I’ve Never Invested to Save Tax. I Invest to Make Money

One thing I’ve learned over many years in property is this: Money doesn’t disappear. It simply moves to where it’s treated best. With the proposed budget changes around negative gearing and CGT, there’s been a lot of discussion around what happens next. While nothing is final yet, if these changes proceed, they could reshape where […]

Every Time Governments Run Out of Money, they look at CGT. Here’s What Happens Next

The government is again considering changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount ahead of the next Federal Budget in May. This isn’t unusual. Whenever fiscal pressure rises and budgets tighten, large tax concessions inevitably come under review. That is simply how governments operate. And the CGT discount — currently allowing a 50% reduction on […]