Using ATO online services

How individuals and sole traders can use ATO online services to manage their tax and super in one place.

On this page

• Before you start
• Manage your personal and tax details
• View your tax information
• Lodge and pay your tax
• Manage your other lodgments as a sole trader
• View, manage and access your super

Before you start

To access our online services, you must create a myGov account and link it to the ATO.

Before you link to us, you can test the available functions and features in our online services using our ATO online services simulator.

Manage your personal and tax details

Use ATO online services to manage your personal and employment details. Find out how to:

• update your TFN details
• maintain your credit or debit card details

You can use ATO online services to access and complete commencement forms and services, such as:

• Tax file number declaration
• Superannuation standard choice
• Withholding declaration
• Medicare levy variation declaration

View your tax information

Use ATO online services to view your:

• Tax file number (TFN)
• Australian business number (ABN)
• Communication history
• Debt on hold
• Payment plan status or request a payment plan
• Additional tax information

Tax file number (TFN)

To view or find your TFN:

1. Go to My profile.
2. Select Personal details.

Australian business number (ABN)

To view or find your ABN if you're a sole trader:

1. Go to My profile.
2. Select Personal details.

Communication history

To view or find most past communications about your tax information:

1. Go to My profile.
2. Select Communication.
3. Select History.

Debt on hold

To view a debt on hold:

1. Go to Tax.
2. Select Accounts.
3. Select Tax accounts.
4. Select the account you want to view.
5. Select Filter.
6. Update the from' date to 01/01/2000, then select Filter button.
7. Search for the transactions, non-pursuit, re-raise of non-pursuit, partial re-raise of non-pursuit, and 'cancellation of non-pursuit' – the net amount of the debit minus the credit is the remaining balance of the debt on hold.

You can download a copy of the transactions by selecting Download – you will need to choose the download format CSV or HTML.

Payment plan status or request a payment plan

You may be eligible to set up, adjust or cancel an existing payment plan. You can set up a payment plan online if you owe $100,000 or less.

To check the status or set up a payment plan:

1. Go to Tax.
2. Select Payments.
3. Select Payment plans.

Additional tax information

You can also use ATO online services to:

• access your income statement
• view your notice of assessment
• view third-party data we hold on your securities (share and unit) records
• view your study or training support loan account online
• review and print copies of individual tax documents such as a notice of assessment, income statement or lodge income tax return
• receive notifications and communications from us in your myGov Inbox

Lodge and pay your tax

Find out more about how to lodge and pay your tax using ATO online services:

• Lodge your tax return online with myTax
• Check the progress and status of your return
• Correct (amend) your income tax return
• Lodge a non-lodgment advice
• Lodge, pay, vary or manage your PAYG instalments online
• Lodge your claim for a refund of franking credits

Manage your other lodgments as a sole trader

Use ATO online services to manage your other lodgments:

• Add, update or cancel tax registrations
• Lodge super guarantee charge statement
• Single touch payroll (STP) deferral or exemptions
• Request a transfer or refund
• Lodge a private ruling or objection application
• Send or access secure mail
• Information about managing your lodgments

Add, update or cancel tax registrations

To add, update or cancel a tax registration:

1. Select Tax.
2. Select Manage.
3. Select Tax registrations.

Add a tax registration

To add a tax registration:

1. Select Current registrations.
2. Select Add.
3. Go to the Select registration drop-down menu and choose from the list
   • Goods and services tax (GST)
   • Income tax withholding (ITW – also known as PAYG withholding or PAYGW)
   • Luxury car tax (LCT)
   • Wine equalisation tax (WET)
   • Fuel tax credits (FTC).
4. Complete the registration details in the form.

Update a tax registration

To update a tax registration:

1. Select Update next to the tax registration.
2. Complete the mandatory fields.

Cancel a tax registration

To cancel a tax registration:

1. Select Cancel next to the tax registration.
2. Type the date the cancellation takes effect.
3. Select the reason for cancellation.

Lodge super guarantee charge statement

To lodge a super guarantee charge statement:

1. Select Tax.
2. Select Lodgments.
3. Select Reports and forms.
4. Select Super guarantee charge statement.

Single touch payroll (STP) deferral or exemptions

To apply for a Single Touch Payroll deferral or exemption:

1. Select Employment.
2. Select Manage employees.
3. Select STP deferrals and exemptions.

Request a transfer or refund

To request a transfer between your accounts, or a refund:

1. Select Tax.
2. Select Accounts.
3. Select Transfer request or Refund request.

Lodge a private ruling or objection application

To lodge an application for a private ruling or objection:

1. Select Tax.
2. Select Lodgments.
3. Select Reports and forms.
4. Then select either
   • Private ruling application
   • Lodge an objection
   • Submit further information for lodged private ruling or objection.

Send or access secure mail

To send or access secure mail:

1. Select My profile.
2. Select Communication.
3. Select Secure mail.

Information about managing your lodgments

For more information about managing your lodgments, see:

• Lodging and paying PAYG instalments
• How to vary your PAYG instalments
• Lodging your activity statement online
• Revising an earlier activity statement
• Lodge and amend taxable payments annual report (TPAR)
• Stapled super funds for employers

View, manage and access your super

For information about how to view, manage and access your super using ATO online services, see:

• Early access to your super
• Keeping track of your super
• YourSuper comparison tool
• Viewing your super accounts
• Searching for lost super.
• Small Business Superannuation Clearing House
• Making an election to release money from super
• First home super saver scheme (FHSS)