John Cuthbertson and I discuss the role of CAANZ's tax team, GTPP and the latest tax bill
My guest this week is John Cuthbertson FCA from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and head of CAANZ's tax team.
We discussed CAANZ’s public advocacy role, the Generic Tax Policy Process, the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025−26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill and how CAANZ would go about submitting on it.
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OECD Tax Policy Reforms 2025 report, happy 40th Anniversary to Australia’s CGT, & more
This week the OECD releases its Tax Policy Reforms 2025 report, happy 40th Anniversary to Australia’s CGT, what does the public think about CGT and an international expert gives his view on the challenges facing our tax system.
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More on the new tax bill, new report on how the tech companies minimise their tax and tax agents rate Inland Revenue
This week more on the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025−26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill and last week’s NZLS Tax Conference, "Big Tech, Little Tax" a report on tax minimisation in the technology sector highlights the low income tax bills of companies such as Amazon and Google, and how do tax agents rate Inland Revenue's performance?
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A deep(ish) dive into the recently released tax bill and highlights from the 2025 NZLS Tax Conference
Tthe recently released Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025−26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill is noteworthy for as much as what’s not included and do we really need a comprehensive capital gains tax, a provocative highlight from the New Zealand Law Society’s 2025 tax Conference.
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Former Inland Revenue Special Policy Advisor Casey Plunket on New Zealand and International tax landscape
My guest this week is Casey Plunket formerly of Inland Revenue NZ after 25 years as a tax partner in major law firms. Casey is now off to Paris to work at the OECD.We discussed Casey's career, what prompted his move to Inland Revenue and his reflections on the state of the New Zealand system and the tax landscape here in New Zealand.
Tax changes how business and people live and work. Each week we discuss tax news and how it affects you. Tax is an important policy lever for Government and cross-border tax for global corporations is an issue for Tax and Fairness.
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