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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.
Robert Stevens read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 11 Aug 2015
Should I buy property with an SMSF?
Buying property through super is a great way to build up your retirement savings. In the right situation it is an excellent strategy that delivers the choices, freedom...
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Marie Mortimer read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 11 Aug 2015
What to do with your tax refund
Your tax refund is a tantalising sum that appears in your account, to which no other part of your household budget has any claim. The average tax refund in Australia is...
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mechanics read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 10 Aug 2015
More illegal investors ordered to sell up
Five foreign investors who unlawfully hold residential property in Australia have been ordered to sell their properties.
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robert stevens smsf property scams avoiding scam read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 28 Jul 2015
3 SMSF property scams and how to avoid them
Property investors can be easy targets for scammers – so it's important to know a scam when you see one, and how to avoid being the victim.
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RBA read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 20 Jul 2015
Scrapping negative gearing makes no sense
A chorus of business figures have issued dire predictions relating to the scrapping of negative gearing, after it emerged last week that the Reserve Bank of Australia...
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Michael Bowling read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 17 Jul 2015
7 things to know before taking out an SMSF loan
In Australia, taking out SMSF loans to acquire property has become extremely popular – but the SMSF loan is a specialised product.
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Gold Coins read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 16 Jul 2015
Investors getting savvy with tax break
Property investors are using tax depreciation in higher numbers and more quickly than ever before, new data suggests.
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Dice read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 16 Jul 2015
RBA weighs in on negative gearing
A submission by the RBA to a federal inquiry has fuelled the debate surrounding negative gearing, with the central bank advising ‘there is a case for reviewing’ the...
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Paul Bennion read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 14 Jul 2015
Tax depreciation benefits can boost investors’ cash flow
A slowdown in rental growth means investors should take full advantage of their tax depreciation benefits to boost their cash flow.
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Apartment read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 14 Jul 2015
NSW urged to reconsider strata laws
A high-profile strata company has called on the New South Wales government to re-examine proposed strata laws, citing the issue of pet ownership in so-called...
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