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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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Negative gearing only icing on the cake, warns expert

With the very real possibility Labor could win the next election, that could mean their negative gearing reforms will...
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Property under a Dutton-led government: What could it mean for investors?

With the possibility of a government headed by the current Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Border Protection...
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‘Toughest’ Airbnb laws pass NSW parliament

After their announcement in June, new laws introducing a cap on the number of days properties can be short-term letted...
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$1.1m fines, jail time for non-compliant combustible cladding in effect in NSW

Strata corporations and property owners need to make sure their property is up to code as improper cladding, which is...
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ATO increases scrutiny on short-term holiday rentals

Watch out, short-term holiday letting landlords! The ATO has announced that it will be launching a data-matching...
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‘It is unfair’ – Experts weigh in on Victoria’s Airbnb legislation

Both houses in the Victorian state parliament passed legislation that would put property owners and Airbnb guests as...
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Victorian Airbnb legislation passes both houses

Watch out apartment owners who short-term let out their property on services like Airbnb; new legislation has passed...
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‘Draconian’ Vic rental laws will attack property owners: REIV

New rental laws aimed at providing more security for Victorian tenants will be introduced to the Victorian parliament...
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$500m – The cost of APRA’s investor red tape

A new government report has taken a look into the state of competition across Australia’s financial systems and among...
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Property buyers saved by upcoming amendment to electricity meter regulations

Recent legislation has delayed the length of time it takes for a new house to be connected to the grid by a significant...
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Know the risks of leasehold investment purchases, says expert

A growing number of Sydney developments are being sold on leasehold land, and one expert says investors should be aware...
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Foreign investment tax loophole removed in legislation draft

The revision of a draft piece legislation has removed what treasurer Scott Morrison has called a “tax loophole” in...
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Investor beware: Airbnb lawful only some of the time

The public debate around the lawfulness, or not, of Airbnb is heating up, and it appears there is no one clear answer,...
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Maximise your SMSF property investment with a tax depreciation schedule

Promoted by Opteon. If you’re an SMSF manager, and property is part of your investment strategy, you want to do all...
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Staggered housing tax reform most effective for investor protection: Academics

Instead of removing negative gearing and reducing capital gains tax discounts outright, a new report has suggested to...
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Stamp duty doubled over last 10 years

A new report has highlighted that Australians are paying more on stamp duty now than ever before, as well as just how...
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Budget roundup 2018–19 and tax — What property investors need to know

A few elements of legislation announced from over the last few months to the last few years, and the various federal,...
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Expert: Being paid ‘on both sides’ not to be outlawed, but it's complicated

Property commentator and valuer, Suburbanite’s Anna Porter, said that the practice of being paid “on both sides of...
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Labor negative gearing reforms would push interest rates up, push value down

New research has found that if Labor's proposed blanket negative gearing reform came into effect, some investors could...
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Build-to-rent should have rules and tax rates of commercial property: Property Council

The Property Council of Australia has called out for build-to-rent housing to receive the same managed investment trust...
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