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By Julia Hartman
Download PDF The Unanticipated Consequences of Rebuilding your Rental to Sell Whether it be fire, flood, or other catastrophe you need to consider the CGT, income tax and GST consequences if you receive an insurance cash payout then rebuild your rental with the intention of selling it. GST in particular could be brutal yet the …
Download PDF Check with an experienced property Accountant before you ever choose to register for GST. Get it wrong and you will have to pay the ATO 1/11th of the sale proceeds, even if the bank ends up taking the whole lot to repay your loan. Twice in one week clients have come to us …
(Download PDF) Bosanac’s case has taken a turn for the worse. https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/full/2021/2021fcafc0158?fbclid=IwAR3KR9OTbrHLVJh6xLCx7Sb0nkX5KK1JHhrdIhcmRc6XIAamXH8TgQKbCn4 Initially, before a single judge of the Federal court Ms Bosanac was successful in holding onto the family home which she held in her name only. The ATO was after half of it to pay her husband’s tax bill. The Federal court found …
Granny Flat Rights 2021 – Download PDF Centrelink offer some excellent pension concessions for parents to build a granny flat in their child’s back yard or modify the house etc. With raising awareness of elder abuse Centrelink also strongly encourage parents to obtain a right of occupancy over their child’s house. This would take the …
(Download PDF) The ATO have issued a draft ruling on claiming expenses when you are constructing a rental property. TR 2021/D5 https://www.ato.gov.au/law/view/print?DocID=DTR%2FTR2021D5%2FNAT%2FATO%2F00001&PiT=99991231235958&fbclid=IwAR0IAFNOdKMzqPcho6-FIEI6-cOFGjggwMwWMflgbmx46UbHamRM2ZYDyJ8 From 1st July, 2019 the deduction of expenses relating to vacant land have been severely restricted. Specifically, in regard to the costs associated with vacant land that you are holding to build a …