PPOR loan loan split to convert to IP

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  1. RichardN

    RichardN Well-Known Member

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    A bit of background.

    I had my PPOR loan with ING with the balance of 323k and 169k as refinanced amount for future use. When I moved from ING to Westpac a couple of years ago, my broker did the following splits.

    Loan 1: 290k
    Loan 2: 203k

    An year ago, again I did the split of loan 2 for other investment purposes as below.

    Loan 2: ~ 60K
    Loan 3: ~140k

    After a couple of years (now), I have decided to convert my PPOR to IP and i dont have exact nunbers on how much is the left over debt on my PPOR. To clean up this, I am thinking to adjust the loan balances to reflect the loan 1 as purely PPOR loan so it will be easy to claim deductable interest when i convert PPOR to IP but I don't know the exact loan balance on PPOR.

    Pls advise if it should be the exact PPOR unpaid balance as ATO might audit in future of they think I am claiming more deductible interest than what its supposed to be. If they audit, how do they know exact number unless I give them and I might not have these numbers handy in future.

    Is it ok if I adjust the loan 1 with plus or minus 10k.

    Sorry for long story and thanks for reading. Pls let me know if I am missing to provide any info here.
     
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  2. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    It is not just adjusting the balances that are important but splitting the mixed portions into separate loans. Adjusting balances may just mix it further.

    seek specific tax advice.
     
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  3. RichardN

    RichardN Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Terry for reply.
    Appreciate any inputs from other forum members if they have gone through this situation.
     

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