Private health insurance policy details

We may have pre-filled your return with private health insurance policy details provided to us. Check for any additional policies you held that are not pre-filled and ensure you enter them.

You need to know

Here are details about changes to private health insurance.

You will need all your statements from your registered health insurer. If you did not receive a statement, contact your insurer. Your tax return may be delayed if you do not use your statement and the private health insurance details you provide are incorrect.

Dependent children

If you were covered as a dependent child on a family policy, use the information shown on the statement for that policy.

Whether a person is a dependent child is determined by the rules of your health fund. If you are under 25 years old and do not have your own policy, you may be covered as a dependent child on your family policy. If you are unsure about whether this applies to you, check your family private health insurance policy details or contact your insurer.

Claiming for yourself only

1. Select the Add line button.
2. Select your Tax claim code.
3. Select the Health insurer ID from the drop down menu, shown at B on your statement.
4. Enter your Membership number, shown at C on your statement.
5. Enter Your premiums eligible for Australian Government rebate, shown at J on your statement. Do not show a percentage.
6. Enter Your Australian Government rebate received, shown at K on your statement. Do not show a percentage.
7. Select the Benefit code from the drop down menu, shown at L on your statement.
8. Select the Save button.

Ensure you enter all the lines of information from the table in your statement separately. Do not add-up amounts reported in any column or row on your statement and enter the total.

You will need to repeat steps 1 to 8 to enter each line of information from your statement.

Claiming for yourself and your spouse's share of the rebate

You can choose to claim your spouse's share of the rebate on their behalf if both of you meet all of the following three criteria. Both of you:

• were covered under the same policy
• were covered for the same period of time
• were together on 30 June 2014.

Firstly, enter the details for yourself:

1. Select the Add line button.
2. Select Tax claim code C (for yourself).
3. Select the Health insurer ID from the drop down menu, shown at B on your statement.
4. Enter your Membership number, shown at C on your statement.
5. Enter Your premiums eligible for Australian Government rebate, shown at J on your statement. Do not show a percentage.
6. Enter Your Australian Government rebate received, shown at K on your statement. Do not show a percentage.
7. Select the Benefit code from the drop down menu, shown at L on your statement.
8. Select the Save button.

Then enter the details for your spouse

9. Select the Add line button.
10. Select Tax claim code D (for your spouse).
11. Follow steps 3 to 8 as outlined above.
12. Select the Save button.

Ensure you enter all the lines of information from the table in your statement and all the lines from your spouse's statement. You will need to repeat steps 1 to 8 for each line of information from your statements.

Information you enter if you are a dependent child

1. Select the Add line button.
2. Select Tax Claim Code F.
3. Select the Health insurer ID from the drop down menu, shown at B on your statement.
4. Enter your Membership number, shown at C on your statement.

You do not need to enter any other information as a dependent child cannot claim the rebate.

5. Select the Save button.

Instructions on completing your individual tax return using myTax.