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Tax expenditure considerations for owner-occupied housing

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  • Audrey Pulo

    (Treasury, Government of Australia)

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This article examines the government tax expenditures related to owner-occupied housing, particularly as they compare to non-owner-occupied housing, and discusses the issues involved in modelling and analysing these expenditures. The approach used considers various aspects of owner-occupied housing, including capital gains, imputed rent, interest deductions, capital works deductions and miscellaneous deductions.

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  • Audrey Pulo, 2010. "Tax expenditure considerations for owner-occupied housing," Economic Roundup, The Treasury, Australian Government, issue 2, pages 73-90, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsy:journl:journl_tsy_er_2010_2_2
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    Keywords

    capital gains; housing investment; tax deductions;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity

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