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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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13 years 10 months

Latest articles

The Week in Tax: IRD "education", unfair lump sum treatment, carbon pricing
The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue targets the construction industry; the unfair tax treatment of ACC lump sum payments; and the latest OECD data on carbon pricing
24th Apr 21, 10:16am
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The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue targets the construction industry; the unfair tax treatment of ACC lump sum payments; and the latest OECD data on carbon pricing
The Week in Tax: Tax authorities eye money mountains
The Week in Tax. Cryptoassets under the spotlight; 10 years of compulsory zero rating for land transactions; and a warning for trustees moving to Australia
19th Apr 21, 11:41am
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The Week in Tax. Cryptoassets under the spotlight; 10 years of compulsory zero rating for land transactions; and a warning for trustees moving to Australia
The Week in Tax: Simplifying FBT & a global minimum corporate tax rate
In the Week in Tax Terry Baucher looks at unexpected tax bills for returning New Zealanders, time to simplify fringe benefits tax and a potential breakthrough on international tax
12th Apr 21, 10:00am
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In the Week in Tax Terry Baucher looks at unexpected tax bills for returning New Zealanders, time to simplify fringe benefits tax and a potential breakthrough on international tax
The Week in Tax: Unintended consequences
The Week in Tax: more on the implications of the Government's shock property taxation proposals. And reflections on the future of tax
28th Mar 21, 5:22pm
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The Week in Tax: more on the implications of the Government's shock property taxation proposals. And reflections on the future of tax
Govt action against interest deductions on residential property income the big change
Week in Tax Special: Changes to the bright-line test and interest deductibility rules as reviewed by tax specialist Terry Baucher
23rd Mar 21, 3:27pm
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Week in Tax Special: Changes to the bright-line test and interest deductibility rules as reviewed by tax specialist Terry Baucher
The Week in Tax: IRD on real estate agents, IMF on housing
The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue fires a warning shot at real estate agents, the IMF wades into the housing debate, and more year-end tax issues
22nd Mar 21, 10:51am
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The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue fires a warning shot at real estate agents, the IMF wades into the housing debate, and more year-end tax issues
The Week in Tax: Loss carry-backs and benefit abatements
The Week in Tax: the Government giveth and it taketh on loss relief, reviewing Working for Families, and getting ready for the end of the tax year
15th Mar 21, 10:16am
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The Week in Tax: the Government giveth and it taketh on loss relief, reviewing Working for Families, and getting ready for the end of the tax year
The Week in Tax: Help for startups
The Week in Tax - New loss continuity rule for businesses, hopes rise for a global agreement on digital taxation, and the implications for Kiwis of the British budget
7th Mar 21, 11:15am
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The Week in Tax - New loss continuity rule for businesses, hopes rise for a global agreement on digital taxation, and the implications for Kiwis of the British budget
The Week in Tax: clues on what’s next in tax, and how much tax do the rich pay?
The Week in Tax - notes from the International Fiscal Association Conference, Covid-19 resurgence support payments applications go live, and how rich are the rich?
1st Mar 21, 11:27am
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The Week in Tax - notes from the International Fiscal Association Conference, Covid-19 resurgence support payments applications go live, and how rich are the rich?
The Week in Tax
The Week in Tax - a new Covid-19 resurgence support payment, a Digital Services Tax for Facebook, and what to do ahead of the tax year end
21st Feb 21, 12:00pm
by Terry Baucher
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The Week in Tax - a new Covid-19 resurgence support payment, a Digital Services Tax for Facebook, and what to do ahead of the tax year end
The Week in Tax: transformation update, property speculation & tax avoidance
The Week in Tax - the state of Inland Revenue’s Business Transformation, Grant Robertson signals a crackdown on property speculation coming, and Inland Revenue’s latest view on tax avoidance
15th Feb 21, 11:13am
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The Week in Tax - the state of Inland Revenue’s Business Transformation, Grant Robertson signals a crackdown on property speculation coming, and Inland Revenue’s latest view on tax avoidance
The Week in Tax
The Week in Tax – the potential tax implications of the Climate Change Commission’s draft advice, the latest from the OECD on international tax, and Inland Revenue's tax policy priorities
8th Feb 21, 9:29am
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The Week in Tax – the potential tax implications of the Climate Change Commission’s draft advice, the latest from the OECD on international tax, and Inland Revenue's tax policy priorities
Climate change and tax; Fringe benefit tax the low hanging fruit
Terry Baucher looks at some of the taxation ramifications from the Climate Change Commission's draft report
3rd Feb 21, 9:56am
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Terry Baucher looks at some of the taxation ramifications from the Climate Change Commission's draft report
The Week in Tax. What lies ahead in 2021?
Wealth taxes, taxes to address the 'climate emergency', and more active IRD enforcement are all trends Terry Baucher thinks we are likely to see this year
24th Jan 21, 10:59am
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Wealth taxes, taxes to address the 'climate emergency', and more active IRD enforcement are all trends Terry Baucher thinks we are likely to see this year
The Week in Tax. Don’t look back in anger, a review of 2020’s big tax stories
The Week in Tax. 2020’s big tax stories from a year like no other and a look ahead to the unresolved issues - like the capital gains tax
15th Dec 20, 8:14am
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The Week in Tax. 2020’s big tax stories from a year like no other and a look ahead to the unresolved issues - like the capital gains tax
The Week in Tax - how insurance can help when the IRD comes calling
The Week in Tax: Terry Baucher talks to Rod Spicer about insurance cover for tax audits and assessments for filed returns - what they do cover and what they don't
6th Dec 20, 5:33pm
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The Week in Tax: Terry Baucher talks to Rod Spicer about insurance cover for tax audits and assessments for filed returns - what they do cover and what they don't
The Week in Tax: the implications of the 39% tax rate
Week in Tax Special; the implications of increasing the income tax rate to 39% - encouraging rearranged income strategies, compliance risks for Trusts, and unanticipated (?) consequences for one-off lump sums
4th Dec 20, 10:44am
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Week in Tax Special; the implications of increasing the income tax rate to 39% - encouraging rearranged income strategies, compliance risks for Trusts, and unanticipated (?) consequences for one-off lump sums
The Week in Tax: Using CB14 "innovatively"
The Week in Tax: the new Minister of Revenue's first speech points the finger at multinationals. And will a bright-line test expansion become our capital gains tax?
29th Nov 20, 2:00pm
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The Week in Tax: the new Minister of Revenue's first speech points the finger at multinationals. And will a bright-line test expansion become our capital gains tax?
The Week in Tax: 'To save capitalism, we must help the young'
The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue reminds tax agents about the bright-line test, responds to criticism. And the wealth tax debate continues
22nd Nov 20, 4:03pm
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The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue reminds tax agents about the bright-line test, responds to criticism. And the wealth tax debate continues
The Week in Tax: "We are here to help"
The Week in Tax: Briefing the new Minister of Revenue, extending the small business cash flow scheme, and should people paying for working from home pay higher taxes?
15th Nov 20, 5:23pm
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The Week in Tax: Briefing the new Minister of Revenue, extending the small business cash flow scheme, and should people paying for working from home pay higher taxes?
The Week in Tax - What’s going on with IRD’s business transformation?
Terry Baucher and Andrea Black discuss and delve into the business transformation project at the Inland Revenue Department
10th Nov 20, 12:25pm
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Terry Baucher and Andrea Black discuss and delve into the business transformation project at the Inland Revenue Department
The Week in Tax: The tax tipping point
The Week in Tax.  Inland Revenue is back on the case of people with overseas interests, the painful consequences of not keeping records, and the point at which tax debt becomes unmanageable
1st Nov 20, 4:24pm
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The Week in Tax.  Inland Revenue is back on the case of people with overseas interests, the painful consequences of not keeping records, and the point at which tax debt becomes unmanageable
The Week in Tax: Green taxes, IRD issues
The Week in Tax: what will the Labour Government do? A growing role for green taxes, and Inland Revenue’s IT issues
25th Oct 20, 9:14am
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The Week in Tax: what will the Labour Government do? A growing role for green taxes, and Inland Revenue’s IT issues
The Week in Tax: the growing importance of digital taxation
The Week in Tax: International reviews into the dominance of GAFA and their tax engineering is getting renewed attention, as is the tax treatment of cryptos. The pressures are building
18th Oct 20, 6:59pm
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The Week in Tax: International reviews into the dominance of GAFA and their tax engineering is getting renewed attention, as is the tax treatment of cryptos. The pressures are building
The Week in Tax: Spend it, save it, or keep it?
The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue is checking wage subsidy claims, the Australian Budget, and why GST rate cuts don't work
11th Oct 20, 1:31pm
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The Week in Tax: Inland Revenue is checking wage subsidy claims, the Australian Budget, and why GST rate cuts don't work