Mhairi

Ten days ago I applied online for TFN numbers for myself and my husband. My husband got a letter detailing his number 2 days later. I'm still waiting. There's loads of things I'm trying to sort out, but can't coz I don't have this number. Do males get priority? Anybody else have a similar experience?

Mhairi

thebears

Dont take it personally. We are also still waiting for my wifes number but it is nothing to do with being female. It can take up to 15 working days- so probably in a month

Mhairi

Exactly! Why did you get yours before your wife if you applied at the same time?

The Bloke

Not receiving your TFN is not the end of the world. You can still work, with any extra tax paid refundable at tax-time. It is called Australian bureaucracy. For all you know it could be lost in the mail. Check if yours has been completed by ringing the ATO.

thebears

i applied before her

The A Team

LOL We applied at the same time and my husband got his 3 weeks before mine

Mhairi

Well that makes 3 of us! Compelling evidence that they are sexist. I wouldn't mind, but I'm the one going out to work and hubby will be staying at home and drinking coffee (or beer) all day.

Elaine M

My daughter's TFN took 30 days to arrive (it's supposed to be up to 28 days according to the website).

In the meantime she'd been refused Family Tax Benefit and Childcare Benefit by Centrelink, basically because she'd "failed to provide" a TFN.

She's had to reapply and was told she'll have to wait another 20 days while they process her claim.

Bureaucracy gone mad!!

Elaine

Paul&Nic

I applied a while back and got mine in a week or so. I applied for my partners and for my daughter a few weeks ago and am still waiting! ...

MartinLuther

Yes the ATO is sexist. As a government agency it employs are large number of female staff and they do not want other wimmin getting their jobs

I applied for me and my wife on the same day and we received them at the same time. They gave her a nicer number than mine (bloody favouritism)

The Bloke

Unfortunately, Australia is going quickly down the road of sexism in employment. That is if you are a woman you have more chance of getting preference over a man for a position, especially in the public service and private sector administration careers.

amanda34

Oh my God!!!!

Sorry, but my male colleague was granted his 457 three weeks ago, I am still waiting when we applied same day, same time on the same computer!

Paul&Nic

2 keyboards & 2 monitors ?! ...

moneypenny20

We applied at the same time, I got mine within a week, hubby's took four

MartinLuther

That's okay - it lets us men get on with the real jobs