149 4.51 95 66.94 29 53.07 91 11.82 58 64.86
Established Business 194 59.66 937 6.09 700 62.17 194 59.66 567 13.08 415 55.34
Total 223 58.81 1086 5.88 795 62.74 223 58.81 658 12.90 473 56.51
Individual Commenced Business 134 79.72 1519 62.79 43 48.34 134 79.72 1457 66.36 36 43.76
Established Business 50 79.07 693 65.47 15 47.97 48 82.70 658 69.77 12 40.69
Total 184 79.54 2212 63.63 58 48.24 182 80.51 2115 67.42 48 42.99
Partnership Commenced Business 127 75.20 430 34.11 63 43.32 126 76.02 374 42.14 48 40.73
Established Business 62 79.38 191 32.55 29 45.26 62 79.38 162 41.23 24 42.54
Total 189 76.57 621 33.63 92 43.93 188 77.13 536 41.87 72 41.34
Trust Commenced Business 51 68.04 369 16.88 251 53.23 51 68.04 300 23.17 202 51.04
Established Business 24 75.39 106 20.19 60 52.70 24 75.39 85 27.09 48 50.86
Total 75 70.39 475 17.62 311 53.13 75 70.39 385 24.04 250 51.01
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 48 72.38 1155 59.91 47 50.19 48 72.38 1088 64.87 37 43.86
Established Business 24 70.97 489 64.02 19 68.32 24 70.97 463 68.58 12 72.56
Total 72 71.91 1644 61.13 66 55.41 72 71.91 1551 65.98 49 50.89
Partnership Commenced Business 29 73.89 233 28.32 100 46.54 29 73.89 198 35.80 86 44.03
Established Business 11 79.29 91 28.49 42 74.52 11 79.29 74 38.03 32 76.07
Total 40 75.38 324 28.37 142 54.82 40 75.38 272 36.41 118 52.72
Trust Commenced Business 56 74.17 1786 18.12 1411 44.24 54 77.08 1572 22.38 1269 42.65
Established Business 22 72.19 382 19.42 275 43.84 22 72.19 333 24.41 243 42.71
Total 78 73.61 2168 18.35 1686 44.17 76 75.66 1905 22.74 1512 42.66
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Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 41 68.99 303 0.24 159 54.81 41 68.99 131 10.34 84 47.51
Established Business 287 66.37 1576 3.17 1036 47.25 286 66.60 954 10.02 664 44.59
Total 328 66.70 1879 2.70 1195 48.26 327 66.90 1085 10.05 748 44.92
Individual Commenced Business 60 64.88 971 45.14 76 49.58 60 64.88 888 51.20 59 47.22
Established Business 35 75.42 603 48.24 34 49.41 34 78.66 550 55.33 27 46.89
Total 95 68.76 1574 46.33 110 49.53 94 69.86 1438 52.78 86 47.12
Partnership Commenced Business 42 66.06 310 33.22 81 43.67 42 66.06 279 38.79 72 42.61
Established Business 29 76.29 155 31.18 26 49.50 29 76.29 136 39.94 23 47.16
Total 71 70.24 465 32.54 107 45.08 71 70.24 415 39.16 95 43.71
Trust Commenced Business 45 67.67 237 13.92 149 44.88 45 67.67 189 20.00 116 43.83
Established Business 20 70.23 81 16.87 41 58.46 20 70.23 53 31.12 21 46.29
Total 65 68.46 318 14.67 190 47.81 65 68.46 242 22.44 137 44.21
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 80 80.47 311 38.36 15 30.53 80 80.47 292 41.76 13 25.04
Established Business 34 80.30 125 40.74 3 32.25 34 80.30 114 45.85 3 32.25
Total 114 80.42 436 39.04 18 30.82 114 80.42 406 42.91 16 26.39
Partnership Commenced Business 134 83.96 333 35.38 49 26.37 134 83.96 309 39.57 45 24.58
Established Business 56 81.57 141 35.88 15 24.34 55 83.21 131 39.45 14 23.47
Total 190 83.26 474 35.53 64 25.89 189 83.74 440 39.53 59 24.32
Trust Commenced Business 45 80.49 106 20.96 62 32.68 45 80.49 97 23.57 55 32.60
Established Business 16 83.87 32 16.57 13 30.34 16 83.87 28 21.99 11 29.06
Total 61 81.38 138 19.94 75 32.27 61 81.38 125 23.21 66 32.01
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 69 77.27 296 6.00 145 52.07 69 77.27 161 15.78 89 48.55
Established Business 746 79.94 2327 3.70 1585 52.32 745 80.09 1387 9.54 961 48.22
Total 815 79.71 2623 3.96 1730 52.30 814 79.85 1548 10.19 1050 48.25
Individual Commenced Business 618 88.67 5621 55.81 259 45.39 616 88.98 5448 58.14 228 42.65
Established Business 318 82.33 2149 51.61 86 46.83 313 83.82 2028 55.82 71 41.16
Total 936 86.52 7770 54.65 345 45.75 929 87.24 7476 57.51 299 42.30
Partnership Commenced Business 667 88.16 3927 48.27 501 40.66 667 88.16 3725 51.74 449 38.13
Established Business 320 87.46 1498 44.43 168 45.77 320 87.46 1383 49.69 143 41.45
Total 987 87.93 5425 47.21 669 41.94 987 87.93 5108 51.18 592 38.93
Trust Commenced Business 193 81.19 667 17.94 394 48.26 193 81.19 554 23.91 318 46.25
Established Business 81 82.75 259 19.11 122 48.53 81 82.75 208 27.72 93 44.29
Total 274 81.65 926 18.27 516 48.32 274 81.65 762 24.95 411 45.81
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 10 66.48 103 52.59 12 34.19 10 66.48 94 62.25 9 30.81
Established Business 6 37.40 44 48.86 3 77.74 6 37.40 40 55.58 1 82.71
Total 16 55.58 147 51.47 15 42.90 16 55.58 134 60.26 10 36.00
Company Commenced Business 143 52.25 474 9.01 224 43.10 141 53.09 264 25.26 130 38.27
Established Business 1379 53.70 4705 12.09 2732 38.39 1362 54.56 3163 21.81 1888 35.36
Total 1522 53.57 5179 11.81 2956 38.75 1503 54.42 3427 22.07 2018 35.54
Individual Commenced Business 659 53.84 3102 43.74 137 36.91 641 55.71 2820 50.14 123 35.35
Established Business 305 49.44 1421 43.23 42 40.04 291 52.61 1253 51.65 34 39.61
Total 964 52.45 4523 43.58 179 37.65 932 54.74 4073 50.60 157 36.27
Partnership Commenced Business 360 57.87 1078 30.93 200 34.54 359 58.04 914 39.61 153 33.41
Established Business 185 54.93 526 30.29 78 31.16 184 55.48 442 39.35 63 29.74
Total 545 56.87 1604 30.72 278 33.59 543 57.17 1356 39.52 216 32.34
Trust Commenced Business 424 56.62 2845 17.93 1975 38.40 421 57.10 2451 23.43 1742 37.67
Established Business 169 58.37 765 19.60 414 41.51 169 58.37 620 26.94 344 36.91
Total 593 57.12 3610 18.28 2389 38.93 590 57.46 3071 24.14 2086 37.55
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 31 71.24 197 5.38 91 45.11 31 71.24 105 20.02 52 41.57
Established Business 306 76.93 1352 4.23 766 39.11 305 77.23 815 13.79 506 36.21
Total 337 76.41 1549 4.37 857 39.75 336 76.68 920 14.50 558 36.71
Individual Commenced Business 316 76.27 4580 44.97 99 34.87 314 77.05 4247 50.28 88 31.82
Established Business 131 71.00 1298 41.90 37 32.67 126 74.04 1166 49.21 30 28.33
Total 447 74.72 5878 44.29 136 34.27 440 76.19 5413 50.05 118 30.93
Partnership Commenced Business 111 77.49 796 28.99 91 38.02 111 77.49 671 38.40 69 32.10
Established Business 45 77.60 285 27.65 31 39.49 45 77.60 230 38.81 22 34.28
Total 156 77.52 1081 28.64 122 38.39 156 77.52 901 38.50 91 32.63
Trust Commenced Business 54 77.42 322 16.18 153 38.38 54 77.42 248 25.34 112 34.98
Established Business 19 62.93 99 16.10 45 37.95 19 62.93 76 23.25 30 36.44
Total 73 73.65 421 16.16 198 38.29 73 73.65 324 24.85 142 35.29
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 51 77.68 733 46.04 17 38.72 51 77.68 670 52.58 10 41.51
Established Business 18 56.85 178 42.59 4 45.88 17 60.72 154 53.66 3 26.48
Total 69 72.24 911 45.37 21 40.08 68 73.44 824 52.78 13 38.04
Partnership Commenced Business 16 79.76 129 29.92 18 42.86 16 79.76 106 39.33 14 34.95
Established Business 4 62.61 47 20.51 6 37.38 4 62.61 35 37.48 4 36.58
Total 20 76.33 176 27.41 24 41.49 20 76.33 141 38.87 18 35.31
Trust Commenced Business 19 72.13 205 5.99 187 50.33 19 72.13 154 10.49 143 50.08
Established Business 3 87.00 50 4.89 42 54.30 3 87.00 36 10.73 30 52.52
Total 22 74.16 255 5.78 229 51.06 22 74.16 190 10.53 173 50.51
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 16 75.91 400 3.63 266 50.08 16 75.91 139 16.45 93 45.63
Established Business 201 83.93 5988 2.72 5074 45.47 201 83.93 2784 8.57 2365 43.72
Total 217 83.34 6388 2.77 5340 45.70 217 83.34 2923 8.94 2458 43.79
Individual Commenced Business 186 83.94 4913 46.07 774 25.44 185 84.44 4639 50.14 737 24.46
Established Business 80 86.18 1069 43.54 176 26.92 80 86.18 982 49.70 157 25.23
Total 266 84.62 5982 45.62 950 25.71 265 84.96 5621 50.06 894 24.60
Partnership Commenced Business 30 87.30 624 35.69 325 28.90 30 87.30 564 40.80 280 25.40
Established Business 9 82.69 217 32.81 111 29.56 9 82.69 188 39.57 94 25.58
Total 39 86.24 841 34.94 436 29.07 39 86.24 752 40.49 374 25.45
Trust Commenced Business 30 78.17 1296 18.18 1022 39.45 30 78.17 1149 21.99 908 38.42
Established Business 22 72.95 287 15.96 227 39.01 22 72.95 234 22.47 193 38.03
Total 52 75.96 1583 17.78 1249 39.37 52 75.96 1383 22.07 1101 38.35
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 14 94.69 572 59.71 58 13.64 14 94.69 548 63.62 54 10.93
Established Business 7 93.26 109 63.00 6 22.64 7 93.26 108 63.60 6 22.64
Total 21 94.21 681 60.24 64 14.49 21 94.21 656 63.61 60 12.10
Individual Commenced Business 6 73.92 171 44.06 18 20.81 6 73.92 158 49.41 16 20.65
Established Business 1 99.49 27 34.99 6 17.08 1 99.49 23 47.87 5 14.67
Total 7 77.57 198 42.82 24 19.88 7 77.57 181 49.22 21 19.22
Trust Commenced Business 7 82.90 127 15.46 104 33.61 7 82.90 110 20.61 91 32.73
Established Business 1 68.69 23 30.80 12 35.11 1 68.69 20 35.75 10 31.70
Total 8 81.13 150 17.81 116 33.77 8 81.13 130 22.94 101 32.63
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 6 76.86 185 31.70 29 19.22 6 76.86 155 41.08 24 16.82
Established Business 5 99.13 40 33.28 11 22.66 5 99.13 36 39.32 9 19.86
Total 11 86.98 225 31.98 40 20.16 11 86.98 191 40.75 33 17.65
Individual Commenced Business 8 88.12 568 49.73 51 19.77 8 88.12 541 53.84 48 17.55
Established Business 4 76.56 115 50.92 10 21.69 4 76.56 111 53.36 10 21.69
Total 12 84.27 683 49.93 61 20.09 12 84.27 652 53.76 58 18.26
Individual Commenced Business 0 0.00 147 57.72 2 27.54 0 0.00 139 62.33 1 20.64
Established Business 1 88.62 30 46.84 2 23.96 1 88.62 26 57.20 0 0.00
Total 1 88.62 177 55.88 4 25.75 1 88.62 165 61.52 1 20.64
Company Commenced Business 11 68.43 188 5.82 108 51.47 11 68.43 81 20.61 47 43.57
Established Business 105 77.07 2289 3.68 1915 43.53 105 77.07 1114 10.51 902 40.83
Total 116 76.25 2477 3.84 2023 43.95 116 76.25 1195 11.20 949 40.97
Individual Commenced Business 137 82.51 2452 44.13 371 19.56 136 83.14 2271 49.43 342 18.23
Established Business 49 84.12 589 40.90 79 23.23 49 84.12 525 48.73 69 18.78
Total 186 82.93 3041 43.50 450 20.20 185 83.40 2796 49.30 411 18.32
Partnership Commenced Business 12 79.77 133 33.20 61 26.19 12 79.77 116 40.49 52 23.56
Established Business 9 83.93 60 37.82 24 24.44 9 83.93 52 44.99 20 22.71
Total 21 81.55 193 34.64 85 25.69 21 81.55 168 41.88 72 23.32
Trust Commenced Business 20 64.16 510 19.92 376 36.28 19 67.63 460 23.48 340 35.18
Established Business 8 79.03 117 17.44 87 36.88 8 79.03 98 24.37 72 34.22
Total 28 68.41 627 19.46 463 36.40 27 71.01 558 23.63 412 35.01
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 20 79.29 102 6.07 71 38.66 20 79.29 47 18.94 30 36.46
Established Business 230 79.12 1535 3.93 1303 35.75 230 79.12 840 9.40 729 34.17
Total 250 79.13 1637 4.06 1374 35.90 250 79.13 887 9.91 759 34.26
Individual Commenced Business 271 79.92 2629 24.97 788 22.03 268 81.27 2395 29.01 749 21.57
Established Business 106 83.66 664 25.13 198 24.76 105 84.86 588 30.89 173 23.50
Total 377 80.98 3293 25.00 986 22.58 373 82.28 2983 29.38 922 21.93
Partnership Commenced Business 64 83.96 371 30.61 179 24.35 64 83.96 336 35.03 154 23.27
Established Business 15 86.02 99 26.22 43 21.82 15 86.02 86 34.20 38 21.16
Total 79 84.35 470 29.68 222 23.86 79 84.35 422 34.86 192 22.86
Trust Commenced Business 102 77.53 865 14.01 761 33.61 102 77.53 757 17.29 671 32.77
Established Business 23 77.13 172 14.38 141 33.69 23 77.13 149 17.87 124 32.48
Total 125 77.46 1037 14.07 902 33.62 125 77.46 906 17.38 795 32.72
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 267 66.89 587 33.38 158 23.53 266 67.22 536 38.06 143 21.42
Established Business 74 63.03 180 31.91 56 25.29 74 63.03 158 38.21 44 20.08
Total 341 66.05 767 33.04 214 23.99 340 66.30 694 38.09 187 21.11
Partnership Commenced Business 135 63.23 178 19.34 91 21.63 134 64.07 158 23.49 82 20.42
Established Business 31 58.27 41 14.69 19 21.56 31 58.27 33 22.15 17 17.13
Total 166 62.30 219 18.47 110 21.61 165 62.98 191 23.26 99 19.85
Trust Commenced Business 213 61.88 267 11.43 229 29.09 213 61.88 231 14.45 202 26.12
Established Business 65 62.40 80 11.28 63 28.03 65 62.40 63 17.98 50 28.33
Total 278 62.00 347 11.40 292 28.86 278 62.00 294 15.21 252 26.56
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 6 73.62 100 51.11 6 37.52 6 73.62 96 54.33 6 37.52
Established Business 0 0.00 32 58.98 1 33.56 0 0.00 29 66.88 1 33.56
Total 6 73.62 132 53.01 7 36.95 6 73.62 125 57.24 7 36.95
Individual Commenced Business 126 91.75 1334 43.72 251 32.78 125 92.50 1251 47.50 235 31.86
Established Business 28 84.90 340 41.24 42 32.11 27 88.14 312 46.85 37 30.24
Total 154 90.50 1674 43.22 293 32.68 152 91.72 1563 47.37 272 31.64
Partnership Commenced Business 28 93.77 226 31.62 129 31.12 28 93.77 198 37.37 112 30.42
Established Business 12 94.05 95 29.83 55 32.21 12 94.05 84 35.95 51 29.80
Total 40 93.86 321 31.09 184 31.44 40 93.86 282 36.95 163 30.23
Trust Commenced Business 20 94.60 186 13.75 144 48.51 20 94.60 156 18.18 122 47.43
Established Business 3 89.83 54 15.42 35 39.30 3 89.83 44 21.96 31 38.68
Total 23 93.97 240 14.12 179 46.71 23 93.97 200 19.01 153 45.66
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 108 88.98 757 38.77 131 26.29 108 88.98 712 42.19 123 25.98
Established Business 31 86.46 244 37.32 26 28.15 31 86.46 220 44.42 24 25.21
Total 139 88.42 1001 38.42 157 26.60 139 88.42 932 42.72 147 25.85
Partnership Commenced Business 22 87.83 100 39.87 30 27.39 22 87.83 91 45.08 26 26.59
Established Business 10 86.83 36 32.40 10 21.60 10 86.83 31 42.89 8 16.75
Total 32 87.52 136 37.89 40 25.94 32 87.52 122 44.52 34 24.27
Trust Commenced Business 50 90.33 295 11.74 221 38.36 50 90.33 235 18.25 174 37.03
Established Business 13 87.89 64 14.74 42 34.03 13 87.89 52 19.71 34 31.78
Total 63 89.82 359 12.27 263 37.67 63 89.82 287 18.52 208 36.17
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 71 66.62 294 3.92 152 49.00 70 67.57 142 19.31 81 42.87
Established Business 526 69.76 2055 5.32 1341 42.36 526 69.76 1235 13.96 851 39.56
Total 597 69.39 2349 5.14 1493 43.04 596 69.50 1377 14.51 932 39.85
Individual Commenced Business 1157 72.95 6402 40.57 209 33.39 1154 73.22 5844 46.67 186 30.10
Established Business 406 71.04 1825 38.05 53 32.58 395 73.23 1612 46.17 41 27.18
Total 1563 72.45 8227 40.01 262 33.23 1549 73.22 7456 46.56 227 29.57
Partnership Commenced Business 250 71.10 601 26.81 91 31.99 249 71.46 496 37.32 72 28.59
Established Business 102 71.54 262 29.39 24 24.52 102 71.54 215 40.83 22 25.05
Total 352 71.23 863 27.60 115 30.44 351 71.48 711 38.38 94 27.76
Trust Commenced Business 115 66.60 548 17.02 343 39.51 115 66.60 456 22.99 290 38.20
Established Business 48 72.40 166 12.45 81 38.36 48 72.40 126 20.86 69 37.99
Total 163 68.31 714 15.96 424 39.29 163 68.31 582 22.53 359 38.16
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 299 71.03 666 20.80 283 22.76 299 71.03 592 25.19 260 22.63
Established Business 107 68.85 212 22.35 76 22.18 107 68.85 182 28.87 66 20.97
Total 406 70.45 878 21.18 359 22.64 406 70.45 774 26.06 326 22.30
Partnership Commenced Business 105 67.43 228 18.44 141 21.14 105 67.43 203 22.97 132 20.54
Established Business 43 73.47 79 23.87 47 19.29 43 73.47 70 28.29 41 18.45
Total 148 69.19 307 19.83 188 20.68 148 69.19 273 24.33 173 20.05
Trust Commenced Business 134 67.61 256 12.24 227 30.10 134 67.61 231 14.39 206 29.44
Established Business 22 68.44 51 8.67 39 28.67 22 68.44 44 12.61 35 28.60
Total 156 67.72 307 11.65 266 29.89 156 67.72 275 14.11 241 29.31
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 99 79.54 2928 50.95 100 46.97 99 79.54 2843 52.92 89 45.74
Established Business 46 81.26 834 47.62 35 50.11 46 81.26 777 52.64 23 44.85
Total 145 80.09 3762 50.21 135 47.78 145 80.09 3620 52.86 112 45.56
Partnership Commenced Business 23 77.51 282 12.52 208 51.55 23 77.51 220 21.42 166 48.60
Established Business 24 85.13 144 10.00 79 51.51 24 85.13 104 22.69 60 48.09
Total 47 81.40 426 11.67 287 51.54 47 81.40 324 21.83 226 48.46
Trust Commenced Business 35 87.76 421 5.99 388 n.a. 35 87.76 310 11.33 288 n.a.
Established Business 21 76.47 108 2.06 98 52.97 21 76.47 66 10.49 60 50.29
Total 56 83.53 529 5.19 486 n.a. 56 83.53 376 11.18 348 n.a.
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 2 82.86 113 55.82 3 74.79 2 82.86 110 57.48 3 74.79
Established Business 3 71.78 29 47.80 6 44.92 3 71.78 26 56.04 5 37.12
Total 5 76.21 142 54.18 9 54.88 5 76.21 136 57.21 8 51.24
Individual Commenced Business 17 71.88 343 49.67 9 41.56 17 71.88 322 54.81 8 41.50
Established Business 7 85.94 113 53.70 1 90.43 7 85.94 101 61.69 0 0.00
Total 24 75.98 456 50.66 10 46.45 24 75.98 423 56.45 8 41.50
Company Commenced Business 31 68.19 122 10.54 56 36.98 31 68.19 74 23.10 44 33.31
Established Business 457 68.43 1530 8.64 964 37.07 453 69.21 1033 18.49 686 34.02
Total 488 68.42 1652 8.78 1020 37.06 484 69.15 1107 18.80 730 33.98
Individual Commenced Business 68 70.32 472 29.82 12 30.46 68 70.32 380 44.38 12 30.46
Established Business 24 67.89 159 25.41 1 21.63 24 67.89 126 40.60 1 21.63
Total 92 69.69 631 28.71 13 29.78 92 69.69 506 43.44 13 29.78
Partnership Commenced Business 67 71.70 190 17.69 16 23.32 67 71.70 139 33.79 13 25.91
Established Business 13 76.13 54 21.25 4 17.09 13 76.13 39 40.74 4 17.09
Total 80 72.42 244 18.48 20 22.07 80 72.42 178 35.31 17 23.83
Trust Commenced Business 49 68.55 202 17.21 117 32.74 49 68.55 156 26.69 87 29.87
Established Business 11 55.55 43 21.80 22 29.67 11 55.55 38 27.08 18 32.02
Total 60 66.16 245 18.02 139 32.26 60 66.16 194 26.77 105 30.24
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 88 66.52 113 8.24 45 15.65 88 66.52 84 18.23 30 13.42
Established Business 22 56.06 33 16.46 8 13.00 22 56.06 28 25.61 6 12.59
Total 110 64.43 146 10.10 53 15.25 110 64.43 112 20.07 36 13.28
Individual Commenced Business 49 74.48 171 37.34 7 32.87 49 74.48 157 43.12 4 22.35
Established Business 19 70.42 65 39.18 2 35.51 17 79.39 59 45.15 1 39.29
Total 68 73.34 236 37.85 9 33.46 66 75.74 216 43.67 5 25.74
Partnership Commenced Business 72 75.68 105 28.59 22 30.23 72 75.68 91 35.71 17 28.36
Established Business 24 69.95 35 28.57 7 23.50 24 69.95 33 33.74 7 23.50
Total 96 74.25 140 28.59 29 28.61 96 74.25 124 35.19 24 26.94
Individual Commenced Business 205 79.14 2815 36.65 29 45.32 201 81.24 2458 45.58 23 41.59
Established Business 74 80.33 739 34.93 15 51.39 74 80.33 634 44.68 9 47.22
Total 279 79.46 3554 36.29 44 47.39 275 81.00 3092 45.40 32 43.18
Partnership Commenced Business 85 81.71 564 30.02 32 48.26 85 81.71 472 40.55 23 46.18
Established Business 32 87.53 216 30.81 6 31.21 32 87.53 179 41.36 4 32.19
Total 117 83.30 780 30.24 38 45.57 117 83.30 651 40.77 27 44.11
Trust Commenced Business 18 70.30 108 20.61 43 32.97 18 70.30 88 28.33 33 33.45
Established Business 12 78.25 50 23.26 16 33.68 12 78.25 36 39.83 11 32.81
Total 30 73.48 158 21.45 59 33.16 30 73.48 124 31.67 44 33.29
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 36 67.83 291 30.02 9 47.58 36 67.83 234 44.27 4 40.28
Established Business 13 62.47 76 20.55 2 57.53 12 68.34 57 36.58 1 14.48
Total 49 66.41 367 28.06 11 49.39 48 67.96 291 42.77 5 35.12
Company Commenced Business 22 76.14 103 13.06 51 58.15 22 76.14 58 28.54 29 51.69
Established Business 157 71.64 662 8.72 397 42.71 157 71.64 427 18.68 268 40.90
Total 179 72.19 765 9.30 448 44.47 179 72.19 485 19.86 297 41.96
Individual Commenced Business 978 74.29 4786 42.54 59 26.90 969 75.06 4253 51.21 52 24.46
Established Business 243 71.55 1234 44.58 14 38.61 234 74.96 1103 52.98 11 32.31
Total 1221 73.75 6020 42.96 73 29.14 1203 75.04 5356 51.57 63 25.83
Partnership Commenced Business 207 76.15 475 34.92 29 40.49 207 76.15 415 42.78 22 40.27
Established Business 70 73.77 163 36.01 8 22.70 70 73.77 135 49.07 7 23.98
Total 277 75.55 638 35.20 37 36.64 277 75.55 550 44.32 29 36.34
Trust Commenced Business 55 78.39 177 23.30 78 40.19 54 80.06 143 31.21 59 39.51
Established Business 8 80.01 35 26.61 12 44.04 8 80.01 27 37.83 8 43.52
Total 63 78.60 212 23.84 90 40.70 62 80.05 170 32.26 67 39.99
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 26 76.41 142 25.76 2 27.57 26 76.41 112 37.75 1 14.76
Established Business 5 60.83 29 18.78 1 20.64 5 60.83 22 35.37 1 20.64
Total 31 73.89 171 24.58 3 25.26 31 73.89 134 37.36 2 17.70
Individual Commenced Business 69 65.04 390 30.86 15 30.10 67 67.04 320 43.64 15 30.10
Established Business 28 69.63 146 31.35 8 44.98 28 69.63 119 43.10 5 33.16
Total 97 66.36 536 30.99 23 35.27 95 67.80 439 43.49 20 30.86
Individual Commenced Business 111 78.54 641 4.09 81 26.59 109 80.16 408 21.08 56 23.87
Established Business 40 70.60 201 6.78 29 24.14 39 72.50 133 24.31 18 20.92
Total 151 76.43 842 4.73 110 25.94 148 78.14 541 21.87 74 23.15
Partnership Commenced Business 86 75.20 318 -0.88 62 21.95 79 84.96 203 18.39 49 19.51
Established Business 37 84.71 103 -1.85 15 19.81 36 87.19 56 22.46 11 18.09
Total 123 78.07 421 -1.11 77 21.54 115 85.66 259 19.27 60 19.25
Individual Commenced Business 97 82.58 357 21.35 35 30.09 97 82.58 268 35.37 25 26.91
Established Business 40 78.30 142 23.70 17 37.72 40 78.30 105 39.92 10 29.36
Total 137 81.33 499 22.02 52 32.59 137 81.33 373 36.65 35 27.61
Partnership Commenced Business 86 86.19 154 9.08 54 30.82 86 86.19 99 25.17 32 26.40
Established Business 37 88.05 63 9.17 19 34.53 37 88.05 39 25.96 10 30.85
Total 123 86.75 217 9.11 73 31.79 123 86.75 138 25.40 42 27.46
Trust Commenced Business 64 90.92 101 6.97 69 35.68 64 90.92 66 16.84 41 32.39
Established Business 19 87.70 31 2.44 23 34.64 19 87.70 19 13.34 14 30.93
Total 83 90.18 132 5.91 92 35.42 83 90.18 85 16.06 55 32.01
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Partnership Commenced Business 95 74.16 105 7.43 18 27.54 95 74.16 76 20.51 11 20.87
Established Business 31 77.89 38 8.31 6 31.80 31 77.89 27 22.91 5 27.91
Total 126 75.07 143 7.66 24 28.61 126 75.07 103 21.14 16 23.07
Individual Commenced Business 90 65.46 253 29.62 27 26.91 90 65.46 203 42.92 24 26.35
Established Business 39 60.06 108 28.72 7 37.54 37 63.57 83 43.77 6 35.49
Total 129 63.83 361 29.35 34 29.10 127 64.91 286 43.17 30 28.18
Partnership Commenced Business 166 73.39 251 16.96 77 26.14 166 73.39 196 26.79 62 24.29
Established Business 60 70.25 96 16.36 16 21.61 60 70.25 65 33.69 12 19.61
Total 226 72.56 347 16.79 93 25.36 226 72.56 261 28.51 74 23.53
Trust Commenced Business 119 77.00 160 5.23 112 28.67 119 77.00 122 12.52 88 27.77
Established Business 37 78.20 59 11.29 39 33.73 37 78.20 44 21.95 29 35.71
Total 156 77.28 219 6.87 151 29.97 156 77.28 166 15.02 117 29.74
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 10 82.26 318 49.92 2 20.35 10 82.26 310 51.77 2 20.35
Established Business 3 60.61 75 42.80 1 50.25 3 60.61 71 45.66 0 0.00
Total 13 77.27 393 48.56 3 30.32 13 77.27 381 50.63 2 20.35
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 18 55.72 306 24.39 5 20.10 18 55.72 237 39.09 4 16.33
Established Business 12 68.75 59 23.71 2 14.78 12 68.75 46 37.45 2 14.78
Total 30 60.93 365 24.28 7 18.58 30 60.93 283 38.82 6 15.81
Individual Commenced Business 212 77.38 1117 30.58 43 34.52 211 77.80 926 41.94 39 34.44
Established Business 82 75.49 383 27.53 7 31.23 81 76.50 314 40.16 5 33.39
Total 294 76.85 1500 29.80 50 34.06 292 77.44 1240 41.49 44 34.32
Partnership Commenced Business 144 77.05 326 17.27 49 32.35 144 77.05 248 32.14 39 30.70
Established Business 49 69.61 124 18.91 26 33.12 49 69.61 93 33.23 21 30.49
Total 193 75.16 450 17.72 75 32.62 193 75.16 341 32.44 60 30.63
Trust Commenced Business 57 81.36 114 11.18 62 36.26 57 81.36 86 19.04 45 37.62
Established Business 15 66.08 39 10.23 15 35.86 15 66.08 26 21.76 11 31.25
Total 72 78.17 153 10.94 77 36.18 72 78.17 112 19.67 56 36.37
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 179 77.57 887 29.98 21 28.08 179 77.57 742 41.08 18 27.86
Established Business 76 69.24 293 24.84 7 26.67 73 72.73 234 37.14 4 30.55
Total 255 75.09 1180 28.70 28 27.72 252 76.16 976 40.14 22 28.35
Partnership Commenced Business 121 73.85 267 18.88 38 29.16 121 73.85 201 32.64 26 26.86
Established Business 55 71.85 110 10.49 15 30.67 54 73.26 76 28.24 11 26.97
Total 176 73.22 377 16.43 53 29.58 175 73.67 277 31.43 37 26.89
Trust Commenced Business 63 70.46 143 16.48 67 30.81 63 70.46 111 24.98 47 29.79
Established Business 22 76.37 44 18.22 22 25.19 22 76.37 34 25.84 16 26.15
Total 85 71.99 187 16.89 89 29.42 85 71.99 145 25.18 63 28.86
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 47 21.26 317 4.40 37 17.28 42 24.44 173 21.66 26 15.40
Established Business 15 43.96 74 -3.52 9 11.92 15 43.96 35 17.14 8 13.26
Total 62 26.75 391 2.90 46 16.23 57 29.58 208 20.90 34 14.90
Individual Commenced Business 4 93.93 252 40.23 142 39.59 4 93.93 239 42.68 135 37.68
Established Business 4 90.67 63 42.54 22 37.76 4 90.67 61 44.22 21 35.72
Total 8 92.30 315 40.69 164 39.35 8 92.30 300 42.99 156 37.41
Partnership Commenced Business 7 71.17 145 55.14 60 32.23 7 71.17 143 56.04 59 31.17
Established Business 4 77.45 59 44.96 24 44.07 4 77.45 47 57.81 17 27.06
Total 11 73.45 204 52.20 84 35.61 11 73.45 190 56.48 76 30.25
93301 Amusement
parks/arcades or centre
operation: status
All Profitable
Entity type status Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover Gross Profit Net Profit Wages to Turnover
no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%) no. Ratio (%)
Individual Commenced Business 44 72.24 125 6.26 5 21.72 44 72.24 78 25.48 4 22.31
Established Business 24 65.80 64 0.34 3 20.63 24 65.80 37 19.51 2 19.94
Total 68 69.96 189 4.26 8 21.31 68 69.96 115 23.56 6 21.52
Partnership Commenced Business 74 76.68 173 5.16 32 22.07 74 76.68 105 22.20 21 22.47
Established Business 29 72.29 50 3.45 10 29.53 29 72.29 29 27.36 1 10.27
Total 103 75.44 223 4.78 42 23.85 103 75.44 134 23.32 22 21.92
Individual Commenced Business 114 72.56 757 19.74 41 30.04 113 73.35 589 32.98 35 28.68
Established Business 47 59.96 228 18.63 9 18.63 43 70.51 169 34.93 6 21.74
Total 161 68.88 985 19.48 50 27.98 156 72.57 758 33.42 41 27.67
Partnership Commenced Business 96 74.75 283 12.07 44 26.82 96 74.75 199 27.47 30 24.43
Established Business 39 76.17 121 17.63 17 32.13 39 76.17 87 32.94 13 34.20
Total 135 75.16 404 13.74 61 28.30 135 75.16 286 29.13 43 27.38
Trust Commenced Business 59 69.11 159 9.98 94 32.59 56 73.58 120 19.73 70 29.23
Established Business 23 71.50 54 13.07 17 37.65 23 71.50 36 26.09 8 30.20
Total 82 69.78 213 10.76 111 33.36 79 72.98 156 21.20 78 29.33
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 86 70.53 148 11.59 31 23.83 85 71.43 117 20.01 24 22.77
Established Business 53 59.26 87 5.48 13 25.83 50 65.24 57 22.68 9 28.09
Total 139 66.23 235 9.33 44 24.42 135 69.13 174 20.89 33 24.22
Partnership Commenced Business 211 69.45 276 9.68 103 17.93 209 70.58 194 18.76 70 16.12
Established Business 129 65.31 152 3.71 45 18.24 126 67.58 104 15.28 31 16.70
Total 340 67.88 428 7.56 148 18.02 335 69.45 298 17.55 101 16.30
Trust Commenced Business 88 67.10 107 4.62 82 20.27 87 68.05 82 11.13 63 20.54
Established Business 32 59.81 40 -3.81 25 19.31 30 65.21 23 13.87 13 18.47
Total 120 65.15 147 2.32 107 20.04 117 67.32 105 11.73 76 20.19
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 117 71.40 518 18.57 27 29.94 117 71.40 375 33.65 26 30.58
Established Business 57 57.36 177 13.84 9 29.39 53 63.32 119 35.23 8 30.40
Total 174 66.80 695 17.36 36 29.80 170 68.88 494 34.03 34 30.54
Partnership Commenced Business 174 70.85 594 15.66 77 21.85 172 72.00 412 29.96 58 19.05
Established Business 88 67.91 216 8.83 30 25.41 85 70.72 143 27.48 25 22.42
Total 262 69.86 810 13.84 107 22.85 257 71.58 555 29.32 83 20.06
Trust Commenced Business 149 70.61 550 17.86 190 28.67 146 72.25 412 29.30 144 27.75
Established Business 27 67.40 97 14.98 28 26.66 27 67.40 67 30.29 23 27.04
Total 176 70.12 647 17.43 218 28.41 173 71.49 479 29.44 167 27.65
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 260 84.74 1218 33.01 89 36.58 259 85.06 1068 40.61 72 33.63
Established Business 120 77.95 538 27.52 44 37.78 120 77.95 440 39.01 31 32.39
Total 380 82.59 1756 31.33 133 36.98 379 82.81 1508 40.14 103 33.25
Partnership Commenced Business 432 87.12 1258 25.85 238 32.79 432 87.12 1062 33.82 207 30.84
Established Business 222 84.37 568 21.59 88 32.12 221 84.82 449 32.85 63 30.62
Total 654 86.18 1826 24.53 326 32.61 653 86.34 1511 33.53 270 30.79
Trust Commenced Business 192 82.23 403 9.79 255 37.82 191 82.67 300 17.06 183 35.79
Established Business 61 84.91 128 8.84 77 37.29 61 84.91 94 15.79 58 35.69
Total 253 82.88 531 9.56 332 37.69 252 83.21 394 16.76 241 35.77
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 103 56.94 160 14.76 19 16.87 103 56.94 125 24.34 15 14.03
Established Business 48 50.91 57 6.53 5 22.27 47 52.71 39 20.34 3 15.76
Total 151 55.02 217 12.60 24 18.00 150 55.61 164 23.39 18 14.32
Partnership Commenced Business 169 52.67 177 7.02 64 15.28 169 52.67 130 16.19 42 12.37
Established Business 91 50.07 92 4.09 34 17.93 91 50.07 64 14.79 23 14.28
Total 260 51.76 269 6.02 98 16.20 260 51.76 194 15.73 65 13.04
Trust Commenced Business 110 56.52 116 7.04 93 19.81 110 56.52 91 11.76 71 18.66
Established Business 20 55.90 21 7.80 14 19.78 20 55.90 16 12.89 10 20.39
Total 130 56.42 137 7.16 107 19.81 130 56.42 107 11.93 81 18.87
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 451 65.62 1550 18.79 38 20.59 450 65.87 1197 31.54 30 15.96
Established Business 150 62.97 446 14.01 10 20.45 147 64.38 319 32.05 9 17.74
Total 601 64.96 1996 17.72 48 20.56 597 65.51 1516 31.64 39 16.37
Partnership Commenced Business 285 66.62 532 15.07 50 20.22 285 66.62 393 26.91 40 17.09
Established Business 99 66.82 184 15.51 22 18.74 99 66.82 147 25.68 17 16.89
Total 384 66.67 716 15.19 72 19.77 384 66.67 540 26.58 57 17.03
Trust Commenced Business 131 69.33 209 11.87 116 27.87 131 69.33 164 18.61 89 24.48
Established Business 38 69.95 62 12.03 29 28.57 38 69.95 47 20.59 23 25.52
Total 169 69.47 271 11.90 145 28.01 169 69.47 211 19.06 112 24.69
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 29 71.51 116 3.78 71 40.99 29 71.51 63 13.68 44 38.46
Established Business 207 76.81 672 3.77 400 39.30 207 76.81 415 10.74 270 37.64
Total 236 76.16 788 3.77 471 39.55 236 76.16 478 11.12 314 37.75
Individual Commenced Business 717 82.54 6060 42.27 155 33.36 717 82.54 5703 46.14 127 30.57
Established Business 299 80.98 2086 37.35 47 32.82 299 80.98 1890 43.49 41 29.51
Total 1016 82.08 8146 41.01 202 33.24 1016 82.08 7593 45.48 168 30.31
Partnership Commenced Business 457 83.53 3012 35.55 268 33.89 457 83.53 2731 41.10 223 29.51
Established Business 232 82.03 1179 32.56 72 33.61 232 82.03 1051 39.12 61 28.62
Total 689 83.03 4191 34.71 340 33.83 689 83.03 3782 40.55 284 29.32
Trust Commenced Business 80 77.01 380 17.90 151 36.74 80 77.01 309 24.96 121 34.42
Established Business 29 89.39 123 15.87 37 40.28 29 89.39 93 27.80 28 38.99
Total 109 80.31 503 17.40 188 37.43 109 80.31 402 25.62 149 35.28
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Company Commenced Business 152 77.83 172 -4.85 114 46.23 151 78.46 60 8.96 46 43.53
Established Business 1202 79.62 1361 1.23 1102 45.03 1202 79.62 779 7.02 643 42.92
Total 1354 79.42 1533 0.54 1216 45.14 1353 79.49 839 7.16 689 42.96
Individual Commenced Business 5825 80.95 7987 30.24 1938 39.43 5822 81.01 7323 34.31 1641 36.77
Established Business 2183 79.34 2996 21.43 630 41.18 2177 79.61 2478 30.08 488 37.13
Total 8008 80.51 10983 27.84 2568 39.86 7999 80.63 9801 33.24 2129 36.85
Partnership Commenced Business 2091 83.15 2511 22.15 1191 41.18 2091 83.15 2012 30.76 875 37.21
Established Business 875 79.63 1025 14.62 461 41.21 872 79.95 733 27.98 319 35.57
Total 2966 82.11 3536 19.96 1652 41.19 2963 82.21 2745 30.02 1194 36.77
Trust Commenced Business 592 80.03 668 7.00 539 44.43 591 80.17 486 12.99 390 41.99
Established Business 214 79.87 236 3.28 187 43.71 214 79.87 151 12.60 124 41.69
Total 806 79.99 904 6.03 726 44.25 805 80.09 637 12.89 514 41.92
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 53 82.65 468 41.90 10 39.08 53 82.65 431 47.30 9 36.10
Established Business 27 75.75 165 41.48 4 39.83 27 75.75 153 47.11 4 39.83
Total 80 80.32 633 41.79 14 39.29 80 80.32 584 47.25 13 37.25
Individual Commenced Business 176 84.91 3655 50.00 3 56.68 176 84.91 3511 52.60 1 32.23
Established Business 37 73.97 726 48.80 1 39.89 36 76.30 699 51.40 0 0.00
Total 213 83.01 4381 49.80 4 52.48 212 83.45 4210 52.40 1 32.23
Individual Commenced Business 229 79.98 1463 42.23 44 42.65 227 80.72 1350 47.61 38 39.75
Established Business 109 78.88 561 40.20 13 42.17 106 81.81 505 47.45 12 41.92
Total 338 79.62 2024 41.67 57 42.54 333 81.06 1855 47.57 50 40.27
Partnership Commenced Business 146 79.76 388 30.00 46 37.50 146 79.76 322 39.85 34 34.54
Established Business 59 79.92 175 28.31 20 38.60 59 79.92 145 39.49 13 31.66
Total 205 79.81 563 29.47 66 37.83 205 79.81 467 39.74 47 33.74
Individual Commenced Business 5 80.92 157 54.24 1 32.28 5 80.92 150 58.09 1 32.28
Established Business 5 56.78 42 41.74 0 0.00 5 56.78 39 46.36 0 0.00
Total 10 68.85 199 51.60 1 32.28 10 68.85 189 55.67 1 32.28
Company Commenced Business 73 58.62 294 8.37 136 44.84 73 58.62 163 19.91 68 44.12
Established Business 959 57.60 4542 10.36 2737 38.17 951 58.23 2781 20.38 1581 34.43
Total 1032 57.68 4836 10.23 2873 38.48 1024 58.25 2944 20.35 1649 34.83
Individual Commenced Business 502 61.50 2700 42.79 286 23.67 497 62.42 2458 49.60 256 22.07
Established Business 167 59.37 806 43.67 72 22.43 163 61.04 713 52.09 64 21.81
Total 669 60.97 3506 42.99 358 23.42 660 62.08 3171 50.16 320 22.02
Partnership Commenced Business 600 63.54 1385 23.66 331 25.44 598 63.77 1124 34.78 265 21.56
Established Business 181 65.33 405 24.80 95 26.27 180 66.04 329 35.51 78 22.70
Total 781 63.96 1790 23.92 426 25.63 778 64.29 1453 34.94 343 21.82
Trust Commenced Business 329 55.92 1570 17.84 1018 33.89 327 56.49 1301 24.48 864 33.01
Established Business 80 51.61 238 14.17 147 32.84 79 52.39 188 21.31 120 31.41
Total 409 55.07 1808 17.36 1165 33.76 406 55.69 1489 24.08 984 32.81
Taxation Statistics 1999-2000
Table 1: Industry benchmarks
Industry by business status
Individual Commenced Business 16 80.60 208 58.11 3 55.13 16 80.60 196 63.19 3 55.13
Established Business 4 69.01 70 61.49 1 68.49 4 69.01 68 63.67 1 68.49
Total 20 78.28 278 58.96 4 58.47 20 78.28 264 63.31 4 58.47
Individual Commenced Business 48 71.95 460 36.98 30 23.17 47 73.64 422 42.50 27 22.98
Established Business 21 75.07 170 35.65 8 38.77 21 75.07 144 44.96 5 37.66
Total 69 72.90 630 36.62 38 26.45 68 74.08 566 43.13 32 25.28
Partnership Commenced Business 81 76.29 485 31.12 74 22.62 80 77.25 438 36.40 69 22.35
Established Business 44 81.60 200 26.23 32 21.63 44 81.60 171 35.01 32 21.63
Total 125 78.16 685 29.69 106 22.32 124 78.79 609 36.01 101 22.12
Trust Commenced Business 45 72.28 235 15.83 155 28.76 45 72.28 193 22.99 124 27.25
Established Business 9 71.61 67 18.66 34 28.44 9 71.61 56 26.24 27 27.99
Total 54 72.16 302 16.46 189 28.70 54 72.16 249 23.72 151 27.38