Family benefits · Annual reconciliation
FTB Balancing Calculator Australia 2025-26
Compare a modelled full-year Family Tax Benefit entitlement with the Part A and Part B amounts already paid.
2025-26 ratesTop-up vs debtPart A + Part B ledger
01 —ACTUAL YEAR DETAILS
Year being balanced
2025-26 financial year
Use 365 only if these family and care circumstances applied all year.
Use the annual amount relevant to the balancing assessment.
Payments already received
02 —BALANCING LEDGER
Awaiting input
Enter actual income, children and the FTB already paid to estimate a balancing outcome.
Check current FTB eligibility Screen Part A and Part B before estimating the current year. Convert shared-care nights Map annual nights to the care and FTB shared care percentages.
What this estimate includes
- Pins every rate and threshold to the completed 2025-26 financial year.
- Separates Part A and Part B entitlement, payments and balancing differences.
- Includes the modelled Part A and Part B supplements before debt offsets.
- Allows a part-year eligible-day estimate while disclosing the stable-circumstances assumption.
Frequently asked questions
What does Family Tax Benefit balancing mean?
After the financial year, Services Australia compares the income estimate used for your payments with confirmed actual income and other family-assistance details. The outcome may be a top-up, a debt or no change.
Does this calculator include the FTB supplements?
Yes. It models the 2025-26 Part A supplement per eligible child and the income-tested Part B supplement, then prorates them using the eligible-day input. Formal eligibility and debt offsets can change the amount paid.
Why can child support change the balancing result?
FTB Part A applies a maintenance income test. Services Australia may use assessed or actually collected child support depending on the collection arrangement and can also apply a Maintenance Income Credit.
Can Services Australia take a top-up for another debt?
Yes. Services Australia says FTB top-ups and supplements may be offset against existing Centrelink or ATO debts before any balance is paid.
Tax Accuracy & Sources
Planning estimate for one stable set of family and care circumstances. Services Australia uses confirmed income, daily eligibility, care changes, child-support records, supplements, prior adjustments and government debt offsets.