Editing Tax file number (section)

==Issuing==
TFNs are issued by the Australian Taxation Office. A new taxpayer receives a tax file number within about a month of making an application and providing [[proof of identity]].

[[Centrelink]] helps those applying for certain benefits to apply for a TFN at the same time, if they do not already have one. For example, unemployment benefits are subject to the TFN withholding rules if a TFN is not quoted. A young person applying for such a benefit for the first time may have never previously needed a TFN.

Foreigners in Australia whose visas permit them to work can apply for a TFN online, using their passport number and visa number.  Proof of identity is established by the ATO confirming those numbers with the [[Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Australia)|Department of Immigration]].