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By Julia Hartman
Download PDF From 1st January 2025 a vacancy land tax applies to all residential properties in Victoria that are not considered to be occupied for at least 6 months of the previous year. It is no longer just the inner and middle Melbourne areas that are caught. The period considered is the calendar year …
Download PDF Pay careful attention this year because it is very likely that your tax deductions are never going to be so valuable again. For every dollar you spend on tax deductions, if your income is between $45,000 and $120,000 the ATO will refund you 34.5 cents where as next year it will …
Download PDF It is time all the reactionary politicians got their facts straight. The only thing that is going to improve the housing crisis is more housing not punishing landlords. That is like moving the deck chairs on the Titanic. Landlord’s need to offset their losses, for example large repairs for tenant damage. Nevertheless, we …
Download PDF Drawing the deposit for an investment property from a line of credit or similar account that is also used for other purposes will very quickly lead to none of the interest charged on the deposit being tax deductible. That is probably a reduction of 20% of the interest you can claim each …
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 …