The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced the general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the third quarter of the 2024-25 income year on 9 December 2024.

For the quarter commencing on 1 January 2025, the GIC annual rate is 11.42%, and the SIC annual rate is 7.42%.

These rates are higher than those of the previous quarter beginning 1 October 2024, when the GIC annual rate was 11.38% and the SIC annual rate was 7.38%.

Quarter GIC annual rate SIC annual rate
January – March 2025 11.42% 7.42%
October – December 2024 11.38% 7.38%