Instructions for Australian immigrants: What is the use of the tax number?

In Australia, the tax number is a very important number, whether you are getting a tax refund, looking for a job, applying for a pension, receiving social welfare or applying for the Australian Business Number (ABN), you can't do without it. Although it is not mandatory to apply for a tax number, if there is no tax number, everyone will encounter additional difficulties in finding a job. Because every Australian employer has a legal obligation to withhold personal income tax from employees' wages and hand it over to the tax bureau. It's not cost-effective to pay a lot of taxes without providing the tax number! Working without paying taxes will violate Australian law; Similarly, if you deposit your money in an Australian bank, but don't provide the tax number, you will have to pay more tax on interest income! I believe that no matter you are a native of Australia, an overseas student, a new immigrant or a vacationer, you will not hand over a large sum of money to the Inland Revenue Department without applying for a tax number to save trouble! In addition, according to Australian law, every year from July 1 to1October 3 1, you must also file a tax return with the Australian Taxation Bureau. If you have a tax number, you can declare personal income tax online. If the income level does not reach a certain value, you can go to the tax bureau for tax refund! (The annual income before tax is less than 18200 Australian dollars)

You can apply for the tax number online, post office, Centrelink or by mail, but the most convenient thing is to apply online yourself.

First, open the website of the Australian Taxation Bureau (http://www.ato.gov.au/personalities/tax-file-number/). As long as you are not an Australian citizen, please click on the foreign passport holder. After entering the next page, continue to click online to apply for TFN. After reading the relevant information carefully, click Next to start filling in personal information, such as passport information and personal information. If you haven't applied for tax number and ABN number before (only registered self-employed individuals need to apply), haven't refunded personal income tax in Australia (generally, people who have just come to Australia can't have reported tax), haven't bought a house or have business in Australia, fill in all the first four questions; Last question, if you are NOt PR and have no social security number, please also fill inNo. Then fill in your mailing address and residential address, and then fill in your contact information. If you apply yourself, choose me. Finally, check the information filled in and click Submit after confirmation. The rest is waiting for the tax bureau to mail your tax number, which will usually arrive within 28 days.

Matters needing attention

1. Precautions after getting the tax number: Please take good care of your tax number after receiving the letter from the tax bureau! Only the tax bureau, Centrelink, your employer, bank, pension and tax accountant can know your tax number. Don't tell anyone, even your close friends. This is because once your tax number is stolen by others, it may be used for illegal activities.

2. Pay attention to the work-related clauses in your visa: For friends with different types of visas, please pay attention to the clauses on working hours and working rights in your visa and don't violate them. For example, student visa holders can't work more than 40 hours every two weeks during class; Employers sponsor visa holders, such as 457, 186, 187, etc. Without the consent of the Immigration Bureau, the employer shall not be changed; Holders of 462 working holiday visas usually cannot work for the same employer for more than 6 months.

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