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313
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Oct 2026
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Tax changes how business and people live and work. Each week we discuss tax news and how it affects you. Tax is an important policy lever for Government and cross-border tax for global corporations is an issue for Tax and Fairness.
The Government releases its “refreshed” tax and social policy work programme , we look at Inland Revenue’s Annual Report for the year ended 30th June 2026 and how it is managing the debt burden, and the new Hungarian government proposes a wealth tax.
This week a pot-pourri of Inland Revenue consultations and case summaries, the Government releases its financial statements for the year ended 30th June 2026 and a very interesting paper on capital flight vindicates supporters of a wealth tax, or does it?
Today is the 40th anniversary of when GST came into force in New Zealand in 1986. GST guru Allan Bullot and I look at the state of GST after 40 years, its role within the tax system and what changes lie ahead.
We're back with an overview of the Taxation, (Annual Rates for 2026-2027, Simplification, Foreign Investment Funds and Remedial Measures) Bill, highlights from this year's New Zealand Law Society tax conference and is it a tax or is it a levy and does it really matter?
This week Inland Revenue cracks down on the horticultural sector. Meanwhile the election campaign hots up as Labour pitches to small businesses while National promises no new taxes on working people. Finally Inland Revenue gets mob-handed with an 85-year-old.
This week, we look at the OECD’s 2026 Corporate Tax Statistics report, The Taxation & Charities Review Authority confirms the Commissioner’s denial of deductions was correct and how a 70% effective marginal tax rate applied on just $2,000 of income
This week, the High Court in Podium Investments Ltd upholds a Taxation & Charities Review Authority decision regarding the deductibility of seismic strengthening expenditure, but how does that decision fit within wider policy. A Technical Decision Summary highlights the perils of poor record keeping and as the election campaign ramps up we take a look at the contrasting tax philosophies emerging.
This week tax reform moves front & centre in the run up to the election as scrutiny week highlights issues with global tech companies and a Green Party tax policy that might get adopted regardless of who forms the next Government.
This week does the new $100,000 threshold for the FIF regime mean FIF investors are wealthy, Inland Revenue's major consultation on GST and Ford Motors loses its battle with Inland Revenue over transfer pricing
More on the Budget as the detail emerges, including changes to FBT, foreign investment fund, thin capitalisation and more. Also a new double tax agreement with the United Kingdom is signed
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