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Hiring Your First Employee in New Zealand: PAYE, KiwiSaver and Payroll Obligations Explained Simply
Taking on your first employee is a genuine milestone, it usually means the business has grown to the point where you can’t do it all yourself anymore. It also comes with a list of obligations that can feel like a lot to absorb all at once, especially if you’ve only ever dealt with your own…
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GST Registration in New Zealand: The $60,000 Threshold, and When It Pays to Register Early
One of the first tax decisions almost every new business owner in New Zealand faces is: do I need to register for GST, and if I don’t have to yet, should I anyway? It sounds like a simple $60,000 question. In practice, there are a couple of nuances worth understanding properly, because getting the timing…
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Why You Can’t Use Your Rental Loss to Reduce Tax on Your Salary (And What You Can Do Instead)
Every year we sit down with a new client who owns a rental property, and every year the same question comes up: “My rental made a loss this year; can I use that to bring down the tax on my salary?” The answer, for the vast majority of residential landlords, is no. And if nobody…