Exiting the US: The Complete Repatriation Guide, Part One — The Decision and the Audit (24 to 12 Months Out) The stint that was meant to be two or three years has turned into eight or ten, it nearly always does. Now the decision is made, the family is coming home. A quick search has […]
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US Citizens Living in Australia: The Tax Window That Closes When You Get PR If you’re a US citizen living and working in Australia on a temporary visa, there is a valuable tax planning window that is easy to miss. While you qualify as a temporary resident for Australian tax purposes, most of your foreign
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Where Australians Are Really Moving Overseas: What 12 Months of Our Data Tells Us There is no shortage of opinion about where Australians are heading when they decide to live and work abroad. What there is a shortage of is real, current evidence about Australians moving overseas. Official migration figures are useful, but they arrive
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Property, Wills and Family Law for Australian Expats: The Legal Essentials You Cannot Afford to Ignore Moving overseas opens up enormous opportunity; career advancement, financial growth, new experiences. But it also creates legal complexity that most Australian expats don’t fully address until a problem forces them to. In an episode of the Expat Mortgage Podcast,
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Leaving Australia Permanently: The Essential Australian Expat Departure Checklist Every year, thousands of Australians relocate overseas for work, lifestyle, family, or retirement reasons. If you are considering leaving Australia permanently, it’s important to understand the practical implications. While the excitement of moving abroad often takes priority, many people overlook the practical Australian tax and financial
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Leaving Canada? Understanding the Departure Tax Before You Go Relocating overseas is exciting, but it comes with a tax consideration that catches many people off guard. When you stop being a tax resident of Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) treats you as though you have sold most of what you own. Even though you
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How Australian Expats in the UAE Are Using Equity to Future-Proof Their Property Portfolio If you’re an Australian expat based in the UAE, you’re probably no stranger to thinking ahead about your financial flexibility back home. We’ve continued to see strong demand from Aussies living in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, many of whom are asking
Selling Your US Home After Moving Back to Australia, FIRPTA, Exclusions and Timing Selling the American house is the last big transaction of most repatriations, and it is the one where the timing decision is worth the most. One key consideration for foreign sellers is FIRPTA, which may impact the sale process and proceeds. Sell
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HSBC Is Leaving Australia: What It Means for Australian Expat Mortgages On 31 July 2026, HSBC confirmed it is closing its Australian retail banking business after almost 40 years in the market. This announcement marks a significant moment with HSBC leaving Australia. Its Australian home and personal loan portfolio, worth roughly $36 billion, has been
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Why Your Departure Year Tax Return May Be the Most Important Tax Return You Ever Lodge For Australians moving overseas, there is one tax return that is often more important than every other return they will ever lodge. It is not the return after you leave, or when you sell an investment property, or when
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