143 parent visa - do they need tax return?

cherryfly

Mum arrived 3 April 2011 with 143 visa. She has TFN but no income at all. does she need to do tax return?

Thanks.

peanut2010

Hi,you can ask your mum to fill the form and send it back to ATO.

http://www.ato.gov.au/content/downloads/ind00270244n25860611.pdf

it is no harm to do it.

karlfanyu

You can use the ATO tool to judge if your mother needs to lodge a tax return as per the link below - http://calculators.ato.gov.au/sc ... dge11.XR4&go=ok

In your case I don't think she needs to do the tax return, assuming she didn't have any income in any country during April 3 to June 30 2011.

cherryfly

Thank you for the above answers.

I did the 'Do I need to Lodge a Tax Return ?' test, then it tells me that she doesn't need to do tax return. But in the 'What to do next' area, I found that she does need to fill in the 'Non-lodgement Advice'.

Thanks everyone.

karlfanyu

"What to do next"
  "If you have not already notified the ATO that you do not need to lodge a tax return since the last time you lodged a return,
you should complete the 'Non-lodgment advice 2010-11 (NAT 2586)' form and send it to the ATO. "

You mum didn't lodge any tax return in the past. Why does she need to lodge it? -:)