Own (or ever owned) an Australian property that was once home? Spent time overseas? Then sit down, because the 2026 Budget main residence exemption changes (and how they interact with rules already on the books) are about to become the most expensive area of tax …
Australian Expat Tax Changes – 2026 Budget Guide for Expats
If you’re an Australian expat with a rental property back home, Australian shares, crypto, foreign assets, a family trust, an SMSF, or plans to return to Australia, the 2026-27 Federal Budget deserves your attention. Not because every change will apply to you. Some measures will …
Moving overseas? Tax issues to consider
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government 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 expats. To read more about …
2017 Federal Budget – Expats clear losers
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government 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 expats. To read more about …
Expat Australians must now pay back student loans
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 …