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Instructions and form for taxpayers declaration Tax file number Information you provide in this declaration will allow your payer to work out how much tax to withhold from payments made to you © Treis nota TFN apoio form To apply for a TFN, go to ato.gov.au/tin: @ Terms we use Won we say: 1 payer, wo moan the business or individual making payments under the pay as yOu go {PAYG} withnolding system 1 payee, we mean the indvidual being paid Who should complete this form? ‘You should complete this form before you stat to receive payments from a new payer - for example: ‘payments for work and services as an employee, ‘company dractor or office holder payments under retum-to-work schernes, labour hire arrangements or cthor speciiod paymonts '= benef and compensation payments ‘= superannuation benefits. © You ed to provide antoration requested on tis fom Provking tho wrong ivormaton may eat ncorect amounts of tax bog wield rm payments made 0 YOu. yer ang2.n9 one? @ You don't need to complete this form if you: 1 are a beneficiary wanting to provide your tax fle number (TFN) to tho trustee of a closly held tust. For more Information, vist ato gov au/trustsanctinvthhoksing 1 are receiving superannuation benef ftom a supor fund ‘and have been taken to have quoted your TFN to the trustee of the super fund '= want to claim the seniors and pensioners tax offset by reducing the amount withheld from payments made to you. You should complete a withholding declaration form (NAT 3093) 1 want lo claim a zone, overseas forces or invalid and inva carer tax ofset by reducing the amount withheld {rom payments made to you. You should complete a withholding declaration form (NAT 3093), © For mere intonation about your ettoment vet ate govautacffects Section the payee To be completed by Question 1 What is your tax file number (TFN)? ‘You should give your TFN to your employer only after you start ‘work for them. Never give your TFN in ajob application or over the intone © We anc your payor are authorsed ty ne Toxaton amination Act 958 to rogues your TFN. fs pt an offence no! to quole your TFN, Hoover, quoing your ‘TN Tedvoes the risk of amiitatve erore and having extra tex witht, Your payer i requred to witras the top rateof tax rom al payments mat yu yeu do nok provide your TPN or cama exemion om austin your TPN How do you find your TFN? You can find your TEN on any of the folowing: your income tax notice of assessment ‘correspondence we send you ‘payment summary your payer Issues to you. Ir you have a tax agent, they may also be able to tell you, IF you stil can't ind your TFN, you can: [phone us on 13 28 61 betwoon 8.00am and 6, Monday to Friday. (000m, IF you phone or visit us, we need to know we are taking to the cortect person before discussing your tax afi. We wll ask you for Gelals only you, or your autiovised representative, ‘would know, You don’t have a TFN IF you don't have a TFN and want to provide a TFN to your payer, you wil need to apply for one. For more information ab ato.govau/tin applying fora TPN, vist ‘You may be able to claim an exemption from quoting your TEN. Print Xin the appropriate box if you: have lodged a TFN apolication form or made an enquiry to ‘obtain your TFN. You now have 28 days to prove your TFN payer, who must withhold at the standard rate during ne. After 28 days, if you haven't given your TF your payer, they wil withnold the top rate of tax from future payments fare claiming an exemption from quoting a TFN because you are under 18 years of age and do nat earn enough to pay ‘ax, or you are an applicant or rcipient of certain pensions, benefits or allowances from the: ~ Department of Human Services — however, you wil need to quote your TFN ifyou receive a Newstart, Youth or sickness allowance, or an Austudy or parenting payment ~ Department of Veterans’ Affairs —a service pension under the Veterans’ Entivement Act 1986 ~ Miltary Rehabilitation anc Compensation Commission Providing your TEN to your super fund ‘Your payer must give your TFN to the super fund they pay your contributions to f your super fund doesn't have your TF can provide i to them separately, Ths ensures: your super fund can accept all types of contributions to your additional tax will not be imposed on contributions as a result of faling to provide your TEN you can trace aiflerent super accounts in your name, © For ere intoraton about roving your TEN o your super und, ot ato gowaufeupereighity Question 2-5 Complete with your personal information Question 6 On what basis are you paid? (Check with your payer if you're not sure. Question 7 Are you an Australian resident for tax purposes or a working holiday maker? Goneraly, wo purposes i you hhavo always ved in Austral or you have come to Australia and now Ive here permanent are an overseas student doing a course tha takes more than 5x months to. competo imigrate to Australa and intend to reside here permanently Ifyou go overseas temporary and don’ set up @ permanent rome’ another country, you may conte to be treated as an ‘Rustin resident or lax purposes. for tax dor you to be an Australian reside IF you are in Australia on a working holiday visa (subclass 417) oF a work and holday vsa (subclass 462) you must place an X in the working holiday maker box. Special rates of tax apoly fo ‘working holday makers. © For more information about working holiday makers, visit ato.gov.au/whm IF you'te not an Australan resident for tax purposes or a ‘working holday maker, placo an Xin the foreign resident box, unless you are in receipt of an Australan Government pension or alowance. Temporary residence can clin super when leaving Australia, if all requirements are mel, For more information, vst ato.gov.au/departaustralia © Foreign resident tax rates are diferent ‘Anigher rate of tax apples toa foreign residents taxable income and foreign resicents are not entitled to a tax-free threshold nor can they claim tax offsets to recuce \withnolding, unless you are in receipt of an Australia Government pension or allowance, © 1} check your Australian residency status for ax purposes cr for ore formation, stato gowauresideney Question 8 Do you want to claim the tax-free threshold from this payer? The tax-free threshold isthe amount of income you can earn each franca yar that snot taxed, By clameg the tveshold You reduce the amount of ax thats wthel fom your pay hrng te yea Answer yes if you want to claim the tax-ree threshold, you are an Australian resident for tax purposes, and one of the following apples: yOu are not curently claiming the tax-free threshold from another payer you ate currently claiming the tax-free threshold from another payer and your total income from al sources willbe less than the tax-rea threshold, Answer yes if you are a foreign resident in receipt of an ‘Australan Government pension or allowance. Answer no if none of holiday maker. "e above applies or you are a working © 11,05 roche ay taxable goverment payments or owancon, uh as Nona Youth Alwares ot ‘study payment you ar nc obo akon coming thotactoe esha tom ta pyrnont (© For more information about the curent tax threshold, tihich payer you should lam tom, or ow t vary Your vithnoking ate ato govauftaxreethreshold Question 9 (@) Do you have a Higher Education Loan Program (HELP), Student Start-up Loan (SSL) or Trade Support Loan (TSL) debt? ‘Answer yes ityou have a HELP, SSL or TSL det Answer ne if you do not have @ HELP, SSL or TSL. debt, oF you have repaid your debt i fl. @ You have @ HELP debt if either the Australian Government lent you money under HECS-HELP FEE-HELR, OS-HELP, VET FEE-HELP or p ve a debt from the previous Higher Education 8) You have a SSL debt if you have an ABSTUDY SSL debt (b) Do you have a Financial Supplement debt? ‘Ansiver yes if you have a Financial Supplement debt. Ansiwor no if you do not have @ Financial Supplement debt, er you have repaid your dabt infu © Fovintormaton abou ropaing your HELP, SSL, TSLo& Fancal Supplement Got et ato govau/gettaninto Have you repaid your HELP, SSL, TSL or Financial Supplement debt? When you have repaid your HELP, SSL, TSL or Financial Supplement debi, you need to complete a Withhocing

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