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2026 Budget Main Residence Exemption: Expat Tax Guide
Own (or ever owned) an Australian property that was once home? Spent time overseas? Then sit down, because the 2026 Budget main residence exemption…
Read articleCapital Gains Tax changes to affect thousands of Aussie expats
Following on from our update last week about, we’ve decided to summarise not only the key changes, but we’ve incorporated various comments about these…
Read articleMain Residence Exemption Abolished for Expats
Unfortunately for non-resident Australian expats and non-residents generally, some two and a half years after first being proposed in the May 2017 Federal Budget…
Read articleMain residence CGT exemption abolished for Aussie expats
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019…
Read articleBecoming an Expat: Should You Sell Your Home?
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019…
Read articleThe 6 year temporary absence rule – what’s happened?
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019…
Read articleMain Residence Exemption: The Expat CGT Timeline
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019…
Read articleExpat CGT on the Family Home: How It Unfolded
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019…
Read articleTax Issues to Plan Before Moving Overseas
Latest Update: 5th December 2019 – Unfortunately today the Federal Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019…
Read articleForeign Resident Capital Gains Withholding for Expats
Editorial note, updated June 2026 We’ve thoroughly updated this article, because the headline numbers have changed since we first wrote it. Foreign resident capital…
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