How can I secure my Tax File Number?
Keep your Tax File Number and other personal details like your bank account passwords by:
- Not carrying them in you purse, wallet or mobile phone.
- Shredding documents containing identity details before disposing of them.
- Installing up to date anti virus software on your computer
- Only providing your identity details to trusted, reliable organisations, and
- Making sure that if you use a registered tax agent to lodge your tax return, that the agent is registered by checking with the tax agents board.
If you believe that someone other then you has used your Tax File Number contact the tax office.
Call Tax Matters for any assistance on the topic of Tax File Numbers. Tax Matters is a registered tax agent.