Investment Property Archive
Strategic Financial Advice
New Australian landlords could be over $23K out of pocket in their first year, with stamp duty and land tax exceeding rental income in major capital cities.
Property
The ATO has increased its focus on property asset owners, including those with expensive lifestyle assets. Investment property income, deductions, and ownership of high-value items like boats and aircraft are now under scrutiny.
PropertyTax
Short stay, big tax: What Airbnb hosts need to know. Property investors using Airbnb-style rentals are about to face a new tax in Victoria, Australia. Learn how this tax will affect your short-term rental income and what similar measures might be on the horizon.
Property
Property is a solid investment opportunity for those looking to increase their financial security. If you are a landlord, you may be looking for ways to reduce your tax liability this year. This may assist you in turning your property’s cash flow from a negative into a positive.
Property
Are you looking at buying an investment property? There's no one-size-fits-all method to property investing, it requires an individualistic approach. You need to recognise and focus on your own specific goals, needs and situations to succeed.
PropertyTax
The ATO has issued a warning to property investors this tax time following rental income and deduction errors found in over 70 per cent of tax returns audited last financial year.
Lending & Finance
It’s important to look after the tenants in your investment property – it encourages them to stay long term and take care of your property. So how can you keep your tenants happy? By treating your property like a business and your tenants like valued customers.
Tax
A recent Parliamentary Inquiry into Tax Deductions created some fairly sensational headlines about what and how deductions are being claimed - $22 billion worth to be exact.
Property
Subdividing your PPOR (principal place of residence) is a strategy we often get asked about. If you’re thinking about going down this path, there’s a lot to consider before making your decision.
Property
Are you considering a development as your next venture within the world of property? Have you reviewed your potential income tax and GST liabilities?
Lending & Finance
As a result of the “slow down” in investment lending combined with significant losses in market share, major and non-major banks and lenders who imposed heavy restrictions on investment lending are now again open for investment business.
Property
Last year we wrote an article detailing the new withholding tax introduced for properties sold to foreign residents. For any property sold for more than $2 million after 1 July 2016, the purchaser had an obligation to withhold 10% of the sale price.
