Well I'm pissed..
A few weeks ago now I received a letter from the tax office asking if I could go over my 2011-12 tax statements. All looked good, there figured matched mine.. All good.

Last week I receive an amended tax statement... WTF.. They over estimated my 2011-12 income by $1500.. And now want me to pay back $460..
Now my salary is only $57000 a year and the wife is a stay at home mum. So to say the budget is tight is an understatement after finding out our electricity prices have risen 42% in 6 months... That's another story..

Anyway, i can't afford it straight up do I've rung up the hotline to sort a payment over the next 8 months..
I get a computer which puts me onto a nice Indian women. She speaks fluent English, untill i put forward that I can pay weekly for 8 months..
First issue, I can't setup a payment plan untill after the due date.. Ok, a pain in the ass, but what ever..
2nd issue (and my main)- as of the due date the amount owed occurs an interest tax.. Compounded daily.. WTF..
The ATO has f-ed up my return and now I gotta pay it back with interest...
Don't get me wrong, I'll pay it back but it's a bit harsh I get stung for there f-up...
Now this lady on the phone couldn't quite get the angle I was coming from.. She kept saying if I don't agree with the amendment to lodge a complaint...
But I do agree with the assessment but not that I get slogged interest tax.

So I ask for an Australian person kindly.
Which I get this reply, and

Issue no.3 - there an off shore call company and there are no Australians there.. WTF
It's the ATO..
I was pushing s-it up hill here...

So to me there reading a script.. And as soon as they get an odd call there buggered, she couldn't answer my question..

So if anyone here can help me please, pm me. Or could get me a number to an Aussie branch were I can discuss my issue, not a scripts issue, it'll be much appreciated..



Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories