Property Investment Q&A

• Tax Q&A: Questions on Purchasing a Property, Answered

  Got tax queries regarding your property investments and wealth creation strategies? Our experts are on hand to answer them. editor.yipmag@keymedia.com.au read more

• Tax Q&A: Submitting to ATO on Selling a Property

  I want to confirm that I am eligible for the capital gains tax six-year exemption rule in my circumstances. Also, is there anything I need to submit to the ATO for the six-year exemption once I sell my property? read more

• Tax Q&A: What tax and/or CGT implications you need to be aware of

  Q: I have just inherited one third of a unit in Sydney with my two sisters... What tax and/or CGT implications do I need be aware of? How can I mitigate these? read more

• Tax Q&A: Transferring land titles into trusts

  My brother and I inherited a property in Melbourne after our father passed away in 2016. I would like to explore the option of transferring the title into two trusts – a family trust for my share, and a special disability trust for my brother. read more

• Tax Q&A: What will the new CGT impacts be?

  Got tax queries regarding your property investments and wealth creation strategies? Our experts are on hand to answer them  editor.yipmag@keymedia.com.au read more

• Tax Q&A: Can I claim CGT exemption for 6 years out of 12?

  Can we claim an exemption for the six years out of the 12 years and, if so, when does it apply/not apply? read more

• Tax Q&A: Does 'company title' add any tax complications?

  We bought our company title duplex in June 2013 for $880,000, with the intention of it being our long-term place of residence. However, by the time the property settled a few months later, we were not in a position to move in, and therefore rented it out until June 2014. We then moved into the house and have lived there ever since. read more

• Tax Q&A: Can the six-year rule be used to avoid paying GST?

  We own no other property and have continued to live in our family home; however, we do pay all the bills, the owner’s rates and the land tax bill. Therefore, is her original home subject to CGT from 2005, or would she qualify for a partial exemption under the six-year rule? read more

• Tax Q&A: CGT Discounts and the Six-Year Rule

  We built a house, our first home, in 2009 and lived in it till July 2015. Then we bought another house elsewhere (a higher-value property than the first home) and moved into it in July 2015. Our first home is currently a rented property, which has been let out from July 2015 until now. We plan to sell the rented property. read more