This is a quick update noting that on 25 February 2016, the Australian Government has passed legislation imposing a 10% non-final withholding tax on payments made to foreign residents that dispose of certain taxable Australian property. This applies to contracts entered into on or after 1 July 2016.

Further details of the new foreign resident withholding payment regime are available in our previous article here.

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