The Direct debit request form and instructions are also available as a PDF version (133kB).
Complete the Direct debit request form to allow your personal income tax, fringe benefits tax, business activity statement, company income tax or superannuation fund income tax to be paid in full or by instalments through direct debit.
Account details
Third party or joint accounts are acceptable, provided appropriate signatories to the account have signed this form. Please check your account details against a recent statement. If you are still uncertain about your account details, contact your financial institution before completing this form. The account name refers to the entity or person’s name that the account is held in – for example, your own name.
Paying by instalments
The Tax Office may allow you to pay off a debt by instalments. Please phone the Debt and Lodgment area on 13 11 42 for more information on making a payment arrangement.
Privacy
The Tax Office is authorised by the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to ask for information on the Direct debit request form. We will give some of this information to your financial institution and the Tax Office sponsor bank to facilitate the payment of your taxation liability. We may give this information to other entities authorised by law to receive it. It is not an offence not to quote your tax file number. However, not quoting your tax file number or Australian business number may delay the processing of this request.
More information
If you need more information about direct debit or the Direct debit request service agreement, you can:
phone 1800 802 308 (between 8:00am and 6:00pm, Monday to Friday)
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