Guide to Medicare levy

Medicare levy exemption

You may qualify for an exemption from paying the Medicare levy if you were in any of the following three exemption categories at any time in the year.

These categories are:

• Category 1 - medical, which applies to people such as blind pensioners
• Category 2 - foreign residents and residents of Norfolk Island
• Category 3 - people not entitled to Medicare benefits and who have obtained a Medicare levy exemption certificate from Medicare Australia.

If you have any dependants, your qualification for an exemption depends on their circumstances as well as your own.

If you want to work out your Medicare levy, you can use the Medicare levy calculator. For assistance with completing the Medicare levy reduction or exemption question on your tax return, see M1 - Medicare levy reduction or exemption.

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Sections within Medicare levy exemption

• Category 1: Medical
• Category 2: Foreign residents and residents of Norfolk Island
• Category 3: Not entitled to Medicare benefits
• Dependants for Medicare levy exemption