Can I lodge my tax return entirely online?

Every step happens in the browser

Sign up with an email. Verify your identity by uploading photos of your driver licence or passport. Answer plain-English questions about your income and deductions. Upload any receipts or PDFs. Electronically sign the tax agent declaration. Get lodged with the ATO.

There's no downloadable form to print, no envelopes to post, no accountant's office to sit in.

Fully compliant with the ATO

Night Tax AI operates under a registered Australian tax agent. The ATO permits e-signatures on tax agent declarations, and Night Tax AI stores a compliant, timestamped record of your signed authority.

Once signed, your return is lodged through the ATO's official Practitioner Lodgment Service (PLS) — the same channel every registered tax agent in Australia uses.

What about talking to a human?

Optional. If our tax agent has a question about your return, or you have a question yourself, everything goes through the in-app messaging. You can also request a callback if you'd rather talk. But most people never need to — the AI handles the interview and the agent handles the review.

Related questions

Do I ever need to visit an office?

No. Night Tax AI is 100% online. You can lodge from your phone, at 10pm, in your pyjamas, and never speak to anyone if you don't want to. If you do have questions, the tax agent messages you in-app.

How does electronic signing work with the ATO?

The ATO accepts electronic signatures on the tax agent declaration. You tap to sign, we store a timestamped copy, and lodgement happens the moment the declaration is signed.

Is my ID verified online too?

Yes. Night Tax AI uses ATO-compliant identity verification — you upload photos of your ID, and it's cross-checked against government databases in real time.