i know it says it still has to go through legistation..



so how do you claim the reconciliation payment? what about all the people that get paid casually so never know their true estimate?
does this mean at this tax time coming i wont be able to get my top ups?
this has me totally confused and panicy...
there have, over recent years, been HUGE debts raised when people ticked the box on their tax return to have their payment paid by ATO when they system of FAO and ATO didn't communicate in time - ATO was claiming for a payment that FAO had already processed so people were getting double the dollars

what this means is, you will no longer be able to ask MR Tax Man to claim your FAO money for you. if you don't claim it through the year, you'll need to do your tax returns, then fill in the form and claim your FAO entitlement direct from FAO. it won't stop you getting your payment, will just stop the system stuffing up peoples payment! it will put ALL processing of FAO payments back in the hands of FAO staff who actually understand it rather than letting it be handled by others with a limited understanding.

Hope that clears it up

BG