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By Julia Hartman
Download PDF Warning there is a new email impersonation scam claiming to be from the ATO. The email claims that recipients are required to complete a crypto asset disclosure form, with some versions claiming failure to complete will result in financial charges and administrative penalties. The link sends individuals to a fake ATO website which …
Download PDF New builds are being encouraged by the government to solve the housing crisis, that was created by a lack of homes being built in the past. Investors in new builds will be entitled to negatively gear their property for the rest of the time they own it and when they sell they …
Download PDF I am not objecting to the replacement of the 50% discount with indexation. Sometimes indexation will produce a lesser capital gain than the 50% discount as under the discount half of your gain would be taxable no matter how bad inflation had been. With indexation at least you are only taxed on …
Download PDF There is a new question we will be asking you this year. Just how often do you use your holiday home yourself compared with the rental income it is earning? It is no longer just a question of apportioning expenses between private and income producing times. Unless the holiday home is used …
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, …