Tax Office sells benefits of Gosford building

The Australian Taxation Office sold the "benefits" of its new Gosford building when it attended Peninsula Link Day on Wednesday, September 27.

Held at the Peninsula Community Centre, the event featured government information stalls, employment services information, youth services, health information and health checks, free food and entertainment.

"Most people already knew about the new office," said tax officer Mr Michael Corner.

"We had a lot of interest in the services the Tax Office can provide, and some positive feedback on the upcoming employment opportunities.

"Lots of our Gosford employment information postcards were taken too.

"The Tax Office will continue to engage with Central Coast community over the coming months, with a showcase event planned for December for small businesses and tax agents," he said

Mr Corner said he and his team spoke to about 150 people throughout the day, fielding questions from attendees about their online services, scams, tax obligations around investment properties, and superannuation.

"These included locals who ran their own small businesses, school kids who learnt about setting up a tax file number for their first jobs, and taxpayers interested in some of the Tax Office's digital products including our online lodgement system myTax, and the myDeductions tool in the Tax Office app.

"We explained how you can manage a range of personal financial information using our online services, such as lodging and revising activity statements, finding and managing your super, and viewing your study and training support loan account balance."

The staff also demonstrated how to set up a myGov account and link to the Tax Office in order to access the digital products.

SOURCE:

Media release, 28 Sep 2017

Peter O'Rourke, Australian Taxation Office