Julia's Blog
By Julia Hartman
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 …
Download PDF This blog has been inspired by the terrible tax outcomes I have seen for people selling a basic rental they purchased as a home and land package or whose home is on 5 acres or more, all the way through to farms. The latest is a vendor who sold his cattle property …
Download PDF Is it really giving unto Ceasar what is Ceasar’s when you pay tax on your earnings to save up and buy an asset, then inflation increases the value of the asset so that if you sell it or gift it you have to pay more tax? It looks to me more like …