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REIV requests federal intervention read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 08 Sep 2020
Roadmap woes: REIV requests federal intervention
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has condemned the state government’s roadmap out of stage 4 restrictions, citing a “lack of vision and planning” in calling...
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Are Victorian landlords being forgotten read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 31 Aug 2020
Are Victorian landlords being forgotten?
Recent decisions made by the Victorian state government are giving rise to a question as to whether commercial and residential landlords are being left...
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Why is tax depreciation important for property investors? read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 26 Aug 2020
Why is tax depreciation important for property investors?
If I said to you that we may be able to reduce your tax by thousands, would you say, “No, thank you”? Or would you say, “Yes, please!”, writes Mark Wilkins.
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Bradley Beer read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 24 Aug 2020
What the best investors are doing this tax time
With the financial year at a close, many property investors are in the thick of tax time.
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How to avoid property fraud read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 20 Aug 2020
How to avoid property fraud
Investors are being warned after new figures showed a rising number of property frauds involving the use of false bank accounts.
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Real estate body pleads to protect Qld property market read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 05 Aug 2020
Real estate body pleads to protect Qld property market
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland is strongly urging the Palaszczuk government to protect the state’s property market as new cases of the coronavirus become...
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potential tenancy legislation extension read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 29 Jul 2020
‘No need’: WA hits back at potential tenancy legislation extension
REIWA has called for the emergency period tenancy legislation for residential and commercial properties in Western Australia to end at the originally proposed time.
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Stamp duty stamped out in NSW read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 27 Jul 2020
Stamp duty stamped out in NSW
New homes under $800,000 will be stamp duty free under a state government plan to provide a “targeted boost” to both first home buyers and the construction industry...
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3 tax errors made by property investors read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 27 Jul 2020
3 tax errors made by property investors
There are three common mistakes property investors make when it comes to maximising their tax return, according to BMT Tax Depreciation.
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Sacking stamp duty could make houses cheaper read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 22 Jul 2020
Sacking stamp duty could make houses cheaper: Here’s how
Stamp duty and payroll tax are being blamed for dwindling new housing approvals in major Australian cities, which in turn is reducing housing affordability for new...
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