Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

1 min read

Tax & Legal • 24 Apr 2024

Brisbane-based construction director cops 5-year corporation ban

The failure of three construction companies over a three-year period has seen a Queensland company director disqualified from managing corporations for five years.

READ NOW

2 min read

Tax & Legal • 23 Apr 2024

WA revs up for STRA reforms

The State Parliament has given the go-ahead to new legislation to tighten regulation of short-term rental accommodation (STRA).

READ NOW

1 min read

Tax & Legal • 22 Apr 2024

Perth ‘builder’ slapped with $5k fine for falsifying work history

A Kwinana man claimed eight years of building experience, despite working as a courier during the specified period.

READ NOW

2 min read

Tax & Legal • 22 Apr 2024

Rental bidding out, pets in as WA’s new tenancy laws pass Parliament

The sweeping overhaul will see new regulations roll out over three phases, with the first set to take effect in May.

READ NOW

1 min read

Tax & Legal • 22 Apr 2024

Tax reforms key to boosting Victoria’s rental woes

Amid all-time high rental costs and all-time low rental vacancies, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has advised the Victorian government to consider policy...

READ NOW

2 min read

Tax & Legal • 18 Apr 2024

SA reviews building laws to tackle rogue traders and dodgy builders 

The state has commenced a sweeping review of its building regulations to protect consumers from shady operators.

READ NOW

1 min read

Tax & Legal • 17 Apr 2024

Landlords could cop up to $57k in fines for unsafe properties in Victoria

The Victorian government is cracking down on minimum rental standards in the wake of a concerning rise in tenant complaints.

READ NOW

2 min read

Tax & Legal • 16 Apr 2024

Regulation bulletin ‘roadmap’ to property development, says technical expert

SMSF trustees who want to undertake property development need to be aware of the compliance and tax issues on which the ATO will focus, says a leading technical...

READ NOW

1 min read

Tax & Legal • 12 Apr 2024

Building a granny flat in WA just got easier

As of Wednesday, home owners in Western Australia no longer need planning approval for code-compliant ancillary dwellings.

READ NOW

1 min read

Tax & Legal • 11 Apr 2024

Have sunset clauses been eclipsed by ACT laws?

Canberra has opened consultations to review laws passed in 2021 to protect off-the-plan buyers from dodgy developers.

READ NOW