New Zealand News

OECD Releases E-Commerce VAT Toolkit For Asia-Pac States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, March 21, 2022

On March 10, the OECD released a new VAT Digital Toolkit for Asia-Pacific (APAC) nations. The toolkit is intended to support local tax authorities to better collect value-added tax on e-commerce activities. Read Full Story

Firms Given More Time To Seek New Zealand's R And D Tax Perks

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

Friday, August 6, 2021

New Zealand has announced further extensions to due dates for applications for the country's research and development tax incentive for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 income years. Read Full Story

New Zealand Explains Recent Tax Law Changes

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

Thursday, April 15, 2021

The New Zealand Inland Revenue Department has released a new "special report" to provide guidance on changes to real property tax rules and other tax rules that were included in the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2020–21, Feasibility Expenditure, and Remedial Matters) Act 2021. Read Full Story

New Zealand Updates Virtual Currency Tax Guidance

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

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

New Zealand's Inland Revenue on September 7, 2020, announced the release of updated guidance on the tax treatment of crypto-assets in New Zealand, including virtual currencies. Read Full Story

New Zealand Explains Latest COVID-19 Tax Reliefs

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

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department has released a special report explaining in detail the tax relief measures in the COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act (No 2) 2020. Read Full Story

COVID-19: New Zealand To Waive Individual Tax Bills Up To NZD200

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

Thursday, June 25, 2020

The New Zealand Government has announced that it will provide tax relief for low-income earners by waiving nominal tax debts. Read Full Story

No New Tax Announcements In New Zealand's 2020 Budget

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

Thursday, May 28, 2020

New Zealand's new 2020 Budget, announced on May 14, highlighted recently enacted tax measures and announced the creation of a new NZD50bn COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund. Read Full Story

OECD Releases Taxing Wages 2020 Report

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 15, 2020

The OECD has released its Taxing Wages 2020 report, which highlights that taxes on labor across the OECD countries fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2019. Read Full Story

COVID-19: New Zealand Legislates For New Loss Carryback Regime

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

Friday, May 15, 2020

New Zealand's parliament has endorsed the COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Other Regulatory Urgent Measures) Bill, a second taxation Bill in response to COVID-19. The Bill received Royal Assent on April 30, 2020. Read Full Story

New Zealand Issues COVID-19 Guidance For Businesses

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

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department has set out the range of supports available to businesses in response to the impact of COVID-19. Read Full Story

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