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New migrant tax rules to remove the handbrake on offshore investment

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Publish Date
Wed, 27 Aug 2025, 7:53am
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New migrant tax rules to remove the handbrake on offshore investment

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 27 Aug 2025, 7:53am

A view that new migrant tax rules will put us on par with other countries. 

The Government's proposing a bill to stop migrants being taxed on estimated overseas income and instead, only what they actually earn. 

Independent tax expert Geof Nightingale told Mike Hosking the current settings are a problem for high-value migrants, particularly now we have the Active Investor Plus scheme.  

He says these people usually have a portfolio of shares of other things around the world but we tax them on an annual basis, no matter if they sell. 

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