Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

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Tax & Legal • 06 Jun 2014

Investors ask: Renting out properties purchaused using an SMSF

Q. If you buy residential property through your SMSF, can you rent this property out to an independent company who then leases the property to a related party of members...

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Tax & Legal • 05 Jun 2014

Full cost of negative gearing often underestimated

Investors with negatively-geared property may miscalculate their profits and miss out on better opportunities, a mortgage advice firm has warned.

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Tax & Legal • 04 Jun 2014

Median prices a flawed indicator

Median price data has no bearing on individual property values, an award-winning buyer’s agent has cautioned.

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Tax & Legal • 22 May 2014

Investors fail to maximise tax write-offs

Property investors may be missing out on thousands of dollars at tax time by undervaluing depreciation benefits, a quantity surveyor has warned.

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Tax & Legal • 15 May 2014

Legal loophole traps renovators

Investors who run their own company could be exploited by a legal technicality when hiring a builder, a Sydney lawyer has warned.

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Tax & Legal • 15 May 2014

Federal Budget underlines need to claim full depreciation entitlements

The federal Budget had mixed news for tax payers and property investors, but one thing became clear: the impact and importance of depreciation. 

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Tax & Legal • 09 May 2014

Government urged to continue negative gearing support

Amidst fears negative gearing benefits could be in the firing line at next week’s Budget announcement, major players in the property industry have called on the...

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Tax & Legal • 09 May 2014

Investors ask: The limitations of SMSFs

Q. I keep hearing about all the restrictions around SMSFs and property, but I don’t really understand the rules. In simple terms, what are the biggest limitations of...

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Tax & Legal • 08 May 2014

New laws govern Queensland real estate

Real estate agents in Queensland will no longer be required to disclose their commission to buyers or stick to a maximum commission limit under new legislation passed...

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Tax & Legal • 30 Apr 2014

SMSFs - Here to stay?

The number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) in Australia continues to grow rapidly, but not all retirees find taking control of their super is worth the trouble. In...

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