The Week In Tax

This week more on the state of Inland Revenue’s Business Transformation programme, Grant Robertson's warning to property speculators Inland Revenue’s latest view on tax avoidance.

A look at the potential tax implications of the Climate Change Commission’s first draft advice to the Government The latest from the OECD on international tax Inland Revenue's tax policy priorities

A look ahead at the expected big tax themes in the coming year The arguments for taxing property, a wealth tax, what might Joe Biden's presidency mean for international & environmental taxation and how will Inland Revenue respond.

A look back at the biggest tax stories of 2020: The response to Covid-19, the ongoing debate about taxing capital, Inland Revenue's response and how well is its Business Transformation programme going?

Rod Spicer the associate director of claims and underwriting at Accountancy Insurance discusses how to use insurance to manage dealing with Inland Revenue and what investigation trends they are seeing

A first look at the tax bill increasing the top tax rate to 39% Includes new information gathering powers for Inland Revenue Problem of over taxation of lump sum payments

The new Minister of Revenue's first speech set out the Government's tax objectives including a possible digital services tax Could the bright-line test be extended? And watch out for existing tax provisions A reminder about back-dating GST registration

This week Inland Revenue reminds tax agents about the bright-line test, it responds to comments in a previous podcast about Business Transformation and the wealth tax debate continues

What will be in Inland Revenue's Briefing to Incoming Minister? The challenges ahead for the new Minister of Revenue. The small business cashflow scheme is extended Should people working from home pay higher taxes?

This week Andrea Black (ex Inland Revenue and Treasury and former independent advisor to the Tax Working Group) and I take a closer look at the impact for Inland Revenue of its Business Transformation programme and find some puzzling discrepancies

Inland Revenue is contacting people about information received under Common Reporting Standards Company is put into liquidation for not having adequate accounting records Inland Revenue research on the tax debt tipping point

After the election what next in tax for the Labour Government? Who will be the Minister of Revenue? A future role for green taxes Problems with Inland Revenue's online functions

The potential impact of the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law’s report on competition in digital markets The OECD's latest update on progress in taxing the digital economy An accidental new lover tax?

IRD is checking wage subsidy claims, a look at the Australian Budget and why GST rate cuts don't work

Highlights from the ATAINZ spring workshop including provisional tax payments holding up, home office expenditure allowances. Inland Revenue is chasing crypotasset investors How to design and implement a wealth tax.

This week talking about UK pension transfers with Tony Chamberlain of GBPensions. The difference between the UK and NZ taxation treatment and how some pension schemes are now more valuable because of Covid-19

How a common GST mistake cost a client $450,000 NZ tax residents must report income on worldwide basis Labour's tax policy announcement does nothing for inequality or the inequities in the tax system

Inland Revenue wins Frucor tax avoidance case in Court of Appeal New Inland Revenue guidance on taxation of cryptoassets Labour's tax and small business election policies announced

This week I'm talking with the Money Mentalist Lynda Moore on the psychology of tax and money. The common mistakes clients make around tax payments and what steps can be taken.

COVID-19 related measures for tax losses and AirBnBs, National releases its small business policy Is a capital gains tax back on the agenda?

News on the latest COVID-19 initiatives including: Updated Inland Revenue determination on working from home costs; Resurgence wage subsidy eligibility Updated Business Finance Guarantee Scheme conditions Provisional tax due on 28th August

A refresher on the tax deduction rules for working from home; Inland Revenue guidance on the meaning of 'minor' for subdivisions; and Are New Zealand's tax policy settings correct? ew Zealand’s tax settings right?

Watch out for FBT on that new SUV How workable is the Green Party's wealth tax? Unemployment insurance on the cards?

What's the tax treatment of Gold? What deductions are available for residential property investors in respect of expenditure to meet Healthy Homes standards Big changes to Trust law coming - are you ready? Tax avoidance and Eric Watson and Kidicorp

Proposed changes to the Child Support late payment penalty regime Millionaires want tax increases whilst the EU’s bite of Apple goes sour Last days to organise tax pooling payment for the 2019 tax year