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PhilShadow(Enthusiast)Enthusiast
29 June 2022

instruction from ATO website -


"You can apply for a tax file number (TFN) for a deceased estate either:


online at abr.gov.au

through your registered tax agent

by downloading and completing the form Tax file number – application for a deceased estate (NAT 3236, PDF 297KB)This link will download a file."


anyone know how we registered tax agents do this online? - all I can find is a link to an ABN application which is not the right thing in this instance as there is no business activity

-(return is only required to settle capital gains on sale of investment property so the estate can be distributed)

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GabbyATO(Community Support)Community Support
29 June 2022

Hi @PhilShadow,


A deceased estate is a type of trust, so applying for a TFN for a deceased estate will follow the same process as a trust TFN application. There's some information on applying for a TFN for a client on the ABR website.

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GabbyATO(Community Support)Community Support
29 June 2022

Hi @PhilShadow,


A deceased estate is a type of trust, so applying for a TFN for a deceased estate will follow the same process as a trust TFN application. There's some information on applying for a TFN for a client on the ABR website.

PhilShadow(Enthusiast)Enthusiast
30 June 2022

Hi - thanks, did try that but I got stuck on the "select business type" questions - there is no business, just capital gains? does an estate trust also need an ABN/ACR?

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