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Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 31

• Capital Contributions and Depreciable Assets
• GST - Is it time to deregister?

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 30

• Income Sharing on the Horizon?
• Definition of a "Dwelling" to be Clarified

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 29

• Tax Residence Questionaire
• Depreciation on Non-Residential Buildings

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 28

• GST Treatment of Nominations Simplified
• Property Transactions and Tax

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 27

• Zero-rating of Land Transactions
• Concessions for GST Rate Transition

WHK GST Newsletter & Checklist

• 15% GST - are you ready?
• GST checklist

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 26

• Child Support Debt
• Employment Disputes

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 25

• Local Authority Rates & Property Transactions
• GST Transitional Measures

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 24

• Industry Allocation of New Zealand Units
• GST and Tax Avoidance

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 23

• Tax Consequences of Term Deposit Withdrawals
• New Emissions Trading Scheme Obligations

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 22

• If its your Year End, Consider Bad Debts
• It all Comes Down to your Will

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 21

• Tax Consequences of ING Settlement
• Do I charge GST to Non-Residents?

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 20

• Repeal of Gift Duty Proposed
• IRD to Embrace Technology

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 19

• Penny & Hooper v CIR
• Business Structures and Tax Avoidance

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 18

• GST Transitional Rules
• IRD Debt and Bankruptcy

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 17

• Do LAQC's have a future
• Depreciation Charges

Sharp-As Tax BUDGET SPECIAL Vol 5 Issue 16

• Income Tax Rates Fall
• "Tax Advantages" for Property Eliminated
• GST Increases to 15%
• Other Budget Measures - LAQC's Targeted

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 15

• Healthy Food Exemption from GST Proposed
• IRD Investigate Livestock Sales

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 14

• GST Refunds - When can the IRD withold one
• Tax changes may impact New Zealand Tax Policy

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 13

• Another lesson for trustees
• 63 day adjustments - bonus

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 12

• FBT Annual Filer Elections
• The importance of Double Tax Agreements

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 11

• The messages the Courts are sending us
• New Double Tax Agreement with Australia

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 10

• New double tax agreement with Australia
• The cost of borrowing from overseas

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 9

• More change to the taxation of FIFs
• Should you change your balance date?

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 8

• What does the future hold for QCs/LAQCs?
• Dividend of something else?

Sharp-As Tax Checklist for Year End

• Special Edition - highlighting issues that you should consider before year end.

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 7

• Common business structures = tax avoidance?
• Work related vehicle exemption from FBT

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 6

• A change in GST rate - Friend or Foe?
• Current Account Check Up

Sharp-As Tax Vol 5 Issue 5

• No NZ Capital Gains Tax - Really?
• Trustee Limitation of Liability - Are you Protected?