People with disabilities

What you need to know if you have a disability or you are managing the tax and superannuation affairs for someone who has a disability.

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Calculators, rates and forms

Calculators and tools

Forms - accessing your super due to permanent incapacity or invalidity

Forms - cars

Accessing your super if you have a terminal medical condition

Answers to questions about accessing super tax-free if you have a terminal medical condition.

Understanding disability benefit payments

Provides information about how disability benefits are taxed.

Amounts that you do not pay tax on 2012

Provides information about those amounts that you do not pay tax on.

Are you getting government assistance?

Some government payments are exempt from tax, others are taxable - but you may be entitled to a tax offset to balance the tax.

Tax in Australia - what you need to know - Auslan

If you are new to tax, this audio visual program gives you the information you need about tax in Australia. Available via DVD and online.

Application for direct payment of government super contributions

This form should be completed to request a direct payment of your superannuation co-contribution and/or low income superannuation contribution.

Searching for lost super

Complete this form if you want us to search our lost members register and unclaimed super money register for any super you may have lost.

Withdrawal from superannuation holding accounts special account

How to complete your Application for direct payment from the superannuation holding accounts special account. NAT 2373.

Withdrawal of superannuation guarantee

This form should be completed when you are requesting a withdrawal of your superannuation guarantee (SG) entitlements held by us. NAT 8678

Application for medical assessment to obtain a car or car parts GST-free

Form to access car or car parts GST-free. (NAT 3417).

Declaration for an exemption from luxury car tax - cars used for transporting people with a disability in wheelchairs

If you are an eligible person with a disability and you use a wheelchair, you can present this declaration to your motor vehicle supplier so they do not have to charge you luxury car tax (LCT) on the car.

Declaration for an exemption of GST on a car or car parts - disabled veterans

If you are an eligible veteran with a disability, you can present this declaration to your motor vehicle supplier so they do not have to charge you GST on your car or car parts.

Declaration for an exemption of GST on a car or car parts - person with a disability who is gainfully employed

If you are an eligible person with a disability who is gainfully employed, present this declaration to your motor vehicle supplier so they do not have to charge you GST on a car or car parts (NAT 3419).

Dependent relative tax offset calculator

This calculator will help you to work out the amount of tax offset that you can claim for your parent, spouse's parent or invalid relative for the 2011-12 income year.

Net medical expenses tax offset calculator

This calculator will help you work out the amount of medical expenses offset you can claim.

Parent, spouse's parent or invalid relative tax offset calculator

This calculator works out the amount of tax offset that you can claim for your parent, spouse's parent or invalid relative for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 income years.

SuperSeeker

SuperSeeker is a free, online search tool that shows you details of any super accounts that have received contributions in the past two financial years, any lost super reported to us and any super money we hold on your behalf. You can also use SuperSeeker to transfer your super online.

GST and LCT on cars you buy - people with disabilities

Helps you to work out if you are eligible to buy or lease a car, or buy car parts GST-free.

Guide to self-managed superannuation funds

Like other superannuation (super) funds, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are a way of saving for your retirement. The difference between an SMSF and other types of funds is, generally, that members of an SMSF are the trustees. This means the members of the SMSF run it for their own benefit.

Income tests: an overview

This document explains the income tests and how they are used to determine eligibility for certain tax offsets and liability for the Medicare levy surcharge and HELP.

Individual tax return instructions in accessible formats for the vision impaired

Information on accessible formats of the Individual tax return instructions available during tax time for people who are vision impaired or have a print disability

Tax Help program

Tax help is a free service offered by a network of ATO-trained community volunteers to help people with simple tax affairs. To be eligible for Tax Help you will also need to meet an income test.

Lodging your tax return - an audio guide

Tax time information in audio format.