Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

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 • 13 Sep 2016
What to do when you're competing against multiple offers
If you're interested in a property in an up-and-coming area, it's likely other investors will be putting down offers, so what should you do? 
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Paul Bennion read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 31 Aug 2016
How to maximise your tax benefits
With rental vacancy rates now rising in many capital cities and weekly rents under downward pressure, property investors need to focus on boosting their cash flow during...
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Tax & Legal • 29 Aug 2016
Negative gearing debate to flare up again
Now that the election is behind us the removal of negative gearing seems to be off the table — but will property investors be faced with its reversal again in the...
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Tax & Legal • 27 Jul 2016
New app to reshape property tax management
A new app promises to help maximise tax returns for Australian residential property investors.
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Tax & Legal • 19 Jul 2016
Foreign investors facing $65,000 tax
A new report has revealed just how much foreign investors face in stamp duty costs to enter Australia’s property market, following increases by some state...
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Philippe Brach read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 06 Jul 2016
Capital gains tax: what every investor should know
There’s one aspect of property investing that you really need to get your head around when you become a landlord, and that is taxes.
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Cate Bakos read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 30 Jun 2016
Why tax benefits should never drive your investment goals
Depreciation is a tax benefit often chased by investors, recommended by planners and revered by tax accountants – but it’s not necessarily a good thing when it comes...
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Tax & Legal • 23 Jun 2016
Foreign taxes to ‘damage’ housing supply
Increased surcharges and taxes to foreign borrowers are counter-productive and put housing supply in Australia’s major capital cities at significant risk, the Property...
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Damian Collins read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 20 Jun 2016
Top 4 tax tips for property investors
Investors can save thousands of dollars by having a firm understanding of the ins and outs of property tax.
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Tax & Legal • 20 Jun 2016
Investors facing ‘unfair outcomes’ from land tax
In light of the ongoing housing affordability debate and recent calls to abolish stamp duty, REINSW president John Cunningham has called for a review of land tax.
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