13/03/2025
🏠 Selling Property in 2025? Here's What You Need to Know! 🏠
Big changes are here regarding property sales and the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (FRCGW) regime. Starting January 1, 2025:
The withholding rate has increased to 15%.
The $750,000 property value threshold has been REMOVED. This means ALL Australian tax resident sellers MUST provide a clearance certificate from the ATO.
Why is this important? Without a clearance certificate, your buyer will be required to withhold 15% of the purchase price and pay it to the ATO.
Remember:
These changes apply to contract dates, not just settlement dates.
While the ATO aims for quick processing, certificates can take up to 28 days.
Certificates are valid for 12 months, getting one early is a good idea.
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