Plenty of Australians move into a new place and keep the old one as a rental. It feels like a practical decision, and the tax side often gets left until tax time. The trouble is that a capital gains tax…
Introduction When someone dies, the person named as executor suddenly inherits a long list of legal and financial responsibilities. One of the easiest to get wrong is working out what the deceased’s property was actually worth through an accurate property…
Introduction It usually starts with a phone call from the accountant. You’ve sold an investment property, or you’re about to, and they’ve asked what the place was worth at some date in the past — the day you moved out…
Introduction Losing a parent or a partner is hard enough. Then, somewhere between the funeral and the paperwork, the solicitor or accountant says you’ll need “a valuation as at the date of death” — and you’re left wondering what that…
Capital gains tax reporting on property depends on far more than the price shown on a contract of sale. Establishing the correct cost base, applying the right exemptions, and reporting an accurate capital gain or loss may all rely on…
Most property owners think of a valuation as something that answers one question: what is this property worth right now? A retrospective valuation answers a different question entirely by establishing what a property was worth at a specific date in…
A Registered Property Valuer is a formally accredited professional authorised to provide legally recognised and compliant property valuation reports. Registration confirms that the valuer meets regulatory, educational and professional standards required to practise independently in Australia. At Registered Property Valuers,…
