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ATO 2025 Holiday Closure Period

12 Dec, 2025

The ATO offices, phone support services and customer response on their social media pages will be unavailable during their annual closure.

The closure will start at noon local time Wednesday 24 December 2025. Normal services will resume at 8am local time on Friday 2 January 2026.

Source: Australian Taxation Office

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