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Post by Min on Jul 21, 2004 9:50:00 GMT 11
(as in Australian Tax Office). Ok, this thread will be totally irrelevant to anyone who doesn't have to lodge a tax return...
The only thing that's changed for me since last years tax is that I've gotten a couple of payrises. Usually I lodge with eTax and it estimates I'm going to get about $800 back. This year, it's estimated I'm having to pay $40 back?! WHY?! A third of my measley wage is already sucked up by them during the year, and it's not enough for them!!! And I've checked it over again and again. I swear, if that little gnome John Howard gets voted back in I'm going to LEAVE Australia. This is bullocks. There's no point in trying to work hard at a job people, no matter how much you earn, they'll find a million and one other ways to take it off you and beat you back down to the financial level you started at. GRRRRRRRRR!!!!
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Post by Glynnavyre on Jul 21, 2004 9:53:26 GMT 11
I don't hate the ATO... I've never had any problems with tax returns... But I see your point... I know heaps of people who rely on their tax returns at this time of year for a good boost in money... $40?! thats very harsh!
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Post by Glynnavyre on Jul 21, 2004 9:56:26 GMT 11
Your getting this all wrong... You complaints should be focused on the "Blame Timm" thread...
It's all timm's fault cause he runs the ATO!
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Post by Min on Jul 21, 2004 10:04:45 GMT 11
Glynna - been to see Timm already ;D
$40 is like yeah ok, whatever - but it's the principal of the thing - I'm used to getting $800 back, and I have no idea how the ATO managed to weasel that $800+ out of me when nothing has changed but my pay rate.
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Post by Glynnavyre on Jul 21, 2004 10:09:42 GMT 11
I just saw the timm thread... and now I feel sore! both belly and bottom! I didn't realise they were TAKING $40 off you... That's sucks! We should go egg the ATO building... But it's near Mt Gravatt and thats a bit of a treck for me so maybe we could just go into the city and egg government house...?! hehehehe that's so NAUGHTY!
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Post by Min on Jul 21, 2004 10:14:21 GMT 11
hehehe - my two best friends work in Government in the city! One of them actually sits in on parliament occasionally to take notes. I'll go egg her!
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Post by Glynnavyre on Jul 21, 2004 10:27:44 GMT 11
Well if it's going to be a person... Maybe we should just through a icy cold bucket of water on her... you know, to shake her up... And you can get really mad and tell how you don't like the whole tax thing and that Matthew IS the destroyer!!! hahaha maybe not the last bit! ;D
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Post by Min on Jul 21, 2004 10:33:41 GMT 11
hehe - well, actually, she'd get the Matthew bit. Ams is an old-school ober.netter who was taken by slavers - that's how we became friends - through Obernewtyn.net! - I can't believe it really, she's one of my closest friends, we've been friends for about 4 years now.
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Post by Elspethseeker on Jul 21, 2004 10:35:32 GMT 11
OMG min. over here when I had a papper route yes dorky but it was money until they started to charge me on supplies. the tax's were more than my paycheck my mom payed for them since i was saving to go out there.
Very sorry. 40$ sucks.
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Post by Dameon on Jul 21, 2004 12:19:24 GMT 11
STUPID ATO AND STUPID GOVERNMENT!!!
I only work one day a week (actually I work other days, but one of my employers only pays me "expenses" so I DON'T get taxed)
ONE DAY A WEEK!!!
And I get jipped out of ten percent of my pay!!!
TEN PERCENT!!!
It's not even as though I get paid much!!! That ten percent is ten percent I could be spending on buying my LUDICROUSLY EXPENSIVE text books!!!
TEN PERCENT!!!
Totally, understand how you feel! The ATO are jerks.
How about I just egg national parliament for you? Actually, I have to get the bus past the Lodge (The Prime Minister's house for the overseas peeps) today. I could just egg it while I'm there.
NOT THAT THE PRIME MINISTER BOTHERS TO LIVE THERE!!!
Sorry. That was the bitter Canberran in me coming out there.
Min, I agree with you totally about the government. If John Howard gets re-elected and gets into one more war, or introduces conscription (HE WOULD IF HE COULD) or give tax cuts to the rich again, or raises the cost of Higher Education YET AGAIN or does ANYTHING to annoy me, I'm moving to New Zealand!!!
I've said it before and I mean it!!!
(This has been an official KSL rant, brought to you by Kayt, the Angry Socialist Child of the Public Service)
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Post by Glynnavyre on Jul 21, 2004 12:29:28 GMT 11
I think I could live here with all those bad things then live in New Zealand... I mean I'd have to be completely out of my tree to move there... (though that state of mind is not too far away)
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Post by Dameon on Jul 21, 2004 12:33:50 GMT 11
What's wrong with New Zealand?
Apart from the appaling weather?
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Post by Elspethseeker on Jul 21, 2004 12:39:21 GMT 11
Ahhh you can't move i was going to visit you sometime in my life. hopefully. I like it in aus.
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Post by Dameon on Jul 21, 2004 12:40:30 GMT 11
I spose it's probably okay if you don't live here.
The government REALLY gets on my nerves...
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Post by Elspethseeker on Jul 21, 2004 12:49:34 GMT 11
Do you think Bush is great?! i mean we are/were in a war i don't really bother with the news it is always iraq. still don't know who i am rooting for president yet though.
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Post by Dameon on Jul 21, 2004 12:51:29 GMT 11
I'm afraid Elfseeker, that I can't think of a single word to describe George W. that wouldn't be censored by this site.
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Post by Elspethseeker on Jul 21, 2004 13:04:47 GMT 11
Hahahahahahahaha you are probably very right! ;D Have you written anything for the writing competition.
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Post by Lix on Jul 21, 2004 17:59:09 GMT 11
lol i wouldnt complain if i were you, i owe them $400! coz i was getting youth allawance ans stupid centyrelink forgot to take the tax out, so instead of getting a few hundred dollars back, i owe them money
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