Non-resident sellers
Selling into Australia from overseas? Get registered right — and get your border GST back.
ABN and GST registration for offshore businesses, handled end-to-end: the paperwork, the identity checks, the ATO. Most sellers don’t need an Australian company, and registering won’t make your worldwide income taxable here. We’ll tell you plainly what applies — in English or Mandarin.
Sound familiar?
The problems we solve every week.
The identity-check maze
Non-resident registrations fail on proof-of-identity requirements more than anything else. We know exactly what the ATO accepts from overseas applicants and prepare it right the first time.
Paying GST you could recover
The 10% GST charged on your stock at the border is recoverable — but only under the right kind of registration. Simplified GST doesn’t do it.
Myths from seller groups
“You must open an Australian company.” “Registration makes all your income taxable in Australia.” Both are usually wrong — and both scare sellers into bad decisions.
Time zones and language
An accountant who answers in your working hours, in your language, and deals with the ATO so you never have to call them at 3am.
How we help
What we do for non-resident sellers.
Non-resident ABN & GST registration
The full application, identity verification and ATO correspondence, done for you.
Learn more →BAS & GST lodgement
Quarterly lodgements and import GST credits, managed remotely.
Learn more →Structure advice
Whether you genuinely need an Australian entity — usually you don’t — and what to do if you grow into one.
Learn more →Bookkeeping
Marketplace-aware books kept in Xero, readable from anywhere.
Learn more →Why Epic Tax
Three reasons clients stay.
Cross-border is our home ground
Non-resident marketplace sellers are the centre of our practice, not an exotic exception.
中文服务
Native Mandarin service — advice, documents and WeChat contact, not a translation layer.
Verifiable, real, Melbourne
Registered tax agent 26121271, a physical Melbourne office, and a CPA & Chartered Accountant partnership you can check on the public register.
Common questions
Asked by non-resident sellers, answered plainly.
Do I need to register for GST as a non-resident seller?
If your Australian GST turnover reaches A$75,000 over 12 months, you may be required to register. Warehousing stock in Australia (for example in FBA) generally makes those sales count toward the threshold.
Do I need an Australian company?
Usually not. Most non-resident sellers operate through their existing overseas entity with an ABN and GST registration. A local company only makes sense in specific situations — we’ll tell you honestly if yours is one.
Will registering make my worldwide income taxable in Australia?
No — GST registration is about Australian sales. Australian income tax is a separate question that depends on residency and where your business is run from, and for most offshore sellers the answer is reassuring. We’ll confirm your position before you register.
Tell us where your business is up to.
A free consultation — your situation, your options, and a fixed-fee quote within one business day. English or Mandarin.