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ten*teeny*tiny*toes · ‎27-07-2014

What's with the compulsory mygov thing? Turns out you can bypass it by typing taxhelp as the mygov username (then hit prefill). It takes you to the familiar NOA or secret questions for verification as it used to be done in previous years. Needed it for lodgement as well. I wasted a few hours today - if I can save one person I will be happy

cherry*135 · ‎29-07-2014

Just think of all the $4 or other little amounts the ATO get to keep from others who don't bother. Add up to a fair bit. I wouldn't bother for $4 either.

All the interest/dividend info I need to enter shows up in pre-fill. I know what should be included, if something was not showing in there.

Do banks and other financial institutions have to report interest/dividends paid by law to the ATO?

lurker172602 · ‎29-07-2014

Maybe I could suggest they keep it and use it in a hospital or school somewhere 😉

fiestas*girl · ‎31-07-2014

If she has earned anything at all, even if it was non taxable she should lodge a return.

no, not necessarily, she 'should not if she earned under $18,200 and paid no tax - in which case she would need to lodge a 'return not required' notice or send a letter stating this

she should if she earned under that and paid 'some' tax - may aswell get it back

cherry*135 · ‎31-07-2014

@lyndal1838 wrote:
If she has earned anything at all, even if it was non taxable she should lodge a return.

Why?, as fiesta commented. That would be a total waste of the taxpayers time and the ATO's - if the person only has earnings from a job and never had any PAYG withheld from their pay. You can't get a tax refund in that case if you never paid any to start with.

The person in question was a young single person (no children, education supplements, FTB etc).

" my DD got a job late last financial year so she did not pay tax and earned bugger all"