Medicare levy

Changes to private health insurance rebate and Medicare levy surcharge

Information about private health insurance and Medicare levy surcharge changes from 1 July 2012.

Overseas travel and the Medicare levy surcharge

If you cancel your private health insurance while travelling overseas, you may be liable for the Medicare levy surcharge.

Changes to private health insurance rebate and Medicare levy surcharge

Information about private health insurance and Medicare levy surcharge changes from 1 July 2012.

Medicare levy calculator

This calculator will help you work out your medicare levy, including any half or full exemptions, and reductions based on family income. This calculator is available for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 income years.

Income for (Medicare levy) surcharge purposes calculator

This calculator will help you work out your income for Medicare levy surcharge purposes. You need to know your income for Medicare levy surcharge purposes to work out whether you have to pay the Medicare levy surcharge.

Private health insurance rebate calculator

This calculator will help you work out your entitlement to the private health insurance rebate and the rebate percentage that you can claim. It will also work out the Medicare levy surcharge rate to be charged if you did not have private health insurance.

Medicare levy calculator

This calculator will help you work out your medicare levy, including any half or full exemptions, and reductions based on family income. This calculator is available for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 income years.

Income for (Medicare levy) surcharge purposes calculator

This calculator will help you work out your income for Medicare levy surcharge purposes. You need to know your income for Medicare levy surcharge purposes to work out whether you have to pay the Medicare levy surcharge.

Changes to private health insurance rebate and Medicare levy surcharge

Information about private health insurance and Medicare levy surcharge changes from 1 July 2012.

Medicare levy exemption

You may be exempt from paying the Medicare levy if you are a foreign resident, a resident of Norfolk Island, not entitled to Medicare benefits or you meet the medical requirements.

Medicare levy overview

How Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge are calculated and who they apply to.

Medicare levy surcharge

The Medicare levy surcharge is in addition to the Medicare levy. You may have to pay if you or your dependants (including your spouse, even if they had their own income) did not have an appropriate level of private patient hospital cover for the whole year and your income was above a certain amount.

Medicare levy variation declaration

This declaration allows you to vary the amount withheld for the Medicare levy. NAT 0929.

Overseas travel and the Medicare levy surcharge

If you cancel your private health insurance while travelling overseas, you may be liable for the Medicare levy surcharge.

Private health insurance rebate calculator

This calculator will help you work out your entitlement to the private health insurance rebate and the rebate percentage that you can claim. It will also work out the Medicare levy surcharge rate to be charged if you did not have private health insurance.

Reduction for people on low incomes

Normally, we calculate your Medicare levy at the rate of 1.5% of your taxable income. Generally, tax offsets do not reduce your Medicare levy. In some cases you may be exempt from the levy or it may be reduced.

Medicare levy exemption

You may be exempt from paying the Medicare levy if you are a foreign resident, a resident of Norfolk Island, not entitled to Medicare benefits or you meet the medical requirements.

Medicare levy overview

How Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge are calculated and who they apply to.

Medicare levy surcharge

The Medicare levy surcharge is in addition to the Medicare levy. You may have to pay if you or your dependants (including your spouse, even if they had their own income) did not have an appropriate level of private patient hospital cover for the whole year and your income was above a certain amount.

Medicare levy variation declaration

This declaration allows you to vary the amount withheld for the Medicare levy. NAT 0929.

Reduction for people on low incomes

Normally, we calculate your Medicare levy at the rate of 1.5% of your taxable income. Generally, tax offsets do not reduce your Medicare levy. In some cases you may be exempt from the levy or it may be reduced.