Country file · AU
Potential · mediumAustralia: recover the withholding tax on your dividends
Every dividend paid from this country loses 30% to withholding tax at source. The tax treaty caps it at 15% for a French resident. The 15-point gap is not lost money: it can be claimed back — with the right forms, within the deadline.
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Example for €10,000 of gross dividends, French tax resident, before our success fee. Indicative amounts — every claim is verified before filing.
Technical file
The numbers that matter
Both rates, the gap, the form and the time you have left: everything that decides whether a claim is worth opening.
30%
Statutory rate
withheld from non-residents by default
15%
Treaty rate
for a French resident
15 pts
Recoverable gap
4 years
Statute of limitations
from the end of the year of payment
Your deadline to act
To be confirmed4 years
4 years as a general rule — the Australian tax year ends on 30 June, which shifts the usual counting.
Compute my exact deadline →The procedure in practice
- Form
- ATO claim
- Competent authority
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
- Online filing
- Yes
- Relief at source
- Yes
Relief at source prevents the over-withholding before it exists: the correct rate is applied at payment time. See the relief-at-source service →
Data reviewed on 15 June 2026 · Indicative amounts — every claim is verified before filing.
Specifics
What you should know about this country
- Australian particularity: fully franked dividends (backed by corporate tax already paid) bear no withholding — there is nothing to recover on them.
- Only the unfranked portion is withheld at 30%, reducible to 15% by treaty: line-by-line diagnosis is essential.
- Franking credits are not refundable to non-residents: nobody can 'recover' them for you, and anyone promising that is wrong.
Claim documents
The documents required
What we gather with you. Most of these can be requested online or produced from your brokerage statements.
- Statements separating franked and unfranked dividends
- Evidence of withholding on the unfranked portion
- Certificate of tax residence
Resources
Go further
- Best in class10 min read
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Ireland, Switzerland and Sweden on top — the UK and the Netherlands at zero, and we say so. All 11 countries ranked by recoverable gap for an individual French resident, with each one's traps.
- Best in class9 min read
Statute of limitations: how long you have to claim, ranked by country
From Canada (only 2 years) to Austria, Sweden and Japan (5 years): the full ranking of claim deadlines — with both counting rules, the 31 December cliff, and the filing order that follows.
How much can you recover?
Two minutes, no sign-up: the simulator applies the rates above to your real amounts and shows our fee before you commit to anything.
No win, no fee · Pricing 100% public · FR / EN