Australia only introduced a capital gains tax in 1985, applying it to all gains made from investments. Importantly, the family home was not included, but investment properties were.

Learn how capital gains tax in Australia applies to property, shares and assets. Explore CGT events, discounts, exemptions and ways to reduce tax.

How to calculate your capital gains tax (CGT), including how to use capital losses and work out your cost base.

How capital gains tax (CGT) applies to your rental property and what expenses you can include in your costs.

Labor has not ruled out changes to the capital gains tax discount but wants any tax changes to improve housing affordability.

CGT discount for affordable housing Work out how you can reduce your capital gains tax when you sell a property that you used for affordable rental housing.

If you have any capital losses from other assets, you must subtract these from your capital gains before applying the discount. If you are entitled to the discount for an asset, you reduce the remaining …