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.
Financial information for tax time
Getting ready for tax time doesn't have to be overwhelming. Join our live Financial Information Service (FIS) webinar to learn what you need to know at tax time.
Reporting the same income more than once could affect your payment
Duplicated employment income is when the same income from your job is counted more than once in a Centrelink payment period.
Nationwide AusAlert mobile phone test – 27 July 2026
AusAlert will send a nationwide test alert to compatible mobile devices at 2 pm AEST on Monday 27 July 2026.
It’s important you trust the person or organisation acting for you
Before you approve someone to act for you with Centrelink, Medicare or Child Support, consider if you trust them with your personal details.
Set up a debt repayment plan before you do your tax return
If you have a Centrelink debt and aren’t getting a payment from us, we may use your tax refund to repay it.
If you get Age Pension and your circumstances change, you need to tell us
You have 14 days to tell us about any changes to your circumstances. If you don’t do this, we may pay you too much.