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Tax & Legal • 13 Sep 2023

Senate vote makes HAFF official

The Labor government is celebrating the long-awaited Senate vote of its Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) bill, which found a majority vote in the upper house on 13...

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Tax & Legal • 12 Sep 2023

Don’t be ‘un-Australian’ at tax time, ATO warns rental property owners

With up to nine in 10 Australian property investors getting their tax returns wrong, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is advising property owners to “take extra...

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Tax & Legal • 11 Sep 2023

Stamp duty breaks and cheap land tax headline SA investment push

The South Australian state government has kicked off a campaign to attract more companies into the jurisdiction, highlighting the “competitive advantages” at play.

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Tax & Legal • 01 Sep 2023

Landlords banned from rent bidding in SA from today

Hefty fines are already being threatened for landlords who are found to be soliciting rental bids, with 1 September marking the start of South Australia’s ban on rent...

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Tax & Legal • 21 Aug 2023

Tasmania on board with federal housing plans

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has called the housing commitments made at the recent national cabinet meeting “a good result for Tasmania”.

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Tax & Legal • 18 Aug 2023

Property leaders resoundingly back housing plans from national cabinet

“Game changing”, “strategic and sustainable” and “a boots on ground approach” are just some of the ways that industry leaders described the national...

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Tax & Legal • 09 Aug 2023

WA embraces paperless conveyancing

Western Australia will no longer be issuing paper Certificates of Title, with the state going fully digital as of 7 August.

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Tax & Legal • 07 Aug 2023

A tax guide for property investors

Well, the end of the 2023 financial year has clocked over and we are now in the heartland of tax return preparations. Advisors across the country, their heads stuffed...

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Tax & Legal • 28 Jul 2023

Self-styled property mogul sued over alleged $32m investment scheme

A self-styled property mogul is facing legal action for raising $32 million without a licence from investors for dozens of investment schemes.

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Tax & Legal • 07 Jul 2023

Stop threatening landlords with ‘misguided’ rent caps: REIV

State governments have been looking at all options to address the rental crisis, with rent caps and freezes a frequent topic of conversation. But an industry leader...

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