Property Investment Q&A

• Tax Q&A: House and Block Inheritance

  When the block is sold, does the estate pay capital gains tax, and if so, is the gain calculated from 1989 when my father died? read more

• Tax Q&A: Renting Out a Property Nominated as Place of Residence

  When nominating a place as my main residence when I first buy it, do I actually have to physically live in it? read more

• Tax Q&A: Inheritance of Existing Investment Property

  Can the surviving spouse (who inherited the existing investment property) continue to claim the plant and equipment depreciation? read more

• Tax Q&A: Changing your PPOR

  Would being married and living in North Melbourne automatically change my PPOR? read more

• Tax Q&A: CGT on joint ownership

  Would I have to pay tax on my portion of the outcome if we sold it? read more

• Tax Q&A: Situations when you can claim a CGT exemption

  The property was purchased in November 1998. I moved in a couple of months later and then moved out after becoming pregnant in March 2000. Could this be a viable situation to claim an exemption for CGT? read more

• Tax Q&A: Stamp duty on inherited properties

  Will we have to pay stamp duty for the titles of the properties to be changed to our names, or are there exemptions available for inherited properties? read more

• Tax Q&A: Tax Depreciation

  Do we still get to claim the original tax depreciation schedule that was made in 2014, or do we need to adhere to the new government tax depreciation rules concerning the plant and equipment on established properties? read more

• Tax Q&A: What is post-CGT property?

  I do not have paperwork to show the date of sale on contract but have evidence of settlement, do I have to pay CGT? read more