Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

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Tax & Legal • 25 May 2026

More than $180k returned to tenants after taskforce identifies illegal payments

NSW’s rental taskforce has been cracking down on illegal payments and background check fees, forcing agencies to return $180,000 to renters hit with unlawful charges.

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Tax & Legal • 20 May 2026

‘Double hit’: Investors’ borrowing capacity likely to plunge 20% under budget reform

The federal budget’s negative gearing reforms could plunge investors’ borrowing capacity by 20 per cent, impacting overall strategy and long-term wealth creation.

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Tax & Legal • 18 May 2026

NSW landlords cop $65k in rental eviction clampdown

Landlords have been fined more than $65,000 after reforms to crack down on no-grounds rental evictions came into effect last year, with the government continuing to...

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Tax & Legal • 12 May 2026

Victorian builder sunk by $55k fine over pool installation failures

A builder in Victoria’s east has been fined $55,000 and suspended for nearly a year following a string of incompetent behaviour during pool installations at four...

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Tax & Legal • 11 May 2026

NSW commercial landlords to face $165k fine over illegal tobacco 

NSW landlords who knowingly allow their premises to be used by tenants to sell illicit tobacco or vaping products could now face one year of imprisonment or fines of up...

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Tax & Legal • 08 May 2026

$32k failure: Victorian builder fined after bungled renovation leaves home unliveable

A dodgy builder in Victoria’s east has been convicted and fined more than $32,000 after an illegal renovation made a home unliveable and left a single mother in...

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Tax & Legal • 07 May 2026

‘If you earn it, declare it’: ATO heaps scrutiny on investors this EOFY

With the ATO ramping up its investor crackdown, property owners have been warned to avoid common mistakes around rental income, deductions, and record-keeping this tax...

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Tax & Legal • 06 May 2026

Tassie landlords brace for wave of reforms

Tasmanian property owners are one step closer to facing significant rental reforms, as a slew of changes are set to be debated.

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Tax & Legal • 05 May 2026

WA landlords say goodbye to no-fault evictions

Landlords in Western Australia will see the current no-grounds termination of tenancy revoked, among other sweeping changes, as the state government proposes numerous...

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Tax & Legal • 28 Apr 2026

Sham Qld builder to repay $70k after faking licence

A fake builder in Queensland has been fined $12,000 and ordered to pay $70,000 in compensation to home owners after he used the licence of someone with the same name.

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