The New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD) will be in the Court of Appeals this week in an effort to overturn a landmark court decision, which found tax evasion allegations against two medical professionals refuted. In a court action that will be closely monitored by both the medical profession and other high-cost professionals the IRD is seeking to claim that two Christchurch based orthopedic surgeons were using company and trust structures to pay themselves less than the typical rate for their profession. The ... Read More

Within days of the 2025 Taskforce releasing their report to the New Zealand Government and the Tax Working Group's conference, intense debate has arisen around the changes that need to be made in New Zealand's taxation system, bringing into question set goals and the methods behind them. Amid a global financial crisis and worldwide climate of tax changes, the New Zealand Government has created two research groups with the common goal of improving the country's financial standing. The 2025 Taskforce was charged with ... Read More

According to statements from Finance Minister Michael Cullen made during a television interview on the 19th of October, the newly proposed bank guarantee scheme could soon be extended to wholesale deposits. As it stands at this moment in time, the proposed retail-banking guarantee scheme does not extend to funds attained from international wholesale markets. According to Michael Cullen the government has been looking at the possibility of making this a reality, although since the New Zealand banking system was not undergoing any ... Read More