Do I need to update my visa application if I paid an ATO tax amount after submission?

 Author: RachelATO(Community Moderator)Community Moderator

19 Apr 2026

Hi @ayush225,

@Taxduck is correct, we can't provide advice on visa or immigration matters. You'll need to reach out to the Department of Home Affairs for help.

From a tax perspective, when we send you a letter about a pending amendment to your tax return, you don't have a formal debt until we issue an amended notice of assessment (NOA). Once we issue that notice, you'll receive it in your myGov inbox (if you have a myGov account linked to ATO online services) or by post. The notice will show any amount you owe us and the due date for payment.

You mentioned paying $1,200 after seeing the message in your myGov app. If this payment was made before the amended NOA was issued, it may have been an early payment based on the estimated amount shown in our letter. Once you receive the amended NOA, it will confirm the final amount owing and whether your payment has been applied.

You can check your current tax account balance and payment history through ATO online services via myGov.

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