How to apply for a tax number in Australia

There are three ways to apply for a tax number:

I. Field application

Go directly to the local taxation bureau with your passport to apply for the tax number. There will be tax bureaus in major cities in Australia. You can click on your city to find the address of the local tax bureau.

The working hours of the tax bureau are Monday to Friday? 8: 30 in the morning? By 4: 45 p. m.

Second, the letter application

Go to the website of the tax bureau, download the tax number application form, fill it out and then mail the application according to the mailing address in the application form.

Three, online tax number application, the steps are as follows:

1. Please go directly to the official website of the Tax Bureau (https://www.ato.gov.au/) and click on the individual in the upper left corner.

2. Choose to apply for TFN at the bottom of your personal webpage, and then choose foreign passport holders, permanent immigrants and temporary visitors.

3. Click on the online application TFN, and we will enter the online tax number application page. At this time, we have to click Next twice in the lower right corner of the webpage.

4. Next, you need to fill in personal information according to the question, and then click Next in the lower right corner of the webpage to go to the next page and continue to fill in personal information.

5. After confirming that the above personal information is accurate, please click Submit. At this point, we successfully completed the online application of the tax number. Friends should receive the tax number from the tax bureau within 28 days. Be sure to check your mailbox often.

Australian tax number TFN (tax file number) is a personal reference number, which is used to help the Australian government collect personal income tax. There will only be one tax number in a person's life, even if you change your name, visa, employer or move across continents and settle overseas, it will not be affected.

The purpose of having a personal tax number, namely the tax file number (TFN), is not only to pay taxes in Australia according to law, but also to complete the annual personal tax refund through it.

According to Australian tax law, everyone who works in Australia needs to apply for a tax number. In order to handle the employee's salary and tax, the employer will ask the employee to provide the tax number, and the employer will directly withhold the tax part of the salary.

The processing time of TFN application is usually within 28 days, and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will mail the letter with the tax number to your receiving address.