Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

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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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Tax & Legal • 10 Jun 2024

Qld’s new rental laws are now in effect

Price hike restrictions, domestic violence provisions, and mandatory training for agents are just some of the changes that have now kicked in.

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Tax & Legal • 23 May 2024

ATO flags top problem areas for rental property deductions

Investors incorrectly apportioning interest from investment loans and confusion between repairs and improvements are some of the main issues, says the ATO.

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Tax & Legal • 20 May 2024

Federal budget: The tax implications for property investors

Another year, another budget. But while this is a big budget for assisting hard-pressed individuals who are doing it tough with tax cuts, there is precious little in it...

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Tax & Legal • 20 May 2024

SA warns of ‘insidious’ home construction scam

The state reports that multiple consumers have been duped out of tens of thousands of dollars already.

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