Category «Buying an Investment Property»

A Quick Budget Fact Sheet for Residential Property Investors

Download PDF       The most important message is there is nothing in the proposed legislation that suggests you should off load your existing residential rental property. Negative Gearing      Residential properties purchased after 12th May, 2026 will not be able to offset their rental losses against other income such as wages after 1st July, 2027, …

Debt Recycling!  Does shuffling funds around really change the nature of the debt?

Download PDF       Well a lot of this has to do with whether your dominant purpose is a tax benefit.  Yep Part IVA, the ATO’s secret weapon that defeated capitalised interest arrangements.       Debt recycling, suggesting that you can change non tax deductible debt into deductible debt by buying whatever the promotor is selling.   Very …

Property Investing Basics

Download PDF       This article is dedicated to the client who sold his rental property just before he retired rather than just after.  A very frugal man who does not waste money on tax advice.  For the sake of a bit over a year he paid more than $30,000 extra in tax.   At times here …

What Name Should I Buy my Property In?

Download PDF        This is a common question from investors and even sometimes purchasers of their own home.  There is no one size fits all.  Considering the cost of changing the ownership it is well worth seeking professional advice before you sign the contract.  Just to repeat, before you sign the contract with the real …