by Carissa Javier | Nov 13, 2020 | Property, Tax and Accounting
Recently enacted changes to purchaser duties and land tax arrangements will expand surcharges for trusts which include foreign persons as beneficiaries. Legislation passed to amend the Land Tax Act 1956 (NSW) and the Duties Act 1997 (NSW) provides that if a trust has...
by Carissa Javier | Nov 13, 2020 | Property, Tax and Accounting
Absentee Owner Surcharges | Duties Act 2000 (Victoria) From the 2020 land tax year, an absentee owner surcharge of 2% applies to Victorian land owned by an absentee owner. The surcharge was 1.5% from 1 January 2017 and 0.5% for the 2016 land tax year. The absentee...
by Carissa Javier | Sep 15, 2020 | All, Property
Family guarantee or guarantor home loan is a kind of agreement between the borrower and the lender that enables the borrower to get a home loan using the equity in his family’s home. It serves as a security for part or for your entire mortgage. Family could be...
by Carissa Javier | Sep 15, 2020 | Property, Supers, Tax and Accounting
Reasons for setting up an SMSF Most people invest their Superannuation in Retail or Industry Superfunds with their employers making contributions of Super guarantee contributions and sometimes salary sacrifice. Fund managers then make investment selection on behalf of...
by Carissa Javier | Sep 8, 2020 | Property
Should you invest in property this 2020 while there is a pandemic? As people the world over panic and the economy grinds to a terrible halt with Australian property experts painting a grim future for the property market, you most probably have set aside your plans to...
by Carissa Javier | Aug 4, 2020 | Property
Melbourne house prices are proving to be stable even in the midst of the pandemic. But it’s not without rhyme or reason that, while other sectors and even other property markets across Australia have declined, Melbourne house prices are holding. Property market...
