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GST APP TAX REGULATIONS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | March 31, 2024
a property owner worries about GST on his Airbnb rental property

GST app tax regulations: what you need to know. The GST app tax rules NZ hosts and drivers will soon operate under will take effect from 1 April 2024. They’re already catching people out in the lead-up, usually because some assumes the old GST threshold rules will keep applying the way they always have. If…

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WHAT IS FATCA? AND WHY IS MY BANK WRITING TO ME ABOUT IT?

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | November 20, 2023
A landlord receives a letter from his bank informing him about FATCA requirements

FATCA NZ bank customers get letters about every year, and most people have no idea why. That’s especially true if they’ve never set foot in the United States. This guide explains what FATCA actually is, and why your bank is asking. It also covers a closely related rule that catches even more people out: CRS,…

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TRUST VS LTC FOR RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | October 30, 2023
trust vs ltc for residential property

Trust vs LTC for residential investment property – which is better?

Well, it depends if the property is negatively or positively geared, i.e., does it make a loss or a profit.  

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NON-RESIDENT TAX STATUS NZ: HOW DO YOU KNOW?

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | September 30, 2023
A Kiwi stresses about his tax residency status while living in Dubai

HOW DO I KNOW IF I’VE GOT NON-RESIDENT TAX STATUS (NZ)? How do you know if you have non-resident tax status in New Zealand? Some of our clients live and/or work overseas, and have asked us about non-residency status with regards to tax.  

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DEPRECIATION OF CHATTELS IN YOUR RENTAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | June 30, 2023
depreciation of chattels in your rental property

DEPRECIATION OF CHATTELS IN YOUR RENTAL PROPERTY. Depreciation of Chattels: what is depreciable?  what is not?

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DEPRECIATION AND CHATTELS: WHAT TO DO?

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | June 20, 2023
deciding whether to get chattels valued

Depreciation and chattels: what to do? It’s one of the most common sources of confusion for rental property owners, and the questions tend to come up at very specific moments. For example: you’ve just settled on a property, when you’re about to renovate, or when you’re weighing up a sale or an ownership change. Below…

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COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | May 20, 2023
Investor studying financial statements with questions about income, expenses, property performance, and net worth, illustrating common financial statement questions for rental property owners.

COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Questions about your financial statements? Here are the answers to some common ones

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HOW IS FOREIGN-SOURCED INCOME TREATED IN SINGAPORE?

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | April 7, 2023
Painting of a man seated in a high-rise apartment overlooking a city skyline, thinking of a New Zealand-style villa with a "For Sale" sign on a rural property — representing a Singapore-based investor considering an NZ rental property.

How is foreign-sourced income treated in Singapore? If you live and work in Singapore and own a rental property back in New Zealand, the tax position on each side of that arrangement is genuinely different. Getting it right means understanding both. 30-Second Read In New Zealand, you still need to file a tax return for…

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HOW IS FOREIGN-SOURCED INCOME TREATED IN MALAYSIA?

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | March 31, 2023
Woman working at a desk overlooking a city skyline, reviewing property documents and a tablet showing a New Zealand villa, with a thought bubble reading "Rental Yield? Dunedin, NZ" — representing a Malaysia-based investor considering an NZ rental property.

How is foreign-sourced income treated in Malaysia? This is a question worth revisiting properly. Malaysia’s approach changed significantly in 2022 — the old blanket exemption many people still assume applies isn’t quite how the system works anymore. This article – although dated 2023 – has been rewritten with the latest updates as of 2026. 30-Second…

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NZ FIRE SERVICE LEVY AND YOUR LTC

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | March 20, 2023
The NZ Fire and Emergency levy changed substantially from 1 July 2026. Find out how it's collected, and when the liability to pay falls on your company directly.

NZ FIRE SERVICE LEVY AND YOUR LTC… you might receive a letter from the New Zealand Fire Service asking you to make a Statutory Declaration.

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