BAS Refund Processing Times

This data shows the percentage of BAS refunds processed within 7 days, between 8 and 14 days, between 15 and 30 days, and more than 30 days after BAS lodgment. Data is current to end of December 2025.

We committed to publishing this data as part of the Extending the ATO’s BAS Retention Framework measure in the 2024-25 budget, to demonstrate that extending the period from 14 to 30 days in which the ATO must notify a taxpayer that a BAS refund has been retained for further verification would not delay processing of legitimate refunds. This change took effect for BAS lodged from 1 July 2025.