Supporting information for objections: Medicare levy surcharge

This list outlines the documents and information we usually need to process objections about the Medicare levy surcharge.

Send the documents and information with your objection form. You don't need to send information or documents you have previously provided.

Medicare levy surcharge

Please send the information and documents relevant to the category that applies to you and your family:

• You do not have a spouse and do not have children
• You do not have a spouse and have children
• You have a spouse and do not have children
• You have a spouse and have children.

For the Medicare levy surcharge, spouse includes married and de facto relationships - if you are living separately and apart from your spouse, we treat you as not being married.

If you do not have a spouse and do not have children

• Are you an Australian resident for income tax purposes?
• Provide details of your income for Medicare levy surcharge (MLS) purposes for the relevant income year(s).
• Did you have exempt foreign employment income? If yes:
• What was the amount?
• Are you covered by an appropriate level of private patient hospital cover for the relevant income year(s)? If yes:
• Who is this policy with?
• What excess applies to this policy?
• Did you have private patient hospital cover for the full year? If no:
• Please provide the dates you did have the cover.
• Are you a prescribed person for Medicare levy surcharge purposes? If so, provide details.

If you do not have a spouse and have children

• Are you and your children Australian residents for income tax purposes?
• Provide details of your income for Medicare levy surcharge (MLS) purposes for the relevant income year(s).
• Did you have exempt foreign employment income? If yes:
• What was the amount?
• Provide details of your children's ages and whether they are in full-time education at a school, college or university.
• Are you and your children covered by an appropriate level of private patient hospital cover for the relevant income year(s)? If yes:
• Who is this policy with?
• What excess applies to this policy?
• Did you have private patient hospital cover for the full year? If no:
• Please provide the dates you did have the cover.

If you have a spouse and do not have children

• Are you and your spouse a resident of Australia for income tax purposes?
• Provide details of your and your spouse's income for Medicare levy surcharge (MLS) purposes for the relevant income year(s).
• Did you have exempt foreign employment income? If yes:
• What was the amount?
• Are you and your spouse covered by an appropriate level of private patient hospital cover for the relevant income year(s)? If yes:
• Who is this policy with?
• What excess applies to this policy?
• Did you and your spouse have private patient hospital cover for the full year? If no:
• Please provide the dates you did have the cover.
• Are you or your spouse a prescribed person for Medicare levy surcharge purposes? If so, provide details.

If you have a spouse and have children

• Are you, your spouse and children residents of Australia for income tax purposes?
• Provide details of your and your spouse's income for Medicare levy surcharge (MLS) purposes for the relevant income year(s).
• Did you have exempt foreign employment income? If yes:
• What was the amount?
• Provide details of your children's ages and whether they are in full-time education at a school, college or university.
• Are you, your spouse and children covered by an appropriate level of private patient hospital cover for the relevant income year(s)? If yes:
• Who is this policy with?
• What excess applies to this policy?
• Did you, your spouse and children have private patient hospital cover for the full year? If no:
• Please provide the dates you did have the cover.
• Are you, your spouse or children prescribed persons for Medicare levy surcharge purposes? If so, provide details.

More information

For more information about requesting an objection:

• Refer to Objection guide
• phone us on 13 28 66.