Overseas Archives - Julia's Blog https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/category/overseas/ By Julia Hartman Thu, 14 May 2026 23:44:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-bantacs2logo-1-1-32x32.jpg Overseas Archives - Julia's Blog https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/category/overseas/ 32 32 2026-2027 Budget https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/2026-2027-budget/ Thu, 14 May 2026 03:52:16 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=2028 Download PDF        I am very disappointed with this budget it claims to help people buy their own home but throws the homeless and those not in a position to buy under a bus.        A small investor buying an established home to provide rental accommodation will pay more tax than an investor in shares, ...

The post 2026-2027 Budget appeared first on Julia's Blog.

]]> Bhutan – Developing the Right Way https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/bhutan-developing-the-right-way/ Wed, 13 May 2026 22:16:54 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=2025 Download PDF What is a developing country?       Bhutan has a maximum speed limit of 60kmph, most of the time you are lucky to be able to do 30kmph.  The roads are narrow, steep, windy, shared with pedestrians, horses, cows, dogs, yaks, monkeys and occasionally the toddler children of road workers who seem to know ...

The post Bhutan – Developing the Right Way appeared first on Julia's Blog.

]]> Clearance Certificates Now Apply to All Properties https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/clearance-certificates-now-apply-to-all-properties/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:19:30 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=1739 Download PDF       A clearance certificate is now required to sell any real estate in Australia.  If you do not provide one, 15% of the sale price will be withheld at settlement and sent to the ATO.  You can make the application yourself on the ATO web site here https://www.ato.gov.au/single-page-applications/frwt-certificate#applicationtype    Be careful to use this ...

The post Clearance Certificates Now Apply to All Properties appeared first on Julia's Blog.

]]> When You Receive an Inheritance from Overseas – Updated 30 01 2024 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/when-you-receive-an-inheritance-from-overseas/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:40:00 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=1323 Download PDF          Australia does not have an inheritance tax as such but watch them rip into your inheritance if it comes from overseas.   This blog covers most common scenarios but not all possible circumstances.  It is certainly not definitive advice.       Firstly, what is an overseas estate?  One that does not have an ...

The post When You Receive an Inheritance from Overseas – Updated 30 01 2024 appeared first on Julia's Blog.

]]> Working Overseas Tax Trap https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/working-overseas-tax-trap/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 10:36:23 +0000 https://bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=710 Download PDF If you are considering a secondment overseas please make sure you get the right advice first. This blog is motivated by reading some poor advice from an Australian company sending an employee to work in the UK for 2 years. Basically, the employer told the employee that they could not tax their UK ...

The post Working Overseas Tax Trap appeared first on Julia's Blog.

]]>