Two New Additions to Mackenzie Elvin Law's Legal Team
We are pleased to announce the addition of Thomas Refoy-Butler and Annie Withington to the Mackenzie Elvin Law team.
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Tauranga Startup Weekend happening on 31 August
Startup Weekend is on this weekend! We are proud to once again sponsor this awesome event where ideas can become reality.
At this weekend event you get to form your own team of fellow participants and learn-by-doing how to launch a business, in 54 hours - for more details click here
Tom Elvin joins Mackenzie Elvin Law Partnership
We are very pleased to announce that Tom has been made a partner of Mackenzie Elvin Law from 1 May.
Taxes on the sale of your property? Extension of the Bright-line test to 5 years
It has long been the case that you must pay income tax if you originally purchased a property with the intention of on-sale. The problem for the IRD was that it is very difficult for the IRD to prove that this was a taxpayer’s intention for selling.
How the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act could affect you
From July, you may now be asked for information by your lawyer that previously you’ve only had to provide to banks and financial service providers. This could include verification of identity information and information about the source of funds.
This may be frustrating for you (and us too), but bear with us because this is a legal requirement, not a firm-based decision.
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Subdivision & Contaminated Land
Check to see if land is potentially contaminated ...
Since Regional Councils started to identify land that could be contaminated by chemicals or hazardous substances (called “Hazardous Land”) we have had instances where clients subdividing in areas of Tauranga that used to be orchards have had to undertake expensive soil testing and had specific conditions imposed in subdivision consents.
Hazardous land uses include: