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Negative gearing, efficiency of the housing market read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 01 May 2018
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 affordability would worsen.
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Scott Morrison read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 27 Apr 2018
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 economy”, and that APRA’s recently lifted 10...
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Property depreciation for beginners read icon 4 min read
Tax & Legal • 20 Apr 2018
Property depreciation for beginners
A lot of investors include tax depreciation among their primary considerations when buying properties, however, not all investors maximise their claims. What do you need...
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Renovations, tax depreciation read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 20 Apr 2018
Will changes in tax depreciation influence renovations?
Investors often find themselves disposing of old depreciable assets from their property when doing renovations. Can they still claim these as tax deductions following...
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Gavel, landlords, tenancy disputes, NSW read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 19 Apr 2018
‘Stupid’ ruling hurts landlords with interstate tenancy disputes in NSW
It’s just gotten a lot harder for landlords and tenants to solve tenancy disputes in New South Wales, according to the president of the REINSW.
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Tax, depreciation, misconceptions about depreciation read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 19 Apr 2018
2 biggest misconceptions about depreciation
BMT Tax Depreciation’s Bradley Beer has handled thousands of depreciation cases over the course of his career as a quantity surveyor, but two seemingly simple topics...
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Scott Kay, Integrity Plus Acconting read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 19 Apr 2018
How poor property choices can limit your future growth
Accountant Scott Kay has had a focus on creating a better financial future for himself for quite some time — from the age of 16, in fact, when he was thumbing through...
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dishonest developers, GST, man in suit with caution tape read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 18 Apr 2018
GST changes targeting ‘dishonest developers’ in effect
A measure to prevent unscrupulous developers from exploiting GST, which was first mentioned during Budget 2017–18, has been enacted.
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Do you need a quantity surveyor in your financial team? read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 16 Apr 2018
Do you need a quantity surveyor in your financial team?
The quantity surveyor is often deemed to be one of the most important professional advisers in the construction industry, and property investors can benefit from their...
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Victorian pool, investors, property investment read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 11 Apr 2018
Victorian pool costs ‘significant and pointless’ burden on investors
The Victorian government has recently announced new measures to improve water safety in homes. The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has agreed with some of the...
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