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Tax & Legal • 04 Jul 2017
What prospective property investors need to know about First Home Buyer's Grants
One first-time investor heeded the advice of many successful property investors and decided to start his business of creating wealth through property early on in his...
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Tax & Legal • 27 Jun 2017
Sydney, Melbourne make value gains while others fall
Home values fell in three of Australia’s capital cities last week, while both Sydney and Melbourne made meaningful gains, according to the latest CoreLogic data.
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Tax depreciation: what investors need to know read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 26 Jun 2017
Tax depreciation: what investors need to know
When selling property, something that can differentiate a good agent from a great agent is their general understanding of the financial aspects that add value to an...
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Tax & Legal • 23 Jun 2017
3 common mistakes made by property investors at tax time
Thousands of property investors throughout Australia will be completing their tax returns with the start of the 2017-18 financial year. Here are three common mistakes...
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Tax & Legal • 07 Jun 2017
Budget 2017 and why time is running out to save on stamp duty in Victoria
The federal budget and Victorian state government have made significant changes to depreciation, travel expenses and stamp duty concession. Investors have until 1 July...
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Tax & Legal • 31 May 2017
Housing affordability needs tax relief, not tax hikes, says Property Council
The Property Council of Australia has welcomed some proposals put forward by Labor to address housing affordability in Sydney, but it believes adding taxes is...
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Tax & Legal • 23 May 2017
How investors can work their way through changes in tax depreciation
The government is planning to “reduce pressure on housing affordability” by proposing dramatic changes to the ways depreciation is claimed on property. While these...
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Tax & Legal • 19 May 2017
Are the government’s changes in tax depreciation just ‘dumb policy’?
The government has recently announced major changes to the way depreciation is claimed on property in an attempt to “reduce pressure on housing affordability,” but...
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How will the government's changes to tax depreciation impact investors? read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 18 May 2017
How will the government's changes to tax depreciation impact investors?
In the current investment space, there’s been much rhetoric surrounding housing affordability and the ways in which the government will curb investor interest with...
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Mid-tier slams government on CGT discount read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 17 May 2017
Mid-tier slams government on CGT discount
A mid-tier accounting firm has criticised the government’s efforts to address the housing crisis and suggests making the capital gains tax-free for investing in...
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