Hanho Money
Following the money between Korea and Australia.
한국과 호주 사이, 돈의 길을 안내합니다.
Wealth, tax, investing, and retirement — from 20 years as a CPA and 10 building fintech.
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Foundations
Money between Korea and Australia: where to start — the whole map
Money between Korea and Australia breaks into four flows — remittance & FX, investing & assets, tax, and superannuation. What matters most isn't how much you have, but which direction you're moving. This is the whole map, and the entry point to every topic.
Am I an Australian tax resident? — Korea, Australia, and when residency changes
Tax residency is decided by where you actually live, not your visa. Australia and Korea each have different tests, and if both treat you as a resident, Article 4 of the Korea–Australia tax treaty breaks the tie. CGT, dividend tax, super, reverse migration — every tax question starts with 'which country am I a resident of right now?'
Korea and Australia — taxed twice on the same income? The treaty and double tax
Korea and Australia have a tax treaty that stops the same income being taxed twice. The key is three things — your tax residency, the type of income, and the foreign tax credit. It isn't automatic, though: in most cases you report in both countries and the credit adjusts for it.
AUD–KRW: what's the real rate when you transfer money? — mid-market vs applied rate
The AUD/KRW rate in the news (the mid-market rate) isn't what you get when you transfer. Your real cost is set by three things — the mid-market rate, the spread, and fees. Understanding the cost structure and splitting transfers beats trying to time the rate — and the bigger the sum, the more a 1–2% gap matters.
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- AUD–KRW: what's the real rate when you transfer money? — mid-market vs applied rate
The AUD/KRW rate in the news (the mid-market rate) isn't what you get when you transfer. Your real cost is set by three things — the mid-market rate, the spread, and fees. Understanding the cost structure and splitting transfers beats trying to time the rate — and the bigger the sum, the more a 1–2% gap matters.
- Money between Korea and Australia: where to start — the whole map
Money between Korea and Australia breaks into four flows — remittance & FX, investing & assets, tax, and superannuation. What matters most isn't how much you have, but which direction you're moving. This is the whole map, and the entry point to every topic.
- Buying Korean shares from Australia — IBKR vs bank brokers, and tax
You can invest in Korean shares while living in Australia. Bank broking is convenient but limited for Korean stocks, so many Korean-Australians use a global broker like IBKR. What matters isn't the stock pick — it's the FX cost and the tax in both countries. You only see your real return once you account for Australian worldwide-income reporting.
- If Australia's 50% CGT discount disappears — when should a returning migrant sell?
Australia gives a 50% CGT discount on assets held over a year. The government is weighing a switch to indexation, but nothing is final. For someone returning to Korea, the rate matters less than the timing of the sale — and the key variable is Korea's '5-year rule': if you've been back under five years, gains on overseas assets are less likely to be taxed in Korea.
- Korea and Australia — taxed twice on the same income? The treaty and double tax
Korea and Australia have a tax treaty that stops the same income being taxed twice. The key is three things — your tax residency, the type of income, and the foreign tax credit. It isn't automatic, though: in most cases you report in both countries and the credit adjusts for it.
- Moving back to Korea from Australia: super, property, and the money you bring home
Moving back to Korea touches four money systems at once: your Australian superannuation, capital gains tax on any property you keep, the date you stop being an Australian tax resident, and Korea's rules on bringing money in. None of it is automatic, and the timing of each step changes the tax. Here is the map, in plain language.