NZ Property Investor

WEALTH TAX REARS ITS HEAD AGAIN

YOUR ACCOUNTANT

The notion of wealth tax has again come to the fore – results from a recent governmentcommissioned survey suggest respondents prefer wealth tax over fuel tax or road-user charges.

Maybe it is time to refresh our minds on this subject … it is election year after all.

First, we should understand the motivation behind it. There has been a push recently imploring governments to address social inequality. In fact,

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