Family Assistance Question
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Topic: Family Assistance Question
Posted By: mamawendz
Subject: Family Assistance Question
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 3:04pm
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Hi Girls,
If we applied for Family Assistance would they look into our income from previous years to see if we owe tax or anything? Hubby got paid cash in hand when he was younger and I think he owes tax from this so I'm worried they may rake that up and we owe them money!! Thats the last thing we need with a newborn thats for sure. Anyone know? ------------- mama_wendz  My Girls: Maddisyn Tylr & Layla-Mei Virginia
My Baby Boy: Noah Aotearoa
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 3:16pm
im not sure exactly... but i just want to warn you to be REALLY careful with ird. i recieved assistance a few years ago, and kept up with updating the incoming each time hubby got a pay rise etc... and we got stung by a $2000+ overpayment. we had no idea we were getting paid wrong. so, i now i am having to pay it off   and its hurting financially.
i posted about this a while back, and apparantly im not alone. from now on im doing a lump sum payment at the end of financial year, that way they cant get it wrong, i hope. goodluck! |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 3:18pm
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oh, i just thought of something.... i dont think they do look at previous year because i owed them $100 in late filling penalties form 2 years.
anyone else know?? i'd hate to put you wrong and say they dont when they do. |
Posted By: threelittlebears
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 3:02pm
between ird and winz they all suck... never trust anything they say, because 9 out of ten times they will come back and say that you owe them money even if it's their fault. if i sound a bit bitter, it's because i've been dealing with them both for the last 4-5 years. I think they need to comunicate with each other better, I'm on the dpb, and recieve my fam assistance through ird because i have a shared custody arrangement, and at least once a week i would get mail from them saying i hadn't done something or other, which i had. If you have better luck than me, well done.
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