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.

House

Tax & Legal • 27 Aug 2015

Hidden tax boosting property values

Investors buying off-the-plan dwellings in one of Australia's largest cities could be getting slugged by a little-known tax that is also inflating existing property...

Spark

Tax & Legal • 21 Aug 2015

Foreign investment laws overhauled

Foreign investors will be slapped with new administrative costs and exposed to higher penalties if they fall foul of ownership laws, under proposed legislation announced...

Robert Stevens

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...

Marie Mortimer

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...

mechanics

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.

robert stevens smsf property scams avoiding scam

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.

RBA

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...

Michael Bowling

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.

Gold Coins

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.

Dice

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...