From UK to Aus, freelancing in Australia for Aus clients

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Sep 28th 2016, 4:20 am

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Re: From UK to Aus, freelancing in Australia for Aus clients

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Originally Posted by creativerios

Thanks for the link, hmmm very interesting info on there which may apply to me, i.e. The last bullet point "You don't have to withhold from payments if any of the following apply: the supplier is not entitled to an ABN as they are not carrying on an enterprise in Australia."
I'm not an enterprise in Australia, I'm an enterprise in England with permission to work in Australia. Quite a grey area.

It's amazing what you can find when you look at the ATO website...

Statement by a supplier not quoting an ABN

Sep 28th 2016, 4:35 am

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Re: From UK to Aus, freelancing in Australia for Aus clients

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Originally Posted by creativerios

My apologies, this is not a tax question. I'm curious as to why a having an ABN number was requested from a creative recruitment agent. Considering I'm registered company in England, setup for international payments and that Australia has granted me permission with a visa.
Hope this makes more sense now.

They have requested the ABN for tax reasons. If you want to work in Australia you need to look into Australian tax requirements. I am not clear why you keep referring "international payments" or why you think this is relevant.

Sep 28th 2016, 4:39 am

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Re: From UK to Aus, freelancing in Australia for Aus clients

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Originally Posted by creativerios

You are performing this work in Australia though aren't you? So you are an "enterprise in Australia". If it were not he case, well everybody in Australia could register themselves a head office in UK and thus avoid Australian regulations? I don't think so. It is not a grey area, you just have not done your homework, perhaps you should be engaging an Australian based accountant to assist you with this.

Sep 28th 2016, 6:49 am

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Re: From UK to Aus, freelancing in Australia for Aus clients

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Originally Posted by creativerios

As others have said, you're looking at this wrong and it is not a grey area

It is quite possible for an Australian company to hire your services that you perform for them in the UK - in which case you would be liable for UK tax

If you perform this work in Australia, you would be liable for Australian tax

This is how it works all over the world