Archive for the ‘Tax’ Category


Australian Property Forum 2012

It was Tuesday (14 August 2012) and Nick Cartledge, director of Avion properties along with partner Phil Osmond and the team from PPG Asia held a private event for about 20 property investors here in Singapore. The ‘Australian Property Forum 2012′ was conducted in the format of a ‘Q&A session’ and participants were encouraged to [...]

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Australian Budget 2012

The Federal budget announced tonight the following changes that will affect non-residents investing in Australia.  From 1 July 2012 the non residents will be taxed as: 1-      First $80,000 at 32.5% 2-      $80,001 to $180,000 -  tax is $26,000 + 37% of excess over $80,000 3-      Over $180,000 – tax is $63,000 + 45% of [...]

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Negative Gearing – for non-resident property investors?

I have been asked not once but many times how non-resident property investors can benefit from buying investment properties in Australia, particularly when they can’t utilize the ‘losses’ in property to lower their taxable income (work income and rental income from property) and benefit from ‘negative gearing’ like what tax residents do in Australia. The [...]

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‘Buying’ versus ‘Renting’ property in Australia

If your son is studying in Australia and you are thinking of buying a place for him to stay, you should read this! It’s very natural for parents to want to provide the best for their children, especially in areas like education, food, clothing and of course accommodation. Many parents may feel that it’s more [...]

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Forum discussion – Tax considerations for non-resident investors

Mr. Alex Wong was in town during the week of 7th February 2011. Many of PPG’s clients took this opportunity to meet up with him for a discussion/session to gain a deeper understanding of how to minimize tax as a non-resident property investor. At the presentation, Alex pointed out that a defacto partner living with [...]

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