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Tax & Legal • 26 Feb 2018

Capital gains tax: timing of event and exemptions

Taxes, whether you like it or not, will be a constant part of your investment journey. Find out more about one of the most common taxes that investors have to deal...

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Tax & Legal • 09 Feb 2018

APRA IO reductions ‘blunt interventions’, cost taxpayers $500m

Lending restrictions put in place by APRA on interest-only loans have cost Australian taxpayers an approximate $500 million a year, according to the Productivity...

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Tax & Legal • 07 Feb 2018

Scott Morrison on neg gearing scandal: “The Treasurer is going to have his view”

The Treasurer has spoken out on his opposition regarding the potential implementation of Labor’s policy to remove negative gearing, claiming his decisions are made...

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Tax & Legal • 01 Feb 2018

Victoria rental reforms address ‘politics’, not ‘problems’

A recently formed council of property investors has claimed that Victoria’s recent proposed reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 would create more issues than...

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Tax & Legal • 23 Jan 2018

Remove stamp duty, senior economist says

A senior economist has said governments should consider removing stamp duty, which he claims is one of the most inefficient taxes in the economy.

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Tax & Legal • 17 Jan 2018

Stamp duty predicted to keep rising if left unchecked

Since the 1980s, stamp duty has increased almost three times faster than house prices, and HIA’s senior economist claims it is the major force behind the housing...

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Tax & Legal • 16 Jan 2018

Government drafts housing affordability plan

In order to “improve housing outcomes for Australians”, the federal government has released draft legislation to help establish a new Commonwealth entity.

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Tax & Legal • 12 Jan 2018

Don’t make the same ‘devastating’ mistake again: Ray White on negative gearing, CGT

The chairman of Ray White, Brian White, has warned policymakers that any drastic changes to negative gearing and CGT discounts, such as recently revealed Treasury...

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Tax & Legal • 08 Jan 2018

Negative gearing removal, altering CGT, would have had “small” impact on property prices

Documents acquired under freedom of information laws, which reveal Labor policies in early 2016 to alter the CGT discount and the removal of negative gearing, were...

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Tax & Legal • 08 Dec 2017

First Home Super Saver Scheme and downsizing incentives pass both houses

Following the news of marriage equality passing both houses of Parliament, bills on downsizing incentives and the ability for first home buyers to use superannuation to...

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