A2 Part-year tax-free threshold 2022

If you were not an Australian resident for the whole of 2021–22, we use the information you show at this item on your tax return to work out your tax-free threshold.

See also

• Your tax residency

In 2021–22 did you:

• become an Australian resident for tax purposes, or
• stop being an Australian resident for tax purposes?

Did you receive any Australian Government pension or allowance, which you showed at item 5 or item 6?

Was this amount only for:

• youth allowance
• JobSeeker payment
• a special benefit, or
• a payment under the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) Scheme?

Completing your tax return

Warning:

This information may not apply to the current year. Check the content carefully to ensure it is applicable to your circumstances.

End of attention

Step 1

Write the date you became, or stopped being, an Australian resident for tax purposes in the Date box at item A2.

Step 2

Write the number of months that you were an Australian resident for tax purposes in 2021–22, counting the month during which you became, or stopped being, a resident for tax purposes at N item A2.

We will work out your tax-free threshold for you using the information you provide at this item. If you want to work it out, go to:

• Tax-free threshold for newcomers to Australia
• Tax-free threshold if you are leaving Australia with the intention to reside overseas.

Where to go next

• Go to question A3 Government super contributions 2022.
• Return to main menu Individual tax return instructions 2022.
• Go back to question A1 Under 18 2022.