Budget 2015- Zone Tax Offset

localsearch • August 20, 2021

Zone Tax Offset to exclude “fly-in fly-out” and “drive-in drive-out” workers


The ZTO is a concessional tax offset that is available to individuals for living in areas of isolation, uncongenial climate and high cost of living which is associated with living in these identified locations.Eligibility is based on the defined geographic zones.


Currently to be eligible for the ZTO, a taxpayer must reside or work in a specified remote area for more than 183 days in an income year. According to the government, approx 20% of all claimants do not actually live full-time in these zones. Many of the claimants are “fly-in fly-out” workers who do not face the same challenges of remote living that the ZTO was designed to address.


Where “fly-in fly-out” workers normal residence is one zone, but working a different zone, will retain the ZTO entitlement associated with their normal place of residence.

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