Published: 22 June 2026
You don’t need your Centrelink payment summary to lodge your tax return. These details should pre-fill in the ATO’s myTax lodgement service.
By late July, your Centrelink payment information should pre-fill in the ATO’s myTax lodgement service. It’s best to wait to lodge your tax return until your information pre-fills.
Waiting for your information to pre-fill helps you avoid mistakes. If you do miss some income or make a mistake, you’ll have to amend and resubmit your tax return.
If you still need your Centrelink payment summary, you don’t need to call us.
Find out how to get it from mid-July.
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