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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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Thumbs down, Don’t make the same ‘devastating’ mistake again read icon 1 min read
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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How APRA may force you to deleverage your portfolio read icon 5 min read
Tax & Legal • 01 Dec 2017
How APRA may force you to deleverage your portfolio
Promoted by Confidence Finance. Will the changes APRA have made to lending force you to deleverage your portfolio?
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Clock ticking away on illegal cladding claims in NSW read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 28 Nov 2017
Clock ticking away on illegal cladding claims in NSW
Strata owners are running out of time to be compensated for claiming repairs on illegal composite aluminium cladding, experts claim.
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Tax & Legal • 22 Nov 2017
Melburnian short-term letting law proposals: Experts have their say
A local government in Melbourne has proposed local laws to tackle supposed party houses. It’s not so cut-and-dry however, with one expert claiming property owners are...
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‘Sledgehammer’ property legislation passes both houses read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 15 Nov 2017
Double standard property legislation passes both houses
Legislation impacting on travel expenses and plant and equipment deprecation are one step away from coming into effect, yet are being labelled by one expert as a...
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Tax & Legal • 07 Nov 2017
Draft changes for GST on new property purchases announced
After first mentioning it in the 2017-18 budget, the Treasury has announced the draft legislation for how GST will be applied to new property purchases next financial...
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Change in government, property investors, investing read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 07 Nov 2017
How will a change in government affect property investors?
The next federal election is expected to happen in the next few years—probably 2019—and with the changes in the government also comes changes in the Australian...
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