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Edited version of private advice

Authorisation Number: 1051570794078

Date of advice: 29 August 2019

Ruling

Subject: Residency

Question

Is the income that you derive from your Australian based employer while in Country A assessable in Australia?

Answer

No. As you are a non-resident of Australia for taxation purposes the income you earn while in Country A will not be taxable in Australia. However any income you derive whilst working for an Australian company in Australia will be assessable.

This ruling applies for the following periods:

Year ended 30 June 2019

Year ending 30 June 2020

Year ending 30 June 2021

Year ending 30 June 2022

Year ending 30 June 2023

The scheme commences on:

1 July 2018

Relevant facts and circumstances

You left Australia with your partner who is a citizen of Country A to live with him in Country A.

You and your partner own a property in Country A.

You intend to remain in Country A indefinitely.

You return to Australia for employment purposes and to visit your parents.

You continue to work for an Australian based employer whilst in Country A.

You have a bank account and a rental property in Australia.

You have private health insurance in Country A and not Australia.

Relevant legislative provisions

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Subsection 995-1(1)

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Subsection 6(1)