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  1. 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...

  2. Navigating complexity: Key themes to expect from the NZ Tax Roadshow 2025

    CA ANZ is gearing up for the NZ Tax Roadshow 2025, which will be held across 13 locations nationwide throughout May, along with one virtual session...

  3. Trust disclosures 2022/23: Insights and pathway to simplification

    Inland Revenue’s findings on the second year of trust disclosures, presented at the November Tax Conference, and a 2024 review, showed how these rules shaped compliance and policy decisions...

  4. Advocating for enhanced tax policy engagement in meeting with FEC Chair

    CA ANZ met with the newly appointed Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee (FEC) to highlight our public interest advocacy and perspective on tax policy and administration...

  5. NZ Government’s 100-day plan and beyond: what it means for tax

    Addressing the tax technical issues stemming from the new NZ government’s policy priorities...

  6. Survey reveals increased compliance costs and longer response times

    Survey results affirm dissatisfaction with increased compliance costs in relation to changes to domestic trust disclosure and property taxation rules...

  7. Trust disclosure pain points

    How the new trust disclosure rules have been received by members...

  8. Change in trustee tax rate – a budget night surprise

    There was a small tax Easter egg in this year’s budget – the increase in the trustee tax rate to 39%...

  9. Opportunity to simplify trust disclosures for ‘small’ trusts

    The CA ANZ NZ Tax Team have been advocating for changes to ease the compliance burden for trustees of these small trusts...

  10. Beware – common errors in trust disclosures

    Common mistakes to avoid when complying with NZ domestic trust disclosure rules as the end of the 2022 tax return filing season fast approaches...

  11. Scope of domestic trust rules should be reduced

    Amendments should be made to reduce the scope of the domestic trust disclosure rules...

  12. Trust disclosure requirements

    Trusts with assessable income that are required to file a tax return now face increased disclosure requirements...

  13. NZ trust law changes are live from January 2021

    The Trusts Act 2019 comes into effect on 30 January 2021 following an 18-month transition. It replaces the Trustee Act 1956 and aims to clarify and modernise the law...