Owens Tax Advisors Limited 200769 http://www.owenstax.com en-nz Owens Tax Advisors Limited 30 IRD use of email and electronic spreadsheets http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/392340 Two electronic tools used extremely commonly in business are e-mail and excel spreadsheets. In this article we comment how Inland Revenue uses (or refuses to use) them 048, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/392340 IRD email and spreadsheet policy http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/392342 The attached document(obtained following an Official Information Act request sets out policies applied by SOME parts of Inland Revenue. Please read in conjunction with our article above 048, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/392342 IRD agreed adjustment forms - don't sign them http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/374739 August 2011: IRD agreed adjustment forms - don't sign them In requiring taxpayers to sign ‘agreed adjustment” forms, IRD staff continue to breach standards, including those published by Inland Revenue itself. Please see the August update in the attached link 035, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/374739 IRD audits and communications http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/360812 The link below is to our May 2011 submission to the Minister and Commissioner of Inland Revenue in respect of IRD audit and communications issues. It also provides IRD's response, and further commment from ourselves and other parties 025, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/360812 Charitable donations - Owens Tax Advisors submission and legisative amendment http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/361207 The link below is to a web page detailing our February 2011 submission to IRD and Government, and subsequent legislative and other developments 015, 8 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/361207 Tax Residence http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/361223 The link below is to a webpage setting out ongoing concerns in respect of IRD's administration of tax residence, and alternatives to IRD's flawed processes 009, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/361223 IRD administration of uncertain legislation – Legislation vs Leadership http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/314414 In this article we comment on Inland Revenue staff taking an unduly aggressive position on interpretation of legislation, often coming to conclusions that defy logic. In doing so IRD staff have no regard to underlying policy, economic reality, and alternative interpretations that lead to an alternative sensible result. 042, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/314414 GST secondhand goods and change in use adjustments http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/306526 In this article we briefly examine the principles behind secondhand goods and change in use GST credits, and alert readers to recent Inland Revenue aggressive denial of legitimate credits. 037, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/306526 Jailed Oz taxman sets up Kiwi companies http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/303023 The following article is from the National Business Review 26 March 2010 and is reproduced by permission. I note in particular the comment: “for much of the subsequent eight years [Petroulias] ran “tax minimisation” businesses in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands while he fought off authorities” We would welcome any feedback from anyone potentially affected by this aspect. 014, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.owenstax.com/webapps/i/86765/200769/303023