Archive for 'Depreciation'

Do You Fully Claim The Depreciation Available on Your Commercial Property?

Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by .

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More often than not, you'll be looking to purchase a "strata-title" Office or Warehouse — involving an Owners Corporation and some common-area property.

As such, you may not be aware of the full extent of what you are entitled to, by way of your Depreciation claims.

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12 Fundamentals You Need to Follow ... When Buying Commercial Property

Posted on 24. Feb, 2012 by .

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As you'll appreciate, being able to sleep at night is one of the key objectives for any Commercial property investor. And that's what you might refer to as staying below your "Threshold of Insomnia".

There can be several things that might cause you to lose sleep. One is over-borrowing; and the others are making a poor assessment of the market and the property itself.

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Not all Repairs to Commercial Property are Automatically Deductible!

Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by .

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As a general rule: Any repairs made to a Commercial property held for the purpose of producing assessable income are deductible — so long as they are not deemed to be of a capital nature.

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Trusted Consultants ~ Part 3
Claiming Your Full Tax Benefits

Posted on 02. Jun, 2011 by .

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Even if the Commercial property you plan to purchase may not be brand-new ... you are actually able to "up value" the various components within the building, to reflect their current-day value.

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Is Negative Gearing for You?

Posted on 13. May, 2010 by .

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Buying and negatively gearing a Commercial investment property is not forever in one — particularly, with interest rates on the rise. And if you already have high personal debt ... adding to that wouldn't be a smart move on your part. Make Borrowing just one of your Tools Any gearing you decide to take on, [...]

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Only 2 Left ...

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by .

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Remember those 7 small Office Investments I mentioned in South Yarra, during last week? Well, only 2 of them now remain — because, five were snapped up and went straight to contract. I had thought the others were to be taken by a couple of investors in Shanghai. But they probably needed to see them [...]

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Depreciation : 4 Myths Keeping You From
Maximising Your Secret Tax Advantage

Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by .

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Depreciation is probably the most under-used weapon to legitimately shelter a significant portion of your property income. And as a Commercial Investor, you really do have an unfair advantage over somebody investing in only residential property. Therefore, let's now set about dispelling a few of the common Myths concerning Depreciation.

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