Incorporated Societies Act 2022: Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers

International Charities and New Zealand Tax Law

Are you an international charity that has recently applied for listing on Schedule 32 of the Income Tax Act 2007? Or do you have a client in this position? If so, we would like to hear from you.

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EUREKA! Gift Duty Applies to Donations!

Unlike the naked Archimedes’s joyful exclamation, the recent expose of the Eureka Trust comes as a more serious warning for those working in the charitable sector. Charities never need to bother with tax issues do they? Actually, yes …

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Tax Issues to Consider When Moving to New Zealand

If you are thinking of moving to New Zealand then here are a few tax issues to consider.

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In mid-2008, the New Zealand government gave charities an opportunity to give their view on receiving a tax break. Currently charities are indirectly taxed when they invest in New Zealand companies. The government has been investigating ways to prevent this from happening. Parry Field lodged the following submission with comments on the government discussion document.

Investing in Australia from a New Zealand Tax Law Perspective

In New Zealand, we love investing in property. With interest rates down and the share market looking shaky, some may think that now is the time to snap up a cheap investment property in the Gold Coast.

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Claiming Tax Credits on Donations to Charities supporting Overseas Causes

Many New Zealand based charities also support overseas causes – this is often a result of donations being “ear-marked” by donors as being for support of a particular overseas-based person or purpose. Although these amounts usually make up a small percentage of the charity’s total spending, there appears to be some confusion as to the status of these donations. Shedding light on this issue may help charities to increase the support base for persons they wish to support overseas.

Income Splitting Issues Paper Released

On 11 December 2009 the Government released an issues paper on income splitting. The paper fleshed out the UnitedFuture proposal, which has support from the Government to first reading as part of the coalition agreement.

What is a New Zealand Exempt Trust?

New Zealand Exempt Trusts, or NZETs for short, are an international wealth management tool, and can be useful in many situations. NZETs are available to settlers who are not New Zealand resident. This article gives a brief general introduction to how they work, and where they can be of use.

Most of us are used to living in an environment where there is a certain amount of noise. However, there are also times when noise can become excessive and interfere with the peace, comfort and convenience of other people.

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New Zealand’s Charities Act 2005 was passed to address concerns that:

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Christchurch CBD

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Christchurch 8013, New Zealand

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Christchurch

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Christchurch 8041, New Zealand

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PO Box 8020, Riccarton,
Christchurch, 8440, New Zealand

Rolleston

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PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Level 1, 80 Rolleston Drive,
Rolleston, 7614, New Zealand

POSTAL ADDRESS:
PO Box 8020, Riccarton,
Christchurch, 8440, New Zealand

Hokitika

PHONE: +64 3 755 8673
FAX: +64 3 755 8073

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
26 Weld Street,
Hokitika 7810, New Zealand

POSTAL ADDRESS:
PO Box 44,
Hokitika 7842, New Zealand

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