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Rodney Hide: Multinationals will leave if taxed
COMMENT: Imagine how much investment there would be if their returns were taxed entirely away. Who would be the losers? The multinationals? Or Kiwis?
COMMENT: Imagine how much investment there would be if their returns were taxed entirely away. Who would be the losers? The multinationals? Or Kiwis?
COMMENT: The time has come for the New Zealand Government to take similar action to close the profit-shifting loopholes that these corporations are exploiting in our country.
Tax officials formally scheduled a review of NZ's foreign trusts regime a month before the PM's lawyer began lobbying, the Labour Party says.
The New Zealand branch of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sent tens of millions offshore while paying virtually no tax.
COMMENT: Now that the Prime Minister has let the land tax genie out of the bottle we should all have a good close look to see which version suits us best.
COMMENT: The land tax on foreigners is the perfect policy for John Key: it won't work, won't upset voters, shows he's "doing something".
Not so long ago, when trying to capitalise on Labour's campaign against housebuyers with Chinese-sounding surnames, John Key did not believe any measure was warranted, writes Claire Trevett.
COMMENT: No one has even suggested a rate at which the tax should be levied. Without knowing what rate of tax will be imposed no one can know how consumers will react, writes Robin Grieve.
We need data on the activity and influence of foreign property investors before committing to the risks and costs associated with a selective land tax, says Bob Buckle.
A top New Zealand property expert opposes a land tax and says a stamp duty is a far better option.
COMMENT: The Panama Papers have renewed calls over the last few years to make all tax returns public. This is already so in Sweden and Norway.
27 properties - some worth nearly $3m owned by those linked to the Masala restaurant chain will stay frozen.
What are some smart ways to put a looming tax refund to work?
COMMENT: John Key should be judged on his performance as Prime Minister, not on his tax return.
COMMENT: The signs of wealth are easy to see in Panama - but how did it get that way, and is there a New Zealand connection?
Some of this country's biggest revenue generators are foreign-owned companies you may never have heard of.
Trade Minister Todd McClay says the Government is assessing the implications of recent regulatory changes in China's cross border e-commerce market.
Government announcements on pay-as-you-go rules and greater IRD disclosure powers welcomed by experts.
John Shewan, the Government appointed expert in charge of reviewing our tax regime, advised the Bahamas on exempting taxes.
New tax rules might be more convenient for small business, but IRD is getting new powers to share tax details with others.
COMMENT: This refusal to confront the obesity-diabetes epidemic is like a replay of the global warming crisis fiasco, writes Brian Rudman
Payments of provisional tax by small and medium businesses will be reformed under changes announced today.
Diligent will now delist from the NZX after ten years.
Prime Minister John Key is tipped to make an announcement today focussing on how businesses pay tax.
Prime Minister John Key has made an embarrassing disclosure of a link to a company specialising in foreign trusts.
A Kiwi family with two children on a single income pays the least amount of income tax in the OECD.
It would be useful to hear the conclusions of someone from outside, not least because the Panama Papers call into question New Zealand's good faith as an international citizen.