Shane Macfarlane CA
Financial Planning for Australian Expats: A Guide
Financial planning for Australian expats – it’s just so important, perhaps even more so than for Australian residents! Aside from the sheer adventure of…
Read articleAustralian Tax Residency: The 4 Tests Explained
Editorial note, updated June 2026 We’ve given this article a fresh coat of paint. The four residency tests below are still the law of…
Read articleHow to Choose the Right Expat Tax Accountant
Not all accountants understand expat tax. So choosing an expat accountant who understands residency, foreign income, CGT, and the questions to ask is critical.
Read articleAustralian expats to repay HELP debts
Editor’s note: This article dates from 2015–2017, when the rules requiring Australian expats to repay HELP and TSL debts from overseas were first legislated…
Read articleHappy Thanksgiving from the team at Expat Tax Australia
Editor’s note: This is a seasonal message originally published for Thanksgiving in 2015, retained here as part of our company history. Happy Thanksgiving 2015…
Read articleATO targets visa holders
Editor’s note: This article describes an ATO visa-holder data-matching program announced for the 2013/14 to 2016/17 financial years. The specific program and years referred…
Read articleUber vs the ATO: GST and Ride-Sourcing
Editor’s note: This article was written in 2015, when Uber’s GST treatment was still before the courts. That case has since been decided: the…
Read articleExpat Taxes Australia – Our re-branding
Editor’s note: This article was published around 2015, when we rebranded from Australian Taxation Services (Aust) Pty Ltd to Expat Taxes Australia. It is…
Read article23AG: The End of the Foreign Income Exemption
Editor’s note: This article was written in 2009, when the changes to the section 23AG foreign employment income exemption were first proposed in the…
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