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timcher(Newbie)Newbie
18 Feb 2022

I have lived in my main residence for over a year. We are considering moving away for a work opportunity that includes accommodation as part of the package and so we will only own this one property.


I am considering a knock down/rebuild of the main residence while we are away. I am not sure how long we will be away for though. If we were to rent out the residence once it's been rebuilt for a year or two and then come back and move into it, would it be classified as main residence if we were to eventually sell and how would that initial rental period of the new build affect capital gains tax.


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RichATO(Community Support)Community Support
21 Feb 2022

Hi @timcher


After you move out and the original home is demolished, unless you meet the requirements under building or renovating your home, you wont be able to use this as main residence exemption. There are circumstances where you can continue to treat the land as your main residence. However, you won't meet the eligibility criteria for this if you don't move into the dwelling as soon as practicable after it's finished. You also need to use it as your main residence for a period of at least 3 months.


From the time you rent it out, market value will need to be established and will form part of your cost base. Expenses incurred and the cost of the rebuild can be added to your cost base and used to calculate CGT once you sell or dispose of your property. A partial exemption will apply if you also use it as your main residence.


You can read more on our website about Building or renovating your home and value of home when first used to produce income.

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RichATO(Community Support)Community Support
21 Feb 2022

Hi @timcher


After you move out and the original home is demolished, unless you meet the requirements under building or renovating your home, you wont be able to use this as main residence exemption. There are circumstances where you can continue to treat the land as your main residence. However, you won't meet the eligibility criteria for this if you don't move into the dwelling as soon as practicable after it's finished. You also need to use it as your main residence for a period of at least 3 months.


From the time you rent it out, market value will need to be established and will form part of your cost base. Expenses incurred and the cost of the rebuild can be added to your cost base and used to calculate CGT once you sell or dispose of your property. A partial exemption will apply if you also use it as your main residence.


You can read more on our website about Building or renovating your home and value of home when first used to produce income.

jefferybao(Initiate)Initiate
23 Nov 2023

Thank you for the reply.

Expenses incurred and the cost of the rebuild can be added to your cost base and used to calculate CGT once you sell or dispose of your property. --- Does it mean that I must keep all the original transaction record during all the rebuild procedure for the further CGT calculation? Or the rebuild cost will be assessed by the general market data at that time?

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