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.
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Tax & Legal • 25 Jun 2014
Investing using an SMSF loan
Investing in property using a self-managed super fund (SMSF) has become an increasingly popular investment option.
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Tax & Legal • 24 Jun 2014
4 things you need to know about depreciation this tax season
It’s that time of year again where television advertisements start battering us with acronyms like ‘EOFYS’ and shoeboxes of receipts are clutched in  trembling...
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Tax & Legal • 23 Jun 2014
Do you know what's tax deductible?
If you want to make the most out of your investment properties at tax time, you need to know all the items and expenses you can claim back.
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Tax & Legal • 18 Jun 2014
Weighing up capital gains and rental yield
When it comes to property investment, the big question is 'what is better – a good price, strong property growth, or high rental return?'  But what if you could have...
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Tax & Legal • 17 Jun 2014
Start of new tax year will see flood of first time property investors
The 1of of July heralds the start of a new financial year and it also the traditional time when many first time investors enter the property market in large numbers.
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Tax & Legal • 17 Jun 2014
Are you prepared for EOFY? Your property tax checklist
As the end of financial year draws closer, it’s important to ensure your paperwork is in order ahead of your visit to your accountant.
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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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