Tax collection

Next year lawyers will be required to retain tax on sale proceeds and pay the tax straight to the Inland Revenue Department. They will need to do this when: •    an off-shore person (some Kiwis will be caught) •    sells residential land •    they have acquired since...

Contract terms unfair?

Standard form contracts used in residential property development breach the Fair Trading Act 1986 if they are a consumer contract that contains “unfair terms”.  This was part of the changes to consumer law that applies to contracts from 17 March 2015. This might be...