How Property Investors Can Reduce Tax Down To Zero!
Kerry Packer once said, “If anybody in this country doesn’t minimise their tax, they want their heads read”. Coming from one of Australia’s most successful business moguls, that advice is hard to argue with – especially when it comes to property investment!
Those who own real estate are subject to many, different kinds of tax. Some tax is unavoidable. Other kinds of tax are legally, 100% avoidable – or at least able to be reduced substantially.
With the Victorian government recently announcing a rise in the land tax threshold it’s even more important that property investors know where they can and should minimise the tax they pay.
LAND TAX
All states and territories have land tax on land other than your primary place of residence over a certain amount. These amounts differ from state to state with Victoria now leading the charge with the highest amount of land tax in the country.
The best way to avoid land tax as an investor is not to cross the threshold on how much land value you own. There are various ways to do this:
- Buy smaller houses or apartments that have less land value
- Buy in areas where the land is unlikely to increase in value
- Buy properties across a number of states
STAMP DUTY
Once again, the amount of stamp duty you pay will vary from state to state. Reducing the amount of stamp duty you pay can be done if you purchase:
- A cheaper property
- Land with a title to build, but no physical property on site
- A brand new property
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Every time you sell an asset that has appreciated in value, you pay capital gains tax (CGT). The best way to avoid this, and a leading mantra at Positive Real Estate is…“Buy well, never sell!”
You can avoid paying 100% CGT if you never sell your property.
There are also some other exemptions and reductions relating to the amount of CGT you pay if:
- A property is your main place of residence
- A property is a primary business residence
- You own assets in your super
Talk to the experts at Positive Real Estate to find out if you’re eligible for any of these exemptions.
INCOME TAX
Owning four or five new properties will entitle you to enough reductions in your assessable income that you could decrease the amount of income tax you pay from 37.5% to just 5%.
This will depend on the quality of the properties so ensure you’re getting proper advice from people like the coaches and mentors at Positive Real Estate, who can help you select the right kinds of property for investment.
REDUCE YOUR TAX TODAY
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Best of ’21 #3 Why 99% of People Fail In Real Estate
Welcome to the BEST of ‘21 series on the podcast! This is week 3 of my four week holiday – and I can’t wait to bring to you my predictions for 2022 in the coming weeks. For now, here’s one of the most downloaded episodes of 2021.
Only 1% of people really succeed with real estate investing. So why do 99% of people fail – and what do you need to do to ensure you’re not one of them? If you own real estate already, today’s show just might burst your bubble. We explore property management and reveal what type of buyer you actually are. Nobody really wants to own anything, because when you own something you have to be accountable for it. So in this episode, we will talk about how to navigate the property owning journey. Because often the conversation in real estate is centered around buying and selling. But what about the big part in the middle? Welcome to Episode 78 of the Urban Property Investor!
From Renting At 16 To 3 Properties By 25 with Laura Chugg
Laura Chugg first started paying rent from the age of 16. Ever since then – out of necessity to begin with – she’s been magnificently obsessed with managing money smartly. From the early days of earning $5.88 per hour to now coaching and helping people invest in real estate, Laura has seen a wave of change and growth. With investment properties in her portfolio that have quadrupled in value (buy well never sell), and a raft of lessons learnt along the way, Laura shared with us some of her most powerful Property Investor Tales.
Best of ’21 #2 The Secret Language of Real Estate
Welcome to the Best of 2021 – Urban Property Investor style! Today’s episode – the Secret Language of Real Estate – was the SECOND most listened to episode in 2021, and it’s a doozy!
There is a secret language to real estate that most investors do not know. Knowing that most real estate is not worth touching, how do you then listen to the “secret language” of properties that are desirable. This episode explains this secret language so that you buy desirable real estate that will not only provide quality housing to people, but help you crack the code of real estate. Enjoy!
Cleaning Up a Messy Portfolio with Rose Pengilly
Rose Pengilly had done a lot of real estate investing before getting professional coaching with Positive Real Estate. In her own words, Rose felt like “a bit of a mess” with “no real plan”. “I was just doing my own research and I didn’t have any professional coaching.”
Rose shares the challenges of a messy portfolio, and also the challenges of cleaning that portfolio up. After purchasing three pieces of real estate in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, Rose shares the anxiety and lessons from her experiences.
This is an incredibly honest and real conversation from a successful property investor, and one that anyone – beginning, intermediate or advanced investor – will be able to relate to in one way shape or form.
Best of ’21 #1 How To Borrow More Money & Master Finance
Welcome to the BEST OF ‘21 series for the Urban Property Investor!
Episode 33 was THE MOST DOWNLOADED Episode of 2021 by far. You voted with your earbuds! So if you’re new here, this is the one that everyone wants … and if you’ve already listened – then I reckon you’ll pick up some more nuggets the second time around.
Here’s what I said at the time –
Do you want to beat the banks at their own game? In this episode, I want to show you how to master financing your property portfolio. Yes, finance is the key to capital, and the more you can borrow sensibly, the faster you get to crack the code of real estate wealth.
From Low Income Single Mum to Investing Queen with Carolyn Weston
Carolyn Weston has always desperately wanted to invest in real estate. Growing up in a modest family, she didn’t believe that hard work would necessarily be enough to create wealth. In her marriage, she was constantly rebuked for wanting to invest. After separating, her low income, marital status, and two young children made it extremely difficult to get a loan. But that didn’t stop her.
Not only did Carolyn make some incredibly tough decisions in order to enter the investment market, she has stuck to the task for over 10 years to the point where she is now one of our coaches at Positive Real Estate. A single mum who couldn’t afford becoming a client of PRE to begin with, to now being one of our team and a mentor and coach to so many Australians who enjoy the riches of Carolyn’s experience.
My 2022 Real Estate Predictions
This is the last show of 2021, and what a year it has been. We had lockdowns, vaccinations, hysteria, and massive changes in the real estate market. And now we are left in a pretty bizarre place as real estate investors as we go into 2022. So what can we expect from the upcoming year? That’s why we are dedicating the final episode of the year to 2022 predictions.
2 Properties in 6 Months at 31 with Melissa Cowan
Melissa Cowan is 31 with two investment properties. After buying her first IP off the plan, she very quickly purchased her second. How did she do it? It’s a great story of risk management and understanding your threshold for stress. So many of my previous guests have said “I wish I started investing earlier” – well here is that investor – and what a great story it is.
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13 Ways To Create More Cashflow
This is the Christmas edition of the Urban Property Investor. Is your portfolio set up to handle market kryptonite? On this episode, I discuss 13 ways to get more cashflow. From spatial transformation to hotelification, this episode will get your imagination buzzing over the Christmas period. This is one of the best lessons I can possibly teach you, so I am giving it to you as a Christmas gift, whilst I’m swimming with turtles on Lord Howe Island.
Buying The Wrong Properties & Still Winning with Dani & Craig Skinner
Dani & Craig Skinner have an incredible life and investing story to tell. Dani was born in Ghana and grew up in Zimbabwe, and met Tahree-born Craig in Newcastle before they courted in Sydney, got married, and moved to Brisbane.
Before I knew of Dani and Craig, they had already purchased four investment properties. But they weren’t happy with their portfolio, which was a mix of older real estate in low performing areas. But having the wrong type of real estate didn’t stop Dani and Craig from keeping their eyes on the prize. Having felt like the bank “owned” them, Dani and Craig transformed their portfolio into higher performing assets and now have a sensational range of assets that is helping achieve their family, financial and lifestyle goals.
You can’t help but be inspired by this power team. Enjoy!