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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 143268" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That's why we carry our drivers licences and Medicare cards on us. Those numbers aren't secret. Our tax file numbers are only needed when we start a new job or send in our tax return.</p><p></p><p>We saw our system in action today. </p><p>difficult child 1 is on a disability pension (administered by Centrelink). When he got his job, he had to tell them as soon as possible (I think they give you two weeks). They then suspended his disability, but told him it could be reinstated any time over the next year if his income level dropped below a certain point, as long as he notified them within 7 days.</p><p>Then he lost his job. We notified them, the pension got reinstated. That was about a month ago.</p><p></p><p>Today he got a letter from Centrelink. "Dear sir, we notice that recently you signed an employees tax declaration [signed when you begin a new job, so they won't tax you at the maximum rate]. We need you to telephone us to give us the details of this because it could affect your pension. Failure to call us by --/--/-- will result in your pension being suspended."</p><p></p><p>What has happened - as happens routinely, the tax office have passed on to Centrelink the list of names of all people who have recently signed those forms. The Centrelink computer ran that list through its computers to see if any people on that list were also in receipt of a means-tested payment. difficult child 1 got flagged, so he's got the letter.</p><p></p><p>It will be easy to fix, just a phone call. difficult child 1 was complaining about it but I pointed out - he's currently unemployed, he has the time to make one phone call.</p><p></p><p>But it shows how Big Brother is making it a lot harder for people to rip off the system.</p><p></p><p>The other side of it - if he hadn't told them he was working, they would come after him for all the pension they've paid to him since he began the job. Any future wages could be garnisheed, if necessary. He could also have been taken to court, got a criminal record and had to pay a hefty fine.</p><p></p><p>Our taxation has become much simpler as a result of all this checking and cross-checking of computer records.</p><p></p><p>Now the tax form has only three sections:</p><p></p><p>1) How much did you earn last year?</p><p></p><p>2) How much do you have left?</p><p></p><p>3) Send it in.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 143268, member: 1991"] That's why we carry our drivers licences and Medicare cards on us. Those numbers aren't secret. Our tax file numbers are only needed when we start a new job or send in our tax return. We saw our system in action today. difficult child 1 is on a disability pension (administered by Centrelink). When he got his job, he had to tell them as soon as possible (I think they give you two weeks). They then suspended his disability, but told him it could be reinstated any time over the next year if his income level dropped below a certain point, as long as he notified them within 7 days. Then he lost his job. We notified them, the pension got reinstated. That was about a month ago. Today he got a letter from Centrelink. "Dear sir, we notice that recently you signed an employees tax declaration [signed when you begin a new job, so they won't tax you at the maximum rate]. We need you to telephone us to give us the details of this because it could affect your pension. Failure to call us by --/--/-- will result in your pension being suspended." What has happened - as happens routinely, the tax office have passed on to Centrelink the list of names of all people who have recently signed those forms. The Centrelink computer ran that list through its computers to see if any people on that list were also in receipt of a means-tested payment. difficult child 1 got flagged, so he's got the letter. It will be easy to fix, just a phone call. difficult child 1 was complaining about it but I pointed out - he's currently unemployed, he has the time to make one phone call. But it shows how Big Brother is making it a lot harder for people to rip off the system. The other side of it - if he hadn't told them he was working, they would come after him for all the pension they've paid to him since he began the job. Any future wages could be garnisheed, if necessary. He could also have been taken to court, got a criminal record and had to pay a hefty fine. Our taxation has become much simpler as a result of all this checking and cross-checking of computer records. Now the tax form has only three sections: 1) How much did you earn last year? 2) How much do you have left? 3) Send it in. Marg [/QUOTE]
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