Late Tax Return Filing

Question: I am an American citizen and worked in Australia in 2002/2003, is it too late to file a tax return?

Would I have to contact my employers from that time to get tax information, like how much I payed and would they even have those records from 7 years ago?

Answer: Your employers will still be able to provide you with copies of your payment summary. The payment summary is the statement employers provide that lists the income you earned and the tax that was deducted. Give them a call or write to them and they should be able to provide this for you.

Your tax return can be filed on a paper form. To get a copy of the form, you will need to call the tax office. International callers can contact the Tax Office by phoning +61 2 6216 1111 between the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time or daylight-saving time) and ask for your call to be transferred to Personal Tax.

They probably wont be able to get a form for you from 2002/03, but they can provide you with a current form. If this happens, you will need to cross out any reference to the current financial year and write 2002/03 instead.

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