Livestock Special Alert: Dairy farming businesses
The values for dairy this year have seen a very small fall in values on average across all female classes, but a small increase on average across all male classes. The largely stable values can be attributed to a flat dairy sector where total cow numbers continue to...
Budget Special Alert: Tax threshold changes and your business
The changes to personal income tax rates taking effect in July, as an outcome of the Budget 2024, have some consequences for businesses. The current thresholds apply for the first 3 months and 30 days of the 2024–25 tax year; the new thresholds for the remaining...
Resident withholding income and tax
Resident withholding income includes interest and dividends. Generally, resident withholding tax (RWT) must be paid on it. If you’re a New Zealand tax resident earning income from interest and dividends from New Zealand bank accounts and investments, you will be...
Residential Property – the bright-line test and tax
Property investors come in all shapes and sizes, from large scale professional operations and developers to so-called ‘Mum and Dad’ investors who wanted to save for their retirement with something they could feel was literally safe as houses. There have been a lot of...
What to know if you rent out your holiday home or provide services online
Do you rent out a bach on Airbnb? Do some driving on Uber? If so, there are some tax changes you need to know about. From 1 January 2024, platforms such as Uber and Airbnb will collect information from their users including sales income and IRD numbers, and are...
Interest deductibility on property investments is now being phased in with 80% allowable from 1 April 2024
As of 10 March, the coalition government has confirmed the return of interest deductibility for property investors, with the phased-in changes taking effect from the next financial year. As a result, legislation is expected to be passed allowing you to deduct 80% of...
Some common things businesses forget at tax time
Running a business is a demanding job, so it’s no wonder owners lose track of crucial things at tax time, such as: Deducting entertainment expenses Dinner and lunch meetings with clients and customers are partially tax deductible. Keep your receipts and check in with...
Minimum wage increases to $23.15 per hour
The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister has announced that the adult minimum wage will be rising to $23.15 per hour from 1 April 2024. – a 2% increase from the current hourly rate of $22.70. Brooke van Velden had initially proposed a 1.3% increase, while the...
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