Money Mail 97 - Investing? Need to consider taxes?

Most people buy shares hoping for a capital gain and we do not currently have a capital gains tax in New Zealand. Shares are usually a capital asset and any gains the seller gets on the share sale are non-taxable income (as long as the shares were held with the intention of a long-term investment). But what about dividends? Chances are the IRD already know about some of these.Hey thanks for listening! Please take some form of action from this content, don’t just be a consumer, become a producer! Make sure you’re subscribed to Money Mail via Keepthechange.co.nz to receive our weekly lesson on money and financial literacy. Stay close to us on social media and share this with someone that you think this content will help. Together we can collectively improve the financial literacy of New Zealand - let’s get on with it. Find us here:@keepthechange_nzhttps://www.keepthechange.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.