I receive the carer payment and carer allowance and have a paid part-time job. I am under the pension age. I just received the notice of assessment from ATO which said that
“You are not eligible for the seniors and pensioners tax offset. Because you have not received any Australian government pension or similar type payment paid by Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs, or you have not satisfied the pension age requirement. “
As I receive carer payment and I thought it was government payment,
I contacted ATO and was told that my tax agent did not indicate that I am a pensioner. So I contacted my tax agent and he said that my carer payment is tax-free so I can't have Sapto. Then I contacted ATO again and was told I should contact Centrelink to make sure the information was sent to ATO. I will contact centerlink tomorrow morning.
I am so confused. is the tax agent correct? Tax free carer payment recipient is not eligible for Sapto?
I don’t have a spouse, received $10349 as carer payment and my rebate income is under $50119.
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