Mr float said...
I would like to buy the shop I'm in ( I own the business not the shop)
That might seem like a good idea if you are thinking you would not have to pay rent any more.
From a business point of view the business still has to pay rent whether it is to somebody else or to you. Not to do so will have the business running under a false scenario.
If you buy the shop I suggest you do it in a different entity such as your super fund or "Mr float Holdings". For a start, doing that will mean you are buying the shop as a "going concern" and therefore not liable for GST on the purchase.
Secondly you will then have two businesses. A trading business and a real estate renting business. You can then sell either without having to sell the other.
It would be better to have the real estate in your own name for Capital Gains Tax reasons. You would only have to pay CGT on 50% of the gain which would be added to your other annual income.
If you have the real estate in a company name there is no relief on CGT. You will pay 30% tax on 100% of the gain.
I am not an accountant but I make sure I hire a good one. I stay right away from the ITPs and the H and Rs, especially the latter.
Get advice from a good accountant who is not a proxy employee of the ATO.
If you are interested in direct property investment you might like to look at these guys.
www.cromwell.com.au/homeI recently bought a lump of units in the Ipswich City Heart Trust and it is paying 8%/annum tax deferred with monthly distributions.
It is called "Making money while you sleep.".