How Tax Genie protects Tax File Numbers
Tax File Numbers come with strict rules. Here’s exactly what Tax Genie does with one, so you can check it yourself.
Encrypted before it is stored
A TFN is encrypted as it’s submitted, and only the encrypted value is stored. The only way to read one is the logged reveal below.
Every view is logged
TFNs are masked in the dashboard. Only a signed-in staff member can reveal one, and every reveal records who viewed it and when.
Never in an email, an export, or a document
Tax Genie leaves TFNs out of every email, export and engagement letter. The Tax Practitioners Board advises against emailing TFNs, so we never do.
Collected the way the rule requires
The Privacy (Tax File Number) Rule 2015 sets how tax agents collect TFNs. The form says why it asks, and that declining is not an offence. Clients who prefer not to type one can give it to you another way.
Stored in the cloud, and disclosed up front
Tax Genie runs in the cloud, and each client consents to that before they submit. The Tax Practitioners Board expects this disclosure.
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