Expat Chat Podcast

Welcome to the one hundred and thirty third episode of the #Expatchat podcasts where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we discuss can Australian expats retire between two countries and if so how can they do it. Like everything in life the answer is it depends. It depends on where you want to move or retire to, what passports you hol...

Welcome to the one hundred and thirty second episode of the #Expatchat podcasts where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we discuss how Australian expats manage sharia law when they move to the Middle East or any other country that's governing law is based on the Islamic faith. With destinations like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia an...

Welcome to the one hundred and thirty first episode and we are back for another year of the #Expatchat podcasts where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we provide a review of the year that has been and what we expect to in the year to come. We also talk about the recent announcement of Atlas forming a partnership with local mortgage...

Welcome to the one hundred and thirtieth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we don't talk about financial advice. No acronyms, no fancy jargon, no confusing terms. Nope, just James and Brett thanking all of our listeners for tuning in every week as well as providing their feedback and questions...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty ninth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we provide the last part of our Australian Expat Financial Forum Facebook Q&A. With more and more Australians looking to move overseas and become an expat its important that everyone is aware of the little things tha...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty eighth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat talk about the incoming passenger arrival card that you need to complete when landing at an Australian airport. With many Australian expats looking to return home over the Christmas holidays to visit family and frie...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty seventh episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we run through some more questions that have been asked in the Australian Expat Financial Forum Facebook group that we manage. Social media is a great tool for Australian expats living overseas as not only does it...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty sixth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we run through some of the questions that have been asked in the Australian Expat Financial Forum Facebook group that we manage. Social media is a great tool for Australian expats living overseas as not only does it...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty fifth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about can you rollover your foreign pension and retirement savings into a Australian superannuation account. When we live and work overseas there is a good chance you will accrue some form of retirement savin...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty fourth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about the the proposed changes to the Non Dom and Inheritance Tax rules in the UK and how that may affect Australian expats. The Non Dom rules have been part of the UK tax system for over 200 years and many...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty third episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about the news that the Australian government is looking to remove Negative Gearing and how that will affect Australian expats. We all know (or we should) that Australian expats don't get the ability to negat...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty second episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we answer some of the questions that members of our Australian Expat Financial Forum Facebook group recently asked. We find the Facebook group is a invaluable way to talk to and engage with Australian expats in any...

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty first episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we debate whether Australian expats can use ChatGPT and AI to obtain tax and financial advice. With more tools available to Australian expats today then ever before many aussies are using online tools like ChatGPT an...

Welcome to the one hundred and twentieth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about the difference between a australian expat accountant and an australian expat financial planner. When a Australian expat is seeking out a specialist to help them manage their financial affairs living overse...

Welcome to the one hundred and nineteenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we catch up after the summer break and answer some question from our Facebook Group, the Australian Expat Financial Forum. Many Australian banks are emailing their customers, including Australian expats overseas, askin...

Welcome to the one hundred and eighteenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about why Australian expats need to respond to the banks in Australia when they ask for identification. Many Australian banks are emailing their customers, including Australian expats overseas, asking for them...

Welcome to the one hundred and seventeenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about the topic of whether an Australian expat can have a SMSF. We have covered this topic previously however it keeps popping up and its important that we run through this again because there is still a lot o...

Welcome to the one hundred and sixteenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about who an Australian expat can nominate as a benenficary of their superannuation in the event of their death. Nominating a beneficary of your super fund should you pass away is something that a lot of Austral...

Welcome to the one hundred and fifteenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. With the Australian Federal government recently releasing the annual federal budget there were many hopes and expectations of tax reform and restructuring to prepare the Australian economy for the years ahead but unfortunately none of that w...

Welcome to the one hundred and fourteenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. This episode was recorded before the recent floods in Dubai so it didn't get released in sync and you may notice us referring to a different episode number but as it addresses such an important topic for Australian expats in the United Stat...

Welcome to the one hundred and thirteenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. We are back! After a short break then floods in Dubai we are happy to be back on the airwaves. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about the upcoming federal budget and what it may look like for Australian expats as well as rolling through some o...

Welcome to the one hundred and twelfth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about is there a best time of the year to return to Australia and should you plan your return around any specific dates. With the majority of Australian expats planning to return to Australia at some point in time...

Welcome to the one hundred and eleventh episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about how to qualify to become a non-resident and what is the actual process that Australian expats must follow to notify the ATO. Qualifying to become a non-resident for tax purposes with the ATO isn't as simple...

Welcome to the one hundred and tenth episode of the #Expatchat podcast where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about the lessons we learned in 2023 and how to make the most of the opportunities in 2024. Looking back on 2023 investors were trying to navigate markets that were fixated on hard and soft landings in the world eco...

Welcome to the one hundred and ninth episode of the #Expatchat podcast and the first one for 2024 where we discuss the latest tax and financial issues affecting an #Australianexpat. In today’s Expat Chat we talk about the lessons we learned in 2023 and how we can use that in the coming year to our advantage. We also run through some questions that have been posted in our Australian Expat Financial...