--- title: RENTAL TAX CHANGES ARE ABOUT TO KICK IN – BE READY description: "Earlier this year, the Government announced the removal of tax deductions on loan interest for rental properties. Previously, interest payments could be claimed as a business expense and taxed accordingly, giving property investment a tax advantage.\n\nNow, properties bought from April 2021 onwards will not be able to claim any tax deductions for the interest paid on the mortgages. For all existing rental properties, including holiday home rentals, the tax deductibility is being phased out over four years.\n\nChanges take effect from 1 October\n\nUntil October, the old 100% interest tax deductibility is in place. Then on 1 October this year, rental property tax deductibility reduces to 75%: you can still claim three-quarters of your interest payments as a business expense and get a tax advantage. The 75% rate remains in place until 31 March, 2023.\n\nFor the following financial year (1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024), you’ll be able to claim 50% of your interest payments as a business expense against your rental income. Then it drops to 25% for the next financial year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025). From 1 April 2025 onwards, no interest deductibility will be available. You can read more details here.\n\nWhat should you do?\n\nTo assess how much impact this will have on your situation, we can calculate the difference this is likely to make to your overall gains or losses in the years ahead. Our forecasts will be a good guide, but the exact situation will vary depending on several other factors, too. For instance, as interest rate deductibility reduces, you may also find that rents increase to help you meet the higher costs. However, your mortgage interest payments may also go up, if (as seems likely), interest rates increase over that time.\n\nIdeally, you should think carefully about your rental properties and whether they will still be fulfilling their role in your financial strategy. You might choose to keep them – switching from interest-only to principal-and-interest repayments could be a way to start reducing your interest costs over time. 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Previously, interest payments could be claimed as a business expense and taxed accordingly, giving property investment a tax advantage. Now, properties bought from April 2021 onwards will not be able to claim any tax deductions for the interest paid on the mortgages. For all existing rental properties, including holiday home rentals, the tax deductibility is being phased out over four years. **Changes take effect from 1 October** Until October, the old 100% interest tax deductibility is in place. Then on 1 October this year, rental property tax deductibility reduces to 75%: you can still claim three-quarters of your interest payments as a business expense and get a tax advantage. The 75% rate remains in place until 31 March, 2023. For the following financial year (1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024), you’ll be able to claim 50% of your interest payments as a business expense against your rental income. Then it drops to 25% for the next financial year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025). From 1 April 2025 onwards, no interest deductibility will be available. [You can read more details here](https://web.archive.org/web/20230127064056/https://taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz/-/media/project/ir/tp/publications/2021/2021-other-fact-sheet-interest-deductions/2021-other-fact-sheet-interest-deductions.pdf?modified=20210322221958&modified=20210322221958). **What should you do?** To assess how much impact this will have on your situation, we can calculate the difference this is likely to make to your overall gains or losses in the years ahead. Our forecasts will be a good guide, but the exact situation will vary depending on several other factors, too. For instance, as interest rate deductibility reduces, you may also find that rents increase to help you meet the higher costs. However, your mortgage interest payments may also go up, if (as seems likely), interest rates increase over that time. Ideally, you should think carefully about your rental properties and whether they will still be fulfilling their role in your financial strategy. You might choose to keep them – switching from interest-only to principal-and-interest repayments could be a way to start reducing your interest costs over time. Or you could sell up and invest the proceeds somewhere else. 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