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.
Paul Bennion read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 01 Jul 2015
The ‘hidden taxes’ of owning property
Too many investors simply look at the headline costs of the purchase when they buy an investment property and fail to understand what else is going to be coming out of...
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Hung Tran read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 23 Jun 2015
3 things to be wary of at tax time
Residential property investors taking advantage of low interest rates should pay particular attention to their end of financial year reports or risk a nasty tax-time...
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Rosario Carbajal read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 22 Jun 2015
3 risks to consider before investing in SMSFs
With more Australians looking to take control of their financial future, self-managed super funds are growing in popularity - but what do you need to know before you...
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Negative gearing read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 19 Jun 2015
Scrapping negative gearing would ‘make situation worse’
With housing affordability and negative gearing continuing to generate debate, one economist has weighed in and said changing the tax policy would have unintended...
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Tax & Legal • 15 Jun 2015
Negative gearing cuts ‘dangerous’
A political plan to scrap negative gearing has been slammed as a misleading and ill-conceived policy that would hurt poorer Australians.
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Tax & Legal • 09 Jun 2015
Political party seeks abolition of negative gearing
One of Australia’s political parties has announced it will push for an end to the “fundamentally unfair” negative gearing policy in Australia.
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ARROWS read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 05 Jun 2015
Investors ‘under-claiming’ at tax time
The ATO may have warned that it’s targeting property investors this year, but property owners could in fact be missing out on a number of deductions.
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shukri barbara minimise land tax property read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 02 Jun 2015
How to minimise land tax
Investors looking to reduce their outgoings would do well to understand how land tax works and how they can avoid it. 
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Tax & Legal • 25 May 2015
6 biggest mistake SMSF property investors make: part 2
Buying property through an SMSF can be a rewarding investment strategy, but you’ll need to navigate these common mistakes in order to avoid rendering your fund...
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Tax & Legal • 21 May 2015
Negative gearing debate rages on
Negative gearing probably has a “detrimental effect” on housing affordability but the impact on rental affordability is unclear, according to a federal inquiry.
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