Matthew Gilligan Blog

Matthew Gilligan

Viewing Matthew Gilligan Blog

New Trusts Act Explained

by Matthew Gilligan 11 Sep 19

The utilisation of trusts for asset protection, estate planning and tax planning purposes has exploded over the last 20 years. I suspect many readers are currently trustees of trusts. I equally suspect that very few readers have read the Trustee Act 1956, which was essentially..

Read Article

Alert: Special Report on Gift Duty

by Matthew Gilligan 28 Sep 11

Many of you will be aware that the Government have changed the rules on gift duty, repealing gift duty legislation from 1 October 2011.  The effect of this is that IRD will no longer have an interest in gifts made after this date, as the..

Read Article

Gift Duty To Be Abolished

by Matthew Gilligan 01 Nov 10

On Monday Revenue Minister Peter Dunn confirmed that the government intends to abolish gift duty. Earlier this year the Minister had signalled that a review was being undertaken as to whether or not the gift duty regime should be repealed or amended.  Subsequently that review has..

Read Article
Testimonials
When we started with GRA we werent certain of the benefits they could provide us. However they quickly unravelled our complex situations with multiple companies and structured our businesses so that we received maximum personal protection and minimised our tax liabilities. They have always been accurate on time thorough and available to answer our questions. Now six years after first moving to the team at GRA they have skilfully guided us to a future that looks amazing. It is with confidence we make decisions knowing our interests are protected by an outstanding group of modern forward thinking professionals. Their guidance has been invaluable and we can thoroughly recommend GRA - Dougall Love and Janice Knowles - June 2017
We can help
Here's how

Property 101by

Investing in residential property?

Put this at the top of your reading list.



If you're investing in residential property, seeking to maximise your ability to succeed and minimise risk, then this is a 'must read'.

Matthew Gilligan provides a fresh look at residential property investment from an experienced investor’s viewpoint. Written in easy to understand language and including many case studies, Matthew explains the ins and outs of successful property investment.

  • How to find the right property
  • How to negotiate successfully
  • Renovation do's & don'ts
  •  Property management 
  • Case studies and examples
  • and much, much more...
TOP