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IRD & TaxWhy sisters are better than parents: How to avoid the dreaded locked-in capital gain
New Zealand has an overwhelming fascination with using Holding Company structures in business. The Holding Company may be entirely passive or may undertake management services for its subsidiaries. Each subsidiary is likely to operate separate businesses or projects, which is particularly prevalent in the building, construction, infrastructure and IP industry segments but extends to almost […]
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Tax Updates: 28 August 2023
Welcome to this week’s review of tax issues where Richard comments on what’s been happening in the world of tax over the past week. If you have a question or would like a second opinion on any national or international tax issues, please contact Richard via email at richard@gilshep.co.nz. Taxation of Trusts It seems only yesterday that Inland […]
Tax Updates: 21 August 2023
Welcome to this week’s review of tax issues where Richard comments on what’s been happening in the world of tax over the past week. If you have a question or would like a second opinion on any national or international tax issues, please contact Richard via email at richard@gilshep.co.nz. Inland Revenue issues draft IS’s on GST grouping Inland […]
Freedom and choice: the next generation
What do we value most in life? The freedom to choose. Naturally, our children value this as well. So why do we sometimes impose tasks and responsibilities onto them that we assume they want, assume they are skilled to do and potentially trap them into a life without choice? I call this pigeonholing. To “pigeonhole” […]
Navigating cross-border related party borrowing rules in New Zealand
In this article, I will talk about the complexities of cross-border related party borrowing (specifically, the related-party loans between non-resident lenders and New Zealand resident borrowers) and the associated rules in New Zealand. I will simplify these rules by categorising them based on borrowing amounts below or above NZ $10 million and explore the application […]
Disposal of Land – to be taxed or not to be taxed? Part four
This fourth article in a series of six, on the various land tax provisions contained within the Income Tax Act 2007 (“the Act”), will focus on the potential application of section CB 14 – Disposal: amount from land affected by change and not already in income. As a starting comment, and as a consequence of […]
