Why property investors won't take their profits

By Daryl Dixon
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:25pm, first published April 6 2017 - 7:18pm

While the boom in property prices has increased the risks for new property investors, many existing investors particularly those who are negatively geared face the prospect of considerable capital gains tax bills if they take their profits. Even though only 50 per cent of profits is subject to capital gains tax for assets owned for longer than 12 months, the potential tax liability can be as high as 24.5 per cent of the gain.

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