Episodes
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My guest this week is Andrew Paynter, a policy advisor at Inland Revenue and co-winner with Matthew Seddon of this year's Tax Policy Charitable Trust Scholarship.
The Tax Policy Charitable Trust was established by Tax Management New Zealand and its founder Ian Kuperus to encourage future tax policy leaders and support leading tax policy thinking in Aotearoa.
Andrew’s proposal is to increase the rate of GST to 17.5% and introduce a GST refund tax credit for low- and middle-income individuals. -
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An in-depth look at Inland Revenue's latest report - a good year overall but rising tax and student loan debt remains an issue.
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This week notes from a joint podcast with www.interest.co.nz with Dr Andrew Coleman on his proposal for funding the rising cost of New Zealand Superannuation. Time for a KiwiSaver 2.1?
Inland Revenue is consulting on deduction notices - time to rethink their use
How many anonymous tip-offs each year does Inland Revenue receive and how many businesses is it auditing? -
This week my guest is Matthew Handford, a solicitor in the Mayne Wetherell tax team and another of the four finalists for this year's Tax Policy Charitable Trust Scholarship competition.
The Tax Policy Charitable Trust was established by Tax Management New Zealand and its founder Ian Kuperus to encourage future tax policy leaders and support leading tax policy thinking in Aotearoa.
Matthew is proposing a Tax Law Commission, independent of Inland Revenue, to restore the Generic Tax Policy Process. Under Matthew’s proposal, a TLC would have a standing mandate to systematically review the operation of New Zealand’s tax laws and make recommendations for their improvement. -
This week, we look at the OECD’s 2024 edition of Tax Policy Reforms, the ACC crack down on overseas earners, Inland Revenue responds to criticism of its use of social media and not only will you earn more in Australia, apparently the tax refunds are bigger, or are they?
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The taxation of capital is back in the news.
Should the New Zealand Superannuation Fund become tax exempt? Inland Revenue is under scrutiny for its use of social media.
A bad week for Apple and Google in the European courts
Inland Revenue releases an intriguing consultation on GST and management services supplied to managed funds -
My guest this week is Claudia Siriwardena one of the four finalists for this year's Tax Policy Charitable Trusts Scholarship.
We discuss her proposal for a simplified fringe benefit tax regime for small businesses -
The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024-25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Bill is released
Insights from 10 years of Inland Revenue's transfer pricing questionnaires
Inland Revenue starts knocking on doors about overdue tax debt -
Matthew Seddon, one of this year's finalists in the Tax Policy Charitable Trust prize competition, discusses his suggestion to expand the withholding tax regime to contractors. This is one way of addressing the tax gap identified by the last Tax Working Group in 2018.
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Latest OECD Corporate Tax Statistics report has a wealth of data including signs that corporate tax rates have stabilised after a long period of decline
Inland Revenue releases draft guidance for consultation on identifying relevant item of property for depreciation purposes
Further evidence of Inland Revenue's increased enforcement activities -
This week a deep dive into the Public Service Commission's recently released Performance Improvement Review of Inland Revenue. What makes it a "high-performing" organisation, what can it do better and what risk is it perhaps under-estimating?
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