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Windfall tax Backlash Misunderstands Property Rights
Zoning
Tuesday June 15 2021

Windfall tax Backlash Misunderstands Property Rights

The Victorian Government’s decision to introduce a 50% tax on rezoning windfalls, announced in its 2021/22 Budget, brought a frothing at the mouth reaction from peak...

Business warns of SA land tax ‘damage’
Zoning
Wednesday August 21 2019

Business warns of SA land tax ‘damage’

Many business and property owners will be forced to sell up if controversial changes to South Australia's land taxes go through, the state's peak business group...

Australia’s $51 Billion Housing Tax Grab
Residential
Monday August 19 2019

Australia’s $51 Billion Housing Tax Grab

In its latest report, the Housing Industry Association commissioned the Centre for Independent Economics to perform a ‘bottom up’ investigation of taxes and regulatory costs which...

Stamp Duty is Out of Control
Business
Tuesday January 23 2018

Stamp Duty is Out of Control

Stamp duty bills across Australia have blown out and have risen by almost three times average house prices since the 1980s as a lack of reform...

Why Wait? Earn More Now from Your Investment Property
Residential
Tuesday September 5 2017

Why Wait? Earn More Now from Your Investment Property

Property investors evaluating their current financial position and considering what options they can take to improve the cash flow gained from their investment should consider a...

The Politics of Affordable Housing in New Zealand
Residential
Tuesday July 4 2017

The Politics of Affordable Housing in New Zealand

In New Zealand, Labour stands in opposition to the National Party (the incumbent government) and has done since 2008.

NSW Raises Housing Tax for Overseas Buyers
Residential
Friday June 2 2017

NSW Raises Housing Tax for Overseas Buyers

Foreign property investors will be slugged with higher fees and taxes under proposed changes by the NSW government that will raise billions of dollars to help...

Foreign Investors Face Tax for Vacant Property
Residential
Thursday May 11 2017

Foreign Investors Face Tax for Vacant Property

Foreign investors who purchase and leave properties unoccupied in Australian cities face a ‘ghost tax’ as part of measures to address housing affordability, media reports suggest.

Business
15 Jul, 2019
Property council hits out at SA land tax

Proposed changes to land tax in South Australia could have a devastating impact on property owners and the economy, the state's Property Council says.

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Business
6 Nov, 2018
Stamp Duty Reform a Small Step Forward

The announcement by the NSW Government that stamp duty will be pegged to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a welcome small step towards reducing the...

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Residential
6 Nov, 2018
Frequently Asked Property Depreciation Questions

As a building gets older and items within it wear out, they depreciate in value. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) allows property investors to claim a...

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Business
12 Sep, 2018
NSW Council Rates Set To Rise

Ratepayers across NSW will be slugged with higher council fees after a ruling from the pricing regulator.

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Business
6 Oct, 2016
Property Tax Revenue Helps Deliver NSW $4.7b Surplus, 'No Debt'

NSW's net debt will be wiped out following a bumper budget surplus of $4.7 billion this financial year, Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian says.

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Business
26 Apr, 2016
Victoria to Raise Stamp Duty and Land Tax for Foreigners

Foreign buyers in Victoria will pay more stamp duty on residential real estate and higher land tax with the state government hiking its charges to raise...

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Business
12 Apr, 2016
Qld Businesses Could Prop up $5.2b Project

Businesses in Brisbane's CBD could be taxed more to help pay for the proposed $5.2 billion Cross River Rail project just "for the privilege of being...

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