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Exempt foreign employment income

Approved overseas projects

Your foreign employment income may also be exempt if it is paid for foreign service in connection with an overseas project approved by Austrade.

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Last Modified: Thursday, 28 June 2012

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Is your foreign employment income exempt from tax?

What is Australian official development assistance?

What is a prescribed institution exempt from Australian income tax?

Foreign deployment as a member of disciplined force

Non-exemption conditions

Approved overseas projects

Continuous foreign service

What if your foreign service straddles income years?

What if your foreign employment income is not exempt from tax?

Completing your tax return

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