Sure, most of the country does not understand that the media is deeply corrupt. Maybe 20% of us know what a chronic problem this is within our democratic system. Perhaps another 20% thinks its a bit of a problem. Leaving aside the few lunatics on the extreme left who think the media is biased to […]
Over the years, New Zealand has signed up to some damaging socialist concepts, and in too many cases, the party that signed us up has been the National Party. Want an example? Its easy. Here’s one- The RMA is probably the most damaging piece of legislation ever enacted in NZ, especially to our investment sector. […]
Recent NZ protests have seen fringe elements comparing Jacinda Ardern and her Labour government to Nazis. Even though such comparisons are a very small part of the protests the mainstream media highlight them. Because it gives media what they yearn for, and that is an opportunity to discredit the protests. Media rightly point out that […]
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So who’s been spying on me? That looks just like my desk as I’ve been pulling together the various threads for my personal/company/trust tax returns before taking off for a month; what a nightmare.
The biggest issue is provisional tax which is very hard to get right when your income fluctuates, eg having sold some rental property the depreciation recovered has become a large chunk of extra taxable income. I’ve no quarrel with that per se, it’s just a timing issue after all, the problem is the punitive interest rate if you under-estimate your PT and the pathetic rate paid if you over-estimate (and not always paid at all, I’ve noticed over the years).
A great cartoon for all that!
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