Govt to explore withholding tax for sales of non-resident Australian property
November 2014
The Australian Treasury issued a discussion paper on October 31st to explore how the 10% non-final withholding tax will apply to the sale of taxable Australian property by foreign residents.
Under the measures, the payer in a transaction will have an obligation to withhold 10% of any proceeds payable in relation to the transaction where:
- The payee is a foreign resident
- The transaction involves an asset that is "taxable Australian property"
The measure will not apply to residential property transactions under $2.5 million or to disposals by Australian residents. The measure was announced by the previous Government in the 2013/2014 Budget and adopted by the current Government. It is intended to apply from 1 July 2016.
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