Residency
Returning to Australia After Years Away: Your Tax Reset Checklist
Nobody plans the tax side of coming home. Twelve reset items, one immovable six-month window, and the records to gather before you fly. The…
Read articleYour Departure Year Tax Return: The One Australians Keep Getting Wrong
The return for the year you leave Australia looks like every other return and behaves like none of them. Here is what changes, where…
Read articleBulie v Tax Commissioner: Our Landmark Expat Australian Tax Residency Win
The Bulie decision is one of the most important Australian tax residency cases in years. Acting for Mr Bulie, we successfully challenged the ATO's…
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 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 articleAustralian CGT Changes 2027: How Australia Compares Globally
From 1 July 2027, the 50% CGT discount disappears and Australia's effective capital gains tax for high-income earners climbs to 47% on the indexed…
Read articleAccessing Australian Super From Overseas: 2026 Tax Guide
Many Australian expats believe non-residents pay 35% Australian tax on super after 60. They don't. Here's what the law actually says, and where the…
Read articleWorking Holiday Maker Tax Australia 2026: Complete Guide
If you are on a working holiday visa in Australia, or planning to come on one, tax is probably not the most exciting thing…
Read article2026 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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