The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has granted tax payers who have been impacted by the recent bushfires a further extension of lodgement and payment of tax obligations until 28 May 2020.
This deferral includes income tax, activity statements and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Returns. If you are located in one of the specified postcodes listed below which were directly impacted by the fires, the deferral has been automatically granted.
New South Wales
Armidale regional: 2350, 2351, 2359, 2360, 2365, 2369, 2370, 2440, 2453
Bega Valley: 2546, 2548, 2549, 2550, 2551, 2631, 2632
Bellingen: 2448, 2449, 2453, 2454, 2455
Blue Mountains: 2758, 2773, 2774, 2776, 2777, 2778, 2779, 2780, 2782, 2783, 2784, 2785, 2786, 2787
Central Coast: 2083, 2250, 2251, 2256, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2261, 2262, 2263, 2775
Cessnock: 2250, 2320, 2321, 2322, 2323, 2325, 2326, 2327, 2334, 2335
Clarence Valley: 2365, 2370, 2450, 2453, 2456, 2460, 2462, 2463, 2464, 2465, 2466, 2469, 2472
Coffs Harbour: 2450, 2452, 2454, 2456, 2460
Eurobodalla: 2536, 2537, 2545, 2546, 2550, 2622
Glen Innes Severn: 2365, 2370, 2371
Goulburn Mulwaree: 2579, 2580, 2581, 2622
Greater Hume Shire: 2640, 2642, 2644, 2646, 2650, 2652, 2658, 2659, 2660
Hawkesbury: 2330, 2753, 2754, 2755, 2756, 2757, 2758, 2765, 2775
Inverell: 2360, 2361, 2365, 2369, 2370, 2371, 2403, 2410, 4385
Kempsey: 2431, 2440, 2441
Kyogle: 2469, 2470, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2480
Lismore: 2470, 2471, 2472, 2477, 2480
Lithgow: 2785, 2786, 2787, 2790, 2795, 2845, 2846, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850
Mid-coast: 2312, 2324, 2337, 2415, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2443
Mid-Western: 2795, 2844, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2852
Nambucca: 2441, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2454
Oberon: 2580, 2787, 2790, 2795
Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2429, 2439, 2440, 2441, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446
Queanbeyan-Palerang regional: 2580, 2581, 2619, 2620, 2621, 2622, 2623
Richmond Valley: 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2480
Shoalhaven: 2534, 2535, 2536, 2538, 2539, 2540, 2541, 2577, 2622
Singleton: 2320, 2325, 2330, 2331, 2333, 2335
Snowy Monaro Regional: 2546, 2551, 2620, 2621, 2622, 2625, 2626, 2627, 2628, 2629, 2630, 2631, 2632, 2633
Snowy Valleys: 2611, 2627, 2629, 2640, 2642, 2649, 2652, 2653, 2720, 2722, 2729, 2730, 3707
Tenterfield: 2371, 2372, 2469, 2475, 2476, 4375, 4377, 4380, 4383
Tweed: 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490
Upper Lachlan Shire: 2579, 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2787
Uralla: 2350, 2354, 2358, 2359, 2365
Walcha: 2354
Wingecarribee: 2571, 2574, 2575, 2576, 2577, 2578, 2579, 2580
Wollondilly: 2508, 2560, 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 2572, 2573, 2574, 2745, 2752, 2787
Queensland
Gladstone: 4670, 4674, 4676, 4677, 4678, 4680, 4694, 4695, 4697, 4741
Livingstone: 4700, 4701, 4702, 4703, 4704, 4705, 4706, 4710, 4711, 4741
Noosa: 4562, 4563, 4565, 4566, 4567, 4568, 4569, 4571, 4573
Somerset: 4306, 4311, 4312, 4313, 4314, 4342, 4346, 4514, 4515
Toowoomba: 4314, 4350, 4352, 4353, 4354, 4355, 4356, 4357, 4358, 4359, 4360, 4361, 4363, 4364, 4365, 4400, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4407, 4614
South Australia
Adelaide Hills: 5052, 5072, 5073, 5076, 5114, 5125, 5131, 5132, 5133, 5134, 5136, 5137, 5138, 5139, 5140, 5141, 5142, 5144, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154, 5155, 5156, 5157, 5231, 5232, 5233, 5234, 5235, 5240, 5241, 5242, 5243, 5244, 5245, 5252, 5351
City of Playford: 5110, 5112, 5113, 5114, 5115, 5116, 5117, 5118, 5120, 5121
Kangaroo Island: 5220, 5221, 5222, 5223
Kingston: 5264, 5271, 5273, 5275
Lower Eyre Peninsula: 5606, 5607, 5630, 5631, 5632
Mount Barker: 5153, 5155, 5157, 5201, 5243, 5244, 5245, 5250, 5251, 5252, 5254
Yorke Peninsula: 5552, 5558, 5570, 5571, 5572, 5573, 5575, 5576, 5577, 5580, 5581, 5582, 5583
Tasmania
Break O’Day: 7212, 7213, 7214, 7215, 7216, 7264
Central Highlands: 7030, 7140, 7304
Southern Midlands: 7017, 7026, 7027, 7030, 7119, 7120, 7140, 7172, 7190
Victoria
Alpine: 3691, 3697, 3698, 3699, 3737, 3738, 3739, 3740, 3741, 3744, 3862, 3898
East Gippsland: 3699, 3701, 3707, 3851, 3862, 3864, 3865, 3875, 3878, 3880, 3882, 3885, 3886, 3887, 3888, 3889, 3890, 3891, 3892, 3893, 3895, 3896, 3898, 3900, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3909
Towong: 3691, 3695, 3700, 3701, 3704, 3705, 3707, 3708, 3709
Woodonga: 3690, 3691, 3694
Can’t find your postcode?
If you’ve been affected but your postcode is not one of the listed, you can call the Emergency Support Infoline on 1800 806 218 for help. Alternatively, you can also speak with your accounting professional to work out a plan to support and manage your tax affairs.
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