NZ Herald 29 November 2008
Q&As: Repaying a mortgage — on a home or rental property — almost always better than saving with term deposits; KiwiSaver works well for children; 3 Q&As on charitable Christmas giving.
NZ Herald 8 November 2008
Q&As: PIES have many more pros than cons, with tax breaks and, in some cases, a government guarantee; Single parent with three rentals might want to sell one — but not for the reason she suggests. Plus: readers’ views on KiwiSaver.
NZ Herald 21 June 2008
Q&As: 2 Q&As on whether homeowners should sell and be renters for a while, to cash in on falling house prices?; Should 62-year-old buy a rental property or join KiwiSaver?
NZ Herald 14 June 2008
Q&As: KiwiSaver naysayer is the one who is “light on fact”; Self-employed KiwiSaver must contribute 4 per cent of pay when he takes a job — but he won’t starve; Inland Revenue “clarifies and expands” its position on mortgage interest deductions after a family home is rented out.
NZ Herald 31 May 2008
Q&As: 2 Q&As on how the self-employed can make the most of KiwiSaver; More to come on tax deductibility of mortgage interest when you rent out your former home.
NZ Herald 24 May 2008
Q&As: Far from being “devalued”, bank term deposits are a good deal these days; Don’t bail out of funds that include shares, despite forecasts of lower long-term returns; No, last week’s comment on the non-deductibility of mortgage interest wasn’t wrong — 2 Q&As; Another option for last week’s correspondent is house-sitting.
NZ Herald 17 May 2008
Q&As: 61-year-old struggling to pay off mortgage considers renting out her house and becoming a tenant elsewhere; Self-employed man wants to get back “over payment” into KiwiSaver.
NZ Herald 29 March 2008
Q&As: Do Blue Chip, finance company and other investment victims deserve what’s happened?; 2 Q&As on “nicer” ways to invest than rental property; Electronic tax payment problems not common.
NZ Herald 22 March 2008
Q&As: A landlord can’t understand why others dislike landlords; 4 Q&As on tax and rental properties, including comments on the role of politicians.
NZ Herald 15 March 2008
Q&As: Two readers sound off about ring fencing rental property tax losses, and a third puts it all in historical perspective; Another reader worries about the difficulties of making tax payments online.