Tag: Rentals

10
Jun

New ATO guidance for rental property owners

The ATO has released updated guidance to clarify how it assesses rental property income and expenses, to reflect changes in the way investors rent out their properties. This is particularly important for clients whose rental property also doubles as a holiday home. If a rental property that doubles as a holiday home is not used primarily to earn assessable income,

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13
Oct

Correctly dealing with rental property repairs

Taxpayers who have had work done on their rental property should ensure the expense is categorised correctly to avoid errors when completing their tax return. A deduction for ‘repairs and maintenance’ expenses can be claimed for work done to remedy, or prevent defects, damage or deterioration from using the property to earn income.  These expenses can be claimed in the

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