Taxes

NZ Herald 28 September 2013

September 28, 2013
NZ Herald Q&A Column

Q&As: A bit of risk is good, even if it means having to cut your losses on a rental property; Sending money to Australia and back, in the hopes of gaining on foreign exchange, is likely to leave reader worse off; New money laundering rules slow down international transfers of money; Take note of different interest rates in different countries; If capital gains are taxed under Labour, will we get a tax break on capital losses?; What if somebody who adds to their mortgage ends up unable to pay a capital gains tax?

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NZ Herald 21 September 2013

September 21, 2013
NZ Herald Q&A Column

Q&As: Dripfeed money when moving it from country to country; Home exemption from capital gains tax applies to farmhouses but not farms; Should people overseas be allowed to use KiwiSaver money to repay student loans?; Is prostitution just another job?; Sex worker’s letter makes a reader weep; Escaping the trap of over-valuing money.

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NZ Herald 7 September 2013

September 7, 2013
NZ Herald Q&A Column

Q&As: Plans of 29-year-old daughter sound good so let her be; Using KiwiSaver to repay student loans probably not a good idea; Improvements wouldn’t be subject to capital gains tax; South African tax option not ruled out.

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NZ Herald 31 August 2013

August 31, 2013
NZ Herald Q&A Column

Q&As: When is the best time to buy a house? When you want to; Labour’s capital gains tax wouldn’t apply to your home; Hope for the future about share offer documents; Money Week coming up.

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NZ Herald 24 August 2013

August 24, 2013
NZ Herald Q&A Column

Q&As: 64-year-old should get rid of mortgage — and join KiwiSaver if she’s not already in; Capital gains tax valuation idea could cause problems; How changes to the KiwiSaver first home subsidy would work; Overseas grandson can’t join KiwiSaver.

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NZ Herald 17 August 2013

August 17, 2013
NZ Herald Q&A Column

Q&As: Young couple bonds over share investing; Possible issues with capital gains tax valuation date; 2 Q&As on retired farmer’s low investment return; Should KiwiSaver tax credit go to working 16 and 17-year-olds?

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NZ Herald 10 August 2013

August 10, 2013
NZ Herald Q&A Column

Q&As: Retiree needs patience, but also needs to ask his adviser some hard questions; How assets would be valued if capital gains tax is introduced; Share investor’s success not quite so impressive when you look at how the whole market has performed; Raising NZ Super age would affect some more than others.

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