Subdividing your property and Tax

If you live on a large sized block you may have at some stage thought about subdividing.

You might want to subdivide to make some profit, to generate regular rental income or to reduce your backyard maintenance.  You will need to think about what happens when you sell….

Generally, your main residence is not subject to capital gains tax when you sell it, but subdividing your land will create two (or more) separate titles which are now separate assets.  These subdivided properties will have tax implications when you sell them.

A few things to consider are:

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Downsizing into Superannuation

The Government has released a Fact Sheet on their plan to encourage older people to downsize from homes that no longer meet their needs and to free up housing stock for young families starting out.

From 1 July 2018, older Australians will be provided with greater flexibility to contribute the proceeds of the sale of their home into superannuation, reducing a current disincentive to downsizing.

Read the Fact Sheet Here.

Aston Accountants has a new partner!

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Emily Yip has joined us as a partner from 1 July 2017.

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Aston Accountants gets a new look

After many faithful years of service, our old website has retired to live off its super fund earnings.

We now have a fresh new website that is a lot simpler for you to use.