I lodged my return on the 1st of July, went normal changed to need additional time on the 10th of July which i understand its been three business days and it says my effective time is for the 14th of July so what should I be expecting? will my tax be complete and sent by next week of is it just stuck doing nothing?
Hello @whatsgoingonwow, @Recktilian @SARMA
It's always best to wait till the return issues as the status will keep changing during processing. Cancelled is nothing to worry about just means we are doing some checking.
There are different reasons why your refund amount is different to the estimate.
· If your study loan balance is different to what you thought or input
· You have any amounts owing to areas such as centrelink or child support
· Or you made an error on your return and we needed to correct it to match the information reported to us by another source.
Probably best to wait until you get you Notice of Assessment and review what was changed.
Cancellation means it’s being reviewed. Many have fallen into this category. If you submitted early, there is a high chance your status will change more so than others who submit their taxes when their PAYG is tax ready.
It will most likely change in a few days and so will the date.
i submitted early, it went into processing, balance account to cancellation back to balance account and my refund dropped by $1700.
It’s all a waiting game now.
good to know they still like picking on the little guys hey! I’m just going to expect that I owe them money somehow definitely have no faith in getting my own money back
so did mine! my refund is much less than i claimed.
crazy.
does yours have a date? mine says 20th
Yeah mine did, 2400 to 650 lmao and effective date is 20th, is what it is I’ll buy Sydney tickets with it hehe
Hello @whatsgoingonwow, @Recktilian @SARMA
It's always best to wait till the return issues as the status will keep changing during processing. Cancelled is nothing to worry about just means we are doing some checking.
There are different reasons why your refund amount is different to the estimate.
· If your study loan balance is different to what you thought or input
· You have any amounts owing to areas such as centrelink or child support
· Or you made an error on your return and we needed to correct it to match the information reported to us by another source.
Probably best to wait until you get you Notice of Assessment and review what was changed.
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