Floods, fires and Cyclone Yasi, December 2010 to February 2011

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recognises that clients in natural disaster affected areas may need more time to meet their lodgment and payment obligations.

What was the disaster?

Between December 2010 and February 2011, Australia suffered a number of significant natural disasters, including flooding, bushfires and storms.

What area was affected?

Substantial areas of Queensland and Victoria were affected, as well as more limited areas of Western Australia and Victoria.

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 will not need to apply for a deferral:

• lodgment and payment of the December monthly activity statement from the original due date of 21 January 2011 to 21 March 2011
• lodgment and payment of the January monthly activity statement from the original due date of 21 February 2011 to 21 March 2011
• lodgment and payment of December quarterly activity statements from the original due date of 28 February 2011 to 28 March 2011
• lodgment and payment obligations of income tax due in February 2011 for a period of one month.

All deferrals granted for later dates will still apply. If you are affected by a natural disaster and you require further assistance or your business is outside the following postcodes, please contact us on 1800 806 218.

Queensland

4000	4076	4183	4370	4505	4724	4828
4001	4077	4184	4371	4510	4728	4830
4002	4101	4205	4372	4515	4730	4849
4003	4102	4207	4373	4552	4737	4850
4004	4103	4230	4385	4563	4738	4852
4005	4104	4270	4387	4570	4740	4854
4006	4105	4280	4388	4574	4741	4855
4007	4106	4285	4390	4621	4742	4856
4008	4107	4287	4400	4625	4750	4858
4009	4108	4300	4401	4626	4751	4859
4010	4110	4301	4404	4627	4753	4860
4011	4114	4303	4405	4630	4754	4861
4012	4117	4304	4406	4650	4756	4865
4013	4118	4305	4407	4659	4757	4868
4014	4119	4306	4408	4660	4798	4869
4017	4120	4307	4410	4662	4799	4870
4018	4123	4309	4411	4670	4800	4871
4025	4124	4310	4412	4671	4802	4872
4029	4125	4311	4413	4673	4804	4873
4030	4127	4312	4415	4674	4805	4877
4031	4128	4313	4416	4676	4806	4878
4032	4129	4340	4417	4680	4807	4879
4034	4131	4341	4418	4700	4808	4880
4035	4132	4342	4419	4701	4809	4881
4036	4133	4343	4420	4702	4810	4882
4051	4151	4344	4421	4703	4811	4883
4059	4163	4345	4422	4709	4812	4884
4064	4164	4346	4423	4712	4814	4885
4065	4165	4347	4424	4713	4815	4886
4066	4169	4350	4425	4714	4816	4887
4067	4170	4352	4470	4715	4817	4888
4068	4171	4356	4486	4717	4818	4890
4069	4172	4357	4487	4718	4819	4891
4070	4173	4359	4488	4719	4820	4895
4073	4174	4361	4496	4720	4821
4074	4178	4362	4497	4722	4824
4075	4179	4365	4500	4723	4825

Victoria

3314	3350	3576	3468	3480	3525	3540
3402	3441	3361	3621	3377	3388
3550	3573	3464	3371	3516	3527
3317	3351	3579	3472	3380	3393
3414	3442	3363	3622	3517	3530
3561	3575	3467	3373	3381	3400
3335	3352	3585	3475	3518	3537
3423	3444	3370	3374	3385	3401

New South Wales

2361	2460	2463	2466	2839
2409	2462	2464	2831	2840

Western Australia

6111	6537	6701	6707	6991
6535	6630	6705	6710	6997

More information

For information about the tax consequences of a disaster, read Guide to dealing with disasters. For information about assistance from other government agencies in Australia, refer to the Disaster Assist website.