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Terry Baucher

About

Terry Baucher is the director of his own tax consultancy firm Baucher Consulting Ltd which he founded in August 2004. He has over 40 years’ experience in New Zealand and the UK working as a tax specialist advising on tax issues primarily affecting small businesses, investors and migrants. Terry was a member of the 2018-19 Small Business Council set up by the last Labour Government and also provided advice to the last Tax Working Group. He is the host of The New Zealand Tax Podcast, a frequent commentator on tax in the media and the co-author with the Hon. Dr Deborah Russell MP of the BWB Text Tax and Fairness (2017). You can contact him here.

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14 years 5 months

Latest articles

Another week in tax: COVID-19 support package special edition
Terry Baucher on how the tax changes included in the Government's COVID-19 support package will provide immediate relief and encourage investment
18th Mar 20, 11:26am
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Terry Baucher on how the tax changes included in the Government's COVID-19 support package will provide immediate relief and encourage investment
Another week in tax: Some ideas for how IRD should deal with coronavirus
Terry Baucher on what the IRD could do about Coronavirus, watch out for Aussie beneficiaries in NZ trusts, and some tax year end planning tips
16th Mar 20, 6:45am
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Terry Baucher on what the IRD could do about Coronavirus, watch out for Aussie beneficiaries in NZ trusts, and some tax year end planning tips
Another week in tax: GST on cryptos, donations and cheques
Terry Baucher notes a GST policy paper that has good news for crypto investors, a retrospective change for donation tax credits, and more on IRD s decision to stop accepting cheques
9th Mar 20, 9:26am
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Terry Baucher notes a GST policy paper that has good news for crypto investors, a retrospective change for donation tax credits, and more on IRD s decision to stop accepting cheques
Another week in tax: A potential alternative tax regime for small businesses
Terry Baucher talks to Nigel Jemson about a Trusted Taxpayer Regime as a possible alternative tax regime for small businesses
2nd Mar 20, 7:13am
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Terry Baucher talks to Nigel Jemson about a Trusted Taxpayer Regime as a possible alternative tax regime for small businesses
Another week in tax: The more-tax, less-tax camps tussle
Terry Baucher sees tax cuts and capital gains back on the agenda, the IRD targeting the hospitality industry, and the OECD reckons international tax reform could collect US$100 bln annually
24th Feb 20, 10:15am
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Terry Baucher sees tax cuts and capital gains back on the agenda, the IRD targeting the hospitality industry, and the OECD reckons international tax reform could collect US$100 bln annually
Another week in tax: IRD gets curious about loans to shareholders
Terry Baucher reports Inland Revenue gets curious about advances to shareholders, relents (a little) about cheque payments, and the cost of investing in Australian property rises
17th Feb 20, 6:33am
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Terry Baucher reports Inland Revenue gets curious about advances to shareholders, relents (a little) about cheque payments, and the cost of investing in Australian property rises
Another week in tax: IRD's debt chasing, cheques & more
Terry Baucher reports on the many ways the Inland Revenue is flexing its muscles. Beware the unintended or unintentional consequences
10th Feb 20, 7:17am
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Terry Baucher reports on the many ways the Inland Revenue is flexing its muscles. Beware the unintended or unintentional consequences
Another week in tax: Taxing methane and the future of environmental taxes
Terry Baucher talks to John Lohrentz about his proposal to to use tax incentives/disincentives to encourage change and innovation, which for an agricultural economy like New Zealand represents a huge opportunity
3rd Feb 20, 5:00am
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Terry Baucher talks to John Lohrentz about his proposal to to use tax incentives/disincentives to encourage change and innovation, which for an agricultural economy like New Zealand represents a huge opportunity
Another week in tax: The big tax stories
Terry Baucher looks at what will be the big tax issues in the coming decade: the IRD crackdown on student loans, tax defaulters, and is the capital gains tax really dead?
27th Jan 20, 10:11am
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Terry Baucher looks at what will be the big tax issues in the coming decade: the IRD crackdown on student loans, tax defaulters, and is the capital gains tax really dead?
Another week in tax: The big tax stories of 2019 and the decade
Terry Baucher looks back at the big stories of the last year, and this decade, where tax held the spotlight right up to the end of 2019 and he can assess the impact of all the twists and turns
17th Dec 19, 6:50am
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Terry Baucher looks back at the big stories of the last year, and this decade, where tax held the spotlight right up to the end of 2019 and he can assess the impact of all the twists and turns
Another week in tax: Satisfaction with IRD down and tax pooling
Terry Baucher talks to Chris Cunniffe about how tax pooling works and why corporate taxpayers use systems like this. They also look at the reasons satisfaction with the IRD is now at a low point among tax agents
9th Dec 19, 2:09pm
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Terry Baucher talks to Chris Cunniffe about how tax pooling works and why corporate taxpayers use systems like this. They also look at the reasons satisfaction with the IRD is now at a low point among tax agents
Another week in tax: Investigating the IRD's new approach to investigations
Terry Baucher on how the IRD is updating its investigations, merits of waste levies as a behavioural tax, and how being six minutes late could cost the ATO nearly $100 mln
2nd Dec 19, 10:32am
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Terry Baucher on how the IRD is updating its investigations, merits of waste levies as a behavioural tax, and how being six minutes late could cost the ATO nearly $100 mln
Another week in tax: What went wrong with introducing a capital gains tax
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
This week's guest Top 5; Tax styles of the rich and famous
Terry Baucher has a deep dive through history at some of the great tax adventures and misadventures involving musicians, entertainers and sports stars and the lessons we can learn from them
22nd Nov 19, 10:02am
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Terry Baucher has a deep dive through history at some of the great tax adventures and misadventures involving musicians, entertainers and sports stars and the lessons we can learn from them
Another week in tax: A common and often very expensive GST mistake
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
Another week in tax: The income tax liability of a trustee who resigns & taxing crypto-assets
Terry Baucher points out it’s a risky business being a trustee. He also takes a look at taxing crypto-assets, and warns: don’t be misled by your myIR account dashboard
11th Nov 19, 9:50am
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Terry Baucher points out it’s a risky business being a trustee. He also takes a look at taxing crypto-assets, and warns: don’t be misled by your myIR account dashboard
Another week in tax: The IRD comes looking
Terry Baucher looks at the Inland Revenue's ramping up of investigation work, interesting technological solutions to deal with the 'hidden economy' and the US taxing people without representation
4th Nov 19, 9:06am
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Terry Baucher looks at the Inland Revenue's ramping up of investigation work, interesting technological solutions to deal with the 'hidden economy' and the US taxing people without representation
Another week in tax: A slow-moving beast
Terry Baucher takes his annual chance to review the performance of the IRD and finds professionalism but frustratingly low levels of improvement and staff engagement from a Government agency that has immense power
29th Oct 19, 10:20am
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Terry Baucher takes his annual chance to review the performance of the IRD and finds professionalism but frustratingly low levels of improvement and staff engagement from a Government agency that has immense power
Another week in tax: Terry Baucher talks to PwC's Geof Nightingale
Terry Baucher talks to PwC's Geof Nightingale about what the public tax inquiries actually accomplished, land tax, environmental taxes, capital gains taxes, and taxing multinational companies and digital revenues
21st Oct 19, 10:38am
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Terry Baucher talks to PwC's Geof Nightingale about what the public tax inquiries actually accomplished, land tax, environmental taxes, capital gains taxes, and taxing multinational companies and digital revenues
Another week in tax; More, more, more, and less
Terry Baucher introduces the biggest OECD changes to international tax since the 1920s. The Government has a surplus. And Inland Revenue plays Jekyll and Hyde
15th Oct 19, 11:00am
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Terry Baucher introduces the biggest OECD changes to international tax since the 1920s. The Government has a surplus. And Inland Revenue plays Jekyll and Hyde
Another week in tax; An eye on the IRD who has their eyes on you
Terry Baucher finds the Inland Revenue taking a look at habitual land sales, two Tax Working Group recommendations get approved, and the IRD is asking questions about your foreign earnings
7th Oct 19, 1:27pm
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Terry Baucher finds the Inland Revenue taking a look at habitual land sales, two Tax Working Group recommendations get approved, and the IRD is asking questions about your foreign earnings
Another week in tax; Lucky we aren't European taxpayers
Terry Baucher finds a complicated mess in how the British handle differential VAT rates and exemptions, the UK tax agency's entanglements, the OECD's drive to tax energy, and the European penchant to tax everything
3rd Oct 19, 11:02am
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Terry Baucher finds a complicated mess in how the British handle differential VAT rates and exemptions, the UK tax agency's entanglements, the OECD's drive to tax energy, and the European penchant to tax everything
Another week in tax; The IRD says; 'Oops, our bad'
Terry Baucher talks tax: The IRD says; 'Oops, our bad.' Is it time for a tax advocate? More on cryptos. And another unknown unknown in tax
9th Sep 19, 10:17am
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Terry Baucher talks tax: The IRD says; 'Oops, our bad.' Is it time for a tax advocate? More on cryptos. And another unknown unknown in tax
Another week in tax; The unknown unknowns of tax, wage theft and National’s tax policy
Terry Baucher introduces the IRD's financial arrangement rules which usually come as a big unwelcome surprise to taxpayers. He also looks at wage theft. And the latest political party tax ideas
1st Sep 19, 10:21am
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Terry Baucher introduces the IRD's financial arrangement rules which usually come as a big unwelcome surprise to taxpayers. He also looks at wage theft. And the latest political party tax ideas
Another week in tax; Wealth taxes
Terry Baucher talks to Max Rashbrooke about taxing wealth, especially on those who have it and who are 'not in the system', and who 'pay very little tax now'
25th Aug 19, 8:25am
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Terry Baucher talks to Max Rashbrooke about taxing wealth, especially on those who have it and who are 'not in the system', and who 'pay very little tax now'