Tax return after separation

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JOID

(Initiate)Initiate

17 Oct 2023

How to account correctly for the following:

Separated weeks into the tax period - not living together - still married. They have another partner.
1. Spouse included for part of the year please? (i.e. x weeks).
2. They add the new partner instead?
If sharing a private health policy (50/50) with children - how to show this please?
If child support is paid as assessed - does this need to be included anywhere?
+ Additional payments received for joint bills?
If 100% care for children. How are dependents listed between both people please?
A contribution to super after-tax - when not working.

Thank you

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JacobATO

(Community Support)Community Support

19 Oct 2023

Hey @JOID

Let’s get you some answers to make your situation more manageable.

1. You would include that you had a spouse during the financial year but would only include the information where you were together.

a. You would select No at “Did you have a spouse for the full year” and it will then ask you for what period they were your spouse.

b. They would just report their new spouse, you would include them.

2. For private health insurance, you would each have received a statement from your private health insurer for your share of the statement. You would then use the Tax claim code C to claim your share of the rebate on the policy.

3. Child support is not assessable to the recipient, as the liable parent is paying the tax on the income.

4. That would be a private arrangement between the two of you and wouldn’t need to be included on the tax return.

5. You would both include them on the return as they are evidently paying child support to maintain them (question 3)

6. We’ll need some more details to answer this one properly. Who is making the contribution? You or your ex? Is the one of you who is working paying into the super of the one who isn’t working?

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