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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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Tax & Legal • 30 Oct 2018
What the federal election means for property investors
Policy relating to and impacting property investment in Australia is front and centre to the campaigning of the major parties. We take a look at what this means for you...
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Tax & Legal • 29 Oct 2018
What capital gains tax changes mean for your property portfolio
The federal government is proposing changes to the way capital gains tax is applied, and we take a look at the knock-on impact any increases would have to state...
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Tax & Legal • 24 Oct 2018
Negative gearing proposal tipped to slow renos, new builds
Economic modelling of Labor’s negative gearing and capital gains tax policy has revealed that, if implemented, there would be a significant slowdown in new builds and...
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Tax & Legal • 24 Oct 2018
Negative gearing negativity on the nose
Hands up: who’s sick to death of hearing the bunch of rubbish about negative gearing from people in high places?
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Tax & Legal • 23 Oct 2018
How property investors can claim $9k in deductions
Claiming tax back can be a tricky minefield to navigate, but one depreciation specialist believes new property investments can hold almost $9,000 in easily claimable tax...
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Tax & Legal • 19 Oct 2018
Calls to drop negative gearing met with alternative tax proposal
By removing negative gearing, an industry advocate claims Australians would be losing a part of their investing DNA, and is lobbying instead for a broader tax...
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Tax & Legal • 18 Oct 2018
Tenants get more power in NSW after new legislation passes
Amendments to current rental legislation aimed to give tenants more power have passed the NSW Parliament without any changes. What does this mean for property...
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Tax & Legal • 16 Oct 2018
‘Wealth taxes’ in property prompt lobbying for new minister
A minister for property who cracks down on excessive and cumbersome “wealth” taxes should be considered by the federal government, according to one real estate...
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Tax & Legal • 15 Oct 2018
Are changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing policies on the cards?
With possible changes to negative gearing and the capital tax discount threatening the portfolios of many Australian investors, president of the Real Estate Institute of...
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Tax & Legal • 11 Oct 2018
New property tax passes, tipped to dampen ‘stabilising’ market
The Western Australian Parliament has passed a duty surcharge on foreign property owners, and the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has concerns it will damage...
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