Childcare rebate
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Topic: Childcare rebate
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Subject: Childcare rebate
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:13am
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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 http://www.ird.govt.nz/yoursituation-ind/parents/parents-rebates.html - here and get the IRD 526 form. I love my workmate who told me about this!!! |
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:41am
| 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!! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date 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! 
Blogging is super fun.  
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:57am
| Yeah I saw them - she's very tall!!! She looks quite sophisticated with the bandanna, and sweet. |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date 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! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Maya
Date 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. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date 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. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MILF
Date 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! ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date 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.* |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date 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 ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date 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. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 23 August 2007 at 10:37pm
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ohh can you still do this i will ring them tomorrow ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 24 August 2007 at 8:54am
| Yep, you sure can Lu. |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 24 August 2007 at 2:00pm
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yay have rung them and am getting all the forms sent out to me i cant wait yay ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 24 August 2007 at 2:10pm
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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. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 3:06pm
| 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? |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 3:10pm
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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 By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 5:05pm
I want to know the same thing...I guess you could after all you can for the donations. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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emz wrote:Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 5:35pm
Ask the daycare for a tax reciept from your fees paid from the start and to the end of the financial year. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 8:14pm
| 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? |
Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 8:27pm
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not sure about that, all the daycare will write is the amount recieved for her fees for the year, i suppose they could do 2, one in each of your names but would basically halve the amount they have recieved for the year on each tax reciept IYGWIM lol. either way it would probably end up being the same amount you would recieve back. I think.... lol
and i dont know how they calculate the amount the government will rebate you. I just know it from the daycare side of things ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 8:30pm
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I knew about this but i thought they send you a form after the tax year ends (doesn't end till the end of march) I have always got it when my kids are in care so waiting to get rhyleys too. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 9:54pm
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I STILL haven't gotten around to doing this, must ring the IRD this week. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 10:26pm
| $310.00 is great but its not per child so if you have two children in daycare its still only $310.00 which I think isn't fair. $310 in the grand scheme of things (like paying $12k per child in creche) is a drop in the ocean but its great when you get it...just should be per child in creche |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 10:32pm
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What if I have them in separate childcare? Like Maya was in preschool so I paid them x amount, and the gremlins have a nanny so I pay her y amount. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 6:18am
I know what you mean! We pay around $12k in childcare too so even if we each get $310 back it's nothing! Not that I'll be complaining at getting $600 back of course.  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 4:26pm
I'm pretty sure that's fine... you just need receipts from both sources. |
Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 7:29pm
| Still think its just the $310.00 once, no matter how many children or if they are going to different places. Doesn't really make any sense to me. Would love to hear if anyone has received more if they had more than one child at childcare. |