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farissya(Newbie)Newbie
30 Jan 2024

Hello,

As we all aware MES application for 2023 now having a delay (I applied for it on October 2023)as my current tax agent advice for it.

However, I have never applied for MES for previous years (since 2019). I was not eligible for Medicare and I still paid private health insurance. So, now I have applied five MES for five financial years (2019-2023). Questions:

1) Because 2023 MES process having a delay, how does the previous financial years MES process ?

2) Can I still get money that I have paid Medicare levy for the previous financial years? I believe this was lack of understanding of my former tax agent and I have paid private health insurance every year as I was on temporary visa since 2019 and yet paid for Medicare although not entitled to it until end of 2023.

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TeddyATO(Community Support)Community Support
2 Feb 2024

Hello @Farissya,


Yes once you have your Medicare entitlement statements you will be able to correct this. Basically once you have them you will be lodge an amendment for those years. However their is a time limit for amendment of tax returns which is 2 years. There is a process to for later years where you will have to lodge an objection to explain why it should be amended. If the objection and amendments are accepted then the figure of those returns would be adjusted for the periods you shouldn't of been charged Medicare.

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TeddyATO(Community Support)Community Support
2 Feb 2024

Hello @Farissya,


Yes once you have your Medicare entitlement statements you will be able to correct this. Basically once you have them you will be lodge an amendment for those years. However their is a time limit for amendment of tax returns which is 2 years. There is a process to for later years where you will have to lodge an objection to explain why it should be amended. If the objection and amendments are accepted then the figure of those returns would be adjusted for the periods you shouldn't of been charged Medicare.

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