Tag: taxation Archives

• What You Must Know Before Investing In Property With Your SMSF

  July 20, 2016

  An interesting article written by Bob Korver for Smart Property Investment lists the key elements investors must know before buying a property using their self-managed super fund. The article states that one of the best things about buying property through your (SMSF) is the low tax rate, currently at 15 per cent. But it’s not…

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  Tagged: property investing, taxation

• How To Double The Financial Benefit From Your Investment Apartment Right Now

  June 27, 2016

  I just came across a new report from CoreLogic that says that residential rents in Sydney are at their lowest level on record – averaging just 3.1 per cent in April 2016. Low rental returns can be a sign that property investors are relying heavily on negative gearing to offset their cash flow losses against…

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  Tagged: property investing, taxation

• Financial Error Regarding Line of Credit

  December 11, 2014

  If you have lines of credit and if, additionally, you have a property investment portfolio, there is a common and a frequently occurring error you should not forget about in a hurry. Certainly when the error can cost a great deal to rectify!

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• Tax Returns Should be Put Into Mortgage Repayments

  June 27, 2014

  Australians stand to save a whole lot of money (and I mean real cash) if they can be more heedful towards the way they treat their tax returns. Australians cannot shy away from their housing debt and using the tax returns to service their debt can be one brilliant strategy.

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• Stamp Duty Looks Simply Out of Context

  May 30, 2014

  The government will take a few key decisions after it diligently analyses the tax structure prevalent in the country. The stamp duty- widely dubbed as the ‘worst form of taxation’ can come under the scrutiny, too. Andrew Jennings talks about the issue in an article for the website The Adviser.

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• Issues of Negative Gearing and Depreciation Claims

  December 27, 2013

  Investors love the idea of capital growth. This said they are not averse to the concept of high rental yield either. In fact, things boil down to how a particular investor is planning his portfolio. Negative and positive gearing both have their merit after all? I will be none the poorer by elaborating on this…

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  Tagged: interest rates, mortgages, taxation