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New trust annual return requirements

Trusts will soon be required to provide an ‘annual return’ to Inland Revenue disclosing various trust information. Applying for the 2022 income year onward, IR can also request the same annual return information for any period between 2015 and 2021 income years.

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Why having a shareholders’ or partnership agreement is vital

Going into business with your brother, best mate, your parent or with business colleagues is exciting but also has the potential to end badly. An agreement in place at the outset helps identify all the worst-case scenarios so that should a dispute arise or the unexpected happen, you’ve already agreed on the best way to handle things. We share more here.

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Penalising R&M

Classifying expenditure as either deductible repairs and maintenance (R&M) or non-deductible capital expenditure is not clear cut. It is a question of fact and no two situations are the same. And while its advantageous from a tax perspective, when is it pushing ‘the line’ too far.

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Fair market salary reminder

A business needs to pay employees a fair market salary for their personal service. Given the 39 percent personal marginal income tax rate on income over $180,000 now in place, Inland Revenue’s scrutiny of such salaries is expected to increase.

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COVID-19’s latest victim: tax loss carry forward rules

During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government relaxed rules relating to carrying forward tax losses. The thinking being businesses requiring new capital investment would not forfeit tax losses. This change is now law.

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Heads up for large charities & NFPs

Larger charities and not-for-profits will be required to formally report service performance information as part of their year-end financial statements for financial years ended 31 December 2022 onwards. Now’s the time to start thinking about how best to achieve this.

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Malcom James Furnishings | Furnishing Dunedin for 40 years

When Malcolm James sold his original, 25-year-old flooring business in 2007 for “an offer I couldn’t refuse” he started all over again building his second business from scratch, Malcolm James Furnishings.

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Paremata Auto Services | New owners bringing fresh drive to motor business

After a false start due to Covid-19, Simon Munro and his partner Charlotte Cudby, have bought Paremata Auto Services, with the added bonus that it’s just down the road from their home.

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3r Group | Waste not

Like many great Kiwi ventures, this one began in a humble shed. Concerned at the amount of agrichemical and paint containers ending up in landfill, 3R Group’s founding partners set out to find a better solution.

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Paragon NZ | Keeping a clear eye on business key to PI success

Veteran private investigator, Ron McQuilter came to New Zealand from Scotland 38 years ago. Using his policing experience, he set up Paragon NZ, a private investigation and security consultancy that operates throughout the country.

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BUDGET 2021 – SECURING OUR RECOVERY

This time last year, the Budget dealt mainly with the Government’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic with support for business very much to the fore. In 2021, that focus has shifted to improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders and, in particular, those on the lowest incomes.

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