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Zac de Silva

Death or divorce: owners could miss out on tax breaks

The government has been warned about the unintended consequences of its property tax changes. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

There are fears people may lose out on grandfathered property tax concessions if their partner dies or they go through a divorce unless changes are made to planned reforms.

Labor hopes to pass a wind-back of negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount through parliament by Thursday in a deal with the Greens, including carve-outs for investment properties bought before the changes took effect.

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