Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

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Tax & Legal • 04 Apr 2018

Beware: ATO targeting fake views

The ATO is clamping down on the large number of mistakes, errors and false claims made to it by rental property owners who use their own property for personal...

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Tax & Legal • 02 Apr 2018

How Increasing Your Income is the BEST solution to APRA changes

Promoted by Confidence Finance. Increasing income is the one bullet-proof way for investors to protect themselves against any finance market changes. It is also the...

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Tax & Legal • 29 Mar 2018

Depreciation and what it means for you

An obvious reason for people to become involved in property investment is to take advantage of market appreciation as a way of increasing their wealth, so the concept of...

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Tax & Legal • 12 Mar 2018

Zoning policies: ‘oppressive’ and ‘unnecessary’

Multiple experts have come out and confirmed a recent discussion paper by the Reserve Bank of Australia: zoning is the cause behind why property values are so high,...

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Tax & Legal • 09 Mar 2018

Negative gearing reform should prioritise ‘mum and dad’ investors

According to a property research institute, negative gearing prioritises those who are “more affluent”, and should be reformed to allow for mum and dad investors to...

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Tax & Legal • 05 Mar 2018

Abolish negative gearing to address housing affordability: Grattan

The current crisis of housing affordability has been the result of the actions of “neglectful” governments in the last 20 years, and it has been predicted that it...

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Tax & Legal • 02 Mar 2018

Should you buy or renovate? Your legal rights and responsibilities

When it comes to weighing up whether to buy or renovate, TV shows like Love It or List It typically hype the tension between cost and profit potential. In real life,...

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Tax & Legal • 28 Feb 2018

Tasmanian stamp duty discount promise is welcome but continues political games

A promise by the ruling Tasmanian Liberal Party to slash stamp duty for seniors is a welcome move likely to fuel further interest from sea and tree changers from...

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Tax & Legal • 26 Feb 2018

Capital gains tax for renovated and redeveloped properties

Do subdivision, amalgamation and capital improvements result in a capital gains tax (CGT) event?

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Tax & Legal • 26 Feb 2018

How to calculate capital gains tax: cost base, capital gains, capital losses

While there is no fixed rate for capital gains tax on investment property, there are several methods you can choose from to get the best rate for your portfolio.

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