WHY USE A LOOK-THROUGH COMPANY?

Why use a Look-Through Company? In New Zealand, a Look-Through Company (LTC) is a special type of company that allows its income, expenses, tax credits, gains, and losses to be passed directly to its shareholders. Here are the benefits of using an LTC for New Zealand investors:   1. Flow-Through Taxation Pass-Through Income and Losses:…

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BEST OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES FOR INVESTMENT PROPERTY

9 times out of 10 an LTC is the best structure for owning a rental property: “You have the benefit of limited liability, a legal structure that is clearly a separate entity yet under your control, and yet it is treated at tax time like a partnership: the best of both worlds.”‘

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CHANGES TO FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMES

ou might have heard of the Financial Reporting Act 2013 and the Financial Reporting (Amendments to Other Enactments) Act 2013.  Maybe not.  Anyway, changes which took effect on 1 April 2014 mean that entities that do not meet the large entity definition will no longer be required to prepare financial statements in accordance with NZ GAAP.

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