
602 | The $250K Tax Trap, Holiday Home Crackdowns & Why Property Values Aren't Logical – Chat with Julia Hartman
Published: June 18, 2026
Duration: 54:28
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
✅ Why negative gearing hasn't disappeared — it's simply become a deferred tax benefit
✅ The biggest misconception investors have about property values, and why residential real...