NZ Herald 24 September 2005
Q&As: What are reasonable conditions for a home buyer to insist on?; Government’s proposed tax changes on international shares.
NZ Herald 27 August 2005
Q&As: Grandparents don’t need a trust to save for their grandchildren; New Zealand’s tax on capital gains is confusing; Depreciation on rental property.
NZ Herald 20 August 2005
Q&As: Should a youg woman put her savings into her rental mortgage or diversify?; How to get through to Inland Revenue; Take care when depreciating rental property.
NZ Herald 13 August 2005
Q&As: Risky to buy shares while waiting to buy a house; Is the gain on excess shares in an IPO taxable?; Rental property depepreciation and Inland Revenue.
NZ Herald 30 July 2005
Q&As: What chattels can be depreciated separately in a rental property?; Share trading and tax on capital gains.
NZ Herald 23 July 2005
Q&As: Pay off rental property mortgage as you approach retirement; When is a capital gain taxable?
NZ Herald 16 July 2005
Q&As: When to declare share trading profits; What to do if travel agent charges more for using a credit card; Different Visa rules in Australia, and how Visa operates.
NZ Herald 18 June 2005
Q&As: When does tax on capital gains apply to share investors?; When can share investors deduct newspapers and investment reports?; Are shops allowed to charge more if you use a Visa card?; The role of luck in house price rises.
The Investor 14 June 2005
Investing offhore not as risky as it seems. It’s an oft-quoted excuse for not investing offshore: If you do, you take on foreign exchange risk. But is it really risky?
The Investor 3 May 2005
Index funds still the best, despite tax changes. An ice cream is still delicious without the chocolate dip. The same goes for index share funds. Since they made an appearance in New Zealand in the late 1990s, these funds have had a tax advantage over the other type of share funds, called active funds. It seems likely that the tax advantage will be removed soon. But even if it goes, I still think index funds are best.