NZ Herald 11 May 2013
Q&As: Does rental property have tax advantages over shares?; What happens if somebody wrongfully gets KiwiSaver tax credits while living overseas; Does it work to set up a family trust so your kids can get student allowances?
NZ Herald 13 April 2013
Q&As: Are Mighty River Power shares a sure thing?; Is it good to get the kids into Mighty River Power?; What to do when a trustee brother gets all the power.
NZ Herald 9 March 2013
Q&As: Your KiwiSaver account won’t always grow, if you’re not contributing; Inland Revenue sticks to its guns about employer obligations around KiwiSaver; 2 Q&As about trusts set up to protect inheritances from relationship property claims; Some thoughts about relationship property problems, including help with difficult conversations.
NZ Herald 23 February 2013
Q&As: Relationship property — when does the clock start ticking?; One way — plus a few others — that a mother could protect her daughter’s inheritance; Trusts not so cheap to set up; Should people get access to their money when KiwiSaver changes?
NZ Herald 8 October 2011
Q&As: An idea for a woman who doesn’t know what to do with all the money her husband is now making; How much is a tax deduction worth?; Unfairness in rest home subsidies unavoidable — unless you want to distort your spending; “Add-back” of gifts to a trust not as extreme as reader thinks.
NZ Herald 24 September 2011
Q&As: Two Q&As on our recent sawmilling picture — and how they got the huge log up there; Is it still worth it to set up a trust so you are eligible for the rest home subsidy?; A suggested way to stop people using trusts to get the rest home subsidy — and are trusts fair?; Angry reader talks quietly; Couple in their 60s plan trip to Greece courtesy of KiwiSaver.
NZ Herald 21 May 2011
Q&As: Self-employed probably fare worst in KiwiSaver changes, but scheme still really hard to beat; Likelihood of more government changes not a good reason to stay out of KiwiSaver; Abolition of gift tax reduces paper work for family trusts, but doesn’t eliminate it; “Provincial perspective” on changes in house prices over the decades.
NZ Herald 14 May 2011
Q&As: Foreclosed property seminar reminds me of investment warning lists; Government’s proposed changes don’t affect current KiwiSaver decisions; Do banks lend more than their total deposits?; Am I brainwashed, and perpetuating myths about family trusts?; Fair enough that housing is not cheap here, says American who moved to NZ.
NZ Herald 7 May 2011
Q&As: A house looks ridiculously cheap in 1958, but let’s put that into perspective; Retiree hit by inflation acknowledges that it could have been worse; Too hard to get by in New Zealand? Fix it or leave, but don’t whinge; A family wants out of its family trust, which is complex, expensive and not benefitting anyone.
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.
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