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The current bushfires are causing significant damage to some areas of New South Wales.
If you are located in one of the postcodes identified by the ATO, the ATO will automatically make arrangements to defer taxation obligations.
There are a range of support strategies, including:
- the deferral of lodgment and payment due dates
- fast-tracking refunds
- contacting tax and BAS agents to determine what assistance you need
- limiting our correspondence to people who live in the affected areas.
Natural disasters – October 2013
What were the disasters?
In October 2013, bushfires caused significant damage to some areas of New South Wales.
What is the ATO doing to help?
If your business or residential address is in one of the identified affected postcodes listed below, the ATO will automatically make arrangements to defer the following taxation obligations (you don’t need to apply for a deferral):
- lodgment and payment of income tax returns due between October and December 2013 to 28 January 2014
- lodgment and payment of the September quarterly activity statement from the original due date of 28 October 2013 to 28 January 2014
- lodgment and payment of the September monthly activity statement from the original due date of 21 October 2013 to 28 January 2014
- lodgment and payment of the October monthly activity statement from the original due date of 21 November 2013 to 28 January 2014
- lodgment and payment of the November monthly activity statement from the original due date of 21 December 2013 to 28 January 2014.
Exclusions to the above deferrals:
- Large withholders (previously withheld more than $1 million annually or are part of a corporate group that has) are not eligible for the above deferrals.
- The Commissioner cannot vary the contribution due date or waive the nominal interest on late super guarantee payments.
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