Considering a SMSF setup before 30 June 2025. Pause.If there are no contributions or assets in the fund, you could be triggering thousands in avoidable compliance costs, all without gaining any strategic benefit. Why timing matters for SMSF setup Setting up an SMSF...

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Options to Buy or Selling Properties – Tips and Traps
Important Timing Considerations – Especially Around Financial Year-End ⚠️ Important Timing Considerations – Especially Around Financial Year-End Scenario Overview Option Granted: 1 May 2024 Option Fee: $50,000 (non-refundable) to purchase a commercial property for...
Understanding Land Tax in Australia
Picture of a vacant block of land to illustrate it may be subject to land tax What is Land Tax? Land tax is a state and territory-imposed tax on the unimproved value of taxable land owned by individuals, companies, and trusts. It is calculated annually based on a...
Residential Rental Caps & Vacancy Taxes will help supply for tenants?
Gold Coast – Example of the Housing Rental Competing Forces Many Apartments are sitting empty most of the year, including an entire beachfront tower. Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate cited an entire high-rise sitting empty in the triple tower Jewel development at...
Victorian Labour Government Land Tax Hikes to push up Rents
Victoria was the most locked-down state in Australia, if not the world during Covid, resulting in the Victorian Government accruing over $30 Billion in debt to keep the doors closed. Victorian Statement Government wants to raise $8.6 Billion over the next 4 years by...