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Privacy notice – Fringe benefits tax (FBT) return

Fringe benefit tax (FBT) return privacy notice.

Last updated 10 February 2019

We are authorised by the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to ask for a tax file number (TFN). We will use the TFN to identify taxpayers in our records. It is not an offence not to provide a TFN but if you don't there may be a delay processing this Fringe benefit tax form.

We are also authorised by the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 to ask for other information on this form. We need this information to help us administer the taxation laws. If the information is not collected, there could be a delay in processing your return or an error in an assessment.

Where authorised by law, we may give this information to other government departments and agencies, including:

  • Department of Education
  • Department of Employment
  • Department of Social Services
  • Services Australia
  • State and Federal Police
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • Reserve Bank of Australia.

We also provide taxpayer information to treaty partners overseas under international tax agreements.

If you have an Australian Business Number, some information on this form may be collected under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number Act) 1999 and will be used to update your details on the Australian Business Register (ABR). Where authorised by law, selected information may be made publicly available and some may be passed to a wide range of government agencies, including Commonwealth, state and local government agencies.

Our privacy policy contains important information about your privacy, including information about how you can access and seek correction of information we hold about you, how to make a complaint if you think we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with any privacy complaints.

For more information about privacy or if you believe your privacy has been compromised:

  • Phone our Privacy Hotline on 1300 661 542
  • write to us at the address below.

Australian Taxation Office
GPO Box 9990
[insert the name and postcode of your capital city]

For example;

Australian Taxation Office
GPO Box 9990
SYDNEY NSW 2001

See also

QC39150