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r/AusFinance post arguing debt recycling into shares still works because share deductibility is unchanged

This is one of the cleaner r/AusFinance mechanics posts. It is supported that the Budget's negative-gearing clampdown is aimed at residential property and that shares remain under existing deductibility arrangements. The stronger 'small relief' framing is interpretive, because whether that materially improves the relative appeal of debt recycling depends on the investor's rate, the higher post-2027 CGT burden on share gains, and what they are comparing shares against.

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Tax reform: Small relief for debt recycling into shares (negative gearing not affected) ... other asset classes, such as shares, will remain subject to existing arrangements.

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supported 95% confidence

The Budget does not remove existing deductibility arrangements for shares.

“other asset classes, such as shares, will remain subject to existing arrangements.”

The official Budget tax explainer says the negative-gearing restrictions target residential property and that other asset classes, including shares, remain under existing arrangements.

Alternative defensible framings

The residential-property negative-gearing changes do not extend the same way to ordinary share investments.

Primary sources

Budget 2026–27 Tax Explainer: Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax Reform Negative gearing reforms · p.4 Other asset classes, such as shares, will remain subject to existing arrangements.

supported 90% confidence

Debt recycling into shares remains legally available after the Budget because the property-focused negative-gearing restrictions do not shut off share deductibility.

“Tax reform: Small relief for debt recycling into shares (negative gearing not affected)”

If share deductibility stays under existing arrangements, the Budget does not itself eliminate debt recycling into shares. Whether it is still attractive is a separate question, but the legal-availability point is supported.

Alternative defensible framings

The Budget changes do not by themselves switch off debt recycling into shares.

Primary sources

Budget 2026–27 Tax Explainer: Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax Reform Negative gearing reforms · p.4 Other asset classes, such as shares, will remain subject to existing arrangements.

requires assumptions 81% confidence

The Budget meaningfully improves the relative case for debt recycling into shares.

“Tax reform: Small relief for debt recycling into shares”

That may be true relative to buying established housing with restricted loss deductibility, but it is not automatic. The relative appeal still depends on the investor's marginal rate, expected returns, financing costs, and the fact that the Budget also worsens post-2027 CGT treatment for shares.

Assumptions required

Assumes the relevant comparison is against established residential property after the negative-gearing restrictions begin.
Assumes the investor still finds shares attractive despite the new CGT settings.

Alternative defensible framings

The property-focused restriction can make shares look relatively less penalised than established housing, even though shares face their own CGT changes.

Primary sources

Budget 2026–27 Tax Explainer: Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax Reform Negative gearing reforms · p.4 Other asset classes, such as shares, will remain subject to existing arrangements. Budget 2026-27 Tax reform page Capital gains tax · p.1 The Government will replace the 50 per cent Capital Gains Tax discount with a discount based on inflation and introduce a minimum 30 per cent tax on gains from 1 July 2027.