Q&As: Retiree stuck with a property investment that’s gone wrong should sell her house and the rental; 71-year-old wants to be in KiwiSaver, while younger New Zealander stays out for the sake of the country; Fees are not the only consideration when choosing a KiwiSaver fund.
Q&As: KiwiSaver fees — and how an article may have misled people; The range of KiwiSaver fees; Is bank cheating a customer on tax withholding rates?; Depreciation usually clawed back when a landlord sells — or is it?; More comments from and about landlords.
Q&As: Accountant spills the beans on landlords’ taxes; Reader may leave New Zealand because of rental property tax changes; Small businesses have a harder run than landlords; Last week’s correspondent still angry; Two quick — and contradictory — letters.
Q&As: Some rays of hope for landlord who has lived through a nightmare of things going wrong; Three landlords are angry with me and/or the government for various reasons.
Q&As: Why do people pick on landlords?; What tax breaks do rental property owners get that others don’t get?; Why some accountants’ advice to repay mortgage before joining KiwiSaver is wrong.
Q&As: Why it wouldn’t work to make tax changes for rental property apply only to people who buy property after a certain date; Landlord retaliation probably won’t last long; Holding people accountable for giving bad KiwiSaver advice — and lining up a partner to also get the first home subsidy; How might people with private pensions be compensated for rise in GST?
Q&As: How will superannuitants fare under proposed tax changes?; Should young couple invest their savings in a rental property while overseas?; Two Q&As about children and the KiwiSaver tax credit.
Q&As: It’s not wise to let yourself be forced into being a landlord; Which New Zealand providers offer passive or index funds?; What are the minimum investments in passive funds?; Details on how the new resolution schemes for disputes with advisers will work.
Q&As: Couple struggling with rental property should put it on the market; Did the issuers of perpetual preference shares adequately warn investors that their value could fall considerably?; The choices for a KiwiSaver who moves overseas.
Q&As: Tax agent and Inland Revenue differ on treatment of investors selling rental properties; Two big issues lead to bad financial advice results; Is this column dominated by KiwiSaver?; Generally, don’t put lump sums into KiwiSaver.