Legal and accounting professionals have criticised the NSW government’s strategy to replace stamp duty with an annual land tax.
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Accounting bodies are concerned about the need to juggle three taxes concurrently: stamp duty, land tax and property tax.
The New South Wales government wants to make stamp duty optional in a major reform to stimulate the economy after the Covid-19 recession.
The Government will be bringing forward income tax cuts in Tuesday’s Federal Budget, with millions of Australians set to receive thousands back in their hip poc…
Adelaide house-hunters have almost 1500 fewer properties to choose from on the market than they did a year ago.
With COVID-19 having a massive impact on our personal circumstances, there have been some big changes to how we do our tax returns this year.
One of the many unforeseen impacts of COVID-19 has been the massive financial impact, especially in the tourism and aviation industries around the world.
The ATO is preparing for “a tax time like no other” as millions of Australians claim expenses for working from home during the pandemic.
Sadly for many businesses around the world, the issue of tax planning will not be high on the list as survival took centre stage due to COVID-19 in this financi…
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All four of Australia’s biggest banks have increased fixed-rate loan interest rates in the last two weeks, with NAB joining the other major lenders in moving out of step with the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Childhood aspirations to be a pilot were soon overtaken by a career in real estate that took off and soared in its own right for the newly elected Real Estate Institute of Victoria president, Adam Docking.
Rents are rising at their fastest annual rate since 2008, as regional rents rose at their fastest rate on record and house rents more than doubled the pace of rental growth of units in the past 12 months.
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