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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: saaz on October 13, 2014, 09:38:23 AM
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Being tax time yet again, things have changed yet again for doing online tax returns. I would prefer negotiating an international tax agreement than do a personal tax return! Having dealt with the AO for work is one thing, but I am in the same situation as anyone else when dealing with them personally :|||| No wonder people get confused and angry sometimes, and give up and go to a tax agent.
This year is a bit more complicated as I have to do a final return for Gina, which means a few (more!!) forms to go to various bodies and the ATO. I sat down and got all the information together, as I have been putting this off for quite a while - I even washed and polished the bike and car the other day rather than do this :p with pictures to prove it. The ATO website gave most information, but bits were not clear, or referred to last year's tax return. The MyTax website does not cover a deceased person final tax return as part of the qualifying criteria, so I had to try and talk TO A REAL PERSON :||||
This means registering with a voice print before being allowed to ask some questions. The person was helpful (in fact sounded rather ok ;-* ) and we worked through the requirements - a paper tax return is need for Gina's bit as you have to print on it, as MyTax does not seem to have considered this variation of putting in a final tax return.
So now I have to wait for the paper return to turn up - they are not kept by many outlets anymore so you have to order online :|||| :CB--
So the paperwork gets put away and I have more time to put it off until next week.
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What I couldn't get was needing to sign up for an account which I would only use once a year. I do have a Centrelink account but I see no need to have them all linked together either. What's more stupid is finding an easy to remember password and then making up 5 questions and answers that you have to remember as well. So you end up putting everything on paper 'cause you know you'll forget it anyway.
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Yes was a painful experience indeed.....I almost ran out of vasoline :whistle