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  1. Repairs and maintenance: Why “fixing what broke” might not be deductible

    Storm repairs and defect remediation can look like-for-like, but timing and condition tests may still push costs into capital, not deductions...

  2. Australian holiday homes tax changes

    The ATO has published draft guidance revealing a changed approach to the taxation of holiday homes...

  3. Understanding bright-line rollover relief: What transferees inherit in family transfers

    Inland Revenue’s QB 25/15 explains how rollover relief under the bright-line rules applies when residential land is transferred between associated persons...

  4. Final guidance clarifies bright-line test application to subdivisions and lifestyle blocks

    This article focuses on two items—PUB00488d, which deals with subdivided land, and PUB00488e, which covers lifestyle blocks...

  5. Updated land sales guidance: Key draft clarifications and amendments

    Inland Revenue has released six draft amended Questions We’ve Been Asked (QWBAs) concerning land sales and the bright-line test...

  6. Draft PUB00489: Bright-line rollover relief more widely available than previously thought

    Inland Revenue’s draft PUB00489 clarifies that rollover relief is not optional, transferring the transferor’s acquisition date, cost base, and property-use history to the transferee...

  7. Extended rollover relief limited in application to bright-line property

    CA ANZ NZ Tax Team is aware that there is a potential misconception that recent changes to the rollover relief rules are more generous (wide ranging in application) than what is in fact the case...

  8. Trimming the bright-line test and eliminating commercial property depreciation

    New Zealand’s new government announces initial property tax changes...

  9. NZ Government’s 100-day plan and beyond: what it means for tax

    Addressing the tax technical issues stemming from the new NZ government’s policy priorities...

  10. Inland Revenues final statement on land holding costs

    Key takeaways from Inland Revenue’s statement on land holding costs and what you need to know...

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  11. Parents trapped: application of land sale rules to co-ownership changes

    Inland Revenue recently published Interpretation Statement 22/03: “Income tax - Application of the land sale rules to co-ownership changes and changes of trustees”...

  12. Purchase Price Allocation Rules now apply

    Members acting for clients in the sale and purchase of a business or commercial property should be aware that new rules now apply to the allocation of the sale price to the different asset classes...

  13. Where are they now? NZ Tax Working Group key items

    While it feels like a lifetime ago, there were several key items recommended by the Tax Working Group that CA ANZ has been monitoring. COVID-19 and the current tax bill has enabled some of these items...

  14. Tax Working Group final report: key recommendations

    While we wait for the Government’s response to the Tax Working Group report, we discuss key recommendations...