6 Year Rule exemption on investment property and timeline confusion

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26 July 2025

Hi, I think I made some mistakes on my past tax returns and would appreciate some advice.

Here’s what happened:

I bought a unit in Perth in 2018 and lived there as my main home until 2020.
In 2020, I moved interstate and started renting out the Perth unit.
In April 2022, I bought a house in Melbourne and lived there.
In November 2022, I sold the Perth unit. I want to use the 6-year main residence rule for this unit.
In April 2024, I sold the Melbourne house at a loss.

I have a few questions:

Since you can only have one main residence at a time, was the Melbourne house considered an investment property (subject to capital gains or losses) from April 2022 to November 2022, until I sold the Perth unit? Then did it become my main home after that?
If yes, do I need to calculate part of the capital loss on the Melbourne house for that period, even though I lived there?
I never advised that I sold the property in Perth on my tax return in FY21-22 - Do I need to amend this or can I claim it in a later year? (there is no impact as it was exempt from capital gains).

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