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Tax & Legal • 14 May 2019
New modelling reveals how much investors pay in taxes
New modelling of how much tax investors pay to the government under current negative gearing and capital gains tax rules has further shown the impact of Labor’s...
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Tax & Legal • 13 May 2019
What the new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme means for the property market
With the Coalition government announcing a new scheme for first home buyers and then the Labor Party agreeing to match the scheme, there could be new players in the...
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Tax & Legal • 10 May 2019
Investors rush to secure properties in popular capital
A leading real estate network has observed that there has been a rise of investor-buying activity in one capital city slated for high growth.
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Tax & Legal • 09 May 2019
How Labor’s proposed housing tax policy will impact all investors
With the upcoming federal election, Labor has a comprehensive plan to improve housing affordability and support housing construction.  However, Ben Kingsley, chair...
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Tax & Legal • 09 May 2019
Negative gearing battle rages on as Liberals warn of house price ‘whack’
Liberal Party heavyweights, including the federal Treasurer, are ramping up their fight against Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax in...
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Tax & Legal • 08 May 2019
PM lashes out at negative gearing, CGT changes for property investors
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blasted Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for his party’s negative gearing and capital gains tax proposals, saying these would force a...
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Tax & Legal • 06 May 2019
Spruikers waiting to pounce on Labor policy
With less than two weeks until the federal election, it is clear that Labor’s negative gearing policy will either make or break its chances of winning office.
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Tax & Legal • 03 May 2019
How new tax policies impact you: a top economist explains
A leading Australian economist has shared his forecast for the state of the housing market given the possibility of a Labor government. 
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Tax & Legal • 02 May 2019
Property taxes hit record highs, government pushed to wind back
New data showed that stamp duty has hit record high levels in some states, despite the fact property values are falling.
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Tax & Legal • 01 May 2019
Key policies propping up the property market
What property policy is propping up the property market in difficult times? One seasoned property veteran shares his views on what the government’s been doing right...
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