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Until 30 June 2015, to qualify for the zone tax offset you must have lived or worked in a remote area (not necessarily continuously) for:
- 183 days or more during the current income year; or
- 183 days or more in total during the current and previous income years – but less than 183 days in the current year and less than 183 days in the previous income year – and you did not claim a zone tax offset in your previous year’s tax return.
From 1 July 2015, there is an additional requirement for your usual place of residence to be in the zone.
If you lived in a zone for less than 183 days in the current income year, you may still be able to claim a tax offset as long as you lived in a zone for a continuous period of less than five years and:
- you were unable to claim in the first year because you lived there less than 183 days; and
- the total of the days you lived there in the first year and in the current year is 183 or more.
