GREATER TAX CLARITY STARTS WITH THE FACTS

Your Australia tax exit preparation checklist

We help you prepare a compliant Australian departure and understand what it takes to become a foreign resident for tax—so you can move toward ending Australian tax on foreign income, with the remaining obligations clearly identified.

Foreign residents generally do not declare foreign income to the ATO. Australian-source income, capital-gains consequences and study-loan reporting may still need attention.

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A clearer path to ending your tax residency.

The goal is to understand whether and when your tax residency in Australia can end, and what obligations remain. The answer depends on your circumstances, applicable rules and any treaty. Your plan helps organise the evidence and open questions; a qualified adviser can assess your individual position.

ATO: working out tax residency.

Your route and timing

Record where you are leaving, destinations you are considering and intended or actual move dates.

Your household and homes

List who is moving, when each person moves and what happens to homes you own, rent or retain.

Your work and finances

List employment, business interests, accounts, investments, retirement arrangements and income that will continue.

Your documents

Organise relevant identity, housing, travel, immigration and financial records. Note anything missing.

Your open questions

Write down what needs checking with an authority or adviser. Avoid filling gaps with assumptions.

Your path to greater tax certainty

Bring together the evidence behind your residency position, identify unresolved tax questions and decide what needs professional review before you act.

Download the free checklist PDF

Use the categories relevant to your circumstances. This is a preparation aid, not an official filing checklist.

Take the first step
toward tax clarity.

Start free. Put your residency questions, supporting facts and next steps in one place.