A recent case Taxation Review Authority (TRA) decision has highlighted the importance of good record keeping. The taxpayer, an accountant, was accused by Inland Revenue (IRD) of using a company as a vehicle to create a tax advantage. He claimed to have sold his sole trade accountancy practice to his own company for $2m in […]
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Trusts are a popular way of protecting property and managing assets in New Zealand. The number of trusts we have in New Zealand is unknown, but estimates put the figure between 300,000 and 500,000. The legislation governing NZ trusts has remained unchanged for decades as it has been predominantly governed by the Trustee Act 1956.
New legislation enacted in February substantially simplifies obligations under the provisional tax regime. Most taxpayers pay their provisional tax at three times through the course of their financial year, being the 28th day of the 5th, 9th and 13th months after their balance date. The ‘standard uplift’ method determines a person’s liability based on a
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Greetings After a wonderful summer for dairy farmers we now get a very wet autumn. The team at Hughson & Associates are all back from their breaks and working hard on the 2017 financials that flow in after 31 March. This edition contains an article relevant to our TRUST clients. This New Act is a
Farmhouse Expenses The IRD have long permitted a straightforward concession allowing a flat 25% deduction for farmhouse expenses, as well as 100% deductions for interest and rates. The concession is not legislated and dates back to the 1960s, when farm ownership and operating structures were generally less complicated than they are today. However, IRD recently
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As we come to the close of 2016, the last 10 months have seen many businesses across New Zealand face a variety of, sometimes overwhelming, but always unique challenges. Through this, the ability to engage and retain valuable employee’s remains a critical risk for all, not only for the financial impact; but also as it
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Over the past few years there has been a pronounced improvement in the manner in which Inland Revenue selects and conducts its investigations. There has been an increased focus on data analysis, comparisons to statistical norms, and use of external information such as land transfer data. As a result there is an increasing need to
Irrespective of the size of a business, one of the challenges for any business owner is to be able to attract and retain talented staff. One means to do so is an effective remuneration package that motivates staff in a way that aligns their performance with the owners’ business objectives. Not every individual is driven
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Fonterra has blessed us with long awaited news of a lift to $6! This will certainly help our farming clients and will flow through to our retail and commercial clients in due course, helping the townies. With this lift taking us well up from the $3.90 of last season and the initial forecasts of $4.25