TFN reporting obligations for trust trustees

Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering an Efficient and Trusted Tax System) Bill 2026

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Trustees must report a beneficiary's tax file number to the Commissioner; this applies if the beneficiary is entitled to a share of trust income.
Trustees must provide this report by the time the trust's income return is due.
The Commissioner must notify trustees if a beneficiary provides a wrong tax file number; this happens if the Commissioner can identify the correct number.
Gambling, tobacco, and vaping activities no longer qualify as core or supporting R&D activities for tax incentives; an exception exists for activities that aim to minimise harm.
The Commissioner can ignore previous findings that an activity was R&D if that activity is now excluded.
Taxpayers no longer need to meet a $2 minimum threshold to claim deductions for certain gifts or contributions.

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