Privacy notice – Application for refund of franking credits for individuals

We are authorised by the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to request your tax file number (TFN). We will use your TFN to identify you in our records. It is not an offence not to provide your TFN but if you don't your application may be delayed.

We are also authorised by the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to ask for the other information on this Application for refund of franking credits for individuals. We need this information to help us to administer tax law.

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

• Department of Education
• Department of Employment
• Services Australia
• Department of Social Services
• Department of Veterans' Affairs
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
• Reserve Bank of Australia

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

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.

If you have a privacy concern or need more information, phone or write to our privacy hotline.