TAX DEPRECIATION ON YOUR PROPERTY INVESTMENT.
If you already own Australian Property, you MUST read this.
DEPRCIATION IS ONE OF THE SINGLE LARGEST ALLOWANCES AVAILABLE AS A TAX DEDUCTION FOR INVESTORS IN AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY. BUT, HOW DO YOU CLAIM IT?
There are two main allowances: a capital or building allowance and the more general depreciation allowances.
Sounds like a nightmare. Do I really want to know?
You MUST get these tax breaks to maximise your investment returns. Depreciation allowances allow you to write off ALL of the construction cost of your property, as well as all the fittings, to enable you to greatly reduce your tax on sale, as well as tax on rental,or on personal income after arriveing in Australia.
How does it work?
There are two main allowances: a capital or building allowance and the more general depreciation allowances. The capital allowance, according to the Australian Taxpayers' Association, is based on the original cost of construction.
Residential income-producing buildings constructed between July 18, 1985, and September 15, 1987, are allowed a 4 per cent capital allowance for 25 years. If the residential building was constructed after September 15, 1987, the allowance is 2.5 per cent a year for 40 years. (If the construction contract was entered into before September 15, 1987, the property attracts the higher rate.)
What that means is owners of those rental properties get an automatic tax deduction each year. So if your unit cost $300,000 to construct, each year you can claim a capital allowance of $7,500.

How do I know what the construction cost was?
If you're buying a new property, house or apartment FOR RENTAL, you should organise a quantity surveyor's report detailing the costs and depreciation allowances. If you're buying a unit "second-hand" you may also be able to get those documents from the vendor. However, where the documents are not available, the Tax Office allows you to consult a suitably qualified person to do an estimate of the costs and allowances. This is usually a quantity surveyor. Now, the easiest and most affordable way:
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