Julia's Blog https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/ By Julia Hartman Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:42:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-bantacs2logo-1-1-32x32.jpg Julia's Blog https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/ 32 32 Warning to Expats with a home in Australia https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/warning-to-expats-with-a-home-in-australia/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:37:48 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=2170 Download PDF A warning for Expats with a home in Australia – Rush Home       It is going to cost Expats, with a home in Australia, a lot of money if they don’t come back to Australia to live before 30th June, 2027        It may no longer be tax effective to claim you are ...

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]]> Death Tax may see Jodi Homeless! https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/death-tax-may-see-jodi-homeless/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:07:49 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=2150 Download PDF       I wonder if Anthony Albanese has considered how his attack on our CGT legislation is going to affect him?   Maybe he will pay more attention to the detail instead of pushing legislation through parliament without professional consultation.  If he considers his circumstances, which are not that unique and could in one way ...

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]]> Death Tax will make Widow Homeless unless Husband Dies before 1st July, 2027 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/death-tax-will-make-widow-homeless-unless-husband-dies-before-1st-july-2027/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:05:35 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=2146 Download PDF     A lovely couple, I hadn’t seen them in a few years, since they retired.  Very sad news he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but that wasn’t his major worry.  He always felt that his wife would be fine, they own their house so she should be able to get by on ...

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]]> The $1,000 Instant Tax Deduction https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/the-1000-instant-tax-deduction/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:33:32 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=2134 Download PDF The new section introducing this is 25-130 ITAA 1997, the wording is interesting. It specifies that you have to be an Australian resident at some time during the year and derive “assessable labour income” during the year. That term assessable labour income raised my eyebrows, I wondered if it was determined by the ...

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]]> The Death, Divorce and Disaster Tax https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/the-death-divorce-and-disaster-tax/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:03:45 +0000 https://www.bantacs.com.au/Jblog/?p=2122 Download PDF      A Death, Divorce and Natural Disasters Tax has been hidden in the budget and it is far further reaching than the widow’s tax on negative gearing that has been getting all the attention.  In fact that issue is a non event because the rental property will have to be sold to pay ...

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