Tax in Australia - what you need to know

If you are new to tax, follow the links below to presentations that:

• give you the information you need about tax in Australia
• tell you what you need to do to meet your obligations.

The Tax in Australia - what you need to know presentation is now in 16 languages, including English.

Tax in Australia begins with a welcome by the Commissioner of Taxation, Michael D'Ascenzo. We then introduce the tax system, including:

• why we pay tax
• how we collect it
• our role.

The second topic covers tax file numbers, including how to get one and keep it secure.

We then look at the tax information you need for starting a job.

The last topic explains the tax return and shows you products to help you.

The information in these presentations was current as at June 2009.

Languages

Tax in Australia is available in:

English
Auslan
Arabic	اللغة العربية
Assyrian	ܐܵܬܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ
Dari	دری
Dinka	Thoŋ ee Jiëëŋ
Farsi	فارسی
Hindi	हिन्दी
Karen
Khmer
Korean	한국어
Mandarin	中文
Somali	Soomaali
Spanish	Espanõl
Thai	ภาษาไทย
Vietnamese	Tiềng Việt