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Taxduck(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
12 Apr 2026

Residency in another country after leaving Australia is not relevant for lodging early. See below for lodging early eligibility.

Lodge your tax return before leaving Australia | Australian Taxation Office

Whether you have to pay tax on income after departure depends on whether you have any Australian-sourced income after this date. (see above link).

If lodging early, advisable to prepare and lodge tax return before departing as this has to be done by paper and posted to the ATO.



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Monica_Question(Initiate)Initiate
12 Apr 2026

I also have one more question to this 😀 can I lodge my tax return for departing Australia before I obtain tax residency elsewhere, as this would make me technically not having any country specific tax residency for a period of time. Thank you

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