Taxes

NZ Herald 22 November 2014

Q&As: The pros and cons of investing in several rental properties; An employer can contribute any amount above 3% of pay into a KiwiSaver account; Who owns the shares when you invest through a nominee, and does it matter?; Was I wrong last week about tax deductibility in a family loan?

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NZ Herald 27 September 2014

Q&As: Take a lot of notice of KiwiSaver fees; Employees can easily contribute extra to KiwiSaver; When is a 25-year mortgage really a 20-year mortgage?; When can people who owe tax get away with not paying it?; Online tax calculator now includes ACC levy.

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NZ Herald 20 September 2014

Q&As: Gold fans no longer to be seen now price has plummeted; Reader wishes she’d never heard of tax refund company; Alternative to KiwiSaver for 67-year-old; Is Buffett a better bet than an index fund?

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NZ Herald 13 September 2014

Q&As: How would Labour’s proposed variable KiwiSaver contributions rate work?; Labour’s capital gains tax and… shares; …public submissions before the tax is enacted; …how inheritances would be treated; …family homes and baches in a trust; …using part of the home for business; …its effect on house prices; …its effect on rents.

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NZ Herald 30 August 2014

Q&As: Lessons for investor after double whammy hits index fund; Is now a good time to get into an index fund?; Details of Labour’s capital gains tax yet to come; A tax idea that probably wouldn’t work; How did retired widow get such a big KiwiSaver balance?

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NZ Herald 23 August 2014

Q&As: Poor performance not a good reason to switch KiwiSaver funds; The pros and cons of a capital gains tax; Too little info on Labour’s capital gains tax?; Would the tax allow for inflation? Yes and no.

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NZ Herald 16 August 2014

Q&As: How Labour’s proposed capital gains tax would work; Complications on withdrawing KiwiSaver money in retirement; Reader’s choice years ago affects his pension; Second thoughts on Canadian pensions and NZ Super; Why campaign calls for different tax on KiwiSaver and term deposits.

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NZ Herald 9 August 2014

Q&As: Now is the time to buy a car, says industry expert; Correction on how Labour would tax KiwiSaver; Clarifying proposed tax change to KiwiSaver; Could incentives go if KiwiSaver becomes compulsory?; Employer contributions to KiwiSaver reduced by tax; How overseas pensions funded by payroll deductions interact with NZ Super.

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NZ Herald 2 August 2014

Q&As: Would Labour’s capital gains tax affect KiwiSaver; How KiwiSaver is taxed, and how that might change; Another view on how fast new cars depreciate; 2 Q&As about other criteria for choosing a new car; Is NZ Super fair?

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NZ Herald 7 June 2014

Q&As: Priorities for a family making a KiwiSaver financial hardship withdrawal; Use savings to pay off mortgage; Is KiwiSaver really tax-exempt?; How to calculate KiwiSaver tax credit for the year in which you turn 65; Older KiwiSaver goes for riskier funds; Is there age discrimination in KiwiSaver?

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