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IRD & TaxUnderstanding the Commercial Production Rules in Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive
In 2019, the New Zealand government introduced the R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI) program, replacing the earlier Growth Grants initiative. The primary aim of RDTI is to encourage Research and Development (R&D) activities within New Zealand by offering financial support to eligible businesses. This support is intended to promote a more diverse and productive national economy. […]
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Compliance cost reductions on the way
The Government’s recently announced tax simplification measures contain some good news for small to medium sized businesses and in our view will certainly assist to reduce the cost of compliance for many of you. One of the biggest impacts of the proposed changes will be with respect to use of money interest exposures, which has […]
Important announcement!
We will be sending tax notices / payment slips for income tax payments by email this year. Please open these attachments to see the amount of tax to pay to the IRD and the date required along with the various ways to pay. Not only is it more efficient, you can receive these wherever you […]
Important notice for overseas directors
Changes introduced by the Companies Office Amendment Act coming into effect end of October 2015. If you are a Director of a New Zealand company and live overseas you will require: One of the directors of the New Zealand company to: live in New Zealand or live in Australia and also to be a director […]
Tax Residency – what's my status?
A recent TRA case (10/2013 (2013) NZTRA 10) has once again highlighted the issues surrounding tax residency, how subjective the rules are and the costs of getting it wrong. The case surrounded a taxpayer who had been in the NZ Army for over 25 years, working in both NZ and overseas. After leaving the Army […]
Foreign Superannuation – to bring back or not to bring back
That is the Question… On Thursday 27th February 2014, the Taxation (Annual Rates, Foreign Superannuation, and Remedial Matters) Bill received Royal Assent, the final part of the process that brings a new piece of legislation into effect. While also confirming the tax rates for the coming 2015 tax year, a prime focus of the Bill […]