Get or find your tax file number

You can find your tax file number (TFN) online through myGov. If you’ve never had a TFN before, it’s free to apply.

Your TFN is a personal reference number you use for tax and superannuation.

You should have a TFN if you want to get a job, apply for government payments, or get an Australian business number (ABN).

Find your TFN

If you already have a TFN but don't remember the number, you can find it.

Using ATO online services

Sign in now to find your TFN, if you’ve linked your ATO online services to myGov.

Select Australian Taxation Office (ATO) then select Find my TFN.

If you don’t have a myGov account, find out how to create one and link the ATO.

Other ways

There are other ways to find your TFN on the ATO website.

Apply for a TFN

You only need to apply for a TFN once. If you’ve applied for a TFN before, you already have one.

How you apply for a TFN depends on your situation. These links will take you to the ATO website.

Get help in more languages

Find information in other languages on the ATO website to help with tax and superannuation.

Call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and they will connect you to the ATO.


Page last updated: 8 May 2025