The Property Couch
The Property Couch
Ben Kingsley, Opti & The Couch Crew
602 | The $250K Tax Trap, Holiday Home Crackdowns & Why Property Values Aren't Logical – Chat with Julia Hartman
54 minutes Posted Jun 18, 2026 at 4:00 am.
602 | The $250K Tax Trap, Holiday Home Crackdowns & Why Property Values Aren't Logical
The ATO Draws A Line In The Sand: Warning Holiday Homeowners
The Tax Reform Questions Everyone's Asking
What Actually Counts As A New Build?
When A Tax Break Becomes A Trap
The Biggest Misunderstanding About Property Values
The Two Buyer Theory: How Emotion Can Rewrite A Property's Value
Supply & Demand Isn't Everything
The Five-year Tax Opportunity: How Unused Super Caps Really Work
Don't Leave Tax Planning Too Late
Negative Gearing Isn't Dead: Understanding The Deferred Tax Benefit
Who Really Benefits From The Changes?
Why Scarcity Still Wins
Before 30 June... Don't Miss This
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With EOFY fast approaching, Ben is joined by BanTacs tax expert Julia Hartman and Couch Crew and Senior Empower Wealth Tax Advisor, Danish Ahmed to unpack the latest tax developments impacting property investors... This episode covers: ✅ The ATO's newly-finalised holiday home rules ✅ What qualifies as a "new build" (and where the loopholes and unanswered questions still exist) ✅ How unused super contribution caps can create valuable tax planning opportunities before 30 June ...