Hi AndrewFurther to my comment above, i just went to send you a PM and I had a reply from Jaffasoft.  The user mum123 was investigated the other day and they have been blocked.  So all good.  Thanks to you both for the feedback.Angela 

Hi AndrewThanks for the reply.  It was mum123 and the message was sent to me on 30 April 2010, so they may have been blocked after this date.  I have sent you a PM with all the details.  I also received a PM from Jaffasoft in response to this post and have provided full details of the message and he was going to look into it.  Hopefully this pers…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies.  Would anyone be able to help with me how best to search for PBRs or determinations on this topic?  I have been on the ATO website (including the legal database) and haven't managed to find much on point.  I did manage to find PBR 83291 (thanks terryw).  In this case the applicant was a beneficiary & trustee of a trust t…[Read more]

Hi TerryThanks for the reply.  It's refreshing to have someone say straight out the reality of each trust and not try to massage the situation to 'make it fit' our needs.  Our undertsanding matches with your explanation.  I've since found out that the main accountant who was recommending we consider a unit trust given our negative gearing dilemm…[Read more]

Hi CoogeeI have also bought the same book a while ago and found it very interesting.  I still refer to it regularly.  The copy I bought had a white sticker/label inside the front cover with a '2008 Budget Update'.  As mentioned by others above, it advised that in the May 2008 budget the Government had effectively announced that it would change th…[Read more]

Hi RichardThanks for the reply.  It certainly seems that HDT's are falling out of favour and in particular with lenders.  We have started to re-examine using a DT and are crunching some numbers on potential deals to see just what the financial implications would be regarding any losses being quarantined and for how long we would even have such…[Read more]

Terryw wrote:
I would look again at using a DT. These days any losses will be small and future gains in income and capital should make up for this.Using a HDT would be only slightly better than using your husbands name. It won't allow can tax savings later on, but I guess it would allow the trust to redeem units later on and convert to a DT…[Read more]

Dean & Elise wrote:
…In relation to our product the Renovation Toolbox, we had 72 copies of it available when I spoke at Steve’s 3 day mega conference earlier this year.  We sold out during the event and there ended up being some people who missed out on their copy.  To my knowledge everyone that missed out has at least been sent a copy of the…[Read more]

Thank you for all the replies.  For those who are interested here is a bit of an update.  I have taken all the advice on board and have now done some further investigating.  I spoke to the Dept of Consumer Protection (thanks harb) and basically the landlord can legally increase the rent by this amount, even though it does appear e…[Read more]

Hi HJI actually replied to your post yesterday but for some reason my reply has not shown up on the Forum despite appearing in my Account details…strange.  I have cut and paste my reply below:  (hope it is of some help for you)Hi HJ72I noticed that you haven't received any replies to your post, but as I posted almost the identical question on a…[Read more]

Hi HJ72I noticed that you haven't received any replies to your post, but as I posted almost the identical question on another forum recently I thought I could give you some feedback.  The following accountant was recommended by about 3 different people who have actually utilised their services (I have not as yet):R.M.G. ACCOUNTINGCnr Harbourne…[Read more]

Luke.S wrote:
Wood Heaters – OOhhh Sooo Romantic until you need to light the fire, go outside and get more wood, keep it going, collect/buy wood… Sounds like BIG Trouble.I remember when i was young and a tennent we nearly burnt a house down. It was Damn cold and wood heaters take so long to warm up after getting home from work we used to…[Read more]

Hi poordeveloperI can't really answer your post from a landlord's perspective, but I can give you some tenant feedback.  My husband and I (and 2 young children) currently rent a lovely house that is excellent in all respects except cooling and heating.  Cooling is simply a ducted evaporative system, which in the hotter weather simply makes the h…[Read more]