Writing off Centrelink debts 107-05130000
Expand allThis page contain tables advising if written offs debts are affected by Family Assistance offsetting or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Tax Refund. It also provides a list of obsolete write off codes and if customers can view information about their debts through the Money You Owe Online.
Temporary write off codes and the recovery of debts
|
Temporary Write Off Codes |
Explanation |
Families debt offsetting |
Garnishee from ATO Refund |
FTB instalment arrears payments |
Displayed on Money You Owe |
Due date extended if only informal account payable issued |
|
DDE |
Deceased - awaiting estate |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
DIS |
Disaster temporary write off |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
DOS |
Customer Overseas |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
NCE |
Not cost effective |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
PRI |
In prison |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
STH |
Short term hardship |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
WUN |
Whereabouts unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
TAX |
Excluded from Tax Garnishee process |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
BRT |
Bankruptcy possible future recovery |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
NLS |
Non lodger Separated Couple |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
OSA |
Overseas appeal (NZ debts only) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
ORA |
Outcome of review or appeal |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
POC |
Proceeds of crime |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
BRP |
Bankruptcy Pending (DOI & Debt Agreement proposals) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
IRT |
Insolvency Temporary (Organisations) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
DAC |
Debt Agreement Current |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Permanent write off codes and the recovery of debts
|
Permanent Write Off Codes |
Explanation |
Families debt offsetting |
FTB instalment arrears payments |
Garnishee from ATO Tax Refund |
|
DEC |
Deceased: insufficient estate |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
STB |
Stature barred |
No |
No |
No |
|
IAL |
Irrecoverable at law |
No |
No |
No |
|
DCV |
Written off at data conversion |
No |
No |
No |
|
BRD |
Bankruptcy discharged - no fraud |
No |
No |
No |
|
IRD |
Insolvency Discharged- no fraud (Organisations) |
No |
No |
No |
List of obsolete write off codes
|
Obsolete write off codes |
Explanation |
Families debt offsetting |
FTB instalment arrears payments |
Garnishee from ATO Tax Refund |
|
FPA |
FPA debt - recovery deferred |
No |
No |
No |
|
NPD |
No proof of debt |
No |
No |
No |
|
NCR |
Returned not cost effective |
No |
No |
No |
|
NLX |
Extension to Lodge Tax Return |
No |
No |
No |
Effects of write-offs on debts raised using informal process example
Sally is sent an informal account payable on 1 January 2021 with a due date of 1 April 2021.
- On 15 March 2021, Sally receives a Disaster Payment
- A 6 month DIS write off is applied to her debt and is due to end on 15 September 2021
- Sally’s debt is now due 28 days after the end of the DIS write off, 13 October 2021
- Sally will be sent the formal account payable on 15 September 2021 when the DIS write off ends