Should I sell to a LAQC and rent the property back?

Our Experts Answer:

Another question fraught with difficulty, selling a property to an LAQC and being your own tenant (albeit one of seven) and landlord. IRD have ruled on this situation and called it tax avoidance because in their minds, there is no commercial reason why you would sell your home to an LAQC and then rent it back. Which is fair enough. In your situation though, you do have five tenants already paying rent, which presumably you are disclosing through your personal tax return, and that may be the saving grace. If you can demonstrate that your rent is equal or less to what the others are paying so that your rent is incidental to the overall total, then you will probably be fine. You should go and see your accountant to get a definite answer.

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Kenina Court is a director of Acorn Solutions Limited, an accounting firm dedicated to working with clients to help them create wealth. She is an avid property investor, entrepreneur and seminar presenter on asset protection and wealth strategies.

 

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