Name: Jeff Owens

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Web Site: http://www.owenstax.com

Bio: Owens Tax advisors provide tax advice to accountants, lawyers and taxpayers directly, with over 80% of work being in relation to income tax and GST on property. Jeff Owens has over 20 years high level and practical experience in advising on taxation, including since 2002 as director of Owens Tax Advisors Limited. For the 8 years prior to that Jeff was the Tax Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Our specialist services cover all New Zealand taxation issues and also international cross border tax planning and guidance. We have both business and private individual clients and regularly assist other professionals such as Accountants, Solicitors and Migration Consultants looking for specialist tax services and or advocacy for either themselves or their clients. Address: 53 Cashmere Ave, Wellington. Post: P.O. Box 22052, Wellington. (Mob) +64 29 972 8944; (Dir) +64 4 972 8944; (Fax) +64 4 971 8944

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    Taxation of sale of rental properties and personal residences

    February 2nd, 2010

    Taxation of sale of rental properties and personal residences

    In early 2009 a rental property investor was referred to Owens Tax Advisors Ltd, having bought and sold a number of residential rental properties and then been audited by IRD.  At one point IRD proposed that if the sale of rental properties amounted to a business then the sale of one or two private homes were also potentially subject to GST and income tax.

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