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31-March Tax Year End Checklist

1. Bad Debts Ensure that any debts deemed unrecoverable are fully written off in your accounts before the year-end to qualify as deductible bad debts. 2. Asset Invoices Retain invoices for any new vehicles or equipment purchased during the year. These are necessary for updating your asset register and calculating depreciation claims accurately. 3. EntertainmentContinue reading “31-March Tax Year End Checklist”

Relationship Property

Anecdotally, during the Christmas and summer holiday time of year there seems to be an increase in relationships ending. Whether it’s the stress of Christmas and the financial pressure that goes with that, or the fact people are on holiday and spending a lot of time in close quarters, it’s a time where some couplesContinue reading “Relationship Property”

National’s Tax Plan Highlights

On 30th August 2023 National announced its tax plan ahead of the upcoming election labelled “Back Pocket Boost – Tax Relief for the Squeezed Middle”. As in the name, the focus is on middle New Zealanders, aiming at putting cash back in their pockets. The plan is to provide $14.6b income tax relief over theContinue reading “National’s Tax Plan Highlights”

Navigating path to success

In the complex and ever-changing landscape and nature of business, strategic planning stands as a beacon of direction and purpose for enterprises. Strategy is the art and science of envisioning a desired future and charting a course to reach it, guiding organisations toward sustainable viability and success. But what makes strategic planning truly valuable fascinatingContinue reading “Navigating path to success”

Tax and Trusts

Whether you are a businessperson signing contracts and leases in the ordinary course of business, a property investor signing finance agreements with banks, a property trader, or a developer, you will no doubt want to pay as little tax as legally required and protect the assets you’ve worked so hard to attain. So how doContinue reading “Tax and Trusts”

Legislation Changes

The government have made changes to two areas of legislation that affect property investors: tax (interest deduction and bright-line), and the Resource Management Act. Tax Changes In October the government finally introduced legislation into parliament setting out the proposed interest deduction rules. Here is a summary of the highlights. a) We still do not haveContinue reading “Legislation Changes”

Tax Changes Update

The Government’s release of draft legislation this week was disappointing on a number of fronts. First, what was expected to be complex legislation has been successfully made nearly indecipherable. Second, it is of course disappointing that they are pressing ahead with the rules being effective from 1 October despite only this draft version being availableContinue reading “Tax Changes Update”

Fixing Our Housing Problem

The government need to treat investors and developers as the solution, not the problem. Supply is the long-term solution – and it comes from developers and investors. You need both. The investors buy the assets from the developers. If the government continue to make it too hard and annoy property owners (the “landed gentry”) withContinue reading “Fixing Our Housing Problem”

What can I claim as a tax deductible when I am in business?

Apart from a few special rules, any cost necessary to run your business will probably be tax deductible. However, there are a few things to be aware of – some items that you might assume could be claimed can’t be, and conversely, there may be others you didn’t realise are legitimate expenses. General If youContinue reading “What can I claim as a tax deductible when I am in business?”

Interest Deductibility — NZ Government — Update

On 10 June 2021, the Labour Government opened up a five-week consultation period on the new interest deductibility rules. They have released a Design of the interest limitation rule and additional bright-line rules discussion document which is lengthy and quite detailed, and reveals some interesting thinking, some of which I think is surprisingly taxpayer friendly. On first lookContinue reading “Interest Deductibility — NZ Government — Update”