CAN I CLAIM MY HOLIDAY AS A RENTAL EXPENSE?

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You have a rental property. Can you claim your holiday as an expense? If you spend time travelling as part of your business you can claim business travel as an expense. A good way to prove the business portion of your travel expenses is by keeping a diary of your travels.In addition to keeping invoices, receipts and tickets you should also keep details of:the date of the tripyour itinerarythe cost of car hire, and air, bus and taxi faresthe cost of accommodation, meals and incidentalsthe t […]

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GST & RENTAL PROPERTIES

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For GST-registered buyers, buying a property off a GST-registered seller means that the sale is zero-rated for GST i.e. none is paid by the seller and none claimed by the buyer.

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THE REAL COST OF A RENTAL PROPERTY

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WHAT’S THE REAL COST OF A RENTAL PROPERTY? Specifically, what’s the real cost of rental property compared to money in the bank or other investments? What what return will you get? They are both good questions. Let’s do some math: Let’s say you own a rental investment property that rents for $600 per week. That’s…

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UK PENSION TRANSFER TAX

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So, you are looking at the question of your UK Pension transfer tax, and wondering how much it is? How much tax will you pay in NZ when you transfer your pension over from the UK or other countries? SUPERANNUATION TRANSFER TAX Have you transferred or are you thinking about transferring your foreign superannuation to…

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DEPRECIATION AND CHATTELS: WHAT TO DO?

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Depreciation and Chattels: What to do? We here present answers to some common FAQs on the subject of Depreciation, provided by Valuit. Q. We are going to get a chattels apportionment completed but do we need to have it done by a certain date?A. The simple answer is “usually no.” Depreciation reports are always best completed…

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GOVERNMENT RENTAL PROPERTY TAX CHANGES 2021

SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changes announced January 2021 by the government:  ​Note that this law was very much “being made up as they go along” so at the time of announcement, lots of things were unknown, or not decided on. Subsequently, IRD have clarified most questions and rewritten some poorly-worded tax law. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT…

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HOW TO USE TAX POOLING

PAY YOUR INCOME TAX HOW AND WHEN IT SUITS YOU How to use tax pooling: Tax Management NZ (TMNZ) provides an IRD-approved service that gives small businesses greater flexibility to do tax on their terms by letting them choose how and when they make their income tax payments. UPCOMING PROVISIONAL TAX PAYMENTS Generally, you’ve got to pay…

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