Are engagement and percentage fees claimable?

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zen
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March 16, 2016 - 3:08 pm
Hi All
Wondering if the engagement fee of $1100 (GST inclusive) and commission or percentage fee 2.5% from agency such as:
– Dream Design Do Property (Zak Ameer)
– Metropole Property (Michael Yardley)
– Binvested (Nathan Birch)
Is 100% claimable back on tax?
They do all the work for you and if settlement is successful with tenancy, we pay them the 2.5% from the value of the property they have successfully done on our behalf. Example, $400,000 at 2.5% = $13,411 claimable?
Thanking you for your comments….
Zen
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Terryw
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March 16, 2016 - 5:57 pm
No its not deductible at all as it is a capital expense (can be used to reduce CGT).
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March 16, 2016 - 7:53 pm
^^ what he said. Added to capital base for reduction of future cg like stamp duty.
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zen
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March 17, 2016 - 8:37 am
Thanks Terryw and BuyersAgent, appreciate your comments. Maybe I need to educate myself in doing things myself through Steve’s steps!
Zen