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Edited version of your private ruling
Authorisation Number: 1012573332853
Ruling
Subject: residency
Questions and answers:
Are you a resident of Australia for income tax purposes for the period from 11 July 2012?
No.
This ruling applies for the following period:
Year ended 30 June 2013
The scheme commenced on:
1 July 2012
Relevant facts
You have moved overseas.
Relevant legislative provisions
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Subsection 995-1(1).
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Subsection 6(1).
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Subsection 6-5(3).
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 251S.
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 251T.
Reasons for decision
An Australian resident for tax purposes is defined in subsection 995-1(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) to be a person who is a resident of Australia for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA 1936).
The terms resident and resident of Australia, in regard to an individual, are defined in subsection 6(1) of the ITAA 1936. The definition provides four tests to ascertain whether a taxpayer is a resident of Australia for income tax purposes. These tests are:
· the resides test
· the domicile test
· the 183 day test
· the superannuation test.
Conclusion
As you were not a resident of Australia under any of the tests outlined in subsection 6(1) of the ITAA 1936 and subsection 995-1(1) of the ITAA 1997, you are not an Australian resident for income tax purposes for this period.