[saul-james]

“…so I’m not sure which way to go”

It’s no fun being unsure what to do, huh? I typically find that I feel unsure of what to do when I don’t fully understand the process. If you had clarity and the confidence to defend yourself (hold your position) do you think you would still feel unsure of what to do?

My suggestion is to make sure you understand the diversity between you, the living woman, and the All-Caps-Name (Ens Legis, creature of statute, person, individual, etc). When the ATO writes to you, they ALWAYS address their correspondence to the All-Caps-Name, and they ALWAYS sign off using their Title Case name. Right there, in that very correspondence they are admitting that there is a diversity between the Ens Legis and you, the living woman.

Essentially, the ATO presents you with the evidence you need to defend yourself every time they write to you by using the All-Caps and Title case formats in the same letter. Having the confidence to defend yourself is always connected to how well you understand the subject matter.

Make yourself bulletproof and you will know what to do.

In the meantime, write to the ATO and apologise for the delay in lodging and inform them of your plan to lodge by a certain date after the end of this coming financial year. That will satisfy them and give you the time to understand the process and why it works.

Good hunting Petra!