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Contrary to popular belief, different nations’ governments do work together. Offshore tax havens and tax evasions are being broken down and prevented by governments binding together and creating tax information exchange agreements. For an Australian expat who is completing Australian tax returns or expat tax …
If you’re an Australian expat with a property back home, you may have missed a crucial detail in the federal government’s latest budget announcements. Hopefully, it’s not too late to make a good decision today that could cost you thousands – even though the changes …
When you’re working as a FIFO worker, it’s good to know what deductions you’re eligible to claim. There’s a wide variety of tax deductions and offsets that you can claim when working remotely to compensate for isolation and climate factors, and high living costs that …
Long post alert – sadly, as is often the case with with Australian tax, our tax rules are unnecessarily confusing! So it’s probably no surprise that the rules for working out “how to calculate my worldwide income” for HECS/HELP debt reporting purposes are also unnecessarily …
28th Nov 2019 – UPDATE: Firstly, thank you to David W who let us know via Facebook, that the Department of Human Services website has recently been changed to omit a key statement about the ability for non-residents to continue to use Medicare for a …
To understand your tax situation, all Expat Australians must first work out if they are Australian or foreign residents for tax purposes. Generally, if you are a resident of Australia, leaving or intending to leave the country temporarily and do not plan to set up …
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Following on from our last update, the Federal Government today passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019 into law without amendment, resulting in the scrapping of the main residence exemption for non-resident Australian …
Update – 9th May 2017: Please note that the Australian government handed down it’s 2017 Australian Federal budget today, with proposals to reduce the HELP debt repayment thresholds. It is expected that this will catch significantly more expats in the HELP debt repayment loop, than …
If you’re an Australian living in the UK, there are some important things that you need to know. From 6th April 2017, there are some new regulations coming into effect that may change the way your tax is calculated and could impact on how much …
If you’re in the process of choosing a new home you might take a look at these low-taxing nations. It’s a great strategy to maximise wealth. But don’t let the tax rate define your ultimate decision, though. There’s many other factors you need to consider …
