Check your Family Tax Benefit balancing progress online
We balance your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) after you and your partner have lodged your tax return or confirmed your income with us.
Get free help with your tax return
If you’re eligible, the ATO has a free program to help you prepare and lodge your 2025-26 tax return.
Check your information is pre-filled in ATO myTax before you lodge
Most Centrelink payment information should now be pre-filled in your Australian Taxation Office (ATO) tax return.
Bulk billing and hospital consent from 1 July 2026
You’ll be asked to give your consent when you’re bulk billed for a GP visit or getting care in hospital.
Child support at tax time
There are things you need to do at tax time if you pay or receive child support.
More Parental Leave Pay days are now available
If your child was born or adopted after 1 July 2026, your family is eligible for 130 days of Parental Leave Pay.
Tax time is here
What you need to know before you lodge your tax return.
Protect yourself against tax time scams
Learn how to spot scams, fake myGov messages and suspicious links to protect yourself this tax time.
Wait for pre-fill before lodging your tax return
Wait until late July to lodge your tax return. Most of your income and Centrelink payment information should be pre-filled and help you avoid mistakes.
Most 2025-26 Centrelink payment summaries should be ready in mid-July
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.