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What is a lo doc loan?

Oktay Sengoz

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26/10/2022

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1 min read

When self-employed, lenders analyse your self-employed financial information to determine your suitability for the loan. Your Tax Returns will be reviewed to determine your profits in the business, all your business expenses and your cashflow. Usually, the last 2 years of financials are assessed.

What do you do when your accountant has not prepared and submitted your tax information to the ATO?

We cannot avoid the requirement of providing tax returns if we apply through a major bank or second tier bank. There is something called a lo doc loan offered by smaller lenders, which as the name suggests is a loan where you are only required to provide minimal documentation.

Here are the benefits of a lo doc loan

Minimal documentation

For anyone who hasn’t kept their tax returns up to date, you can provide a declaration confirming your income, supported by bank statements, BAS Statements or an accountant's verification. The lender will rely on this declaration for servicing the loan.

Short-term solution

Interest rates for lo doc loans are slightly higher, however we would see this loan as a short-term solution until your tax returns are completed and lodged to the ATO. Then we would either reduce the interest rate with the current lender or refinance the loan to a major lender.

Enter the market

As property values increase regularly, a lo doc will give you the option to enter the property market without having to wait for your tax returns to be prepared, completed and lodged.

Talk to us today if you are self-employed, and you want to enter the property market or refinance your existing loan.

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