Are you planning to maximise your tax refund?
July 2026 It takes planning to get the most back when you do your tax return. Planning by you, not your accountant. The more organised you are when you go to see them, the better things will be for both of you. We have a checklist that you may find useful to help you prepare: … Continue reading "Are you planning to maximise your tax refund?"
Do you need to pay for a Depreciation Schedule this month?
June 17 2026 You do if you want to claim our fee when you do your 26 tax return. Perhaps you have bought a property in the last year or so and we’ve been talking to you about this for some time? Now is the time to act. Or perhaps it’s a recently bought property … Continue reading "Do you need to pay for a Depreciation Schedule this month?"
Did the game just get tougher for property investors?
2 June 2026 Not really. It’s just changed a bit, that’s all. And this game always changes. Charles Darwin would have made a great property investor. He observed that it was not the strongest of the species that survives. Or the most intelligent. It was the ones most receptive to change. We’ve been doing Depreciation … Continue reading "Did the game just get tougher for property investors?"
What was the surprise good news for investors in the Budget?
May 2026 Well, that must have been the most watched Federal Budget ever. It was on every station live at 7.30. Families would have timed their dinner around it. The collective eyeballs watching would have numbered more than a mid week State of Origin final. And plenty of investors would have been nervous. Leading up … Continue reading "What was the surprise good news for investors in the Budget?"
Smart property investors plan to pay less tax
April 2026 It takes planning to reduce your tax. And now is the time to do some - don’t wait till June when everyone is busy. Now is the time to talk to your accountant if you have one and ask them whether there is anything you can do over the next few months. Now … Continue reading "Smart property investors plan to pay less tax"
Are meth labs the most common home based business for tenants?
March 2026 It is starting to seem like that. In the last few months, we have had three clients come to us with huge renovation bills after a meth lab has been found in their rental property. And that would surely be the tip of the iceberg. Most meth labs would not be terribly sophisticated … Continue reading "Are meth labs the most common home based business for tenants?"
Is the holiday over for short term rental properties?
February 2026 The ATO flagged yet more changes to the rules around deductions for holiday homes late last year with a draft ruling that lobbed just before the holiday season. It created barely a ripple - with summer holidays looming there were more important things to think about, so nobody paid much attention. We’d best … Continue reading "Is the holiday over for short term rental properties?"
What crazy things have clients tried to depreciate this year?
It’s that time of year. October is out of the way and that horse race has been run and we can sit back and ponder the more outlandish things people have asked us to put into their Depreciation Schedules. We’re like a filter - we get rid of the rubbish and put everything into a nice … Continue reading "What crazy things have clients tried to depreciate this year?"
Four Common Myths About Depreciation Explained
When you’ve been doing Depreciation Schedules as long as we have (nearly 25 years) you come across every myth out there. Some of them often. They come in cycles, and it’s usually because a journo has written a story and got something a bit wrong. We used to chase up those stories and get in … Continue reading "Four Common Myths About Depreciation Explained"
The Top 4 New Depreciation Questions We’ve Been Asked Lately
We’ve been fielding a few new questions about depreciation of late, which makes a welcome change. Sometimes new questions are in response to misinformation put ‘out there’ by people with a loose grasp of the rules. We have written previously here about the rise of ‘finfluencers’. Yes, it really is a thing. They are people … Continue reading "The Top 4 New Depreciation Questions We’ve Been Asked Lately"
