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Rental properties

Tax-smart investing: What Australian property investors need to know

Tips to help you be a tax-smart property investor.

Income from rent

Outlines your tax obligations if you earn rental income or have a property available to rent.

Rental property expenses

An outline of the expenses you may be able to claim against income from your rental property.

Rental properties - avoiding common mistakes

This page contains information to help you avoid common mistakes when claiming deductions and declaring income for your rental property.

Rental properties - claiming borrowing expenses

This page contains information about what you can claim as borrowing expenses when you take out a loan to buy a rental property.

Rental properties - claiming legal expenses

This page contains information about what you can claim as legal expenses for your rental property.

Rental properties - claiming interest expenses

This page contains information about what you can claim as interest expenses for your rental property.

Rental properties - claiming repairs and maintenance expenses

This page contains information about what you can claim as repairs and maintenance expenses for your rental property.

Rental properties - claiming capital works deductions

This page contains information about capital works expenses for your rental property and how to claim a deduction.

Free tax seminars for rental property owners

These free seminars will help you understand the tax issues relevant to owning and maintaining a rental property.

Rental properties 2008-09

This guide explains how to treat rental income and expenses - including how to treat more than 230 residential rental property items. NAT 1729-6.2009.