I paid Foreign Resident tax but I am Australian resident for tax purpose

 Author: EthanATO(Community Support)Community Support

ATO Certified Response15 Feb 2022

Hi @farissya,

If your employer is still withholding taxes at the incorrect rate you'll need to update your information with them. You can do this by providing them with a withholding declaration. When you fill it out, make sure to tick your correct residency status.

To claim back any overpaid tax, you'll need to lodge a tax return for the year. This means you won't be able to get back any of the overpayment until the end of the current financial year. As for previous years, if your employer withheld too much tax, when you lodged your returns it should have been sorted out. When you lodge a tax return for the year, you would have entered in your residency status. If you ticked that you were an Australian resident for tax purposes during these years, we would have seen that your employer overtaxed you and then refunded it. If you need to fix any prior year returns to change your residency status, you'll need to lodge an amendment.