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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.

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Maximise your SMSF property investment with a tax depreciation schedule

Promoted by Opteon. If you’re an SMSF manager, and property is part of your investment strategy, you want to do all...
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Staggered housing tax reform most effective for investor protection: Academics

Instead of removing negative gearing and reducing capital gains tax discounts outright, a new report has suggested to...
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Stamp duty doubled over last 10 years

A new report has highlighted that Australians are paying more on stamp duty now than ever before, as well as just how...
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Budget roundup 2018–19 and tax — What property investors need to know

A few elements of legislation announced from over the last few months to the last few years, and the various federal,...
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Expert: Being paid ‘on both sides’ not to be outlawed, but it's complicated

Property commentator and valuer, Suburbanite’s Anna Porter, said that the practice of being paid “on both sides of...
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Labor negative gearing reforms would push interest rates up, push value down

New research has found that if Labor's proposed blanket negative gearing reform came into effect, some investors could...
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Build-to-rent should have rules and tax rates of commercial property: Property Council

The Property Council of Australia has called out for build-to-rent housing to receive the same managed investment trust...
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The hidden gems and traps of tax time

Knowing what you can and can’t claim can make the difference between an okay tax return and a great one. Here are...
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Airbnb leasing: What are a landlord’s rights and responsibilities?

Until the emergence of Airbnb, landlord’s rights and responsibilities were clearly defined by laws that have been...
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PICA attacks Labor’s ‘flawed’ neg-gearing policy

The Property Investors Council of Australia is urging investors to rally against Labor’s “economically damaging”...
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The key things investors need to tackle tax time

In order to maximise your tax return, here are some steps you can take. We spoke with an investment expert about some...
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Budget 2018 — Why you should care about the ‘unfair’ vacant land tax changes

While on the whole, this year’s budget was good for property investors, there’s one little thing nestled away in...
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Tax worries loom over investors as budget time nears

With this year’s budget just around the corner, property experts are concerned that the government is not doing...
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Governments line their pockets with record-high levels of property tax cash

Analysis of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics by CoreLogic shows state and local governments collected...
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Top tips for a stress free tax time for landlords

Tax time is nearly here and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has put landlords on notice.
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Dodgy property investment advisers run rampart, but there’s hope

Recent events in the real estate space have highlighted the need for properly regulated advice. Here’s the current...
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Changing negative gearing would ‘reduce the efficiency of the housing market’, says expert

By increasing the tax on investing in residential homes, new research has found rental prices would rise and housing...
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Housing should respond to supply and demand, not tax: Scott Morrison

The Treasurer has dug in his heels and claimed that altering negative gearing and capital gains tax would “damage the...
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Property depreciation for beginners

A lot of investors include tax depreciation among their primary considerations when buying properties, however, not all...
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Will changes in tax depreciation influence renovations?

Investors often find themselves disposing of old depreciable assets from their property when doing renovations. Can...
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