New Zealand News

New Zealand, Switzerland Update DTA

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, August 8, 2019

New Zealand and Switzerland have signed a protocol to their double tax agreement that will introduce provisions to prevent treaty abuse and enhance how the countries resolve tax disputes. Read Full Story

NZ Issues Guidance On Fixing Errors In Tax Submissions

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, July 25, 2019

New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department has released a new standard practice statement to explain when and how the Commissioner will exercise discretion in amending a taxpayer's assessment to ensure correctness. Read Full Story

New Zealand To Better Track Taxpayers' Property Transactions

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, June 21, 2019

New Zealand's Inland Revenue has announced that those who buy and sell property will be required to provide their IRD number on land transfer documentation, to improve the agency's ability to enforce the tax rules on property speculation. Read Full Story

New Zealand Tweaking GST Rule Changes For Offshore Suppliers

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, June 13, 2019

New Zealand's Finance and Expenditure Committee has recommended changes to legislation that would introduce a new requirement for offshore suppliers to collect GST on low-value goods supplied to New Zealand-based consumers. Read Full Story

NZ Requests Input On Design Of New Digital Services Tax

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

New Zealand's Inland Revenue has launched a consultation seeking feedback on the design of a new digital services tax (DST). Read Full Story

New Zealand Confirms Tax Proposals In 2019 Budget

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, May 31, 2019

New Zealand's 2019 Budget, released on May 30, 2019, included no new announcements beyond those released ahead of the Budget on May 17. Read Full Story

NZ To Reform GST Rules On Telecoms In Next Budget

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

New Zealand has confirmed that it will formally announce a proposal to reform the goods and services tax rules for telecommunications services in the upcoming Budget, to bring them in line with the current treatment of other remote services and international standards. Read Full Story

New Zealand Finalizes Guidance On BEPS Response

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, May 10, 2019

New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department has finalized its guidance on the changes to tackle base erosion and profit shifting enacted on June 27, 2018, in the Taxation (Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Act 2018. Read Full Story

NZ Accountants Welcome Tax Reform Decisions

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 29, 2019

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has given a guarded welcome to the New Zealand Government's response to the recommendations of the Tax Working Group. Read Full Story

New Zealand Rules Out Capital Gains Tax

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 29, 2019

New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced that the Government intends to not adopt the Tax Working Group's recommendation on creating a broad capital gains tax. Read Full Story

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