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    Foreign company

    Issued date
    11 October 2024

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    Your company is foreign if:

    • it is incorporated outside Australia
    • foreign persons or related persons of foreign persons have at least 50% controlling interest.

    Learn how land tax applies to foreign companies and trusts.