Investing in property convention paper

Published on 04 Jun 04 by NEW SOUTH WALES DIVISION, THE TAX INSTITUTE

Not everyone wants to develop property. Property investors riding the cycles of the property market can make significant profits, but also have some significant tax issues. This paper looks at:

• depreciable asset or structural improvement - where to draw the line?
• what structure should be used to buy rental properties?
• repairs, initial repairs and improvements
• when is a property available for rent?
• what structure should your business premises be purchased in?

This paper was also presented by Andrew Smith at the 'Making Property Investment Work' seminar held in Perth on 24 February 2005.

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Jo-anne Hotston CTA

Jo-anne is a director of TaxBytes, a specialised tax training business. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of The Tax Institute and holds a Masters in Taxation from the University of Sydney. Jo-anne has been providing tax training to accounting and legal firms since 1994 from first tier firms down to smaller firms. She provides monthly tax training to a number of accounting firms throughout Australia. She has had extensive experience as a presenter in taxation matters and has been a regular presenter for the ICAA and TTI. - Current at 19 April 2017

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