Articles and updates

Richard featured in The Finance Monthly Magazine article as a tax expert on land tax… here’s the article… Richard Ashby is a tax partner at Gilligan Sheppard Limited, who’s been dealing with New Zealand taxation for over 29 years. Here he talks to Finance Monthly about the land tax and the new ‘bright-line’ rules, as […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]