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Is The OC Financially Sound
1.
The Truth About
Strata; what purchasers really need to know. Part 2 Is The OC Financially Sound? © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
2.
Because nobody likes
surprises? © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
3.
RevisiIng a building
somewhere • 15 res apartments • Part of a mixed use stratum (separate OC’s) • Balance commercial and retail lots • Onsite management • Res OC levies $1,550 per quarter • 4 years old © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
4.
Are the savings
in line with the plan? Year Plan Reality Compliance 2007 -‐ -‐ 2008 -‐ $ 20 000 2009 -‐ $ 30 000 2010 $ 44 572 $ 26 000 (under 41.6%) 2011 $47 742 -‐ Balance end 2010 $87 358 $ 61 249 ( short $ 26,107) ( 29.8 %) © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
5.
Are defects covered
by the budget? • Reasonable steps • Best endeavors • Reasonable care … All fail the test of strict liability for repair and maintenance of common property in NSW; Seiwas case. © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
6.
Are the levies
too low? • AdministraIon fund goes into deficit Deficits Neglect • Sinking fund not expended “just in Ime” • Sinking fund balance short of plan Crisis © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
7.
Is the administraIve
fund budget correct? • Provision for bad debts and recovery costs? • Watch for rampant increases for electricity and insurance • Look for a small surplus each year of about 10% of income © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
8.
Is the sinking
fund budget realisIc? • Following the sinking fund plan + / -‐ 10%? • Spending according to the plan? • Saving according to the plan? • Not having a plan is negligence • Not following the plan is negligence © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
9.
Are levy arrears
within benchmark? $ Levies > 90 days Annual admin budget No. months YTD / 12 © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
10.
What the arrears
rate means? Delinquency performance Performance Guide ra6o 0% This mob are all over those levies! But don’t assume this rate will last for ever – hard Imes hit owners 5% Not bad – this is the average – this is a well run OC within striking distance of out-‐performing the industry 10% Warning bells – this is too high and the commijee should be asking hard quesIons about the strata manager’s recovery processes (or lack thereof) 15% + This building is in strife – this will involve some serious commijee ajenIon to pull back from here -‐ if you get on the commijee you will have to collect debts and re-‐educate your owners immediately © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
11.
Developers’ hate paying
levies • Strata managers can be sok on developers • Serious arrears puts financial pressure on the remaining owners • Consider winding up proceedings that will come to the ajenIon of the developer’s bank © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
12.
Signs of good
levy management 1. Measurement of delinquencies 2. Wrijen levy collecIon policy in place 3. Policy followed consistently 4. Interest charged on outstanding levies 5. Discount offered for early payment © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
13.
Are there hidden
tax liabiliIes? • Income tax ruling 2505 • Strata enIIes are treated as ‘public companies’ • Taxed at corporate rate of 30% NOT • Taxed as a ‘for profit’ company • Principal of mutuality applies © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
14.
Tax is not
assessable on mutual income • ‘One cannot make a profit out of oneself’ • Where there are idenIcal contributors and parIcipants in surplus, there is not assessable income • Can apply to strata enIIes © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
15.
What is mutual
income? • AdministraIve fund, sinking fund and special levies • Rent by a lot owner for common property • Interest for late paid levies © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
16.
Examples of non-‐mutual
income ie assessable • Interest from a bank • Access fees from non owners eg occupants • Rental income from external parIes • Profit on the sale of assets to external parIes • Fees paid on the transfer of management rights where the rights are held separately to the manager’s lot © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
17.
Have the expenses
been apporIoned? Non-‐mutual income ApporIonable Total income expenditure © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
18.
Mobile phone carrier
installaIon • Licence fees paid by external party • Strata scheme registered in NSW • Common property held as agent • Income assessable in the hands of the individual owners – not assessable to strata enIty © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
19.
Development and sale
of common property • Common property developed to produce new penthouse lots in NSW • Common property is vested in the strata enIty as agent for individual owners • CGT provisions should apply to individual unit holders • Income assessable to individual unit holders © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
20.
Selling solar generated
electricity to defray levies • Recent private ruling 1011739693623 • Generates assessable income • Associated costs are deducIble expenses • Individuals pay tax not the strata enIty • No GST © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
21.
Strata Inspectors AssociaIon
• AssociaIon incorporaIon • Emailing list prepared • Code of ethics agreed • Website under construcIon • Free legal advice © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
22.
Join us for
our next live seminar Are There Building Defects? Tuesday 13 September 2011 7.30am – 9.15am © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au
23.
About the presenter
Michael Teys is the Founder and Principal Lawyer of TEYS Lawyers. He has a Bachelor of Laws and practices exclusively in the area of strata title law. He is a Fellow of the Australian College of Community Association Lawyers. He was formerly an Adjunct Lecturer with Charles Sturt University. He appears weekly on SKY News Business Channel's Property Success with Margaret Lomas and is a regular panellist for the property edition of Your Money, Your Call for the same channel. You can find out more about Michael at www.michaelteys.com Teys Lawyers practice nationally in strata title law representing owners corporations, bodies corporate and apartment owners. The firm’s practice groups include building defects, strata community disputes, strata titles property law, by-laws and levy collection. Subscribe for their free e-newsletter StrataSpace and find out more about them at www.teyslawyers.com.au © Copyright 2011 Teys Lawyers www.teyslawyers.com.au