Archives for August 2014

Super SUPER — Lending to Your Personal Super Fund

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ARE YOU THINKING about borrowing to buy property or other assets via a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF)?

If so, you may be wondering whether you need a bank to lend directly to your SMSF; or if there is a simpler and cheaper way to borrow? [Read more…]

How Will Tax Ruling 2014/4 Affect Your Claims?

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THE AUSTRALIAN Taxation Office (ATO) has released a new tax ruling, which is effective from the 1st of July 2014.

Replacing Tax Ruling 2013/4, Tax Ruling 2014/4 explains the methods to be used when determining the effective lives of depreciating assets.

The tax ruling in effect at the time an asset is acquired determines the effective life of that asset. For this reason, any changes the ATO have made to effective lives of assets in Tax Ruling 2014/4 will only affect assets purchased and installed for use after the 1st of July 2014. [Read more…]

Office Markets Around Australia

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NO LONGER are the Office markets in sync, for the main capital cities around Australia.

During the last century, the CBD markets seemed to operate within a fairly regular 18-year cycle — in other words, from “peak to peak”.

However, all at ceased when the Global Financial Crisis hit in 2008. [Read more…]

Important Tips for Development Finance

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IF YOU ARE funding a property development, financing is the most important aspect to consider. After all, without finance the project cannot proceed.

Below, I have summarised the three most important factors for getting bank funding for a project. [Read more…]