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Negative gearing read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 11 Dec 2018
‘Suck it up’ on tax changes investors told as 40% of rentals avoid negative gearing
A property expert has asked for investors to put any fears about the potential loss of negative gearing into context, and those that are still concerned to “suck it...
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Tax & Legal • 03 Dec 2018
ATO uncovers dodgy property claims strategy
The Tax Office’s unprecedented access to third-party data has revealed one way cunning taxpayers have been using property to cheat the system.
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Target read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 30 Nov 2018
Revealed: ATO’s top targets for property investors
The Tax Office has set out its list of targets with property investors, as about two million Australians now claim deductions for rental income at tax time.
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Gears read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 29 Nov 2018
Property expert downplays Labor's negative gearing attack
Labor’s plan for negative gearing may not have the widespread effect that experts are concerned about according to one property commentator.
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Hurdles read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 27 Nov 2018
Calls for more property regulation hit a hurdle
Calls for a regulation tidy-up in the property industry have so far been knocked back by government, and one real estate boss has come out swinging. 
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Tax time 101 read icon 4 min read
Tax & Legal • 22 Nov 2018
Tax time 101: Income to be declared by rental property investors
Investors with properties that are genuinely available for rent are obliged to declare all rental-related income come tax time—from the full amount of rent down to...
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Tax & Legal • 22 Nov 2018
‘Ludicrous’ costs to investors slammed as regulator cops heat
Recent missteps and decisions by Fair Trading have raised serious questions about the effectiveness of the regulator, according to a real estate boss, who has issued a...
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Tax & Legal • 16 Nov 2018
Queensland pet reform proposals cop criticism
The Queensland government is considering making it easier for tenants to own pets in a rental property, but some think the changes could be pointless in strata...
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Tax & Legal • 16 Nov 2018
New laws pass for signing residential property agreements
New legislation has passed in NSW parliament that allows for residential agreements to be signed and witnessed electronically, but there’s still a larger underlying...
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Gavel read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 15 Nov 2018
Property spruiker hit with record $18 million fine
The Federal Court has imposed a record penalty against a property spruiker and his firm for false or misleading representations about how people could buy a house for...
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