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BusinessTax Updates – 10th August
Court Awarded Costs & GST IR has released Interpretation Statement IS 26/11, setting out when court-awarded costs and disbursements — and equivalent out-of-court settlement payments — attract GST. The short answer for most litigants: they don’t. But there are important exceptions, and the GST status of the party receiving the award can still affect how […]
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Just how bad is the supermarket duopoly for New Zealand?
For years, New Zealand’s grocery market has been dominated by just two players: Foodstuffs and Woolworths. Today, Foodstuffs owns New World, Pak’n Save, 4Square and Gilmours, and Woolworths owns Woolworths and SuperValue. Together they hold 88% of the entire food and produce market outside Auckland and 71% within it. It began when the Commerce Commission […]
Entertainment vs networking: What can businesses claim?
For business owners, few areas of tax cause more confusion than the line between entertainment and networking expenses. Get it right, and you can legitimately reduce your tax liability. Get it wrong, and you risk an Inland Revenue (IRD) audit or missed deductions. Here is what you need to know. The fundamental rule: It’s about […]
Glamping on a cliff: Inside Gilligan Sheppard’s annual conference
I had never been to a work conference before. As a graduate, I’m fresh skin not only to the firm but to the industry itself. So, when I arrived at the cliffside glamping site, I had nothing to compare it to. Just fresh eyes. Here is what I took away. Setting the bar on day one Glamping on the […]
From $300 million exit to fractional CFO: How Julian built a business around what founders need most
And why the merger with Gilligan Sheppard is the next chapter in helping growing businesses succeed… Julian doesn’t own a Porsche, nor a Haines Hunter. After being part of a $300 million company sale, the only thing he upgraded was his garden shed. “I’m not that guy,” he says with a laugh. Instead, he spent […]
Buying luxury property in New Zealand: The $5 million exemption
Since 2018, foreign buyers have been effectively locked out of New Zealand’s residential property market. The ban was a response to soaring house prices that made homeownership increasingly unaffordable for ordinary New Zealanders. But a new exemption has opened a carefully controlled gateway: holders of the Active Investor Plus Visa can now purchase residential property […]
