Australian Business Numbers

Australian Business Number. An identification number issued by the Australian Taxation Office that is unique to a business entity.

Australian business entities or entities carrying on a business in Australia who are registered for the goods and services tax (GST), will be assigned an ABN (Australian Business number) for taxation purposes in respect of GST charged and paid.

ustralian usiness umber; an identifying number issued to a business by the Australian Taxation Office.

Australian Business Number. a single identifying number used when dealing with other businesses and the Tax Office.

Also Known As: Australian Business Number Definition: An identification number allocated to each business registered in Australia.

Australian Business Number (ABN)-a unique Australian business identifier allocated by the Australian Taxation Office, see www.abr.business.gov.au/.

Australian Business Number. A new single identifier for dealings with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and for future dealings with other government departments and agencies.

Australian Business Number. The ABN is the single business identifer that allows businesses to meet their regulatory obligations and access information and assistance through a single entry point to government. It is also for use when dealing with other businesses.

Australian Business Number. See Attachment 3 for more detail. The Better Service Delivery Program (BSDP) will, in most cases, only provide the IT infrastructure to services that have an ABN and are registered for GST. However, some services/organisations may be in the process of securing funding and/or obtaining their ABN/GST or be subject to different requirements by the Australian Taxation Office due to the nature of their agency. The Program will take this into consideration.

Australian Business Number introduced by the Commonwealth Government to provide a unique identifying number for the vast majority of businesses. It is an eleven-digit number and is used for certain dealings with the ATO and other departments and agencies.

Australian business number. A number issued to registered businesses in Australia by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Each business has its own ABN and must use it on official paperwork and transactions and for tax (GST) purposes.

Advanced Beneficiary Notice. When the provider believes that Medicare will deny payment for a service as "not reasonable and necessary," an advance written notice to the beneficiary can protect the provider from liability.

Advanced Beneficiary Notice. a form used to inform Medicare patients that the service they are receiving will not be covered by Medicare, making sure the patient is aware that they will be responsible for payment of the service. This notice is provided prior to the service being rendered.

Advance Beneficiary Notice. An agreement given to the patient to read and sign before providing a service if the participating physician thinks that it may be denied for payment because of medical necessity or limitation of liability by Medicare. Once a patient signs the ABN and if Medicare does not pay for it, then the patient will have to pay the physician for it. The patient agrees to pay for the service; also known as a waiver of liability agreement or responsibility statement.

ADVANCE BENEFICIARY NOTICE. A notice that a doctor or supplier should give a Medicare beneficiary when furnishing an item or service for which Medicare is expected to deny payment. If you do not get an ABN before you get the service from your doctor or supplier, and Medicare does not pay for it, then you probably do not have to pay for it. If the doctor or supplier does give you an ABN that you sign before you get the service, and Medicare does not pay for it, then you will have to pay your doctor or supplier for it. ABN?s only apply if you are in the Original Medicare Plan. They do not apply if you are in a Medicare Managed Care Plan or Private Fee-for-Service Plan.

Advance Beneficiary Notice. A notice health care providers and suppliers are required to give a person with Original Medicare when they believe that Medicare will not cover their services or items and the person has no reason to know that Medicare will not cover the items or services. If your provider does not give you an ABN to sign and you have no reason to know the procedure is not covered, then you do not have to pay. If you sign an ABN before you get the service or item, and Medicare does not pay for it, you generally pay for it, although there are a few exceptions. Providers are not required to give you an ABN for services or items Medicare never covers.

Advanced Beneficiary Notice. Advanced Beneficiary Notice advises beneficiaries, before items or services actually are furnished, when Medicare is likely to deny payment for them. ABNs allow beneficiaries to make informed consumer decisions about receiving items or services for which they may have to pay out-of-pocket and to be more active participants in their own health care treatment decisions.