If your clients aren't eligible for Medicare, they can claim a Medicare levy exemption in their tax return. To claim the exemption, they must have a Medicare entitlement statement from the Department of Human Services.
There is a new Application for a Medicare entitlement statement External Link you or your clients need to email or post to the Department of Human Services using the address on the form.
To help your clients get it right and avoid delays:
use the new form on the Department of Human Services website (don't use old printed copies)
send certified copies of supporting documents with the form
check documents are in a PDF file and not password-protected
send separate emails for each of your clients
send one email for a client who has multiple applications for different claiming periods.
See also:
Medicare entitlement statement External Link
Medicare levy exemption To complete the form electronically, save a copy of the form before you start filling it in.
Print, sign and scan the form and email it to the Medicare Entitlement Statement Unit. Source ATO
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