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Tax and legal strategies are a key component of a strong, successful investment portfolio. Smart Property Investment provides investors with the latest updates, insights, tips and traps for maintaining these vital functions of a property portfolio.
Mathew Tiller read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 22 May 2020
Stamp duty plan required to boost confidence
In the race to reach the post-COVID recovery stage as quickly as possible, the necessity is to bring confidence back, writes Mathew Tiller. However, at a time when...
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Divorce read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 21 May 2020
Dealing with a divorce property settlement? What you need to know
A growing number of separating couples are turning to private courtrooms to fast-track their divorce property settlements at a more affordable cost, according to a law...
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WA government read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 19 May 2020
WA government rolls out new service to combat tenancy issues
The Western Australian government has launched a new service that aims to help tenants and landlords resolve COVID-19 tenancy issues.
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negative gearing still a winning strategy read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 18 May 2020
Is negative gearing still a winning strategy?
Property investors who have used negative gearing as a way to lower their tax burden are being found out in a depressed market, an expert has said.
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What property investors should know before tax time read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 18 May 2020
What property investors should know before tax time
There are important considerations to be made for property investors pre-tax time, an expert has highlighted.
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Karen Chester read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 15 May 2020
CCI failings to cost lenders $160m
ASIC has facilitated over $160 million in remediation payments to over 430,000 customers who have been sold “junk consumer credit insurance” from lenders and...
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Adam O’Grady read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 14 May 2020
Tax tips for property investors affected by COVID-19
While tax isn’t necessarily on people’s minds at the moment, Adam O’Grady, assistant commissioner from the ATO, advised that the ATO has been working hard to...
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Gladys Berejiklian and Daniel Andrews read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 13 May 2020
NSW, Victoria open door to stamp duty reform
State governments have revealed that stamp duty reform is being considered as part of a broader agenda to restructure state economies off the back of the COVID-19...
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WA stops land tax for aged care residents read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 13 May 2020
WA stops land tax for aged care residents
Western Australian home owners who are required to move into full-time care will soon be exempt from land tax on their former residence, the state government has...
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REIV president Leah Calnan read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 12 May 2020
Real estate body applauds return of on-site auctions and open inspections
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has backed the state government’s decision to allow on-site property auctions and open inspections to return with...
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