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Illustration titled "The Brightline Test Blues" showing a worried couple on a couch in Flatbush, Auckland, with thought bubbles connecting a question-marked rental property to a calendar, calculator and dollar signs representing bright-line tax implications.

BRIGHT-LINE TEST NZ: WHAT IS IT AND HOW IT WORKS TODAY

April 7, 2025
The bright-line test NZ property owners deal with has changed four times since it began in 2015. That history...
A New Zealand property investor sitting at a table, looking concerned while reading a letter from Inland Revenue.

“IRD RISK REVIEW” VS IRD “REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION”

March 31, 2025
IRD risk review vs IRD request for more information: are they the same thing? Either way, it can be...
House flipping in New Zealand, showing a property investor renovating and selling homes for profit.

IS HOUSE FLIPPING STILL A THING IN NZ?

March 20, 2025
Is house flipping still a thing in New Zealand? Yes, but it looks different from the easy-profit era of...
Couple reviewing rental property paperwork at their kitchen table, with a laptop open to a page about LTC – Look-Through Company tax implications for selling rental property.

IF I SELL THE FAMILY HOME TO AN LTC IS THE INTEREST TAX-DEDUCTIBLE?

March 7, 2025
Sell family home to an LTC; sell rental property to LTC. Should you do it? Why would you do...
should I be a de minimis investor

OVERSEAS SHARES: SHOULD YOU BE A DE MINIMIS INVESTOR?

February 28, 2025
Overseas shares: Should you be a de minimis investor? It's a good question. Learn why staying under the "de...
a NZ landlord with piles of receipts realises he needs to keep better records

RENTAL PROPERTY: WHAT RECORDS DO YOU NEED TO KEEP?

February 20, 2025
Rental property records NZ landlords need to keep come up in almost every conversation we have with a new...

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