Latest Questions – Page 33

Non-resident CGT on sale of Business

Question I am a Singapore Resident for taxation purposes, as per Article 3 Section 2(a)(i) of the Singapore Australia Double Taxation Agreement, as I have a permanent home available to me in Singapore and don’t have a permanent home available to me in Australia.I am the sole Director and Owner of a ‘Singapore PTE LTD’ …

Transfer of tax deductions to another person?

Question I own a property in my own right, as does a friend, who I have just moved-in with in order to rent-out my property, saving us both in general living expenses.My friend is temporarily helping me out financially until I’m able to establish a new stream of income & is paying all interest/leasing/advertising costs …

Option to sell subdivided land or build a unit and sell the original house

Question HiI am on a 140k per year income.My wife is a house carer who works part time earning arounf 4k to 5k per year. We have one daughter. I have a property in craigieburn for which was my own home purchased in sept 2007. I move to tassie and it was converted to investment …

mortgage trust

Question In august API page 91 you mention mortgage trust as a way to protect available equity. Is it a normal discretionary trust with some extra provisions in it and if yes what are the extra clauses? Can one mortgage trust protect equity in a number of properties? Please provide more info so I can …

Is the project cost related to rental property tax deductable?

Question I bought an investment property in October 2009 and leased out in Feburary 2010. Because this rental property got a decent size backyard, it’s an ideal site for dual occupancy. Acturally, I’m applying planning permit with council. If the application is successful, I will build the back unit for rent as well to increase …

Subdividing rental property and changing names.

Question My husband and I own 3 old rental properties in joint names and want to subdivide one (purchased 2001) and build two new houses to rent out long term. To reduce liability issues and land tax we want to have one property in each name. We are told we can remove one name from …

Transferring title

Question My de facto girlfriend and I both own two investment properties together. Both properties are held together as joint tenants and are located in Victoria. It looks like we are going our separate ways, and we are thinking about each person taking a property. Is there any way for us to transfer title to …

Buying property in a trust and renting it off the trust

Question Hi JuliaI have heard of people establishing a trust to buy a property then renting the property off the trust. I have been offered a job in Port Hedland and the company has offered me a $800 p/w tax free allowance to provide my own housing, which would normally be provided by the company. …

Tax implication of subdivision of family home

Question We purchased our family home in 1996. The house is on a large block, which we would like to subdivide. My understanding is that if we subdivide the block and sell the land with planning approval, we are not liable for GST and CGT. If, however, after subdividing we build a house on the …

Do I have to pay tax on rental income?

Question JuliaI am an Australian citizen. I have been resident in London, UK for 5 1/2 years and will obtain dual-citizenship early next year (British/ Australian). I want to buy an investment property (two bed flat) in Queensland to rent out. It is $435k (desposite of $100k – $120k) and I am hoping to rent …