Several professional bodies representing the tax profession wrote to you on 2 April 2020 to request an extension of the lodgement date for a number of income tax returns that have been due for lodgement during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. We were grateful for your response where you granted an extension to lodge all income tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts and companies to 5 June 2020. However, we write to you again to ask you to consider further extending this date to 30 June 2020.
The Joint Bodies
(Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Corporate Tax Association, CPA Australia, Institute of Public Accountants, Law Council of Australia and The Tax Institute)
Mr Chris Jordan AO
Commissioner of Taxation
Australian Taxation Office
52 Goulburn Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Stephanie Caredes, Tax Counsel
Corporate Tax Association
02 8223 0059