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felixcatzz(Newbie)Newbie
3 Feb 2026

Hi there, my family trust has no income and i would like to lodge a nil return or non-lodgement advice. i note that this question has been answered multiple times but there seems to be many variations to the answers. So, just wanna confirm which of the following is correct:


1) Submit a non-lodgement advice using the non-lodgement advice form.

2) Submit a written notification (letter) which includes the following

  • Business name
  • Tax File Number (TFN) or Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • Postal address
  • Contact telephone number
  • Reason the return is not required
  • The year(s) in question
  • Signature of an authorised person.

3) Complete the Trust Tax Return form, everything as NIL.


Obviously, step 2 is the easiest but is it actually acceptable?

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