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Depreciation - the forgotten tax deduction
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- 17 June 2010
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Around this time every year the media turn their attention fleetingly to depreciation. Their favourite statistic is that ‘80% of people don’t claim depreciation on their investment property’.
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Is it better to rent or own your home?
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- 23 April 2010
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The answer depends on whether you are asking it from a financial point of view or from a lifestyle point of view.
Let's answer this question from both perspectives.
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Thinking of renting out your home and buying an investment
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- 9 April 2010
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My clients came to me with the following query…
“My spouse and I are thinking of renting out our current PPOR and buy another property to live in. The median rent in our area is currently around $300 per week. We only owe $100,000 from the bank. What tax concessions can we claim when we convert our home to rental? Is it better to just sell rather than rent it out?"
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Case study - When a marriage fails and how land tax of $46,000 PA was reduced to zero
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- 10 March 2010
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Mr and Mrs Smith recently came to see us because they had an annual land tax bill of $46,000 per annum to pay.
They were both medical specialists, so both were in high risk industries for litigation.
Naturally they were concerned to have anything in their name.
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Protecting assets
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- 10 February 2010
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Protecting your assets against frivolous creditors is increasingly becoming a common concern. It has been quoted that Australia is closely following the trend of USA litigation numbers with NSW, Victoria and Queensland only just behind California where 1 in 3 people in the USA either sue someone or are being sued by someone.
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