SearchTaxable capital gain?
Danny asks:
(updated on Monday, March 05th 2018)
Four years ago I bought an apartment for rental, which has always been rented. Last year my partner and I created a LTC and bought a section. A few months ago I sold my rental apartment, and used that money to buy a franchise business and pay down that section. Now we are thinking about building our own home or a rental property on that section. Will any choice have a different impact on the taxation of the capital gains obtained for the sale of my apartment? Or as my original intention wasn't sell it will there not be a problem?
Our Experts Answer:
Your sale appears to have been outside the two year bright line test and provided you did not buy it with the intention to dispose of it and provided you are not associated to a dealer or developer of land the gain on sale is a capital gain. The use that you now put the funds to does not impact the question of whether the capital gain is taxable.
But do note that the bright line test is set to be extended from two years to five years later this year: https://www.landlords.co.nz/article/6387/extension-to-bright-line-test-on-the-way
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