Source: Weekend Herald – November 2011 Auckland Council’s revised property valuations are supposed to represent probable market value. The Weekend Herald put them to the test at a busy auction day. Phil Taylor reports It seems owners held off selling until after the Rugby World Cup. That, and the springtime bump, have Barfoot and Thompson’s [...]
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Auckland Council Valuation – Owners have until December 16 to object to their valuation
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 28/11/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/11/28/auckland-council-valuation-owners-have-until-december-16-to-object-to-their-valuation/
Auckland Capital Values – another Perspective!
Some information received from Rob Ashton of Bayleys (Remuera) Today the Auckland Council have published, on their website (www.aucklandcity.govt.nz), their new 2011 Capital Values which are valid as from the 1st July 2011. To get some idea of the current relationship between Market Value and the new 2011 Capital Values I have analyzed 100 recent [...]
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 28/11/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/11/28/auckland-capital-values-another-perspective/
Bill introduced to tighten rules around companies
Source: beehive.govt.nz Simon Power Date of Release. 13 OCTOBER, 2011 A bill that tightens rules around company directors and company registration was introduced to Parliament today by Commerce Minister Simon Power. “New Zealand has an international reputation as one of the best and most trusted places in the world to do business,” Mr Power said. [...]
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 02/11/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/11/02/bill-introduced-to-tighten-rules-around-companies/
Family Trusts in Spotlight Warning
Article: businessday.co.Nz Sole practitioners and businesses with family trusts should review their structures to ensure they do not fall foul of Inland Revenue after the landmark Penny and Hooper tax-avoidance ruling. That’s the advice from the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) after meeting with IRD yesterday over the Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme [...]
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 26/08/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/08/26/family-trusts-in-spotlight-warning/
Trusts face clampdown in Labours Strategy
Source: NZ Herald – Adam Bennett Trusts, Family Trusts and Trust Law. Labour would target hundreds of millions of dollars worth of income rich people shelter in trusts as a key part of its “tax switch” package unveiled this week. The party believes it can raise $300 million a year in additional tax with new [...]
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 16/07/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/07/16/trusts-face-clampdown-in-labours-strategy/
Newspaper article: Accountants expect capital gains tax bonanza
Source: Business Day Tax experts are licking their lips at a boom in possible work to help navigate clients from being the haves to the “have yachts”. Labour’s initial proposal for a capital gains tax came with a promise that a panel of experts would iron out any teething problems, but the accountancy industry wasted [...]
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 15/07/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/07/15/newspaper-article-accountants-expect-capital-gains-tax-bonanza/
Quay Law Conveyancing Article – The process to purchasing a house. Now on Youtube.
Recent upload onto Youtube regarding Conveyancing / Property Law – The Process to Purchasing a House in New Zealand. This article was written by Ian Mellett of Auckland law firm, Quay law NZ. Please click on link to view YouTube video: LINK For full article please visit our Quay Law Website: LINK
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 01/07/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/07/01/quay-law-conveyancing-article-the-process-to-purchasing-a-house-now-on-youtube/
Family trust funds under siege
By Nick Smith Jun 17, 2011 – Source NZ Herald Are family trusts still a safe haven for assets and income? asks Nick Smith. The family trust is under siege as never before. Creditors, lawyers, government agencies and, yes, other family members are storming the trust castle walls in the courts, and pressing the government [...]
Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 17/06/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/06/17/family-trust-funds-under-siege/
