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Sell Overseas Property Before Moving Back to Australia?
Moving back to Australia with an overseas property? Selling before or after you resume Australian tax residency can produce very different outcomes. The cost…
Read articleKeep or Sell Australian Property When Moving Overseas?
Should you keep or sell Australian property when moving overseas? The answer can turn on tax residency, rental income, the main residence exemption, contract…
Read articleAustralian Cost Base Reset for Returning Expats: CGT Guide
Returning to Australia with overseas investments? The Australian cost base reset can give eligible assets a new market-value starting point when residency resumes, potentially…
Read articleAustralia’s Expat CGT Trap Explained – The New One Day Rule
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…
Read articleAustralia’s New 1-day Rule – CGT Trap for Australian Expats
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…
Read articleAustralians Moving to the US: Tax Guide 2026
Nobody moves to America for the tax. They move for the market, the salary and the company. But the tax deal is better than…
Read articleHow US and International Shares Are Taxed in Australia
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…
Read articleAustralians Moving to Hong Kong: 2026 Budget Tax Guide
On tax alone, Hong Kong is hard to beat. No capital gains tax. No tax on offshore income. A salary tax that tops out…
Read articleAustralians Moving to Singapore After 2026 Budget: Tax Guide
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.…
Read articleAustralians Moving to NZ After 2026 Budget: Tax Guide
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…
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