Jan Zielinski is single and is a lecturer in economics at the University of Warsaw. He comes to Australia to work on a research project in August 2019. He is contracted to do the research in Australia for seven months. Jan finds a small furnished unit near his work and takes lease of the unit for seven months. He also buys an old car. Jan intends to return to Warsaw at the end of the project that actually lasts for nine months. He negotiates an extra two months on the lease of his unit. Apart from depositing his salary into an Australian bank account to cover normal living expenses, Jan retains all assets and investments in Poland, his country of domicile. Jan returns to Poland in May 2020. Is Jan a resident of Australia in the 2020 tax year?

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The Answer of Jan Zielinski is single and is a lecturer in economics at the University of Warsaw. He comes to Australia to work on a research project in August 2019. He is contracted to do the research in Australia for seven months. Jan finds a small furnished unit near his work and takes lease of the unit for seven months. He also buys an old car. Jan intends to return to Warsaw at the end of the project that actually lasts for nine months. He negotiates an extra two months on the lease of his unit. Apart from depositing his salary into an Australian bank account to cover normal living expenses, Jan retains all assets and investments in Poland, his country of domicile. Jan returns to Poland in May 2020. Is Jan a resident of Australia in the 2020 tax year?

Jan Zielinski Is Single and Is a Lecturer in Economics