Tax Residency issues amid COVID19 Pandemic
Australian expats who have been forced back to Australia because of the COVID19 pandemic, need to understand what returning to Australia might mean for their...
Read moreCoronavirus Safety Net: Phase Two
With both the global and local situation changing rapidly as the coronavirus spreads, the government has already implemented new changes to support the Australian economy...
Read moreThe coronavirus stimulus package: Phase one
On 12 March 2020 the government announced the first phase of an economic stimulus package in response to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
Read moreClaiming foreign tax credits on capital gains made from overseas investments
Burton’s case [Burton v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 141] has set an interesting precedent for claiming foreign tax credits on capital gains made from...
Read moreFamily Trusts
On 17 February 2020 the Australian Financial Review ran an article titled ‘Fresh scrutiny of trust payouts to beneficiaries’. For clients who may have seen...
Read moreNon-Residents Can No Longer Claim The CGT Main Residence Exemption
On December 5th 2019 the contentious law denying non-residents the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) main residence exemption was passed. This means that the update we...
Read moreUpdate on CGT Main Residence Exemption for expats
Update: Since publication of this post the Bill has passed and is now law. The law passed is the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on...
Read moreOur Founder – John Marcarian – wins Expatpreneur Award
Our Founder, John Marcarian, has won the prestigious Longevity Award in The Finder’s Expatpreneuer Awards 2019. The Expatpreneur Awards honour foreign-born entrepreneurs running successful expat-owned...
Read moreWhat CST clients need to know about the Budget announcements
The big tax announcement in this week’s budget centred around: Further personal income tax cuts; Increased asset write offs for small business; Increased funding for...
Read moreResidency – Harding’s Appeal Victory
The biggest personal tax residency case in 40 years just got bigger. The taxpayer Mr Glen Harding having lost his case in front of a...
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