Tax rule change 'discriminates' against mum and dad investors

Tax rule change 'discriminates' against mum and dad investors
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Brent Melville
Exempting purpose-built, high-end rental accommodation from the government’s interest limitation rules discriminates against the grassroots owners of the property rental market, the New Zealand Property Investors Federation says.Andrew King, president of the federation representing about 6,000 primarily ‘mum and dad’ property owners, said the “selective reversal” of mortgage interest deductibility tax increase is the government bowing to big business lobbying and changing the rules for large developers turned...

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