by kirstyb | Nov 24, 2020 | Depreciation, Property Investment, Tax & Accounting
This renovation tip can save you thousands Renovating an investment property is different to renovating your own home. Whether the renovation is big or small, you will be taking a head over heart approach and doing what will help you improve your return on investment....
by kirstyb | Nov 13, 2020 | Property Investment, Tax & Accounting
Discretionary Trusts in NSW: Foreign Persons – Surcharge land tax & purchaser duty Recently enacted changes to purchaser duties and land tax arrangements will expand surcharges for trusts which include foreign persons as beneficiaries. Legislation passed to amend...
by kirstyb | Nov 13, 2020 | Property Investment, Tax & Accounting
Absentee Owner Surcharges | Duties Act 2000 (Victoria) From the 2020 land tax year, an absentee owner surcharge of 2% applies to Victorian land owned by an absentee owner. The surcharge was 1.5% from 1 January 2017 and 0.5% for the 2016 land tax year. The absentee...
by kirstyb | Sep 15, 2020 | Finance, Property Investment
Family guarantee or guarantor home loan is a kind of agreement between the borrower and the lender that enables the borrower to get a home loan using the equity in his family’s home. It serves as a security for part or for your entire mortgage. Lets go through...
by kirstyb | Sep 15, 2020 | Property Investment, Superannuation, Tax & Accounting
Reasons for setting up an SMSF Most people invest their Superannuation in Retail or Industry Superfunds with their employers making contributions of Super guarantee contributions and sometimes salary sacrifice. Fund managers then make investment selection on behalf of...
by kirstyb | Sep 8, 2020 | Property Investment, Uncategorized
Should you invest in property this 2020 while there is a pandemic? As people the world over panic and the economy grinds to a terrible halt with Australian property experts painting a grim future for the property market, you most probably have set aside your plans to...