Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay It’s easier to lodge your tax return if you wait for your income statement to be marked as tax-ready and for your information to be pre-filled before you lodge. The best time to lodge your tax return is from late July when most of your information has been pre-filled into your return. This helps you to avoid mistakes. All you need to do is check the pre-filled information is correct and add any income or other information that is missing If you lodge before you’re tax ready, you’ll need to find, calculate and add the information about your financial situation yourself. Your Centrelink payment information will pre-fill in ATO’s myTax by late-July. If you got other payments from us that don’t show on your Centrelink payment summary, for example an emergency payment, you need to add these yourself. You should check all your information is right before you lodge your tax return, otherwise you may have to amend your tax r...
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Annual Child Disability Assistance Payments for carers Services Australia Will pay eligible carers the Child Disability Assistance Payment between 3 July and 2 August 2024. You’ll get Child Disability Assistance Payment if you get Carer Allowance for a child younger than 16 for a period that includes 1 July 2024. You don’t need to do anything to get this payment. If you’re eligible, we’ll pay it straight into your bank account between 3 July and 2 August 2024. To get this payment, you need to be getting Carer Allowance for a child younger than 16 for a period that includes 1 July. If you get Carer Allowance for a person between 16 and 18 years old who has a terminal illness you’ll get this payment. You can’t get Child Disability Assistance Payment if you only have a Carer Allowance Health Care Card. You can get up to $1,000 each year for each child who qualifies you for Carer Allowance. If you’re getting Carer Allowance, you can get this payment for each eligibl...

2023-24 Centrelink payment summary information has now pre-filled in ATO myTax Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay If you’re lodging a tax return, you can see your Centrelink payment summary information in the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) myTax now. If you get other income and payments, they should pre-fill from late July. Using pre-filled information helps you get your tax return right and avoid having to amend and re-submit it again later. If you can, wait to lodge until late July. If you don’t need to lodge a tax return, you might need to submit a non-lodgement advice with the ATO. When you need to lodge It’s easier to lodge your tax return if you wait for your income statement to be marked as tax-ready and for your information to be pre-filled before you lodge. The best time to lodge your tax return is from late July when most of your information has been pre-filled into your return. This helps you to avoid mistakes. All you need to do is ch...

The Economic Support Payment is an extra payment to support people impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19). You’ll get the payment from early March if you’re: living in Australia and getting an eligible payment or concession card on 26 February 2021. You need to get certain payments to get the Economic Support Payment. Services Australia pays 2 more Economic Support Payments , 1 from December 2020 and 1 in March 2021. You must get an eligible payment or concession card and be living in Australia to get the payments. Services Australia pay the Economic Support Payments straight into your bank account. If you have a Cashless Debit Card they will pay the Economic Support Payments onto your card. If you’re income managed, the payments will be 100% income managed. Generally, you won’t get the Economic Support Payment if you get $1 or more of the Coronavirus Supplement . You’ll get the payment if you get one of the following: Age Pension Carer Allowance Carer Payment Comm...