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Asset Stripping Rules

19 December 2019 First published in Taxation Today in October 2019

This article looks at the operation of s HD 15, which is an anti-asset-stripping rule in the tax legislation. It specifically looks at the various time limits as to the operation of that section. 

IRD "Clarifies" GST Treatment Around Insurance Payouts

15 April 2020 This "clarification" relates to payments made by insurers to third-parties who are GST registered

Inland Revenue has moved to "clarify" what it says is confusion held by some taxpayers as to whether or not payments to third party claimants by insurers create a GST output tax obligation on the third-party recipient. Additionally, it has confirmed that the insurer can get a corresponding input tax credit.

Using the SBCS loan scheme to pay taxes

15 May 2020 Managing taxes under COVID-19

The government has announced its COVID-19 Small Business Cash Flow Loan (SBCS) scheme to help small businesses. The eligibility criteria have been well spelt out publicly but clients might not be aware of all the fine print in the actual loan document that they will need to sign up to.

Some Helpful Links

1 August 2017

I have listed below some useful tax links.

H v P and Y Limited (Supreme Court)

1 February 2018 [2017] NZSC 196

This case deals with whether a plaintiff can argue that the written contract is different to the real contract. 

Articles

James Coleman has written extensively on the tax area and currently writes a regular column on tax in the New Zealand Law Journal and in Taxation Today. He is also an author for Brookers SMART tax.

Contact

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Associated Persons in the GST Context

4 November 2016

James Coleman, Barrister, Wellington on the application of the associated persons test by the High Court

CIR v Trustpower Limited Review of Court of Appeal’s Decision

1 October 2015 New Zealand Law Journal

James Coleman, Barrister, Wellington on Trustpower’s journey to the Supreme Court

Cases

James has appeared as counsel in more tax cases than any other litigator in New Zealand. He has appeared in over 140 cases. They are all reported. They include cases in the Supreme Court, Privy Council and the Court of Appeal. If you want experience in arguing your tax case give James a call.

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