centrelink and tax time

[Inertia]

Centrelink sends a group certificate. You can call them for the info contained on it. I do that every year so I can lodge quickly.

The stimulus payments are non taxable and not considered income.

[mareegirl]

hi there, you'll get your payment summary in the post within a few weeks, but you can call them and get a verbal amount from them if you wish to lodge earlier.. i think, from memory, you can do e-tax without it as ATO has a link with centrelink, so all of the info should populate automatically..

[bon]

If you are only getting family tax benefit payments, they don't count as income and you don't need to put them on your tax return. Same for the child care rebate also.

[briggsy's girl]

you will only get a payment summary for taxable payments (not ftb or child care as bon mentioned - or things like carer allowance if you're eligible)

DON"T tie up the phones waiting to get verbal confirmation - your payment summary will be issued by July 20 at the latest, and, if you have taxable income from centrelink, it's electronically sent to the ATO and can be accessed usually within a week

[Inertia]

i think, from memory, you can do e-tax without it as ATO has a link with centrelink, so all of the info should populate automatically..

Should. Doesn't.

[briggsy's girl]

takes up to 14 days to upload. is usually there within a week

[Visitor8]

i got my group certificate the first week in july so it should be far away.

Though I can't remember where I put it....

BG can you look at it online?

[sassy123]

ok kool i only get min of ftb A and ftb B so good to know i dont need to claim it anyways.

thanks everyone

[briggsy's girl]

in all honesty, i don't know if you can view online Mel - i haven't been at work for nearly nine months and don't have my little cheat sheet at home. i have only just signed up for online services for myself and haven't played with it yet!

[Visitor8]

hehe thats ok Have fun playing with it, it confuses the hell outta me!