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Terry Baucher digs into 4,000 'please explain' letters and counting from the IRD, the unintended consequences of a global tax rate, the future of GST, and what went wrong with the introduction of a capital gains tax
25th Nov 19, 9:43am
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Terry Baucher digs into 4,000 'please explain' letters and counting from the IRD, the unintended consequences of a global tax rate, the future of GST, and what went wrong with the introduction of a capital gains tax
Terry Baucher says property developers keep making the same GST mistake 19 years after the law was changed. The IRD is watching your credit cards. And the OECD proposes a global minimum tax rate
18th Nov 19, 7:22am
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Terry Baucher says property developers keep making the same GST mistake 19 years after the law was changed. The IRD is watching your credit cards. And the OECD proposes a global minimum tax rate
Significant advances in technology and updates in the law are behind the decision to revise the ADLS/REINZ agreement for sale and purchase of real estate
11th Nov 19, 11:14am
by Guest
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Significant advances in technology and updates in the law are behind the decision to revise the ADLS/REINZ agreement for sale and purchase of real estate
Two brothers get prison sentences, sister gets community detention after Inland Revenue Department prosecution for tax and charities fraud
17th Oct 19, 9:42am
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Two brothers get prison sentences, sister gets community detention after Inland Revenue Department prosecution for tax and charities fraud
Chris Trotter catches up with Roger Douglas and can't help comparing and contrasting his strong vision and transformational policies with the current government's lack of these
7th Oct 19, 8:03am
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Chris Trotter catches up with Roger Douglas and can't help comparing and contrasting his strong vision and transformational policies with the current government's lack of these
Steve Forbes looks at why strange bedfellows the New Zealand Initiative and Local Government New Zealand have teamed up in a push for greater devolution of power to local government and what they hope to achieve
8th Aug 19, 10:34am
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Steve Forbes looks at why strange bedfellows the New Zealand Initiative and Local Government New Zealand have teamed up in a push for greater devolution of power to local government and what they hope to achieve
Discussion paper from Local Government New Zealand, with the backing of the NZ Initiative, calls for devolution of power including taxing from central to local government
8th Jul 19, 9:53pm
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Discussion paper from Local Government New Zealand, with the backing of the NZ Initiative, calls for devolution of power including taxing from central to local government
Budget 2019 - Summary of all tax collections
4th Jun 19, 2:07pm
Budget 2019 - Summary of all tax collections
The Youth Wing of the Andrea Tax Party take on their mentor and her wish list for how our tax system should be reformed. Your views?
1st Jun 19, 9:19am
by Guest
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The Youth Wing of the Andrea Tax Party take on their mentor and her wish list for how our tax system should be reformed. Your views?
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
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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
Chris Trotter doubts Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson will be losing much sleep over their left-wing critics' anger that no Capital Gains Tax will be implemented
23rd Apr 19, 8:37am
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Chris Trotter doubts Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson will be losing much sleep over their left-wing critics' anger that no Capital Gains Tax will be implemented
Veiled threats by eBay and Alibaba that they could be forced to go offline if the Government doesn't give them more time to get ready to start paying GST met with scepticism by MPs
4th Apr 19, 1:21pm
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Veiled threats by eBay and Alibaba that they could be forced to go offline if the Government doesn't give them more time to get ready to start paying GST met with scepticism by MPs
January tax collections show individuals paying 11% more in income taxes this year than last, but less for GST. Company taxes dip as well
1st Mar 19, 10:28am
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January tax collections show individuals paying 11% more in income taxes this year than last, but less for GST. Company taxes dip as well
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the Government should give Auckland Council the GST revenue it makes from rates paid by Aucklanders
22nd Feb 19, 9:32am
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Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the Government should give Auckland Council the GST revenue it makes from rates paid by Aucklanders
Andrew Coleman probes whether New Zealand’s productivity performance has been adversely affected by the way capital income is taxed
18th Jan 19, 12:59pm
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Andrew Coleman probes whether New Zealand’s productivity performance has been adversely affected by the way capital income is taxed
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
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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
Jen​ée Tibshraeny crunches the numbers to figure out whether criticisms that the Labour Party is the 'tax party' are well-founded
28th Oct 18, 7:02am
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Jen​ée Tibshraeny crunches the numbers to figure out whether criticisms that the Labour Party is the 'tax party' are well-founded
Govt proposes law change to require overseas retailers selling goods to New Zealanders online to start paying GST; Change won't necessarily cost online shoppers more
18th Oct 18, 10:06am
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Govt proposes law change to require overseas retailers selling goods to New Zealanders online to start paying GST; Change won't necessarily cost online shoppers more
The owner of 'No Stress Decorators' has been sentenced to 26 months in prison after failing to file any tax returns
27th Sep 18, 4:48pm
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The owner of 'No Stress Decorators' has been sentenced to 26 months in prison after failing to file any tax returns
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
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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
Tax Working Group Chairman Michael Cullen on taxing capital gains, environmental taxes, incentives for retirement savings & applying GST to financial services
22nd Sep 18, 5:00am
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Tax Working Group Chairman Michael Cullen on taxing capital gains, environmental taxes, incentives for retirement savings & applying GST to financial services
A decade after the Shand Inquiry, the Finance Minister has asked the Productivity Commission to take another look at local government spending
24th Jul 18, 1:31pm
by Jason Walls
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A decade after the Shand Inquiry, the Finance Minister has asked the Productivity Commission to take another look at local government spending
Budget 2018 - Summary of all tax collections
17th May 18, 3:36pm
Budget 2018 - Summary of all tax collections
The 'Amazon tax' could easily come with an extra sting. In addition to GST, your purchase may also attract additional duty. Paul Smith wants this anomaly fixed, and fast
2nd May 18, 4:16pm
by Guest
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The 'Amazon tax' could easily come with an extra sting. In addition to GST, your purchase may also attract additional duty. Paul Smith wants this anomaly fixed, and fast
The Revenue Minister has the go-ahead from the Tax Working Group to require overseas businesses to collect and return GST on any products worth less than $400
1st May 18, 11:31am
by Jason Walls
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The Revenue Minister has the go-ahead from the Tax Working Group to require overseas businesses to collect and return GST on any products worth less than $400