On 25 February 2016, new legislation has been passed on CGT proposing to introduce a new withholding tax regime targeting foreign property owners commencing 1 July 2016.
The new regime requires the purchaser to pay a 10% non-final withholding tax to the ATO directly if the vendor is a foreign resident, unless the transaction is an excluded transaction.
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