Tax Help at Manning Library

Need assistance completing your 2024 tax return?

The City's libraries can help you lodge your tax returns with a FREE and confidential service supported by the Australian Taxation Office through a network of ATO-trained and accredited community volunteers.

The one-hour sessions are held at:

Manning Library
3 appointments available: 10am, 11am, 12pm every Thursday in August

Please bring the following to your appointment:

• your myGov username or email you use for myGov and myGov password – if you are unable to locate or remember your myGov sign in details, or don't have a myGov account, our volunteers can help
• your mobile phone to receive your myGov SMS security code
• your bank account details (BSB and account number)
• your tax file number (TFN)
• an original or amended notice of assessment from any one of the last five years
• income statements or payments summaries from all sources
• all your receipts for gifts, donations and work-related expenses
• details of any child support payments made
• details of your spouse's (married or de-facto) taxable income or a reasonable estimate if you had a spouse at any time during the financial year.

Eligibility

Use this link to check that you are eligible for the Tax Help program.

Summary of eligibility:

Your income is around $60,000 or less for the financial year 
AND you do NOT:

• work as a contractor - for example, a contract cleaner, taxi or uber driver
• run a business, including as a sole trader
• have partnership or trust matters
• sell shares or an investment property
• own a rental property
• have capital gains tax (CGT)
• receive royalties
• receive distributions from a trust, other than a managed fund
• receive foreign income, that is not a foreign pension or annuity.

More information 

Visit the Tax Help Program on the ATO website. 

Bookings

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