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VeronicaCareaga(Initiate)Initiate
19 June 2023

You must live in a property for a minimum of 6 months to establish it as your PPR, after which you can move out and continue claiming it as your PPR for a maximum of 6 years while you live elsewhere (provided you continue residing in Australia).

 

QUESTION: Is it relevant whether that 6-month period is at the beginning of the property ownership, or can you (for example), rent it out for 2 years after buying it, then move in for the 6-month PPR establishment period?

 

Some accountants say that you must move in for 6 months immediately after buying the property, and that if you rent it out for a few years before residing in it for 6 months, you lose the right to move out and continue claiming it as your PPR for that 6 year period.

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Bruce4Tax(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
20 June 2023

but my question is whether after renting it for 2 years (non exempt period) I can move in for 6 months establishing it as my PPR and then move out and continue claiming it as my PPR for 6 years.


Yes, that is correct - Main Residence is the ATO term.




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Bruce4Tax(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
20 June 2023

QUESTION: Is it relevant whether that 6-month period is at the beginning of the property ownership, or can you (for example), rent it out for 2 years after buying it, then move in for the 6-month PPR establishment period?


If rented before property becomes MR, then property can never be fully exempt from CGT.


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