Thanks.It was pretty straight forward until the medicare bit. I think maybe because last year I earned under the threshold amount (only 6 months of wages) so I remember the tax lady saying something about Medicare Levy.
Could this be why I was getting the message about 'data existing on this topic' ?
In which case because I have earned over the amount this year I should just erase the data?
ETA, DH has not put his tax in yet and it keeps asking me my spouses taxable income! He hasnt even received his group certificate yet either.
Last edited by Marley&Me; July 12th, 2012 at 09:30 AM.
I always ignore the "data exists for this item" thing. I have never spent more that $2,000 on medical costs, so I just figure that the data they have is the record of the minimal expenditure I did have plus the bulk billed stuff, which they then take into account when calculating your return. Or have I got it wrong?
Firstly did you do the pre-load option??
If you did your etax would have downloaded info on your behalf. eTax requires you to review this data. Mine downloaded all mine and the kids medicare expenses which I had to review even though I didn't go over $2k.
If you get prompted "their is data" just have a look at it.
You will need to wait to lodge your return until DH has his done as well as you need to put in his taxable income.
You need to know what your DH taxable income is b/c it will ask you for that in e-tax and this will determine some other things like the Medicare Levy Surcharge etc.... My DH only receives PAYG income & some interest income and that is it, so it was easy for me to input that. However, if your DH is self-employed or has multiple income sources it will be trickier. For his tax return, you will still need your taxable income as well.
If you run into difficulty give the help phone number a call, they can talk you through alot of things. GL
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