by James Carey | Jan 18, 2018 | Business Services & Advice, Self-Managed Superannuation
Recent changes to State laws may trigger a surprise tax bill for family trusts (discretionary trusts). The problem for family trusts stems from recent legislative changes in New South Wales (NSW), Victoria (VIC) and Queensland (QLD) that impose a surcharge on...
by James Carey | Dec 5, 2017 | Individual Tax, Property & Investment
Australia has followed the international trend of penalising foreign owners of Australian residential property who keep their property vacant for extended periods of time. Last month Parliament approved legislation that imposes an annual vacancy fee on foreign owners...