1.0William Buck New Zealandhttps://williambuck.com/nzangelahttps://williambuck.com/nz/author/angela/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AilrEQnYzO"><a href="https://williambuck.com/nz/tax-facts/legal-expenses/">Legal Expenses</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://williambuck.com/nz/tax-facts/legal-expenses/embed/#?secret=AilrEQnYzO" width="600" height="338" title="“Legal Expenses” — William Buck New Zealand" data-secret="AilrEQnYzO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://williambuck.com/nz/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://williambuck.com/nz/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/01/acc-levies.jpg1920415[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In general terms, for legal expenses to be deductible, they must have been incurred to generate income or be part of normal operating expenses, and cannot relate to the creation, amalgamation or termination of a business or the taking over of another business. Expenses that can be claimed for tax purposes include: Improving employment contracts […]