Deadline for 2008 ATO bonus payments is the 30th of June

28 June 2009

The Australian Taxation Office is continuing to send out bonus payments of up to $900 to those who are eligible. Over 8 million bonus payments have been sent out already.

However, the deadline to qualify for the bonus payment is almost here. If you did not yet lodge your 2007-08 tax return, and you believe you are eligible for the bonus payment, you must lodge your return by the 30th of June to qualify. Tax returns lodged after the end of June will not receive the bonus payment.

If you have not lodged your 2007-08 tax return, you can do so at www.TaxPack.com.au. It's free to try and easy to complete, and your return will be lodged promptly through electronic lodgment. If you lodge and eligible return by the 30th, you will be eligible to receive your bonus payment directly by electronic transfer or cheque.

If you or your accountant have, at any time between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2009, been affected by a natural disaster or required more than two weeks hospitalisation for an injury or illness, then you have greater leniency in lodging your 2007-08 tax return, as well as the bonus payment. Persons affected by a natural disaster, injury or illness have until 30 June 2010 to lodge their tax return, and will remain eligible for the bonus payment.

For further information on the bonus payment, or other ATO information, call 1300 686 636 or visit the ATO's web site at http://ato.gov.au/

Get started on lodging your tax return right now!