Julia's Blog
By Julia Hartman
Holding property in your own superannuation fund is not for everyone but can be well worth considering for the tax benefits and asset protection advantages. This blog is food for thought to prepare you for a discussion with your Accountant, make sure you have that discussion before you sign a contract. I make clients who …
Claw some of that interest back off your bank and use it to make principle repayments. Interest rates are low, really low, especially if you have a principle and interest loan secured by your home. In fact Westpac are offering competitive interest rates and even rebates to cover the costs of transferring and setting up …
Transferring Residential Property To Your SMSF If you own a property that you want to transfer to your SMSF the transaction must take place at market value but it must also be a property that is used “wholly and exclusively” in a business, though not necessarily your business. Commercial property is fine of course as …
Big news for property investors! If Labor win the election this year they will remove negative gearing for properties purchased after 1st July 2017 unless they are new builds. Chris Bowen explained new builds as completed within the last 12 months and the investor is the first owner after the developer. I would hate to …
For years I have been complaining about clients only coming to see us after they buy a rental property. By then there is not much we can do to help them. To help investors understand the service they need to obtain from their Accountant before investing and to give price certainty we have put together …