Help with your tax FY2025-2026

AHB is the code used by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to identify Defence Health.

This amount is your share of premium that is eligible for the Rebate, which was paid in the financial year.

Even if you are the only person covered, it will not necessarily correlate to your annual premium.

There is a separate line each time the government adjusts the Rebate. Enter each amount separately on your tax return – do not add up the amounts in any row or column.

The ATO uses the ‘benefit code’ to calculate the correct Rebate, which is based on the age of the oldest person covered by your policy. It is a code only – not a percentage.

Any other adult covered by the policy at the time of a premium payment is indicated in the ‘other adult beneficiaries’ column. That person will be sent a statement indicating his or her share of Rebate for the relevant period of cover.

Serving members of the ADF are not listed as ‘other adult beneficiaries’ because they are not covered by the policy.

Only adults are listed. Kids aged 21-30 who are covered by your policy should refer to label A of your statement to complete question M2 of their tax return.

The Rebate is a ‘refundable tax offset’. So even if you don’t have to pay tax, you’ll receive your full entitlement either from the ATO or as a reduced premium.

Yes, depending on your income you can nominate a Rebate tier in your Member Portal to pay a lower premium. Or download the application form from our website.

The Tax Office will reconcile your Rebate against taxable income when you submit your tax return. You can change your Rebate tier in your Member Portal

This is the number of days you held hospital cover with Defence Health. If you only have extras cover, or you held private hospital cover for less than 365 days, the ATO will refer to label A to assess whether the Medicare Levy Surcharge applies to you.

The Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS) is an additional tax on high income earners who do not have private hospital cover. The MLS increases from 1% to 1.5% according to income. All Defence Health hospital products exempt you from the MLS for the period you and your dependants are covered.

We send your private health insurance details to the Australian Taxation Office. This information is used to pre-fill your tax return in myTax.

If you would like a copy of your statement, please call us on 1800 335 425.

We understand these situations can be difficult. Our team is here to help.

Please call us on 1800 335 425. We will guide you through the process and arrange a copy of the statement. We may need to confirm your authority to act on behalf of the estate before releasing information.

We also send private health insurance details to the Australian Taxation Office to pre-fill the tax return in myTax.

1. Open Chrome: Launch the Chrome application on your desktop computer.
2. Access Settings: Click the vertical three dots (Customise and control Google Chrome) in the top right corner, then select 'Settings'.
3. Navigate to Site Settings: Click 'Privacy and security' in the left sidebar, then scroll down and click 'Site settings'
4. Select Pop-ups and redirects: Scroll down to 'Content' and click 'Pop-ups and redirects'.
5. Add specific sites to the allowed list: Under 'Allowed to send pop-ups and use redirects', click 'Add', enter the website address or URL, and click 'Add' again.
6. Block pop-ups for specific sites: Under 'Blocked', click 'Add' enter the website address or URL, and click 'Add' again.

1. Open Chrome: Open the Chrome app on your iPhone.
2. Access Settings: Tap the three dots (menu icon) in the bottom right corner of the screen.
3. Select Content Settings:
   1. Swipe left on the list of icons at the top of the menu and tap 'Settings', then scroll down and tap 'Content Settings'.
   2. Go to 'Block Pop-ups': Find the 'Block Pop-ups' option and turn it off. This will disable the pop-up blocker and allow pop-ups to appear.

1. Open Chrome: Launch the Chrome browser on your Android device.
2. Access Settings: Tap the three-dot menu (More) in the top right corner, then tap 'Settings'.
3. Find Site Settings: Scroll down and tap 'Site Settings'.
4. Open Pop-ups and Redirects: Tap 'Pop-ups and redirects'.
5. Click 'Allowed': By default, pop-ups are usually blocked. Move the switch to 'Allowed' to enable them.

Note: Safari mobile users cannot allow pop-ups for a specific website. Pop-ups

1. Open the Settings app: Go to the 'Settings' app on your iPhone.
2. Find Safari Settings: Scroll down and tap on 'Safari' under the Apps section.
3. Disable Block Pop-ups: Find the 'Block Pop-ups' option and tap the switch to the off position (grey). If the switch is green, it means pop-ups are blocked.
4. Return to defencehealth.com.au:  and access the 'View Documents' section of your Member portal.

Allowing Pop-Ups for Specific Websites:

1. While on defencehealth.com.au
2. Choose Safari: Go to 'Settings', then click 'Websites'.
3. Click 'Pop-up Windows' on the left. If you don't see 'Pop-up Windows', be sure to scroll to the bottom of the list. 
4. In the pop-up menu for the website, choose 'Allow'.

Optionally, allow for all websites: You can also choose to allow pop-ups for all websites by selecting 'When visiting other websites' and choosing 'Allow'.