Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

Tax and legal strategies are a key component of a strong, successful investment portfolio. Smart Property Investment provides investors with the latest updates, insights, tips and traps for maintaining these vital functions of a property portfolio.

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5 simple tax deductions taxpayers overlook

Individual Australian property investors are potentially missing out on thousands of dollars in tax deductions each...

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Is an SMSF worth it?

More people are looking to take control of their superannuation, but buying property through your SMSF may not be for...

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The 14 things you need to get your SMSF loan approved

If you have an SMSF and you’re applying for a loan to finance a property, it pays to have all your ducks lined up to...

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Labor ‘can’t be trusted’ over negative gearing

Joe Hockey has warned that the federal opposition could make damaging changes to negative gearing if it returns to...

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Negative Gearing Here To Stay - April 2015

Despite Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently ruling out changes to negative gearing, the debate about the tax policy’s...

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Calls to make negative gearing 'less appealing'

As debate about first home buyers and investor overactivity continues, one mortgage lender has suggested that changes...

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Scrapping negative gearing not on the agenda

Both sides of politics are committed to retaining negative gearing, a senior federal politician has revealed.

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Getting the right SMSF property advice

How can you ensure the advice you're receiving benefits your portfolio and not a spruiker's bottom line? 

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New property tax to cost vendors

A proposed new property tax will reportedly cool the Sydney market and make life easier for first home buyers.

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Negative gearing protects the vulnerable

Abolishing negative gearing would hit the most vulnerable in society the hardest and put further pressure on the...

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New laws 'increase risks' for investors

New laws have come into effect in NSW this week, which reduce apartment owners’ rights in the event of building...

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NSW renovators face new home building laws 

From 15 January 2015, DIY renovators and building professionals in New South Wales will be obliged to abide by new...

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Negative gearing under attack again

Negative gearing encourages “speculative investment” in property and poses a “systemic risk” to the economy, an...

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Investors ‘flouting the law’

A huge number of property owners are in breach of the law requiring working smoke alarms in residential homes,...

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Proposal to tax foreign buyers could harm economy

Charging foreign property buyers an additional application fee even if they don’t proceed with the purchase is...

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Removing negative gearing would cause 50pc rental hike

Despite critics of negative gearing claiming that scrapping the scheme would save the government $5 billion in one year...

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Time to 'take action' on negative gearing

The federal government needs to tighten the reins on negative gearing as the tax break increasingly distorts the...

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Top tactics for increasing equity

Victor Kumar, director, Right Property Group

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Investors ask: SMSF properties

Q. Provided my self-managed super fund (SMSF) trust deed allows for property investment, are there certain types of...

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GST increase should spark land tax, stamp duty review

With Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling for debate and discussion about the current GST rate, one industry body has...

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