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nikkitheknitter 
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:13am |
I just got a lovely $620.00 put in my account by IRD for the Childcare rebate.
You can apply for this rebate if you are earning taxable income and pay over $900 and something per year for childcare. (Which isn't hard with the price of childcare!)
The rebate is a set amount $310... but you can apply for previous years if you have not done so already.
All I had to do was fill in the form and get a receipt printed out from my creche showing the amount I had paid over the year and voila! Lots of money!
Go read the details here and get the IRD 526 form.
I love my workmate who told me about this!!!
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minik8e
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:41am |
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Nikki, I just wanted to say (cos I've been nosying at your blog over the last month or so) that Hannah is just absolutely gorgeous, full of character and you've done awesomely raising her. Love the bandanna photo especially!!
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nikkitheknitter
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:42am |
Aw thanks! 
I put jumping photos on there this morn. She is such a loon! And growing upppp... she looks so old in that bandana photo don't ya think? I don't have a baby anymoreeeee! 
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:57am |
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Yeah I saw them - she's very tall!!! She looks quite sophisticated with the bandanna, and sweet.
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mum2paris
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 11:04am |
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It's wonderful isn't it Nikki, we only found out about this this year too so were able to claim back for the last 3 years worth, cam e at just the right time when we were moving house and our car broke down, so helped us through that tough spot nicely without too much crazy.
I agree Hannah is looking very grown up!
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 11:36am |
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So can you still get the rebate if you get the childcare subsidy? We get the subsidy, but I still pay $200 a month for Maya's preschool/daycare.
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 11:49am |
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I only just found about this a few weeks ago so I have hunted out our receipts and i'm so looking forward to getting the money. Have to get hold of IRD first.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 1:20pm |
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we got our $310 rebate in june, it was such a nice surprise to find out we were going to get it!
enjoy spending the money nikki!
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 2:04pm |
I bought shoes   and lots of yummy food at the supermarket.
Now the rest goes on my overdraft. *Must. Be. Strong.*
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Posted: 22 August 2007 at 9:56pm |
ahhhhhh don't you just love it when they don't tell you these things! 
congrats on your windfalls ladies, pamper yourselves
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Posted: 23 August 2007 at 12:28pm |
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Emma, yep, if you pay some of the daycare then you are entitled to claim for what you have paid which for us last year was a fair whack once i started work.
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Posted: 23 August 2007 at 10:37pm |
ohh can you still do this i will ring them tomorrow
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Posted: 24 August 2007 at 8:54am |
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Yep, you sure can Lu.
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Posted: 24 August 2007 at 2:00pm |
yay have rung them and am getting all the forms sent out to me i cant wait yay
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Posted: 24 August 2007 at 2:10pm |
I have to try and get hold of them again, our printer won't print the forms off so not fair, i'll have to wait even longer.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 23 March 2008 at 3:06pm |
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Is it true that both partners can claim the same costs? So you can get $620 in total for only one child? Same receipts and everything? I guess its if you spend over $1800 as there's 2 of you?
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Posted: 23 March 2008 at 3:10pm |
hmmmm better tell the accountant...it will go towards his fees if we are eligible for that!!! would be nice....but not holding my breath! - waht do i need as far as recipts go cause we dont get any from DC
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Posted: 23 March 2008 at 5:05pm |
 emz wrote:
Is it true that both partners can claim the same costs? So you can get $620 in total for only one child? Same receipts and everything? I guess its if you spend over $1800 as there's 2 of you? |
I want to know the same thing...I guess you could after all you can for the donations.
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Posted: 23 March 2008 at 5:35pm |
Bombshell wrote:
- waht do i need as far as recipts go cause we dont get any from DC |
Ask the daycare for a tax reciept from your fees paid from the start and to the end of the financial year.
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Posted: 23 March 2008 at 8:14pm |
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hmmm so can both claim then? if so we pay $12000 in DC fees so would be nice to get something back! and guess if that was the case then i need two receipts? in one name each?
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