Government Payments
Work, Training, Study Test Criteria For Child Care Tax Rebate
Friday, July 25th, 2008My two year old son has started going to child care two days a week. Anyways, while I was organising all the paperwork for the child care payments, it struck me that I had forgotten to write about one important eligibility criteria for the 50% child care tax rebate - It is the ‘work, training, [...]
Education Tax Refund
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008In the current federal budget, the government announced 50% Education Tax Refund to help families with the costs of education.
Parents entitled to Family Tax Benefit A will be eligible for this tax refund. You can claim 50% tax refund on expenses up to:
* $750 in educational expenses for each child undertaking primary school [...]
Get Your Teenagers’ Teeth Checked
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008In the new Federal Budget, the Government has introduced a ‘Teen Dental Plan’. I should have added this new benefit when I blogged about Federal Budget And Families, but I was not aware of it then…
The Government will provide $150 for each eligible teenager (aged between 12 and 17) towards an annual comprehensive dental check [...]
Federal Budget - Family Tax Benefit Part B
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Family Tax Benefit Part B is paid to single parent families or to two parent families where only partner has the main income (the other might be a stay-at-home partner or might work part time).
Prior to the Federal Budget 2008-09, the benefit you get depends on the following:
Two Parent Families:
1. The age of your [...]
Family Tax Benefit Part A
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008This benefit is paid by government to help families with the costs of raising kids. The benefit is paid for each child. The amount of benefit you get depends on:
1. Number of children you have
2. Age of children
3. Your combined family income
To get the maximum benefit your family income has to be less than $41,319. [...]
