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Apply for your first Australian tax file number for free. Australian residents can use the ATO route that matches their identity documents, including Digital ID, Australia Post or a paper application.
Check whether your Australian donation is tax deductible, confirm the recipient's DGR status, work out what you can claim and add eligible gifts to your tax return.
Claim the Australian Government private health insurance rebate through your tax return. Check eligibility, use your insurer's statement and review the pre-filled details in myTax.
Arrange instalments for an ATO tax debt, find the online and phone options, and understand why interest may continue while you repay it.
Lodge a formal objection if you disagree with an eligible ATO tax decision or assessment. Check the deadline, state your grounds in detail and provide supporting evidence.
Search Australia's free government unclaimed money register and follow the correct claim route for lost bank accounts, shares, investments or life insurance money.
Claim eligible working from home expenses on your Australian tax return using the fixed rate or actual cost method and keep the records required by the ATO.
Apply for a Medicare Entitlement Statement if you were not eligible for Medicare for all or part of a financial year and need it for a Medicare levy exemption claim.
Executors and administrators may need a separate trust tax return for income earned by a deceased estate after death. Check when to lodge, get an estate TFN and report post-death income.
Apply to AFSA for Temporary Debt Protection when you cannot pay your debts and need short-term protection from enforcement by unsecured creditors.
Lodge your 2025–26 Australian individual tax return online with myTax, including myGov access, pre-fill checks, income, deductions, the 31 October deadline and refund tracking.
Correct missing income, deductions or other details after lodging an Australian individual tax return using ATO online services, a tax agent or a written amendment.
Apply to the ATO for early release of super to meet specific unpaid expenses such as eligible medical treatment, mortgage foreclosure prevention or disability-related costs.
Claim a Departing Australia Superannuation Payment after leaving Australia if you held an eligible temporary visa, the visa has ceased and you meet the DASP rules.
Apply for an Australian Tax File Number online after arriving in Australia as an eligible permanent migrant or temporary visa holder. Check visa eligibility, passport details, the free ATO Individual Auto Registration process, the 28-day delivery timeframe and alternative application methods.