Terry Baucher

About

Terry Baucher is an Auckland-based tax specialist with 25 years experience. He works with individuals and entities who have complex tax issues. Prior to starting his own business, he spent six years with one of the "Big Four' accountancy firms including a period advising Australian businesses how to do business in New Zealand. You can contact him here.

Member for

12 years 10 months

Latest articles

Another week in tax; Digital services tax, IRD struggles & more

Terry Baucher investigates the Government's targets for its digital services tax, looks at what it means if you have a wrong PIR rate in your PIE, and watches as the IRD struggles to process all its tax refunds

10th Jun 19, 3:38pm

by Terry Baucher

Demographics will force tax changes

Terry Baucher says the 'demographic crunch' that will see Govt expenses rising faster than income gained through tax is coming more quickly than most people realise - and something will need to be done

10th Jun 19, 1:01pm

by Terry Baucher

Another week in tax, this week with Labour MP Deborah Russell

Terry Baucher talks to Deborah Russell, a Government MP about her role on the Parliamentary Finance & Expenditure Committee

31st May 19, 11:09am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher talks to Deborah Russell, a Government MP about her role on the Parliamentary Finance & Expenditure Committee

Budget 2019; - Almost all quiet on the taxation front

Terry Baucher says the first Wellbeing Budget has a lot of interesting initiatives but nothing stimulating from a tax perspective. But there’s always next year, an election year

30th May 19, 2:23pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says the first Wellbeing Budget has a lot of interesting initiatives but nothing stimulating from a tax perspective. But there’s always next year, an election year

Tax, bodies corporate and unintended consequences

Terry Baucher backgrounds the ramifications from the removal of tax depreciation on all buildings

20th May 19, 10:56am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher backgrounds the ramifications from the removal of tax depreciation on all buildings

Another week in tax; TWG member Marjan van den Belt

Terry Baucher talks to ecological economist Marjan van den Belt about her role in the Tax Working Group

17th May 19, 11:44am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher talks to ecological economist Marjan van den Belt about her role in the Tax Working Group

Another week in tax

Terry Baucher explains how not to end up in court defending a $4m tax evasion charge, reviews the Welfare Expert Advisory Group report, and the problems with overseas mortgages

14th May 19, 9:39am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher explains how not to end up in court defending a $4m tax evasion charge, reviews the Welfare Expert Advisory Group report, and the problems with overseas mortgages

Another week in tax, including the tax pressure on NZ Super

In the shadow of the Tax Working Group, Terry Baucher looks at other changes including the tax pressure on NZ Super, issues with 'simplification', the digital services tax, and issues with automated refunds

6th May 19, 10:38am

by Terry Baucher

Another week in tax

Terry Baucher interviews Andrea Black about her role in the Tax Working Group to get the inside stories about how the various factions worked on the issues, and how many issues have a life yet

2nd May 19, 7:39am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher interviews Andrea Black about her role in the Tax Working Group to get the inside stories about how the various factions worked on the issues, and how many issues have a life yet

Another week in tax

Terry Baucher unstitches the 'surprises' in the Labour Party's CGT decision, to see how many of the 99 recommendations will in fact actually make it into law. A third are certain, another 11 high priority. The rest?

23rd Apr 19, 8:01pm

by Terry Baucher

A few big surprises, but get ready for history to repeat

Terry Baucher is surprised the Govt won't prioritise any Tax Working Group environmental tax proposals for now, and argues we'll be re-litigating the issue of capital taxation within a decade

18th Apr 19, 8:03am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher is surprised the Govt won't prioritise any Tax Working Group environmental tax proposals for now, and argues we'll be re-litigating the issue of capital taxation within a decade

Winter is coming?

Terry Baucher ponders whether there will be one Capital Gains Tax to rule them all

17th Apr 19, 10:19am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher ponders whether there will be one Capital Gains Tax to rule them all

Another week in tax

Terry Baucher's review of the tax world this week covers stress on the Brightline, the implications from a CGT on Māori land, and how automatic tax refunds are developing

15th Apr 19, 5:26pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher's review of the tax world this week covers stress on the Brightline, the implications from a CGT on Māori land, and how automatic tax refunds are developing

The week in tax

Terry Baucher takes a look at more CGT criticisms, reviews upcoming changes to online GST and loss ringfencing

13th Apr 19, 10:33am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher takes a look at more CGT criticisms, reviews upcoming changes to online GST and loss ringfencing

Taxmageddon! Is there a tax monster on the loose?

Terry Baucher says the minority view in the Tax Working Group's final report means we could get an extension of the taxation of capital just to residential property investment

24th Feb 19, 6:02am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says the minority view in the Tax Working Group's final report means we could get an extension of the taxation of capital just to residential property investment

A taxing year looms

Terry Baucher looks ahead at a big year for taxation, Inland Revenue, and its 'customers'

18th Feb 19, 9:55am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher looks ahead at a big year for taxation, Inland Revenue, and its 'customers'

Will the TWG resolve an intractable issue politicians have endlessly kicked down the road?

Terry Baucher expects the Tax Working Group’s final report to recommend the introduction of a realisation-based Capital Gains Tax

18th Dec 18, 7:49am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher expects the Tax Working Group’s final report to recommend the introduction of a realisation-based Capital Gains Tax

Plucking the goose or how to find a billion dollars a year without hissing

Terry Baucher details how the previous National-led government appears to have successfully raised at least $1 billion of extra revenue annually with little or no fanfare

20th Nov 18, 9:25am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher details how the previous National-led government appears to have successfully raised at least $1 billion of extra revenue annually with little or no fanfare

Can do better – the state of Inland Revenue

Terry Baucher wades through a series recent IRD reports and concludes the taxman has room to improve

9th Nov 18, 9:39am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher wades through a series recent IRD reports and concludes the taxman has room to improve

More to Tax Working Group than Capital Gains Tax

Although intertwined with the issue of capital gains, finding a fairer treatment for retirement savings is arguably the most important objective for the TWG, says Terry Baucher

24th Sep 18, 9:39am

by Terry Baucher

Although intertwined with the issue of capital gains, finding a fairer treatment for retirement savings is arguably the most important objective for the TWG, says Terry Baucher

Capital Gains Tax? 'Yeah, nah, definitely, maybe'

Terry Baucher hopes to see the Tax Working Group signal a break from the past, either in the form of a Capital Gains Tax or something else such as a land tax

14th Sep 18, 8:26am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher hopes to see the Tax Working Group signal a break from the past, either in the form of a Capital Gains Tax or something else such as a land tax

The company tax conundrum

Terry Baucher crunches the numbers around corporate tax and says anybody expecting the Tax Working Group to suggest a cut in the tax is going to be disappointed

13th Aug 18, 10:26am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher crunches the numbers around corporate tax and says anybody expecting the Tax Working Group to suggest a cut in the tax is going to be disappointed

Wrapping up tax

Terry Baucher crunches all the tax news in the Budget, and says going into the 2020 election is when we might see changes in tax thresholds

17th May 18, 2:28pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher crunches all the tax news in the Budget, and says going into the 2020 election is when we might see changes in tax thresholds

Demographics, the environment & wealth inequality and savings in focus

Terry Baucher outlines his three key impressions from the Tax Working Group's Submissions Background Paper

19th Mar 18, 7:18am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher outlines his three key impressions from the Tax Working Group's Submissions Background Paper

This week's guest Top 10

Terry Baucher on Google, tractors, tax evasion, cashless society, taxing CO2 emissions, the Swiss cryptocurrency town, really big tax cuts, sugar tax, Nigeria's census & more

2nd Mar 18, 12:55pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher on Google, tractors, tax evasion, cashless society, taxing CO2 emissions, the Swiss cryptocurrency town, really big tax cuts, sugar tax, Nigeria's census & more