The Week In Tax The New Zealand Tax Podcast

This week a preview of what tax measures might be in Thursday's Budget. What could Finance Minister Nicola Willis do to cover the cost of the tax threshold adjustments and where might Inland Revenue get additional funding for investigations and enforcement?

Also the UK election and the latest fallout from the ATO's raid on Exclusive Brethren related businesses.

The Australian Budget is released - what clues for the coming New Zealand Budget

Facebook New Zealand's 2023 results show the scale of the advertising revenue going offshore

Treasury's blunt warning ahead of the Coalition Government's December Mini-Budget

In her first pre-Budget speech the Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirms tax threshold adjustments will be part of this year's Budget.

Meantime the OECD calls for a capital gains tax and I reflect on 40 years in tax - what's changed or not changed..

A quiet week in the tax world - but is this the calm before the storm of this year's Budget?

The latest OECD report on taxing wages shows the tax wedge rising in most countries including New Zealand.

This week a special episode with guests Rob McLeod, Robin Oliver & Geof Nightingale in which we discussed the following:

What does make a good tax system and where does New Zealand presently sit?

The current broad-base, low rate approach is under strain. How do we address that? What can we do to keep/ preserve that as far as possible?

Rob McLeod about the risk-free rate of return method as an alternative to a capital gains tax

How effective is current oversight of Inland Revenue - 30 years on from the Richardson review is it time for another look?

What surprises them in the tax world right now?

What one proposal from your respective tax working groups would you like to see implemented?

The Government is considering a review of the charitable exemption for religious organizations this term

Canada loses patience and imposes a Digital Services Tax effective 1 January 2024

Inland Revenue appears to be gearing up for a fringe benefit tax initiative.