The tax landscape,
explained plainly.
Briefings, field notes, and the occasional long read on Australian expatriate taxation - written by our advisors, in plain English, for the people who actually have to live by it. Updated as the law changes; never as filler.
Australia's new CGT regime contains a trap almost nobody is talking about: one day of foreign resident status during the testing period can deny indexation on an entire gain, and can knock out the 1 July 2027 transitional reset too. Here's how the one day rule works, who it catches, and why the planning has to happen before you board the plane.
Searchable archive of briefings on residency, treaties, superannuation, property, and the practical mechanics of moving across borders with assets attached.
Australia's new CGT regime contains a trap almost nobody is talking about: one day of foreign resident status during the testing period can deny indexation…
Read briefing →The Standard Resident Return Visa Fee Just Tripled: What Australian Expats and Permanent Residents Overseas Need to Check Before Trave On 1 July 2026, the…
Read briefing →Australia's new CGT regime contains a rule almost nobody is talking about: one day of foreign resident status during the testing period can deny indexation…
Read briefing →If you're an Australian living overseas with property back home, shares, a trust interest, a business sale on the horizon or an SMSF property strategy,…
Read briefing →You're an Australian living overseas, you haven't lodged a tax return in a while, and a low hum of dread has moved in. Here's the…
Read briefing →Nobody moves to America for the tax. They move for the market, the salary and the company. But the tax deal is better than most…
Read briefing →As an Australian resident, your US and international shares are taxed here on dividends and gains. Here's how the rules, the W-8BEN and the traps…
Read briefing →On tax alone, Hong Kong is hard to beat. No capital gains tax. No tax on offshore income. A salary tax that tops out near…
Read briefing →Ask an Australian banker, founder, or family office principal where they'd actually move if they were leaving, and the answer is almost always Singapore. No…
Read briefing →Three weeks after the 2026 Australian Budget announced a 47% effective capital gains tax rate for high-income earners, New Zealand's Finance Minister borrowed Australia's own…
Read briefing →From 1 July 2027, the 50% CGT discount disappears and Australia's effective capital gains tax for high-income earners climbs to 47% on the indexed gain.…
Read briefing →Many Australian expats believe non-residents pay 35% Australian tax on super after 60. They don't. Here's what the law actually says, and where the real…
Read briefing →A short note from our advisors when the tax landscape shifts. Quarterly long reads. The occasional alert. Roughly one email a month.
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