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Bill to lower downsizer age passes both houses read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 29 Nov 2022
Bill to lower downsizer age passes both houses
The bill to reduce the eligibility age for downsizer contributions down to age 55 has now passed the Senate and awaits royal assent.
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ATO undertaking ‘extensive’ property deducation examinations read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 22 Nov 2022
ATO undertaking ‘extensive’ property deducation examinations
With the ATO scaling up its compliance and undertaking detailed reviews including questionaries, SMSFs with compliance issues should take action now, an SMSF lawyer...
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NSW stamp duty reforms branded as ‘soft’ read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 17 Nov 2022
NSW stamp duty reforms branded as ‘soft’
Timothy Hibbert, head of building and property forecasting at BIS Oxford Economics (BOE), believes the latest property tax reforms from the state “represent stimulus...
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SA landlords should brace for crackdowns as tenancy laws up for review read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 17 Nov 2022
SA landlords should brace for crackdowns as tenancy laws up for review
The South Australian government has taken the first step to update the state’s rental laws — setting the stage for residential tenancy reforms that are expected to...
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Tax & Legal • 12 Nov 2022
‘Historic’ stamp duty legislation gets green light in NSW
Six months after initially being proposed, New South Wales’ stamp duty reforms have passed the state parliament.
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Qld unit owners to benefit from unit law overhaul read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 11 Nov 2022
Qld unit owners to benefit from unit law overhaul
On Tuesday, 8 November, the state government ratified reforms to its body corporate laws — with the changes set to have a positive impact on Queensland unit holders.
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The hallmarks of experienced and ethical property valuers read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 05 Nov 2022
The hallmarks of experienced and ethical property valuers
An ethical property valuer is crucial to circumventing friction. Here are the telltale signs to look for, according to one expert.
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Scrapping stamp duty: How much do buyers stand to save? read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 01 Nov 2022
Scrapping stamp duty: How much do buyers stand to save?
NSW first home buyers could easily save upwards of $30,000 by saying no to stamp duty, according to new government analysis.
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Governments spearhead buyback scheme for flood-prone home owners read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 29 Oct 2022
Governments spearhead buyback scheme for flood-prone home owners
A new program produced by the Perrottet and Albanese governments will offer 2,000 flood-risk home owners the opportunity to repair, retrofit, or have their homes bought...
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Everything you need to know from the 2022–23 budget read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 25 Oct 2022
Everything you need to know from the 2022–23 budget
With the second government of the year comes the second federal budget for 2022; here is how the first budget of the Albanese government impacts the property sector.
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