Terry Baucher | interest.co.nz

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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Latest articles

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

Tax evasion, tax avoidance or just a simple mistake?

Terry Baucher with a parable about tax involving Metiria, Bill and Winston. Tax evasion, tax avoidance or just a simple mistake?

10th Dec 17, 6:31am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher with a parable about tax involving Metiria, Bill and Winston. Tax evasion, tax avoidance or just a simple mistake?

How people can know what's actually a tax cut instead of a long-overdue inflation adjustment

Terry Baucher argues governments of both hues could be more honest about their use of fiscal drag & suggests income tax thresholds could be automatically adjusted for inflation each year

28th Nov 17, 2:59pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher argues governments of both hues could be more honest about their use of fiscal drag & suggests income tax thresholds could be automatically adjusted for inflation each year

Can a comprehensive Capital Gains Tax be sold to the NZ electorate?

Terry Baucher argues any political party wanting a fairer, more productive New Zealand needs to address the issue of the taxation of capital

29th Sep 17, 11:05am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher argues any political party wanting a fairer, more productive New Zealand needs to address the issue of the taxation of capital

The 3 key issues for any Labour govt appointed tax working group

Terry Baucher looks into what the agenda should be for a tax working group, who the group's members could be, and whose interests they should consider

20th Sep 17, 8:55am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher looks into what the agenda should be for a tax working group, who the group's members could be, and whose interests they should consider

Cryptocurrencies and taxing the leading edge of change

Terry Baucher says the growth of cryptocurrencies underlines the need for comprehensive tax reform in NZ especially in relation to capital

4th Sep 17, 9:40am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says the growth of cryptocurrencies underlines the need for comprehensive tax reform in NZ especially in relation to capital

Ad hoc approach to taxing capital gains 'unsustainable'

Terry Baucher on why KiwiSaver and Bitcoin mean some form of comprehensive capital taxation is inevitable

29th Aug 17, 8:04am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher on why KiwiSaver and Bitcoin mean some form of comprehensive capital taxation is inevitable

BEPS proposals mean hasta la vista to foreign trusts

Terry Baucher questions whether the Government's adoption of the OECD inspired BEPS initiative will be undermined by a lack of IRD staff to enforce it

12th Aug 17, 6:02am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher questions whether the Government's adoption of the OECD inspired BEPS initiative will be undermined by a lack of IRD staff to enforce it

New Zealand’s tax settings in an international context

Terry Baucher says that families struggling to meet bills suffer from a lack of income, not over-taxation. Boosting incomes would be far more effective than an ill-defined tax break

1st Jun 17, 5:02am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says that families struggling to meet bills suffer from a lack of income, not over-taxation. Boosting incomes would be far more effective than an ill-defined tax break

Budget 2017 Oprah Edition; 'You get a prize and you get a prize'

Terry Baucher says nearly everyone gets something in Steven Joyce's election year Budget, but he's surprised the threshold for the top tax rate of 33% remains unchanged at $70,000

25th May 17, 2:21pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says nearly everyone gets something in Steven Joyce's election year Budget, but he's surprised the threshold for the top tax rate of 33% remains unchanged at $70,000

A taxing problem

Terry Baucher on how a change in tax law caused the current housing crisis

11th May 17, 4:09pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher on how a change in tax law caused the current housing crisis