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Australia Strengthens Foreign Resident Capital Gains Tax Regime

|Approved Changes|Australia
Australia

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a release on the strengthening of the foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT) regime through the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Act 2026, which takes effect on 1 October 2026.

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Changes to foreign resident CGT rules start 1 October

Understand the capital gains tax (CGT) changes and our planned guidance to help foreign investors apply the new rules.

The government's …

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