Property Investment Q&A

• Tax Q&A: What are our capital gains obligations?

  Your main residence (your home) is usually exempt from capital gains tax. As a general rule, a dwelling ceases being your main residence once you stop living in it. The dwelling can continue being treated as your main residence for CGT purposes as follows: read more

• Tax Q&A: CGT exemption

  Australian tax residents are generally entitled to a full capital gains tax (CGT) exemption for their main residence, subject to some conditions. read more

• Tax Q&A: Exposure to Capital Gains Tax

  As soon as you move into your investment property the exposure to capital gains tax (CGT) is frozen.​​​​​​​ read more

• Tax Q&A: Depreciation Tax Deductions

  Firstly, depreciation is a tax deduction available to property investors. It allows you to claim a tax deduction for the wear and tear over time of any eligible old or new investment property. read more

• Tax Q&A: Capital Gains Tax

  As per the Australian Taxation Office, you are typically exempted from paying capital gains tax for a main residence. Specifically, the property must contain a dwelling, and you must have resided in that dwelling read more

• Tax Q&A: Will my home remain my PPOR despite temporary absences?

  Temporary absences from your home during the year do not constitute the property ceasing to be your main residence read more

• Tax Q&A: Changing from 50% to 100% ownership

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 allows you to treat the property in the same way as your former partner. This allows you to treat 100% of the home as your PPOR where applicable. read more

• Tax Q&A: Buy now with cash or wait for mortgage

  I will always advise that you borrow the maximum that you can and save your cash for nondeductible assets, such as a principal place of residence. read more

• Tax Q&A: What do I have to do before renting my home?

  Establishing a property as a main residence (MR) by occupying it immediately after purchase will make it exempt from capital gains tax (CGT) when later sold. read more