FBT for 2025/26: Common late-year issues and early reviews
Late-year FBT issues often stem from assumptions and weak records. February and March remain key periods to review positions before 31 March...
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Before March arrives: NZ tax issues that shape year-end outcomes
Key pre-March decisions on provisional tax, shareholder funding, trusts, GST and hard year-end cut-offs that determine whether outcomes remain flexible or fixed...
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Beyond the hamper: year-end client gifts and key tax implications (NZ)
Digital gifting is on the rise, but deductibility varies—turning year-end client gifts into a careful tax and compliance exercise...
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Key proposals in the August NZ Tax Bill: What’s changing and Why it matters
Many address areas where the current law is either impractical or overly complex, while others refine rules to better reflect modern circumstances, such as remote workers and small-scale renewable...
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Time to tidy up FBT: CA ANZ's push for a fairer, simpler regime
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has provided input to Inland Revenue, outlining practical measures to modernise the system, reduce compliance burdens, and support fair and...
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Make your Christmas count: A guide to tax-deductible festive expenses
Did you know some of your Christmas expenses may be tax deductible or subject to Fringe Benefit Tax?...
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Travel by car between home and work – private or not (Part 2)
Clarifying exemptions for non-private travel by car...
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Travel by car between home and work – private or not?
Inland Revenue updates tax rules on travel between home and work, with new guidance to address deductibility and FBT implications...
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Sting in the tail with FBT exemptions for bikes and public transport
New Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) exemptions for bikes and public transport have been available since April, but employers should be aware that a different tax outcome will arise if the employee is not...
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Time for FBT overhaul
Inland Revenue (IR) recently released its findings from a regulatory stewardship review of the fringe benefit tax (FBT)...
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Tax Working Group final report: key recommendations
While we wait for the Government’s response to the Tax Working Group report, we discuss key recommendations...
