Foreign income of Australian residents working overseas

As an Australian resident, you are taxed on your worldwide income. This means you must declare all income you receive from foreign sources in your income tax return.

Foreign income you receive as an Australian resident may be taxed in both Australia and the country from which you received it. If you have paid foreign tax in another country on foreign income you received, you may be entitled to an Australian foreign income tax offset. Refer to Guide to foreign income tax offset rules.

You must also declare foreign income that is exempt from Australian tax as we may take it into account to work out the amount of tax you have to pay on your assessable income. For information about exempt foreign employment income you should not include in your tax return, refer to Exempt foreign employment income.