Terry Baucher

About

Terry Baucher is an Auckland-based tax specialist with 25 years experience. He works with individuals and entities who have complex tax issues. Prior to starting his own business, he spent six years with one of the "Big Four' accountancy firms including a period advising Australian businesses how to do business in New Zealand. You can contact him here.

Member for

12 years 9 months

Latest articles

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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

by Terry Baucher

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'

Another week in tax; crypos, phones and auditors

Terry Baucher looks at the IRD's world first ruling on the use of crypto-assets to pay salaries, deductions for using your smartphone at work, and what’s happened to Inland Revenue’s auditors

17th Aug 19, 11:50am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher looks at the IRD's world first ruling on the use of crypto-assets to pay salaries, deductions for using your smartphone at work, and what’s happened to Inland Revenue’s auditors

Another week in tax; an unexpected tax liability

Terry Baucher looks at the tax unexpected tax implications for New Zealand residents who own British property in the time of Brexit; and the new focus of the IRD and what to expect from them

12th Aug 19, 9:47am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher looks at the tax unexpected tax implications for New Zealand residents who own British property in the time of Brexit; and the new focus of the IRD and what to expect from them

Another week in tax; Wealthy people & tax

Terry Baucher looks at the tax paid by high-wealth individuals, whether an oil platform tax exemption will increase tax revenues, and provisional tax headaches

5th Aug 19, 10:53am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher looks at the tax paid by high-wealth individuals, whether an oil platform tax exemption will increase tax revenues, and provisional tax headaches

Another week in tax; utes, insulation, and self-serving fantasy

Terry Baucher looks at how Government policy conflicts with IRD procedure when it comes to the tax treatment of rental insulation. And the IRD is caught glossing and sanitising its performance reports to Cabinet

29th Jul 19, 10:01am

by Terry Baucher

Another week in tax; Should we change the way we calculate FBT on cars?

Terry Baucher looks at how tax authorities are honing in on the FBT net, the consequences of digital services taxes, taxing cryptos, and thinking about taxing activities in space

22nd Jul 19, 11:39am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher looks at how tax authorities are honing in on the FBT net, the consequences of digital services taxes, taxing cryptos, and thinking about taxing activities in space

Another week in tax

Terry Baucher updates us on why the IRD interest rates have changed, the cost of compliance for small businesses, and the Productivity Commission on local government finance which may affect taxes a lot

17th Jul 19, 12:10pm

by Terry Baucher

Another week in tax; Important details you need to know

Terry Baucher updates us on the latest in tax law, the new business-use claim rates, the PIR fix, and the odd and unequal world of international data sharing

6th Jul 19, 9:25am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher updates us on the latest in tax law, the new business-use claim rates, the PIR fix, and the odd and unequal world of international data sharing

This week's guest Top 5; Let’s talk about tax

Terry Baucher on the five most important tax-reforming finance ministers, Arthur Laffer, digital services tax, taxing marijuana and more

21st Jun 19, 10:00am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher on the five most important tax-reforming finance ministers, Arthur Laffer, digital services tax, taxing marijuana and more

Another week in tax; Refunds, PIEs and fringe benefits

Terry Baucher details the rising concerns about how the IRD is handling the tax refund load, concerns about the IRDs approach to incorrect PIRs, and their renewed focus on FBT

19th Jun 19, 5:00am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher details the rising concerns about how the IRD is handling the tax refund load, concerns about the IRDs approach to incorrect PIRs, and their renewed focus on FBT

Another week in tax; Digital services tax, IRD struggles & more

Terry Baucher investigates the Government's targets for its digital services tax, looks at what it means if you have a wrong PIR rate in your PIE, and watches as the IRD struggles to process all its tax refunds

10th Jun 19, 3:38pm

by Terry Baucher

Demographics will force tax changes

Terry Baucher says the 'demographic crunch' that will see Govt expenses rising faster than income gained through tax is coming more quickly than most people realise - and something will need to be done

10th Jun 19, 1:01pm

by Terry Baucher

Another week in tax, this week with Labour MP Deborah Russell

Terry Baucher talks to Deborah Russell, a Government MP about her role on the Parliamentary Finance & Expenditure Committee

31st May 19, 11:09am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher talks to Deborah Russell, a Government MP about her role on the Parliamentary Finance & Expenditure Committee