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Tasmanian bushfires – lodgment and payment deferral

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The ATO has advised that it will implement automatic arrangements to defer various tax obligations for taxpayers affected by the January 2013 Tasmanian bushfires. It says it has identified 20 postcodes where the lodgment deferral will automatically apply, which are: 7080, 7082, 7090, 7171 – 7180, 7182 – 7184, 7186 – 7187, 7190 and 7215.

According to the ATO, where the automatic deferral applies, the following lodgment and payment obligations will be deferred as outlined below:

  • December monthly activity statement – from the original due date of 21 January 2013 to 28 April 2013;

  • January monthly activity statement – from the original due date of 21 February 2013 to 28 April 2013;

  • February monthly activity statement – from the original due date of 21 March 2013 to 28 April 2013; and

  • December quarterly activity statement – from the original due date of 28 February 2013 to 28 April 2013.

The ATO recommends that taxpayers outside the identified postcodes who have been affected by a natural disaster should contact the ATO for further assistance.

Source: ATO publication, “National bushfires – January 2013”, 17 January 2013, www.ato.gov.au/corporate/content.aspx?doc=/content/00342630.htm&pc=001/002/050/004/001&mnu=0&mfp=&st=&cy=

Tasmanian land tax

The Tasmanian State Revenue Office (SRO) says it has extended the time to pay land tax bills by three months to assist taxpayers suffering personal and financial loss from the bushfires. Taxpayers with billing addresses in postcodes 7173 to 7180 (inclusive) do not have to do anything; the extension of time (to Friday 5 April 2013) will apply automatically. The SRO says taxpayers with billing addresses outside of the 7173 to 7180 postcode range who have land tax to pay on property lost or damaged in any fire-affected areas of Tasmania should seek access to the extension by calling the SRO on 03 6233 8070, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm.

Source: Tasmanian SRO home page accessed on 9 January 2013, www.sro.tas.gov.au

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