thread: Tax and family benifits

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  1. #1
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    Nov 2009
    In Paradise
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    Yes it was at tax time that they took it but they also suspend your payments until you pay... I lost a fortnights payments until I paid the rest... this was last tax time...

    Maybe it was because they expected my husband to pay my debt. i dont know.
    Id put your tax in Shell if you can... so you wont end up owing anything later...

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2006
    In my own private paradise
    15,272

    i've never heard of ftb being suspended to pay an ATO debt. ever.

    the system changed to allow them to suspend payments if you haven't done your taxes by a certain time - but nothing is in place that allows for ftb payments to be suspended due to an ATO debt. it's only the reconciliation amounts that can be used for that purpose.not your normal fortnightly payments. i would be questioning what happened as that doesn't sound right at all

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Apr 2008
    4,427

    i've never heard of ftb being suspended to pay an ATO debt. ever.

    the system changed to allow them to suspend payments if you haven't done your taxes by a certain time - but nothing is in place that allows for ftb payments to be suspended due to an ATO debt. it's only the reconciliation amounts that can be used for that purpose.not your normal fortnightly payments. i would be questioning what happened as that doesn't sound right at all
    Yep BG I think you are right as that is exactly what happened with mine. In the last year I have not had a single fortnightly FTB payment taken only the reconcilliation amounts