The ATO has a great publication guide  – Rental properties 2017, that explains how to manage and understand rental income and expenses, including how to treat more than 230 residential rental property items; depreciation of items such as building, fixtures and fittings, capital gains tax; general value shifting regime, goods and services tax (GST); negative gearing; what you need to know when selling a rental property or buying a new investment property and lots of great real life examples to make it simple and easy to understand the concepts.

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