Negative gearing

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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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Tax & Legal • 24 JAN 2014

Negative gearing could help FHBs

First home buyers could take advantage of negative gearing to gain a foothold in the property market, a leading economist has said.

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Hotspots • 13 AUG 2013

Why you can't afford negative gearing

If you have purchased investment properties in Perth or around Australia, you have probably heard of the term negative gearing.

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Finance • 20 JUN 2013

Refinancing: A negative gearing quick fix

'Negative Gearing' is a commonly debated strategy amongst property experts and investors alike, with over 1.2 million Australian investors owning a negatively geared...

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Hotspots • 11 APR 2013

The positive gearing vs negative gearing debate

In my last blog post we looked at what these terms meant and how whether or not a property is negative or positive really depends on the investor’s personal...

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Hotspots • 26 FEB 2013

Positive gearing, negative gearing... what does it all mean?

Let's cut through the maze about Positive gearing vs Negative gearing & Positive Cash-Flow vs Negative Cash-Flow. Which is best and what do they mean?

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Hotspots • 21 FEB 2013

Each case is different with negative gearing

  Where do I start? A common question asked by all people who have heard about property investing and understand that it is an avenue for wealth creation but are not...

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Tax & Legal • 03 SEP 2012

Negative gearing not valid long-term

Negative gearing is not a valid long-term investment strategy due to the uncertainty of capital growth, according to one mortgage broking group.

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Tax & Legal • 05 APR 2012

Gvt called on to cut negative gearing

A new report has called for negatively geared investors to have their tax rebates cut back, according to a housing supply study released this week that is being...

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Tax & Legal • 12 JAN 2012

SMSFs as significant as negative gearing

Self managed super funds (SMSFs) are set to become as important to property investment as negative gearing, according to a leading economist. Speaking to Smart Property...

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Tax & Legal • 06 OCT 2011

Negative gearing is unfair, says economist

Negative gearing is one of a large number of loopholes and concessions in the tax system that detracts from its fairness and adds to its complexity without doing...

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Tax & Legal • 06 JUN 2011

Negative gearing back in the spotlight

Concerns over the future of negative gearing have been reignited following comments from one of the nation’s biggest banks that the tax break is unhealthy for the...

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Tax & Legal • 11 MAY 2011

Negative Gearing Here To Stay - May 2011

Speculation that the federal government would use the Federal Budget to make changes to negative gearing arrangements has proven unfounded with such modifications left...

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Tax & Legal • 22 APR 2011

Negative gearing on the chopping block

Suggestions that the federal government is considering a reduction to negative gearing benefits has been met with outrage by the property industry.

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Tax & Legal • 16 AUG 2010

Negative gearing opportunities to stay

Property investors breathed a sigh of relief this week after the federal government and the federal opposition party ruled out the prospect of abolishing negative...

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Tax & Legal • 11 AUG 2010

Negative Gearing Here To Stay - August 2010

In good news for budding investors, the federal government plus the opposition party have ruled out the prospect of abolishing negative gearing.

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Hotspots • 30 NOV 1999

The facts about negative gearing

Negative gearing is a popular technique with Australian property investors because of its tax advantages, but it is not without risk.

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