January 31

Assistance for clients affected by flooding

The Office of State Revenue (OSR) recognises the impact that recent floods in Queensland may have had on our clients. OSR is prepared to offer assistance to flood affected clients by way of:

providing time extensions to lodge documents or returns with the office
providing time extensions for amounts to be paid without interest being charged
arranging for debts to be paid in instalments.

If you believe flood-related hardship could affect your dealings with OSR, please contact us on 1300 300 734, email us at clientcontactcentre@osr.treasury.qld.gov.au, or visit us at one of our counter areas.

January 10

Change to rate of vehicle registration duty from 1 January 2008

Type of Vehicle	Amount of vehicle registration duty for each $100, or part of $100, of the vehicle's dutiable value.
Hybrid vehicle (any number of cylinders) Electric vehicle	- $2.00
Vehicle with 1 to 4 cylinders Vehicle with 2 rotors Steam vehicle	- $3.00
Vehicle with 5 or 6 cylinders Vehicle with 3 rotors	- $3.50
Vehicle with 7 or more cylinders	- $4.00

January 9

Duties Online training begins this Friday

Duties Online training workshops for completing mortgage and insurance duty returns begins this Friday 11 January 2008. These workshops are free and only available on Fridays during January.

Duties Online transfer duty training starts on Wednesday 30 January, with workshops and seminars continuing throughout February.

Secure your place by registering your attendance through the Duties Online website.

January 4

Late opening 7th Jan 2008

On Monday 7th January 2008, the Office of State Revenue is implementing a new revenue management and receipting system.

To ensure our staff are fully prepared to provide continued service to you, the Brisbane Counter will open for business at the later time of 10.00am on that day.

Your understanding is appreciated.