Tax Management NZ

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  • Lee Stace

Audit claim data highlights level of IRD’s behind-the-scenes activity
Audit claim data highlights level of IRD’s behind-the-scenes activity 1200 630 Lee Stace

Inland Revenue (IRD) is still actively reviewing taxpayers despite COVID-19 and the various business disruptions the pandemic has caused in the past 12 months, according to figures released by Accountancy Insurance. They saw a 31 percent increase in claims in all categories during the 2020-21 financial year compared to the 2019-20 financial year. In terms…

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  • Lee Stace

Commissioner’s discretion for tax pooling
Commissioner’s discretion for tax pooling 1200 630 Lee Stace

A provision within legislation allows taxpayers to use tax pooling for certain income tax or RWT voluntary disclosures where no return has been previously filed. This is known as Commissioner’s discretion. And it’s worth seeking if a taxpayer satisfies all relevant criteria (see below), as settling these underpaid tax types through an approved tax pooling…

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Miscalculated your tax loss carry-back? Don’t worry – help is at hand
Miscalculated your tax loss carry-back? Don’t worry – help is at hand 1200 630 Lee Stace

Tax pooling can reduce the interest cost a taxpayer faces by up to 30 percent if they have overestimated their loss under the temporary tax loss carry-back scheme. Under the temporary Inland Revenue (IRD) scheme, those who expect to make a loss in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 income year can estimate that loss and use…

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IRD payment allocation rules explained
IRD payment allocation rules explained 1200 630 Lee Stace

Provisional tax payments made on or before the date of the final instalment for the year are applied to the oldest overdue tax amount first while payments made after the date of the final instalment are applied to the interest owing on any overdue tax first, then the overdue tax amount. The IRD payment allocation…

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  • Lee Stace

Payment options for 15 January provisional tax
Payment options for 15 January provisional tax 1200 630 Lee Stace

One of the challenges of paying provisional tax in times of economic uncertainty is making a payment that is both appropriate and does not negatively impact your cashflow. Tax is one of the largest expenditure lines for a business, so you want to get it right. You don’t want to overpay, because that’s money sitting…

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  • Colin Kennedy

How to overcome the pain of tax procrastination
How to overcome the pain of tax procrastination 1200 630 Colin Kennedy

With Inland Revenue (IRD) currently charging a penalty of seven percent interest, you would think that every single business owner in New Zealand would be highly motivated to get their tax issues sorted. Why then, is tax procrastination a problem? Tax is an obligation. We have no choice but to get on top of it.…

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  • Lee Stace

Accessing overpaid tax faster in uncertain times
Accessing overpaid tax faster in uncertain times 1200 630 Lee Stace

Cash is king and being able to get your mitts on it quickly in an unpredictable world where circumstances can – and do – change in an instance is priceless. Just ask the taxpayers who were able to access the provisional tax payments they had deposited in the tax pooling account of Tax Management NZ…

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IRD eyeing cryptoassets: Tax implications for investors
IRD eyeing cryptoassets: Tax implications for investors 1200 630 Lee Stace

Come clean or expect Inland Revenue (IRD) to come calling. For investors who are unaware of their tax obligations, this is the situation they face in the wake of the New Zealand tax department exercising its powers under the Tax Administration Act 1994 to request customer information from companies dealing with cryptoassets. This appears to…

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  • Lee Stace

Three tax pooling solutions for businesses impacted by COVID-19
Three tax pooling solutions for businesses impacted by COVID-19 1200 630 Lee Stace

IRD has announced a suite of tax relief measures during COVID-19 to help struggling businesses. However, a tax pooling provider such as Tax Management NZ (TMNZ) offers some solutions of its own for those wishing to manage cashflow, facing uncertainty about their profitability or needing access to funds during this difficult economic time: Provisional tax…

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  • Lee Stace

Anti-money laundering requirements and tax pooling
Anti-money laundering requirements and tax pooling 1344 820 Lee Stace

Updated 12 October 2020 Tax Management NZ (TMNZ) must now conduct a limited form of customer due diligence on all clients as part of recent changes to anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. As such, we will be collecting information about the taxpayers using our service and asking anyone acting on their behalf to supply some basic…

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