Filing tax documents can be a minefield for property investors. How do you calculate depreciation? What constitutes a repair, and what a capital improvement?

The Australian Tax Office has indicated that it will take a hard look at property investors’ tax returns this year, trying to catch out those unawares.

Property Observer’s inaugural guide to end-of-year tax planning for property investors will help you avoid an unpleasant call from the taxman.

Download the eBook now for great tax-time advice on:

• What the ATO will closely scrutinise in
  2011-12 tax returns
• How to sidestep the tax traps that often
  catch property investors at the end of
  the tax year
• What you should claim to ensure you
  maximise and accelerate deductions
  for your investment properties
• How to legitimately defer rental
  income until the new financial year
  without upsetting the ATO
• How to maximise your CGT cost base
• How to make a large deductible
• contribution to super – if eligible – in
  order to minimise CGT payable on sale
  of an investment property