Tax File Number (TFN) Declaration Form

1. If you would like to fill up a paper form, please visit the link: https://www.ato.gov.au/forms/tfn-declaration/ and download the form from ATO website.
2. After completing the form, please upload the scanned copy below.

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If you don’t have a TFN and want to provide a TFN to your payer, you will need to apply for one. For more information about applying for a TFN, visit ato.gov.au/tfnYou may be able to claim an exemption from quoting your TFN.Print X in the appropriate box if you:■■ have lodged a TFN application form or made an enquiry to obtain your TFN. You now have 28 days to provide your TFN to your payer, who must withhold at the standard rate during this time. After 28 days, if you haven’t given your TFN to your payer, they will withhold the top rate of tax from future payments■■ are claiming an exemption from quoting a TFN because you are under 18 years of age and do not earn enough to pay tax, or you are an applicant or recipient of certain pensions, benefits or allowances from the:––Department of Human Services – however, you will need to quote your TFN if you receive a Newstart, Youth or sickness allowance, or an Austudy or parenting payment––Department of Veterans’ Affairs – a service pension under the Veterans’ Entitlement Act 1986––Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.Providing your TFN to your super fundYour payer must give your TFN to the super fund they pay your contributions to. If your super fund doesn’t have your TFN, you can provide it to them separately. This ensures:■■ your super fund can accept all types of contributions to your accounts■■ additional tax will not be imposed on contributions as a result of failing to provide your TFN■■ you can trace different super accounts in your name.For more information about providing your TFN to your super fund, visit ato.gov.au/supereligibility

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You should give your TFN to your employer only after you start work for them. Never give your TFN in a job application or over the internet.We and your payer are authorised by the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to request your TFN. It’s not an offence not to quote your TFN. However, quoting your TFN reduces the risk of administrative errors and having extra tax withheld. Your payer is required to withhold the top rate of tax from all payments made to you if you do not provide your TFN or claim an exemption from quoting your TFN.How do you find your TFN?You can find your TFN on any of the following:■■ your income tax notice of assessment■■ correspondence we send you■■ a payment summary your payer issues to you.If you have a tax agent, they may also be able to tell you.If you still can’t find your TFN, you can:■■ phone us on 13 28 61 between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday.If you phone or visit us, we need to know we are talking to the correct person before discussing your tax affairs. We will ask you for details only you, or your authorised representative, would know.

Please select "Casual Employment" if you are not instructed to enter anything else.

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Generally, we consider 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 overseas student doing a course that takes more than six 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.

If you are in Australia on a working holiday visa (subclass 417) or a work and holiday visa (subclass 462) you must place an X in the working holiday maker box. Special rates of tax apply for working holiday makers.
For more information about working holiday makers, visit ato.gov.au/whm

If you’re not an Australian resident for tax purposes or a working holiday maker, place an X in the foreign resident box, unless you are in receipt of an Australian Government pension or allowance.

Temporary residents can claim super when leaving Australia, if all requirements are met. For more information, visit ato.gov.au/departaustralia

Foreign resident tax rates are different

A higher rate of tax applies to a foreign resident’s taxable income and foreign residents are not entitled to a tax‑free threshold nor can they claim tax offsets to reduce withholding, unless you are in receipt of an Australian Government pension or allowance.

To check your Australian residency status for tax purposes or for more information, visit ato.gov.au/residency

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The tax-free threshold is the amount of income you can earn each financial year that is not taxed. By claiming the threshold, you reduce the amount of tax that is withheld from your pay during the year.

Answer yes if you want to claim the tax‑free threshold, you are an Australian resident for tax purposes, and one of the following applies:
■■ you are not currently claiming the tax‑free threshold from another payer
■■ you are currently claiming the tax‑free threshold from another payer and your total income from all sources will be less than the tax‑free threshold.

Answer yes if you are a foreign resident in receipt of an Australian Government pension or allowance.
Answer no if none of the above applies or you are a working holiday maker.

If you receive any taxable government payments or allowances, such as Newstart, Youth Allowance or Austudy payment, you are likely to be already claiming the tax‑free threshold from that payment.

For more information about the current tax‑free threshold, which payer you should claim it from, or how to vary your withholding rate, visit ato.gov.au/taxfreethreshold

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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.
You have a HELP debt if either:
■■ the Australian Government lent you money under HECS‑HELP, FEE‑HELP, OS‑HELP, VET FEE‑HELP, VET Student loans prior to 1 July 2019 or SA‑HELP.
■■ you have a debt from the previous Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS).

You have a SSL debt if you have an ABSTUDY SSL debt.

You have a separate VSL debt that is not part of your HELP debt if you incurred it from 1 July 2019.
For information about repaying your HELP, VSL, FS, SSL or TSL debt, visit ato.gov.au/getloaninfo

Have you repaid your HELP, VSL, FS, SSL or TSL debt?
When you have repaid your HELP, VSL, FS, SSL or TSL debt, you need to complete a Withholding declaration (NAT 3093) notifying your payer of the change in your circumstances.