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  • Profile photo of whatsmy_age_againwhatsmy_age_again
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    @whatsmyageagain
    Join Date: 2016
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    Hi all,

    I was hoping there may be some people who have invested in Australian real estate but live in NZ.

    My situation is we would like to buy an investment property in Queensland. We are going to have a buy, hold, wait for growth, and leverage strategy. We would only sell a property if it was underperforming.

    Because we have professions where we are more likely to be sued we are looking to protect any assets we acquire. By that I mean that any deposit we put into the property, or any capital growth we get, or any principal we pay down – all of that equity we want to be personally “disassociated” with should the need arise (ie if we were to to get sued).

    A trust seems the way to go. Although the property will most likely be negatively geared for some time, that protection is important, and when we do start making a profit then it would be great to have that option of distributing to beneficiaries who have lower personal tax margins for tax effectiveness as well.

    In Australia all of that seems fairly straight forward and a good strategy for asset protection and tax effectiveness. However does anybody know if anything changes when you invest from nz? Where does the trust need to be established and does the trust get the loan or do we? I have more questions but if we could start here that would be a big help. Thank you to anyone interested in helping!

    ellejay
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    @ellejay
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    I can’t help with the answer but Paul is an accountant at PFI accounting in Sydney and seems to have a fantastic grasp on investing across Aus/NZ. He’s been very generous with his time and expertise in my case. My situation is very different to yours, but Paul may be able to advise. I did also use GRA accounting in NZ, not sure if you use them or were thinking of it, but I didn’t find them helpful.

    Profile photo of TerrywTerryw
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    @terryw
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    Yes there would be issues – a non resident trust would be taxed differently to a resident trust. Residency may be decided on where the trustee is located and/or where the central management and control is. Also a company must have at least 1 resident director.

    I don’t know much about this area, but Paul at PFI would.

    Terryw | Structuring Lawyers Pty Ltd / Loan Structuring Pty Ltd
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