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12‑210 Dividend payment to overseas pers12‑210 Dividend payment to overseas person
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#### 12‑210 Dividend payment to overseas person
A company that is an Australian resident must withhold an amount from a \*dividend it pays if:
(a) according to the register of the company’s members, the entity, or any of the entities, holding the \*shares on which the dividend is paid has an address outside Australia; or
(b) that entity, or any of those entities, has authorised or directed the company to pay the dividend to an entity or entities at a place outside Australia.
For limits on the amount to be withheld, see section 12‑300.