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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.

paul benion
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Are you getting the maximum benefit from your tax return?

Forgetting to use this investment tool to its full potential could be the difference between your portfolio's success...
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rolf howard
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What legal advice is available to property buyers?

With all the excitement of buying your investment property, it's easy to forget that the purchase is fundamentally a...
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property
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Hidden tax boosting property values

Investors buying off-the-plan dwellings in one of Australia's largest cities could be getting slugged by a...
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supply
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Foreign investment laws overhauled

Foreign investors will be slapped with new administrative costs and exposed to higher penalties if they fall foul of...
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robert stevens1
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Should I buy property with an SMSF?

Buying property through super is a great way to build up your retirement savings. In the right situation it is an...
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marie mortimer
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What to do with your tax refund

Your tax refund is a tantalising sum that appears in your account, to which no other part of your household budget has...
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negative
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More illegal investors ordered to sell up

Five foreign investors who unlawfully hold residential property in Australia have been ordered to sell their...
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robert stevens1
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3 SMSF property scams and how to avoid them

Property investors can be easy targets for scammers – so it's important to know a scam when you see one, and how...
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reb rba
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Scrapping negative gearing makes no sense

A chorus of business figures have issued dire predictions relating to the scrapping of negative gearing, after it...
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michael bowling
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7 things to know before taking out an SMSF loan

In Australia, taking out SMSF loans to acquire property has become extremely popular – but the SMSF loan is a...
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investors coin
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Investors getting savvy with tax break

Property investors are using tax depreciation in higher numbers and more quickly than ever before, new data suggests.
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RBA weighs in on negative gearing

A submission by the RBA to a federal inquiry has fuelled the debate surrounding negative gearing, with the central bank...
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paul benion
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Tax depreciation benefits can boost investors’ cash flow

A slowdown in rental growth means investors should take full advantage of their tax depreciation benefits to boost...
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backyard investment
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NSW urged to reconsider strata laws

A high-profile strata company has called on the New South Wales government to re-examine proposed strata laws, citing...
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Property Tax Depreciation the NBtax way!

 
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paul benion
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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...
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hung tran
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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...
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rosario carbajal
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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...
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caution5
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Scrapping negative gearing would ‘make situation worse’

With housing affordability and negative gearing continuing to generate debate, one economist has weighed in and said...
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Negative gearing cuts ‘dangerous’

A political plan to scrap negative gearing has been slammed as a misleading and ill-conceived policy that would hurt...
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