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 fascinating […]
Author: chasgunaratne
Methods for Calculating Provisional Tax
Standard Method Instalments are calculated at 105% uplift of previous year’s residual income tax; or 110% of the year before residual income tax (if previous year income tax return is not filed). Pros Use of money interest is calculated on lowest cost option based on the tax instalment paid per standard uplift or in equal […]
Venturing into the metaverse with strategic M&A (Deloitte)
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 do […]
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 have […]
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 available […]
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”) with […]
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 you […]
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 look […]
New Tax Changes
I’m seething about these tax changes and it’s not just the fact that Labour lied to us; it’s the whole bigger picture and the implications for ordinary New Zealanders. This Government is attacking middle New Zealand with all these housing initiatives and tax reforms – it’s mums and dads being hit, not property oligarchs. According […]