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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'Not sound tax policy'

Terry Baucher asks if the 'bright-line test' is an example of 'enact in haste, repent at leisure'

9th Nov 15, 11:14am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher asks if the 'bright-line test' is an example of 'enact in haste, repent at leisure'

“So you think 33% is too much tax? How about 100%?”

Terry Baucher finds many families grappling with the EMTR problem; says Universal Basic Income one obvious alternative

17th Aug 15, 10:03am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher finds many families grappling with the EMTR problem; says Universal Basic Income one obvious alternative

The devil in the detail of Budget 2015

Terry Baucher finds a few surprises in Budget 2015 around Working For Families Tax credits, KiwiSaver and a brand new levy on tourists

21st May 15, 2:33pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher finds a few surprises in Budget 2015 around Working For Families Tax credits, KiwiSaver and a brand new levy on tourists

"I see thee not, and yet I see thee still"

Terry Baucher says the Government's new property tax moves may introduce more confusion to an already confused landscape

18th May 15, 11:29am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says the Government's new property tax moves may introduce more confusion to an already confused landscape

Taxing times ahead for property investors

Terry Baucher says the IRD is keenly targeting cash gains made on property investments - and is likely to get more help from the Government

28th Apr 15, 1:12pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says the IRD is keenly targeting cash gains made on property investments - and is likely to get more help from the Government

What’s in a word? 'Remediation,' or a sly tax increase?

Terry Baucher says there is danger in an IRD-sponsored 'hidden policy shift', one that will likely provide 'an even greater incentive' to invest in property

17th Apr 15, 10:04am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says there is danger in an IRD-sponsored 'hidden policy shift', one that will likely provide 'an even greater incentive' to invest in property

Welcome to the Brave New World of Tax

Terry Baucher says a 'rare generational shift' is taking place in international tax - and the implications will be felt for decades

23rd Feb 15, 11:25am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says a 'rare generational shift' is taking place in international tax - and the implications will be felt for decades

Kiwis piled into tax avoidance structures that vanished

The IRD giveth and taketh: Terry Baucher reviews the risks of relying on tax benefits to invest in property

11th Dec 14, 12:00pm

by Terry Baucher

The IRD giveth and taketh: Terry Baucher reviews the risks of relying on tax benefits to invest in property

Not even the IRD can prevail against compound interest's power

Terry Baucher reveals the IRD's failing tax penalty system, says the taxman faces a growing problem with debt management

24th Nov 14, 4:26pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher reveals the IRD's failing tax penalty system, says the taxman faces a growing problem with debt management

When ignorance is not bliss

Terry Baucher says the financial arrangements regime means a falling dollar might mean rising tax

13th Nov 14, 8:52am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says the financial arrangements regime means a falling dollar might mean rising tax

The surprising story of NZ’s biggest taxpayer

Terry Baucher argues the Government shouldn't tax the NZ Super Fund given its public policy objectives

28th Oct 14, 9:31am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher argues the Government shouldn't tax the NZ Super Fund given its public policy objectives

Broader capital gains taxation is coming

Terry Baucher shows how the IRD will soon adopt a strategy to expand the taxation of capital gains without drawing too much attention

13th Oct 14, 10:16am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher shows how the IRD will soon adopt a strategy to expand the taxation of capital gains without drawing too much attention

NIMBYs by a different mother

Terry Baucher says the lack of a capital gains tax makes tax policy illogical, and unfair to those priced out of the housing market

19th Sep 14, 9:22am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says the lack of a capital gains tax makes tax policy illogical, and unfair to those priced out of the housing market

Tax simplification: “Easy as one, two, three"?

Terry Baucher urges taxpayers to give the Tax Simplification Panel plenty of useful feedback

9th Jun 14, 10:14am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher urges taxpayers to give the Tax Simplification Panel plenty of useful feedback

More an Antipodean Hotel California than a 'rock star economy'?

Terry Baucher warns returning Kiwis to be careful of how you declared your tax residency status while you were away. The IRD may target you

13th May 14, 10:23am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher warns returning Kiwis to be careful of how you declared your tax residency status while you were away. The IRD may target you

Is Child Support disappearing down a rabbit hole?

'Curiouser and curiouser' - Terry Baucher says the aggressive Child Support penalty regime is clearly not working and he wonders why the IRD resists changing it

19th Dec 13, 11:46am

by Terry Baucher

'Curiouser and curiouser' - Terry Baucher says the aggressive Child Support penalty regime is clearly not working and he wonders why the IRD resists changing it

A bit of an omnishambles really

Terry Baucher says it's time for a comprehensive capital gains tax because the current system is delivering 'haphazard' and inconsistent outcomes

7th Dec 13, 8:23am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher says it's time for a comprehensive capital gains tax because the current system is delivering 'haphazard' and inconsistent outcomes

Superannuation versus property

Terry Baucher points out that recent IRD moves on overseas Super reinforce the incentive to invest in property ahead of superannuation

29th Oct 13, 10:17am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher points out that recent IRD moves on overseas Super reinforce the incentive to invest in property ahead of superannuation

A matter of trust

Terry Baucher explains the importance of having your money and tax affairs handled by a professional with the right credentials

26th Jun 13, 9:34am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher explains the importance of having your money and tax affairs handled by a professional with the right credentials

Taxed to the max

Terry Baucher explains the latest twist on the taxation of foreign pension funds and finds a 'distasteful double standard' in the new rules

25th May 13, 9:02am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher explains the latest twist on the taxation of foreign pension funds and finds a 'distasteful double standard' in the new rules

Child support redux and a $2.6 bln headache

Terry Baucher details big changes afoot in child support payment calculations and asks why late penalties remain so heavy handed?

2nd May 13, 2:32pm

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher details big changes afoot in child support payment calculations and asks why late penalties remain so heavy handed?

Uncollected tax mushrooms

Terry Baucher says the IRD's attempts to collect overdue tax of $7.8 bln is close to "an outright failure - in essence what happened in Greece". He reckons rewarding good behaviour would stop the growing slide into late-payment habits. Your view?

18th Feb 13, 3:31pm

by Terry Baucher

The taxman cometh for more and more

Terry Baucher's New Year's prediction is that corporates and individuals will become increasingly squeezed by the taxman.

12th Dec 12, 11:38am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher's New Year's prediction is that corporates and individuals will become increasingly squeezed by the taxman.

Avoidance, Evasion or Avoision?

Terry Baucher on the fine line between tax avoidance and evasion and the harsh consequences separating the two.

5th Nov 12, 11:24am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher on the fine line between tax avoidance and evasion and the harsh consequences separating the two.

Fancy a foreign trust? Here take two!

Tax sleuth Terry Baucher looks at the curious world of foreign tax trusts and how they are a legitimate means of tax avoidance for non-residents. Your view?

18th Oct 12, 9:36am

by Terry Baucher

Tax sleuth Terry Baucher looks at the curious world of foreign tax trusts and how they are a legitimate means of tax avoidance for non-residents. Your view?