The Income Tax Treatment of Housing Assets: An Assessment of Proposed Reform Arrangements

AHURI Final Report No. 295, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, doi:10.18408/ahuri-8111101; ISBN: 978-1-925334-59-3

74 Pages Posted: 13 Mar 2018

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Alan Duncan

University of Nottingham - School of Economics; University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research; Curtin University of Technology - Curtin Business School - Bentley Campus

Helen Hodgson

Curtin University - Curtin Law School

John Minas

Monash University

Rachel Ong

Curtin University - Centre for Research in Applied Economics; Curtin University - School of Economics and Finance

Richard G. Seymour

University of Sydney Business School

Date Written: March 7, 2018

Abstract

This research models several politically acceptable pathways to reform negative gearing and CGT so as to reduce impacts on less sophisticated property investors. Two reform models—a rental deduction cap of $5,000 and a progressive rental deduction based on income—could lead to savings of over $1.7 billion each. Both are progressive in nature, reducing tax savings from negative gearing as tax assessable income increases.

Keywords: negative gearing, capital gains tax, private rental housing, urban policy, taxation, real estate investment, housing policy, australia

JEL Classification: E22, E61, E64, H21, H24, R21, R31, R38

Suggested Citation

Duncan, Alan and Hodgson, Helen and Minas, John and Ong, Rachel and Seymour, Richard G., The Income Tax Treatment of Housing Assets: An Assessment of Proposed Reform Arrangements (March 7, 2018). AHURI Final Report No. 295, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, doi:10.18408/ahuri-8111101; ISBN: 978-1-925334-59-3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135645

Alan Duncan (Contact Author)

University of Nottingham - School of Economics ( email )

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University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research

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Helen Hodgson

Curtin University - Curtin Law School ( email )

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John Minas

Monash University ( email )

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Rachel Ong

Curtin University - Centre for Research in Applied Economics ( email )

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Curtin University - School of Economics and Finance ( email )

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Australia

Richard G. Seymour

University of Sydney Business School ( email )

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Sydney, NSW 2006
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