How to fill your Tax File Number Declaration Form in Australia?

In Australia, if you want to make money, you have to fill out a form called a Tax File Number Declaration. This form helps your employer take out the right amount of tax from your pay and send it to the Australian Taxation Office. It doesn't give you a new number, but it gives your tax file number to your employer.

If you don't fill out this form correctly, the wrong amount of tax might be taken from your pay, which could cause problems for you. Before, you could only fill out this form on paper. But now, you can do it either on paper or online. You can get the Tax File Number Declaration form from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website.

How to get and complete the Tax file number declaration paper form

To get a paper copy of this form from ATO website please follow below instructions.

To get a paper copy of this form:

• Tax file number declaration (NAT 3092) https://iorder.com.au/publication/searchpublications.aspx?txt=3092

• phone 1300 720 092 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
  

Before ordering a paper copy, remember to:

• speak to your employer, if they have their own electronic form, complete their form

• only order what you need now, as we may update the form.
  

The downloadable Tax file number declaration is no longer available.

Below are the questions on the form and how to answer them.

Question 1 – What is your tax file number (TFN)?

Only give your Tax File Number (TFN) to your employer after you've started working for them. Never give your TFN on a job application or online. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and your employer are allowed to ask for your TFN under the Taxation Administration Act 1953. It's not a rule to provide your TFN, but giving it reduces the chance of mistakes and having too much tax taken from your pay. If you don't give your TFN or claim an exemption, your employer has to take out the highest rate of tax from your payments

Questions 2–6

Complete these questions by providing your personal information.

Question 7 – On what basis are you paid?

Check with your employer if you’re not sure.

Question 8 – Are you an Australian resident for tax purposes or a working holiday maker?

Generally, ATO considers you to be an Australian resident for tax purposes if you:

• have always lived in Australia or you have come to Australia and now live here permanently

• are an international student doing a course that takes more than 6 months to complete

• migrate to Australia and intend to reside here permanently.
  

If you go overseas temporarily and don't set up a permanent home in another country, you may continue to be treated as an Australian resident for tax purposes.

Question 9 – Do you want to claim the tax-free threshold from this payer?

The tax-free threshold is the amount of money you can earn in a year without paying taxes. If you claim this threshold, less tax is taken out of your pay during the year.

Say 'yes' if:

• You're an Australian resident for tax purposes,

• You're not already claiming the tax-free threshold from another employer,

• You're not earning more than the tax-free threshold from all your jobs combined, or

• You're a foreign resident getting an Australian Government pension or allowance.
  

Say 'no' if none of these apply to you or if you're a working holiday maker.

If you get taxable government payments like JobSeeker or Youth Allowance, you're probably already claiming the tax-free threshold from those payments.

Question 10 – Do you have a Higher Education Loan Program (HELP), VET Student Loan (VSL), Financial Supplement (FS), Student Start-up Loan (SSL) or Trade Support Loan (TSL) debt?

Answer yes, if you have a HELP, VSL, FS, SSL or TSL debt.

Answer no, if you do not have a HELP, VSL, FS, SSL or TSL debt, or you have repaid your debt in full.

Sign and date the declaration

First, answer all the questions in Section A. Then, sign and date the declaration. Give this declaration to your employer so they can figure out how much tax to take from your pay.

Disclaimer : Please note that the information provided here is intended for general purposes only. For personalized tax advice, we recommend consulting a registered tax agent. Footsteps in Australia does not accept liability for any losses resulting from the use of this information. The Australian Taxation Office is the original owner of this information.

Credit and Source : https://www.ato.gov.au/forms-and-instructions/tfn-declaration/how-to-complete-the-paper-form-payee