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Not Every Strata Problem is a Nail (NSW)

Or, stopping hammering by-laws and rules as the one size fits all solution… 25 years ago, I popularised by-laws as a great way to customise strata building operations. But the proliferation of strata by-laws and strata rules since then has gone too far; leading to unnecessary, inappropriate, and invalid by-laws and rules with strata stakeholders…

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Common Invalid By-Laws (QLD)

By-laws remain one of the most consistent types of enquiry we get every day and the enquirers are a very broad church. These enquiries include: – Owners wanting to know what to do about their body corporate breaching them – Resident managers about whether they can enforce by-laws (which they shouldn’t) – Bodies corporate wanting…

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Tax Time – Best Practice and Non-mutual Income

BAS and Tax Agent Requirements Tax time is here so it is important to be mindful of the obligations of the schemes, as well as compliance responsibilities for agents. Bodies corporate obligations Bodies corporate are required to lodge tax returns if they have $1 or more in assessable income which is not considered “mutual income.”…

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Solar Approval Steps

A webinar on installation of solar in Queensland was recently held with thanks to Lookup Strata who hosted the session. The presentation focused on the step by step processes for seeking approval to install solar as either a Body Corporate or a Lot Owner, unveiling three brand new flowcharts for each of these scenarios: Installing…

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