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Our Opinion: The New REINZ Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Property
by Matthew Gilligan 05 Oct 09You may have read in the National Business Review or elsewhere that the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand is proposing to launch a new agreement for buying and selling property in New Zealand. We understand that the agreement will be made available to real..
Read ArticleBack in October 2019, John Rowe wrote an article about the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) whereby tax authorities in many international jurisdictions are sharing information regarding their nationals who are living abroad. In other words, if you have investments or income overseas, and especially..
Read ArticleAll property investors will want the same thing: a vessel to create greater wealth for their futures and to provide passive income. Obviously rental yield, capital growth, tenant quality and demand will be your main concerns but here are just two tips to help you..
Read ArticleHappy New Year to you all. I hope you have had a wonderful break and you're now getting back into the swing of things. Not that it is easy; I'm still feeling a bit under the weather with having to get back into the office..
Read ArticleWith all the changes in tax law in recent years, there has been plenty of speculation about what a change in government might mean for the tax landscape. Whilst the National Party has not released their final tax policy ahead of next year’s election, on their..
Read ArticleToday I discuss Powers of Attorney - what does it mean and how you should go about it? I hope you enjoyed my short video blog. .
Read ArticleThe end of the financial year is approaching very fast and there are a number of things that business owners should attend to before then. No, I am not referring to going to end of season sales or getting the last bits of your body..
Read ArticleRecently I’ve seen several interesting client problems which would undoubtedly have resulted in lots of money being lost and lots of legal fees being incurred if these clients hadn’t had GRA’s Professional Trustee on board. Having now experienced three property cycles in my adult lifetime, I..
Read ArticleI regularly have discussions with clients about the difference between "profit" and "cash flow", as many people have difficulty in differentiating between the two. So what is the difference between profit and cash flow? Frequently it's the difference between success and bankruptcy. Profit Profit is..
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