Negative gearing

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Tax & Legal • 26 OCT 2015

Is negative gearing an ‘evil tax loophole’?

A big four auditing firm has addressed calls for an end to two of Australia’s most controversial tax mechanisms.

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Tax & Legal • 20 JUL 2015

Scrapping negative gearing makes no sense

A chorus of business figures have issued dire predictions relating to the scrapping of negative gearing, after it emerged last week that the Reserve Bank of Australia...

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Tax & Legal • 16 JUL 2015

RBA weighs in on negative gearing

A submission by the RBA to a federal inquiry has fuelled the debate surrounding negative gearing, with the central bank advising ‘there is a case for reviewing’ the...

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Tax & Legal • 19 JUN 2015

Scrapping negative gearing would ‘make situation worse’

With housing affordability and negative gearing continuing to generate debate, one economist has weighed in and said changing the tax policy would have unintended...

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Tax & Legal • 15 JUN 2015

Negative gearing cuts ‘dangerous’

A political plan to scrap negative gearing has been slammed as a misleading and ill-conceived policy that would hurt poorer Australians.

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Tax & Legal • 09 JUN 2015

Political party seeks abolition of negative gearing

One of Australia’s political parties has announced it will push for an end to the “fundamentally unfair” negative gearing policy in Australia.

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Tax & Legal • 21 MAY 2015

Negative gearing debate rages on

Negative gearing probably has a “detrimental effect” on housing affordability but the impact on rental affordability is unclear, according to a federal inquiry.

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Tax & Legal • 24 APR 2015

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 power.

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Tax & Legal • 22 APR 2015

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 future rages on.

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Tax & Legal • 08 APR 2015

Calls to make negative gearing 'less appealing'

As debate about first home buyers and investor overactivity continues, one mortgage lender has suggested that changes to negative gearing may be an all-encompassing...

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Tax & Legal • 18 MAR 2015

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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Hotspots • 13 MAR 2015

How to get relief from negative gearing

Understanding and being able to work with the concept of ‘gearing’ is a crucial competency every property investor needs.

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Tax & Legal • 19 FEB 2015

Negative gearing protects the vulnerable

Abolishing negative gearing would hit the most vulnerable in society the hardest and put further pressure on the housing market, a real estate chief has argued. 

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Tax & Legal • 09 DEC 2014

Negative gearing under attack again

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

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Tax & Legal • 01 DEC 2014

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 and free up housing, a wealth advisory firm has...

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Tax & Legal • 25 NOV 2014

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 housing market, one property analyst warns.

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Tax & Legal • 24 OCT 2014

Investors weigh in on negative gearing debate

With industry experts, politicians and journalists all weighing in on the future of negative gearing and investor activity in the property market, property investors...

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Tax & Legal • 15 OCT 2014

Time’s up for negative gearing?

A leading economist has called on the federal government to end negative gearing to limit the potential damage of a dangerously overheated investor market.

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Hotspots • 23 SEP 2014

Negative gearing keeps housing affordable: HIA

Restricting access to negative gearing write-offs would negatively impact on housing affordability for both renters and buyers, according to new research.

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Finance • 01 SEP 2014

Can all investors succeed through negative gearing?

Ben Kingsley, Director, Empower Wealth

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Tax & Legal • 17 JUL 2014

Government inquiry highlights negative gearing dangers

Property incentives have created a “significant source of risk” for the economy, according to the Financial System Inquiry.

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Hotspots • 20 JUN 2014

Do you really need negative gearing?

Many investors are dependent upon the tax advantages gained from negative gearing to sustain their investment properties - but is it really worth it?

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Tax & Legal • 05 JUN 2014

Full cost of negative gearing often underestimated

Investors with negatively-geared property may miscalculate their profits and miss out on better opportunities, a mortgage advice firm has warned.

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Tax & Legal • 09 MAY 2014

Government urged to continue negative gearing support

Amidst fears negative gearing benefits could be in the firing line at next week’s Budget announcement, major players in the property industry have called on the...

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Hotspots • 14 FEB 2014

Investors ask: Negative gearing

Q. I have two properties that are slightly negatively geared and I’m struggling to see the purpose of the properties. Should I look to be cash flow positive of keep...

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