From the title, I assumed this was some neat third-party tool. It didn’t occur to me that they would be talking about the official tool. I had no idea that barely a third of people used it. I just assumed that’s how most people would do it. It’s how I’ve always done it, and until this year (thanks to having done a few more complicated tax things like selling loads of shares and paying off HECS early) I had never even considered doing it any other way. It’s literally free and simple as.
I lived in NZ for a while, it was heaps better over there you don’t need to do anything, they just send you a refund or bill, then if you have any other deductions you can claim those. Great for forgetful/lazy people like me.
Completely unrelated, I somehow forgot to file last year so need to do two now
Can I do that through ATO or do I need an agent?
Also have shit memory for these things (yay ADHD) so from experience yes you can do it through the ATO.
I don’t remember (lol) the steps but I think you just choose which tax year you want. It’s pretty easy is what I do remember!They give you a to-do list of all the tax years you need to file.
