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main residence exemption

12 articles
All May 2026 31 min read

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…

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All Dec 2019 8 min read

Capital 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…

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All Dec 2019 12 min read

Main 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…

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All Nov 2019 8 min read

Main 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…

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All Sep 2019 7 min read

Becoming 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…

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All Jul 2019 4 min read

The 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…

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All Mar 2019 5 min read

Main 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…

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Property & Mortgages Aug 2018 6 min read

Expat 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…

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All Jun 2018 5 min read

Tax 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…

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All Dec 2017 8 min read

Foreign 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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