I worked for a bookstore for several years who subsequently closed their doors and are no longer in practice. The company did not issue me with a group certificate or payment summary for the year of 2008/2009. As a result, I have been unable to ever lodge my tax return for that year.
I've read through the related posts around companies not providing payment summaries however the critical difference in my case is that my tax was reported to the ATO by this company for the outstanding year, and it shows in my ATO account as an outstanding return.
I understand this was back in the days pre-online lodgment, so I'm wondering if there's any way the ATO would hold the record of this tax year that they received from my employer, or failing that, if there is a standard practice in this situation.
Will this just stay on my account as outstanding permanently? Should I mark it as "not required to lodge", and miss out on any return? Is there any process for the ATO to waive and payout a minimum refund?
As the business closed some years ago now, I do not have any way of requesting any documentation, and I have no way to contact the employers. It's worth mentioning I did call the ATO several years back to query this, and the employer was unable to help - I'm wondering if this may have changed in the years since.
Thanks so much in advance for any help.
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