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MCG on Property Observer – Calculating Effective lives for Tax Depreciation
, in Check out an article on how the ATO tax commissioner determines effective lives featured on Property Observer today, by our Tax Depreciation Director Mike Mortlock – http://bit.ly/wi6s88
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ATO Tax Depreciation Methods – Diminishing Value and Prime Cost
The ATO allows two very different methods of calculating property tax depreciation deductions, the Diminishing Value Method and the Prime Cost Method. Most investors choose the Diminishing Value Method as it will return
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The Cappuccino Price Index – A Year in Review 2011
For the uninitiated, the Cappuccino Price Index (CPI) monitors the price of espresso coffee in Australia. In their own words “Cutting through the noise of oil prices, inflationary trends, exchange rates, and The
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New Property vs Old Property – A comparison of tax depreciation deductions for the property investor
There are many considerations when purchasing an investment property. Property investors will need to consider their personal strategy, capital growth potential, rental yield, area demographics, rental demand, maintenance costs and much more. One
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