Middle managers at the Australian Taxation Office will achieve better work-life balance with the help of thousands of iPhone and iPads, according to the agency.

The cash-strapped taxation office, which is in the process of slashing 3000 jobs, will begin the roll-out of the Apple devices to its level 1 and 2 executives in the coming weeks with the public servants expected to be fully equipped by mid-2015.

iTax: The Australian Tax Office has announced a mass rollout of Apple devices to middle-tier staff. Credit:Louie Douvis

Second Commissioner of Taxation Geoff Leeper told the ATO's 20,000 workers on Friday that the project was in response to a need for mobile technology among the office's managers.

Telecom giant Optus will supply the devices and although it is still unclear how much the project will cost, Mr Leeper said the iPad and iPhones would help the tax office be a "future oriented organisation".