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Tax & Legal • 20 Jun 2024
50k properties to be caught by higher taxes in NSW
Some of the tax settings changes announced in the state budget could see investors park their money elsewhere, according to a chief economist.
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Tax & Legal • 19 Jun 2024
NSW budget: Taxes targeting property and new home funding
With NSW home to the capital with the highest median home price in the country, the cost of housing has been an issue that many hope to see mitigated in the 2024–25...
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Tax & Legal • 19 Jun 2024
Evictions in spotlight as executive asks ‘what is reasonable grounds?’
With the state government opening consultation around evictions, a property investment leader has voiced concerns over the potential loss of no-grounds evictions across...
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Tax & Legal • 18 Jun 2024
Faulty work on Perth property lands electrician with $15k fine
An electrician whose work was deemed to have failed safety standards has copped a significant fine.
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Tax & Legal • 17 Jun 2024
How to maximise your tax return for property investors
As we head towards the end of the financial year, now is the time to take steps to get your tax affairs in order and look at any last-minute planning to maximise your...
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Tax & Legal • 13 Jun 2024
Tasmania clears first hurdle to ‘stamp out stamp duty’
Significant changes to reduce the amount of property tax paid by first home buyers has passed the Tasmanian lower house.
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Tax & Legal • 13 Jun 2024
ATO warns landlords against common tax return mistakes
With the end of the financial year rapidly approaching, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has advised rental property owners to check their tax returns for these...
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Tax & Legal • 13 Jun 2024
Construction firm faces court for payment failures to 15-year-old worker
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a residential building and construction services business in south-west Sydney for failing to...
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Tax & Legal • 12 Jun 2024
Timely reminder for consumers after SA fencer spent $21k in client deposits
The unlicensed tradie took thousands of dollars in deposits for “work that was never started”.
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Tax & Legal • 12 Jun 2024
Does Qld’s stamp duty reform go far enough?
The threshold for the state’s first home owner concession on transfer duty has been raised, alongside land tax and transfer duty surcharges for foreign investors as...
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