Your Trusted Partner in Navigating Complex Tax Regulation

We understand that New Zealand and international tax laws are constantly changing, creating complexities for businesses and individuals alike. Our team of expert tax advisors is dedicated to simplifying these complexities and helping you stay ahead any tax implications you and your business may have.

We understand that New Zealand and international tax laws are constantly changing, creating complexities for businesses and individuals alike. Our team of expert tax advisors is dedicated to simplifying these complexities and helping you stay ahead of any tax implications you and your business may have.

We provide solutions that address your unique needs. We’ll work with you to anticipate the impact of tax changes, allowing you to make informed decisions that drive growth and create lasting value for your business.

Whether you’re a local business or a business around New Zealand, we have the expertise and experience to help you navigate the ever-changing tax landscape with confidence. Contact our Tax Advisory team today, and let us be your trusted partner in tax compliance and planning.

Privately held businesses and corporate tax

Tax is an inevitable cost of doing business, and we help you navigate the tax implications of doing business in New Zealand and help reduce unnecessary taxation or complications.  We can also advise you on important business decisions such as starting up a business, restructuring or selling a business and succession planning. 

Individuals

Many individuals do not have to have to interact with the New Zealand tax system, but that is not the case for individuals with investments or overseas income.  We can help and advise individuals with the taxation of investments, succession planning, migration tax matters.

Land

New Zealand does not have a “comprehensive capital gains tax”, but the sale of land can be taxable in many circumstances and this is always an area of focus for the Inland Revenue.  We can help you navigate through the land taxing rules to help you avoid any nasty surprises.

GST Tax advice New Zealan

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

GST is a value added tax that applies to the supply of most goods and services.  We can assist you in complying with your GST obligations and advise you on the GST implications of specific transactions.

Trusts

Trusts are very useful for asset planning and asset protection.  However, in recent years the compliance and tax costs of having a trust have increased though which has taken the gloss off trusts to some extent.  We can advise you around whether a trust is right for you and advise you of the tax implications of maintaining a trust.

International Tax

Tax becomes very complicated very fast when there is another country involved.  We can advise you on and help you manage the New Zealand tax implications of cross border transactions and the migration for businesses or individuals.

IRD disputes

The Inland Revenue audits or reviews transactions or taxpayers and this can be very stressful for taxpayers.  We can help you navigate an IRD dispute.

Our Tax Advisory Team

Simon Ross, Director/Head of Tax
Kiri Atkin, Senior Tax Advisor

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Recent tax updates in New Zealand

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  • New Zealand Budget 2024
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  • Family Boost – tax credit for childcare costs
    Family Boost – tax credit for childcare costs
    Last month, fulfilling an election promise, the Government announced a new credit called FamilyBoost for families paying for early childhood education (ECE).   FamilyBoost replaces the proposed extension to the 20 free ECE hours for under two-year olds announced by the former Government in Budget 2023.  The new Government favoured the credit approach to extending free … Continued
  • Drought in the Marlborough, Tasman, & Nelson Districts
    On 14 March 2024, Minister for Agriculture, Todd McClay, declared a medium-scale adverse event for drought in the Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson districts. On Monday 18 March 2024, he fronted a hastily arranged meeting of affected farmers and growers along with Stuart Smith (Kaikoura MP) and staff from MPI and representatives from Federated Farmers, Wine … Continued
  • Some certainty at last around the latest New Zealand tax changes – March 2024
    As we have mentioned in recent articles, there are some relatively significant tax changes taking effect 1 April 2024 even though the draft legislation had not been released.  Well finally, the detail behind upcoming changes was released yesterday when Amendment Paper 20 was finally publicly released.  This Amendment Paper amends the Taxation (Annual Rates for … Continued
  • Update on New Zealand Tax Bill – March 2024
    The Finance and Expenditure Select Committee finally reported back on the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023-24. Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill ahead of its final reading in Parliament later this month.  This Bill includes some important changes for large multi-nationals, but the main talking point in this Bill for many is the introduction of … Continued