The New Zealand Tax Podcast

The Week In Tax

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Tax changes how business and people live and work. Each week we discuss tax news and how it affects you. Tax is an important policy lever for Government and cross-border tax for global corporations is an issue for Tax and Fairness.

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Deborah Russell MP on tax legislation and policy 23.05.2019 33:09

Terry's guest on the podcast today is Deborah Russell, MP with whom he co-authored Tax and Fairness book. They dig into how the government and parliament legislate tax policy. Deborah speaks on tax issues in parliament and explains the different ways that Deborah is on the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee - what do they discuss? The Loss Ringfencing Bill going through parliament also fo...

Don't end up in court for tax evasion 10.05.2019 13:11

How not to end up in court defending a $4m tax evasion charge - investigators from Inland Revenue should not be under-estimated as they are highly skilled, motivated and are looking for pattens e.g. gross profit ratios for similar businesses. Welfare Expert Advisory Group Report was released - Up to $5.2 Billion pa needed to overhaul New Zealand's social welfare system to incentivise people back i...

Don't spend your tax refund! 02.05.2019 11:15

Is it now back to normal after the Government's decision on TWG report? The Week in Tax news: International tax pressure is building to create a Digital Services Tax because OECD's BEPS initiative is growing consensus. Why you shouldn’t be spending any refund from Inland Revenue that turns up unexpectedly. Unexplained credit balances sometimes are paid to prevent interest payments to Inland Revenu...

Andrea Black and the Tax Working Group 30.04.2019 9:21

Andrea Black supported the Tax Working Group for the past 17 months. She discusses whether Inland Revenue is under-resourced and whether it was worth it. Full transcript https://baucher.tax/andrea-black-and-the-tax-working-group/

Government decides not to introduce a capital gains tax 18.04.2019 21:16

The Government announces its decision not to introduce a Capital Gains Tax in this parliament. This podcast reviews the TWG proposals and the implications for New Zealand 11 recommendations are likely to be implemented by the Inland Revenue. Articles on the topic published elsewhere: 17 April on Interest.co.nz predicting a CGT - Will there be one CGT to rule them all? https://www.interest.co.nz...

Cullen Group versus the Inland Revenue case 14.03.2019 12:14

1) Cullen Group law case against Inland Revenue 2) The Act to generate automatic tax refunds by Inland Revenue 3) Digital Services Tax affecting Google, Facebook adverts booked in New Zealand. Full transcript https://baucher.tax/this-week-in-tax-15-march-2019/