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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.
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Tax & Legal • 31 Jan 2012
Gvt should re-think property taxes
The Government needs to address the issues of inefficient state property taxes and give assistance to first time home buyers, the Real Estate Institute of Australia...
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Tax & Legal • 23 Jan 2012
Strata laws need overhaul: REINSW
Strata laws in NSW need to be simplified and the decision-making process updated, the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) has said in relation to a state government...
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Tax & Legal • 23 Jan 2012
Strata laws may be changed
New South Wales strata and community title laws will be up for review this year after a public consultation set to close at the end of February.
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Tax & Legal • 12 Jan 2012
REIA slams property taxes as 'inefficient'
The Real Estate Institute of Australia is calling on the federal government to review taxes, such as stamp duty, that are currently paid by property owners.
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Tax & Legal • 12 Jan 2012
SMSFs as significant as negative gearing
Self managed super funds (SMSFs) are set to become as important to property investment as negative gearing, according to a leading economist. Speaking to Smart Property...
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Tax & Legal • 01 Dec 2011
Market conditions ripe for positive gearing
The fall in property values across the country coupled with rising rents is creating opportunities for investors seeking positively geared properties, according to a...
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Tax & Legal • 10 Nov 2011
Carbon Tax slammed by industry
The housing industry has panned the Federal Government’s decision to implement a carbon tax, labelling it “ignorant”.
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Tax & Legal • 06 Oct 2011
Negative gearing is unfair, says economist
Negative gearing is one of a large number of loopholes and concessions in the tax system that detracts from its fairness and adds to its complexity without doing...
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Tax & Legal • 04 Oct 2011
Housing group wants tax breaks addressed
Tax breaks for negative gearing and capital gains should be reconsidered by the government if housing is to be made affordable, one industry figure has said.
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Tax & Legal • 30 Sep 2011
Govt needs to act on tax: HIA
Australia’s undersupply issue can be largely attributed to poor government decisions regarding tax, the Housing Industry Association has claimed.
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