II got my answer - and in record time!

[Neb-Maat-Re]

I got my answer from the C$A - and in what must be record time for them!

I sent my response to the C$A on Monday, and received their response back today (Thursday)!

And the response? Despite my refusal, they are going to take the alleged debt from my "outcome" anyway.

So I have to ask - and I will - why did they bother seeking my authority if they intended to just take the money anyway?

[styx]

Ok so you have a direct line to god.

There can only be two reasons for that,

A. "They are unaccountable".

B. "They are unaccountable".

Why would they ask for authority ?

Ans. To justify their opinion.
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[Neb-Maat-Re]

[Neb-Maat-Re]

Gawd, this must have just about choked them!

As expected, my tax return resulted in a debt - I owed just over $100 to the Tax Office.

And as expected, despite me owing the Tax Office, our friends at the C$A held on to my tax return. And not just for the mandated 14 days allowable. No, it was closer to 28 days.

And the reason? Well, at first I imagined some spotty C$A drone labouring over their PC trying to collect $280 from a $100 debt, getting all in a tizzy when it wouldn't work. But the actual reason was that because we always over estimate our incomes for FTB purposes I had a bonus FTB payment, more than enough to cover my tax debt.

Of course, the ATO can offset a tax debt against an FTB payment, but the C$A cannot offset an alleged C$ from the same amount. So I got a refund cheque after all! That must have killed them, they were clearly trying to collect the alleged C$A debt from the FTB payment.

And even better, last week I got my $900 as well.

So, "Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft" and "Up yours" to the C$A.

I should hit them up for 14 days interest.