The New Zealand and Hong Kong Governments have announced that they intend to soon initiate a round of negotiations concerning the establishment of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the nations. On March 29th Peter Dunne, New Zealand Revenue Minister, announced that the New Zealand Government and the Hong Kong Government expect to start negotiations [...]

The New Zealand and Hong Kong Governments have announced that they intend to soon initiate a round of negotiations concerning the establishment of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the nations. On March 29th Peter Dunne, New Zealand Revenue Minister, announced that the New Zealand Government and the Hong Kong Government expect to start negotiations on a DTA in October. The agreement aims to eliminate instances of double taxation on incomes earned by individuals and businesses entities while operating in the corresponding ... Read More

The Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Australia and New Zealand has come into force and will be applied with the new financial year, having been passed into legislature by both Governments. After much public anticipation the New Zealand Government released a media statement on March 22nd announcing that New Zealand and Australia have given legal [...]

The Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Australia and New Zealand has come into force and will be applied with the new financial year, having been passed into legislature by both Governments. After much public anticipation the New Zealand Government released a media statement on March 22nd announcing that New Zealand and Australia have given legal effect to the DTA and passed legal notes which to that effect, allowing the agreement to come into effect soon. The newly established withholding rates will apply ... Read More

The New Zealand Government has released an issues paper seeking feedback on possible changes to be made to the tax treatment of non-portfolio foreign investment funds. At the International Fiscal Association conference held in Christchurch on March 19th Peter Dunne, New Zealand Revenue Minister, released an issues paper on the tax treatment of New Zealand [...]

The New Zealand Government has released an issues paper seeking feedback on possible changes to be made to the tax treatment of non-portfolio foreign investment funds. At the International Fiscal Association conference held in Christchurch on March 19th Peter Dunne, New Zealand Revenue Minister, released an issues paper on the tax treatment of New Zealand companies with offshore subsidiaries. The paper aims to build upon reforms carried out last year in an effort to allow national companies to compete in foreign markets without ... Read More

The upcoming Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between New Zealand and Australia has taken one step towards to coming into effect after a Governmental signing of an Order of Council for the document. The New Zealand Government has begun to incorporate the DTA into the country’s law system through a signing of an Order in Council [...]

The upcoming Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between New Zealand and Australia has taken one step towards to coming into effect after a Governmental signing of an Order of Council for the document. The New Zealand Government has begun to incorporate the DTA into the country's law system through a signing of an Order in Council on February 17th, according to Peter Dunne, New Zealand Revenue Minister. Once the legal incorporation is complete for both nations the DTA will come into full effect. Australia ... Read More