ATO Hardship Applications:

An ATO Hardship Application is an application that you can make if you are experiencing or anticipate you will experience serious financial hardship. In these situations you may apply for a full or partial release of your taxation obligations or arrange for your tax return or refund to be expedited. The ATO aims to deliver refunds to taxpayers who qualify for hardship processing within five working days. At Navado we have a skilled and experienced team of lawyers, accountants, mortgage brokers and financial advisors who may greatly assist you making a hardship application.

Serious financial hardship is a situation in which a person is unable to provide for themselves, their family or other dependent's basic necessities such as food, accommodation, clothing, medical treatment, education and other necessities. This means that meeting their taxation obligations would cause them to be in a situation where they may not be able to meet basic living expenses and provide for themselves or their dependants. Factors contributing to serious hardship generally include family tragedy, financial misfortune, serious illness, impacts of natural disaster and other serious or difficult circumstances. In the situation where you intend to claim hardship in relation to paying a debt you owe to an external agency such as Department of Human Services, Centrelink or a Child Support agency, you will also need to contact them to discuss your circumstances. Our team of highly skilled Tax Solicitors may be able to assist you in protecting your rights and advising you appropriately, should you experience Serious Hardship and are unable to fulfil your taxation obligations.

If you run a company or business serious financial hardship means that they require their refund to continue their business. In relation with serious financial hardship affecting a business, there are a rangeof factors that could occur; business closure, disconnection of an essential service, repossession of a vehicle used for business purposes, imminent legal action pending for non-payment of debts, period of review limitations, court orders, settlements and other necessities for the business or people you are responsible for.

If any of these conditions are applicable to your circumstances, you may qualify for serious financial hardship for the purpose of partial or total release from your taxation liabilities. Consultation with a specialised Taxation Lawyer can be immensely rewarding and useful in ensuring that your application for Hardship has  a high prospect of success and that any result is delivered promptly and seamlessly.

If you require legal advice on your matter, you may book an appointment with us by telephone on (02) 9233 4048 or by email to info@navado.com.au. 

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