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Question Related to CGT.Bought a farm in 2016 500 acres.Paid $915K + CostsValued house and 2 hectares worth under $200K house was practically unliveable.Was our PPOR form 2016 to 2019.2019 a solar farm leased it off us so was generating an income but we moved our PPOR to another property. From 2016 to 2019 while …
Question Background:I am an Australian citizen and my wife currently holds Hong Kong passport. She obtained the partner PR and is now getting annual Australian Resident Return visa (subclass 155). I moved to Hong Kong in 2008 and has been a non-tax resident since then. In 2015, I purchased a house in Sydney for AUD …
Question We have been fortunate enough to enter the property market in multiple cities and have seen great growth over the years. We have sold one property and we will be selling another one of our properties soon. We are looking at the capital gains and in particular, how we can limit the amount of …
Question Estimate CGT on possible sale of a home unit property Sydney used both as main residence and rented. Answer There is nothing in your question that would make me think that the building depreciation would not be written back against the cost base. Further if the unit is sold while the owner is living …
Question My wife (67) and I (73) jointly have three properties in NSW. They are as follows: One is our principal place of residence. We have owned it for 20 years and it has appreciated by $2 million Another, which is an AirBNB since 4 years, was constructed after 2 years of owning the land. …
Question I am a bit confused with the information in the ATO website, my situation is, my father passed away last year and we sold his house on I acre block. Prior to 1994 I lived in that house. In 1994 I got married and unfortunately got divorced in 2006, I sold our marital house …
Question I am currently separating from my Wife; we both own a residence (as joint tenants) and I have agreed to relocate for a number of years (rent an apartment) until my child finishes school. If I move out for say 24 months and my wife remains in the house (principal place of residence) do …
Question We owned a rural property just over 1 acre (0.4Ha) with a dwelling and attached granny flat for 10 years. The granny flat was originally built for the previous owners’ parents so it was more like an extension to the main residence rather than a separate dwelling, it was separated by a common party …
Question Capital Gains Tax Query – URGENT PLEASE A couple are getting divorced and there is a property that is sold and we need to work out the CGT implications Property sold – Property A which has a Granny Flat. Property is located in NSW Property B My Query I need to calculate the net …
Question CLARIFICATION OF COST OF CGT ON PROPERTY SOLDI have had conflicting information from two different accountants re the sale of a property. Below I have outlined details.This property belonged to my mother-in-law and when she passed in 2002 it was left to my husband in her Will.Valuation Years The property sold for $500,000 and …
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