negative gearing

Policy & Regulation

Small businesses to lose out from proposed negative gearing changes

More than $1.8 billion per year in repair and maintenance work on negatively geared homes could be lost if Labor goes ahead with its policy to impose restrictions on the ...

Financial planning

CEO’s lack confidence in economy

Business leaders’ confidence in the economy has fallen for the third consecutive quarter, according to The Executive Connection CEO Confidence Index....

Financial planning

Home buyers waiting for Election could miss the boat

Home buyers should not delay buying property based on the outcome of the upcoming Federal Election, according to the Real Estate Buyers Agents Association. ...

SMSF

SMSFs should look to industrial property

As banks cease SMSF loans for residential property, alongside a downturn in the housing market and potential policy changes, trustees may benefit from looking to its indu...

Policy & Regulation

ALP proposals could hit property market hard

The Labor Party’s proposed reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax could split the property market in two, despite promises from Canberra that the changes would...

Policy & Regulation

Labor’s negative gearing policy to apply to all investments

The Australian Labor Party’s negative gearing restrictions would apply across the board to all investments, according to the Tax Institute....

Policy & Regulation

New research counters Labor’s negative gearing claims

New research commissioned by building industry group, Master Builders Australia has pointed to significant economic damage resulting from the Federal Opposition’s policie...

Financial planning

Industry fund research backs negative gearing changes

New research commissioned by industry funds has backed Labor policy to scale back negative gearing, arguing that many negative gearers are carrying more debt into retirem...

Financial planning

Negative gearing reforms to favour lower income investors

Negative gearing reforms can save the Australian Government more than $1.7 billion each year, without hurting ‘mum and dad’ investors, research from the Australian Housin...

Financial planning

Opposition warned on negative gearing changes

Calls to change negative gearing provisions were not based on rigorous economic modelling and should not be done without a comprehensive tax review. ...

Funds management

Negative gearing changes to sting young property investors

Tinkering with negative gearing rules will punish young property investors who are generally on lower marginal tax rates, the Stockbrokers Association argued. ...