There are two unfortunate certainties in life; death and taxes. And, unfortunately, tax cannot be avoided (legitimately) even by dying. Australia is one of the very few countries in the world that has no death taxes. However, although there is no tax levied on the property of a deceased person, there may be tax consequences …
The last thing you want to happen is that you work hard throughout your whole career, invest successfully and then lose a large amount of your wealth due to an unexpected event. Therefore, asset protection is just as important as asset accumulation. Asset protection is a subject that most investors fail to consider, don’t get …
Paying minimal tax probably appeals to most people. And as tax is often our biggest lifetime cash outflow, it might seem logical that minimising it is a great way to build wealth. However, I’m going to suggest that perhaps you need to pay more tax to build wealth. A higher tax bill typically means you …
Significantly tighter credit, the potential abolition of negative gearing and increase in the capital gains tax rate, falling property prices, new apartment supply… these are some of the head winds facing property investors today. Given these challenges should you give up and not invest in property? I don’t think so. In fact, good investment opportunities …
According to the ATO, over 70% of people engage the services of a tax agent/accountant. However, according to Blackrock, only 15% of Australians have a relationship with a financial advisor. I believe that many people would benefit from having both. In fact, to crystallise the most value it is imperative that they have a close …
Over the past few weeks I have seen a couple of financial plans produced by firms that have experience in providing advice on investing in residential property (i.e. not the traditional managed fund/shares type advisors). Unfortunately, the quality of the advice was very poor and not worth the fees paid in my opinion. It …
All the clowning around in Canberra last week is likely to have increased Shorten’s chances of winning the next election. So, will the ALP’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax spell the end for property investors? Why the change? According to the ATO[1], approximately 2 million Australians invest in property and 61% …
When was the last time you claimed something on your health insurance? If you claimed anything at all it was probably for something obvious like dental or optical. One of the major reasons Aussies don’t like private health insurance is that they perceive it as providing very little value for money. The fix? Claim more! …
Whilst historically ATO audits were targeted at big business and the wealthy, this has changed. Now more than ever, individuals, business and self-managed superannuation funds are at risk of being selected for an audit, investigation or review. The Commissioner of Taxation, Chris Jordan has confirmed the ATO has been instructed to undertake random audits targeting …
Last week, I highlighted some evidence that indicates investment-grade apartments in Melbourne are perhaps intrinsically undervalued. The topic of this week’s blog is all about whether a house or apartment makes a better investment, specially: If your investment budget is $1.3 million or more, should you invest in one house or two apartments? If your …
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