Centrelink and tax question

[Ginger]

hello, was wondering if anyone can help me with a quick q
we're going to see our accountant soon to do our taxes. i've been getting the FTB and parenting payment (i think) since ds was born. do i need to take some sort of evidence - like a group certificate sort of thing, i guess- to the accountant to show how much ive been paid from these payments or how does it work?
tia

[~clover~]

Centrelink should've sent you a payment summary to take with you.
My centrelink details were already in the system though. Yours should be too.
I would take the payment summary jic.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

If you were getting paretning payment partnered you will have recieved a summary.
If just FTB you won't.
If you don't have the information, as bjrose said, it will all be in the system

[Ginger]

ok, i haven't received any summary- so maybe i haven't been getting the parenting payment? i know when i check my account that 2 seperate payments go in.
when you say it should be in the system- does that mean my accountant would be able to access it?
thanks ladies

[Ginger]

ok, i've just checked my account and it says
FTB and
FTA
does this mean that the accountant will be able to access this info or do i have to get it from somewhere before i go to see him?
tia xox

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Rainy if it's only FTB part A and FTB part B, then it's tax free and you don't have to worry about it. That's what comes in my account as well.

[AnyDream]

Rainy if you're just getting FTB A and B then you don't need to give your accountant the amounts, Centrelink will be given your income totals and they will calculate a reconciliation between what you received and what you should have received.

[Ginger]

oh....thanks guys
sorry i'm so pg brain atm
so.....who will give these income amounts to centrelink to reconcile?
sorry, i'm sooo annoying!!

[~clover~]

The ato & centrelink will cross reference & sort all that out. You just need to provide an income estimate for this financial year, which you've probably already done.

[briggsy's girl]

ATO send your actual taxable income details to c'link. they cross check what you estimated with actual income - if you're entitled to a top up, it will be generated there.

[Ginger]

thank you