I'm foreign tax resident, but hold an australian paypal.
I'm selling digital products.
The payments I received into the australian paypal, do I declare it as Non-resident foreign income for the year?
I don't hold an ABN and all sales are outside AUS, I just use paypal as a payment processor.
Hi @mookrob,
Alright. ๐
To be clear. You're not in Australia at all.
You just have an Australian account with PayPal.
You have absolutely no income source from within Australia.
You may want to check if you do actually need to lodge a tax return. ๐ค
PayPal income is usually pre-filled into ATO records and peoples' tax returns, but that doesn't mean you're 100% required to report it.
If you're not a resident and don't earn income from or in Aust, there's generally no need for you to declare your foreign sourced income. ๐
Hi @mookrob,
Alright. ๐
To be clear. You're not in Australia at all.
You just have an Australian account with PayPal.
You have absolutely no income source from within Australia.
You may want to check if you do actually need to lodge a tax return. ๐ค
PayPal income is usually pre-filled into ATO records and peoples' tax returns, but that doesn't mean you're 100% required to report it.
If you're not a resident and don't earn income from or in Aust, there's generally no need for you to declare your foreign sourced income. ๐
Thankyou for clarification.
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