Property & Taxation: A Practical Guide to Saving Tax on Your Property Investments

About the author vii

Preface ix

1 The Australian tax system and property: removing the mystique 1

2 Property speculator or property investor: why you need to know 17

3 Taxing your property portfolio: the rules you need to follow 33

4 Taxing your capital gains: sharing your good fortune 71

5 This is where I reside and it’s all tax free 99

6 Investing in an overseas property: going global 119

7 Bankrolling your property purchases: money makes money 127

8 Six legal ways of owning property: this is how you’re taxed 145

9 Keeping proper records and tax audits: Big Brother is watching you 177

Glossary 191

Appendix A: Key tax cases relating to property and taxation 209

Index 215