The following issues were covered in this event:
- foreign investors: including FIRB requirements, the expansion of the foreign owner duty and land tax surcharge provisions and the CGT withholding rules
- the capital/revenue dichotomy where no business is being conducted: the answer may not be what you thought
- state taxation developments: including guidance from the Supreme Court about economic entitlements and recent developments in relation to primary production exemption and exemptions for distributions from trusts to beneficiaries
- GST and property developments: the due diligence list of issues that could save a lot of pain later
- the importance of getting the development agreement right
- utilising SMSF capital for property investment.