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Some investors make the mistake of linking their personal home loan to a property investment loan. They need to watch out because the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is cracking down on taxpayers who claim deductions for interest expenses on certain kinds of loan arrangements.
Since the start of the year, the ATO has been actively rejecting claims by property owners who use some or all of the rental income from an investment property to pay off their own home loan.
These investors mix up their private home loan with an investment loan, then add the interest from the investment loan to the principal and claim it as a deduction.
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In a determination made in March, the ATO effectively put the kybosh on any loan arrangement that leads to the capitalisation of interest on an investment loan while the loan repayments are used to pay down the principal of a private loan.
The government is cracking down on arrangements that tie home borrowings to other types of debt.
It's not surprising the ATO looks closely at the tax returns of investors. More than 1.5 million Australians own investment properties and the tax benefits associated with buying all this real estate accounted for a big percentage of the $24.7 billion in tax refunds paid out last financial year.
When claiming deductions, investors should err on the conservative side and avoid claiming any compounding interest on investment loans. They also need to be familiar with the tax system.
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