This morning the Minister of Finance, Hon Grant Robertson, has announced proposed changes for residential property acquired on or after 27 March 2021. The proposed changes include:
- extending the bright-line test to 10 years
- amending the main home exclusion which would require tax to be paid on gains made for periods the property is not used as the owner’s main home.
- allowing newly built homes to use a 5 year bright-line test.
- not allowing property owners to claim interest on loans used for residential properties as an expense against their income from those properties. This would start from 1 October 2021, and would also be phased in over 4 years for existing properties. There would be an exemption for newly built homes.
To learn more about how these changes could affect you, get in touch with us - richard@k3.co.nz, 09 366 1366.
