PART A Advise Ken as to whether he is a resident of Australia for tax purposes for the 2020-2021 tax year, by responding to the following question set. Ensure you refer to relevant legislation, case law and tax rulings in your analysis. No calculations are required. Question 1) Analyse Ken's situation regarding the resides test pursuant to section 6(1) ITAA36. Question 2) Analyse Ken's situation regarding the domicile test pursuant to section 6(1) ITAA36. Question 3) Given that the superannuation test and 183-day test are unlikely to be relevant to Kens circumstances, what is your overall conclusion as to whether Ken is a resident of Australia for tax purposes and what are the consequences of this assessment?

Client Number: 004672.1 Client's Preferred Name: Ken Client Meeting: 15 July 2021 Ken is a Malaysian born engineer working and living in Brisbane, Australia, since 2015. In 2015, Ken had moved with his family from Malaysia with the intention of living in Australia permanently. With that in mind, Ken purchased a house in Brisbane and his children began attending a local primary school. Ken retains a joint bank account with his Malaysia; however, also opened a joint account in Australia the year he arrived. Since moving to Australia, Ken has also invested in a Malaysian company. In July 2020, Ken was engaged in a project off the coast of the United States (US) for a period of three years. Ken was headhunted for this role, due to his specialist engineering skills, with the contract being signed in Australia before departing. The wages from his US role is paid into his jointly held Australian bank account. Since beginning his US role, to have regular visits with his family, Ken's family usually travels overseas, rather than returning to Australia. In which part of the world the family meets up at is decided on an ad hoc basis, although it is often in Malaysia, where his extended family resides. In fact, Ken has visited Australia only once during one of his rostered weeks off