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Money and consumer rights

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Building Societies Act 1965

Keeping track of building groups and their important papers

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Building Societies Act 1965

Keeping track of building groups and their important papers

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Building Societies Act 1965

Registrar can ask for changes to documents before adding them to building society records

121C: Registrar may require document to be registrable or otherwise comply before registration

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Building Societies Act 1965

How the government saves important building society papers

121D: When documents are registered

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Building Societies Act 1965

Registrar can fix or update the list of building societies

121E: Alterations to register

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

What counts as money you earn from your job

9: Earnings as an employee: what it means

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money your spouse pays you for work: when it counts as earnings

10: Earnings as an employee: payments to spouse or partner

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Things not counted as your earnings when you're an employee

11: Earnings as an employee: what it does not include

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Things not counted as your earnings when you're an employee

11: Earnings as an employee: what it does not include

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How money is counted when you work for yourself

14: Earnings as a self-employed person

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How the law calculates money you make as an owner-worker in a company

15: Earnings as a shareholder-employee

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Explaining who counts as a spouse in accident compensation cases

18: Spouse (and spouse in relation to deceased claimant)

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

When your injury from medical care is officially recognised

38: Date on which person is to be regarded as suffering treatment injury

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC gives you benefits according to this law

68: Corporation provides entitlements in accordance with this Act

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

The types of help you can get if you're hurt in an accident

69: Entitlements provided under this Act

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for who can decide if you need urgent accident treatment

74: Limits on treatment providers in decisions on acute treatment

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

First week injury pay counts as regular pay for some legal purposes

99: First week compensation is salary or wages for certain purposes

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money you get each week when you can't work because of an injury

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

The Corporation might pay you extra money if they're late giving you your weekly payments

114: Payment of interest when Corporation makes late payment of weekly compensation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Updating payment amounts for different types of ACC compensation

116: Indexation of lump sum compensation, funeral grant, survivor's grant, and child care payments

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

You can't get help if you killed the person you're meant to get help for

120: Disentitlement for conviction for murder

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC pays money owed to you to your family after you die

126: Corporation to pay amount to claimant's estate

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Getting compensation payments when you're hurt and outside New Zealand

127: Payment of weekly compensation and lump sum compensation to claimant outside New Zealand

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC handles money: Rules for collecting fees and managing funds

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Where the money comes from and goes to for work injuries

167: Application and source of funds

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Employers must pay special money to help with work accidents

168: Employers to pay levies

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How much money you pay for work accident insurance

169: Rates of levies

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC groups jobs to set work accident insurance costs

170: Classification of industries or risks

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

This law's name and when it started working

1: Short Title and commencement

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Explaining important words and ideas in the Weights and Measures Act

2: Interpretation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

No Work Account levy on wages above a set limit

172: Work Account levy not payable on earnings of employee over specified maximum

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Self-employed people don't pay extra levy on money earned above a set limit

172A: Work Account levy not payable on earnings of self-employed person over specified maximum

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

The government guesses how much you might owe for workplace accidents

173: Estimation of levy

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

What happens when your workplace is checked or if you don't let it be checked

180: Effect of audit or refusal to allow audit

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Special deals between employers and ACC about paying for worker injuries

184: Accreditation agreements

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

This rule about how much money to collect for old claims is no longer part of the law

194: Rate of levy

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Self-employed people no longer have to pay special fees for accident cover

202: Self-employed persons to pay levies

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

This law applies to everyone, including the government

3: Act to bind the Crown

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

New Zealand uses metric units like kilograms and metres for measuring things

4: Metric standards of weights and measures

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules for keeping and marking official weights and measures

6: Reference standards

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Inspectors get special measuring tools to check if things are the right size or weight

7: Inspectors' working standards

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules about using metric measurements when buying and selling things

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules about using metric measurements for buying, selling, and making agreements

8: Obligations to use metric system of weights and measures

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

You must use metric units when selling things in New Zealand

10: Obligation to use metric system in advertising goods for sale

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

When you don't need to use metric measurements in ads for selling things

11: Exceptions to obligation to use metric weights and measures in advertising goods for sale

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules for selling things fairly: making sure you get what you pay for

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Sellers must tell you how much of a product you're actually getting

12: Obligation to sell goods by net weight or measure

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Seller must give you a note with details when delivering goods sold by weight or measure

13: Obligation in respect of invoice or delivery note

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules for counting items when you buy them

15: Counting of goods sold by retail

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

It's against the law to give less than what someone paid for when selling things

16: Offence to supply short weight, measure, or number

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

It's against the law to sell things with less inside than what the package says

16A: Offence to supply weight, measure, or number not in accordance with stated quantity

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

It's wrong to lie about how much you're buying

17: Offence for purchaser to state incorrect weight, measure, or number

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Sellers must get a note about how much you're buying

18: Statement of true weight, etc, to be supplied to seller

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Weights and measures must show how much they can weigh or hold

19: Weights and measures to have contents marked

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Weights and measures used for trading need a special approval stamp

21: Weights and measures to be stamped with mark of verification

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Automatic machines don't need to follow some weighing and measuring rules

22: Sections 20 and 21 not to apply to automatic weighing or dispensing machines

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Telling someone their scales or measuring tools don't follow the rules

23: Notification of non-compliance

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

It's against the law to use or keep incorrect measuring tools for business

24: Offence to use or possess false or unjust weight or measure

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

People who check if weights and measures are correct

26: Inspectors of Weights and Measures

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How the ACC and self-employed people agree on weekly payments after an injury

209: Procedure for reaching agreement

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Self-employed people who buy extra protection still need to pay the regular earner levy

212: Earner levies for self-employed persons who purchase weekly compensation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

This section explains where the money for motor vehicle accident help comes from and how it's used

213: Application and source of funds

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How much you pay for car and petrol fees

214: Rate of levies

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Different charges for different types of vehicles and owners

216: Levy categories

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How you pay for car and motorbike safety

217: Collection of levies

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How money is collected and used for non-work injuries

218: Application and source of funds

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money taken from your pay to help with accident costs

221: Collection of levies by deduction from employee earnings

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money for people who buy weekly payments from ACC if they get hurt and can't work

224: Compensation for persons who purchase weekly compensation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Where the money comes from and what it's used for when you get hurt during medical care

228: Application and source of funds

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for paying levies when you earn money as both an employee and self-employed person

231: Mixed earnings as employee and self-employed person

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

You can pay your levy in smaller parts over time, with possible extra costs

234: Levies may be collected by instalments

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC can fix mistakes in their decisions about how much you pay

237: Corporation may revise decisions

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

You must pay a levy even if you disagree with it and ask for it to be checked

238: Effect of review or appeal about levy

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Inspectors can check shops and vehicles to make sure weights and measures are fair

28: Powers of Inspectors

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

You might be responsible if your workers break weight and measure rules

31: Liability of principal for acts of agents, etc

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules about pretending to be inspectors and using fake stamps or marks on weights and measures

32: Offences

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

What happens when you break weight and measure rules

32A: Infringement offences

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules for giving out and handling fines for breaking weight and measure laws

32B: Procedural requirements relating to infringement notices

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

How to pay fines for breaking rules about weights and measures

32C: Payment of infringement fees

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

What happens if you break the weights and measures rules

33: Penalties

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Court can make you fix mistakes if you sell less than promised

35: Court may order offender to make good any deficiency

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

The law assumes weights and measures at work are for trading

37: Presumption as to possession of weights, measures, etc, for use for trade

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

This law doesn't cover measuring water, electricity, or gas (except liquid LPG)

38: Act not to apply to water, electricity, or gas

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Getting your seized stuff back if you think it's fair

39: Restoration of articles seized

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

What happens to things taken away if they might not be correct

40: Disposal of articles seized

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules about getting money back for spoiled food taken by officials

40A: Compensation for loss of perishable goods

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules for fair and accurate weights and measures in New Zealand

41: Regulations

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules for checking if package contents match their labels

41A: Regulations for purposes of section 16A(3)

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules about paying for checking weights and measures

42: Fees

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

List of official measurements used in New Zealand

Schedule 2: Standards of weights and measures

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC decides how to group people to figure out their payments

240: Determinations

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC needs you to tell them how much money you make or will make

241: Statements

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

When you don't have to pay a small levy amount

244: Amounts of levy exempt from payment

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC can ask for information to figure out how much money people owe

246: Information available to Corporation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Changing when your money year ends and telling the Corporation about it

247: Change of balance date

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC can get back money they shouldn't have given you or that you owe them

248: Recovery of debts by Corporation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC pays back extra money if you get both social security benefits and ACC payments

252: Relationship with social security benefits: reimbursement by Corporation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for when ACC pays you money by mistake and you also qualify for a benefit

253: Relationship with social security benefits: reimbursement to Corporation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) will give you back money if you pay them too much

255: Refunds payable by Corporation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC handles your payments and where they go

256: Application of payments

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC handles and invests extra money

275: Investments

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC can borrow money and make financial promises, but must follow rules

276: Power to borrow, etc

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC must create yearly money reports

278: Annual financial statements

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC can share information about people getting weekly payments to help with benefit checks and repayments

281: Disclosure of information by Corporation for benefit and benefit debt recovery purposes

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC and insurers must work together to help you if you get hurt again

295: Obligation to provide entitlements where subsequent injury occurs

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Minister must consider everyone's needs when making decisions

300: Public interest

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Agreement between ministers for ACC to pay for hospital and health services

301: Service agreement for purchase of public health acute services and other health services

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How people can buy things together

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

No extra tax on fines or penalties from ACC

311: Goods and services tax not payable on penalties or fines

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Breaking the rules about taking money from people's pay can get you in big trouble

316: Offences in relation to deductions

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for giving out lump sum payments for injuries

326: Regulations relating to lump sum compensation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for adjusting payments to match changes in living costs

327: Regulations relating to indexation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for setting and paying accident compensation fees

329: Regulations relating to levies

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules about sharing and collecting information for accident compensation

332: Regulations relating to information

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for how accident compensation works

333: General power to make regulations

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Changes to tax laws needed because of this new law

338: Consequential tax amendments

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Old law parts still work for some things

343: Saving in respect of other ongoing matters under 1998 Act

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money for first week off work due to accidents before April 2002

362: First week compensation for incapacity commencing before 1 April 2002

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Extra money for late weekly payments

371: Interest on late payments of weekly compensation

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for getting lump sum payments from old accident laws

380: Lump sum compensation under former Acts

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money for families when someone died from an injury before April 2002

382: Survivor's grant to surviving spouses or partners, children, and other dependants for death before 1 April 2002

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money for children and families when someone died before 2002

385: Compensation payable to children and other dependants under 1972 and 1982 Acts

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Adjusting old accident payments for changes in the cost of living

388: Indexation of certain entitlements payable under former Acts

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Old rules for accident insurance payments from before 2002

393: Levies, premiums, and other payments under former Acts

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for taking money from workers' pay to cover accident insurance

Schedule 4: Deductions on account of earner levies

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Changes to tax rules because of the new accident law

Schedule 7: Consequential tax amendments

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Helping you understand and trust money matters

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Helping you understand and trust money matters

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When this law starts working and how it's decided

2: Commencement

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This law explains who needs to be registered to provide money services and how to handle complaints

3: Overview

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This law explains who needs to be registered to provide money services and how to handle complaints

3: Overview

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Words and their meanings in this law about money services

4: Interpretation

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Words and their meanings in this law about money services

4: Interpretation

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What counts as a financial service in this law

5: Meaning of financial service

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What counts as a financial service in this law

5: Meaning of financial service

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

People and groups who don't count as financial service businesses

7: Persons who are not in business of providing financial service

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Signing up and staying on the list of money helpers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Signing up and staying on the list of money helpers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This part explains why we keep a list of money helpers and make sure they follow the rules

9: Purpose of this Part

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This part explains why we keep a list of money helpers and make sure they follow the rules

9: Purpose of this Part

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to sign up and be removed from the list of financial service providers

10: Registration and deregistration

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial service businesses must register and join a special group to handle complaints

11: Person in business of providing financial service must be registered and member of approved dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial service businesses must register and join a special group to handle complaints

11: Person in business of providing financial service must be registered and member of approved dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You can only say you're a registered financial service provider if you really are

12: No holding out that in business of providing financial service unless registered and member of approved dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You can only say you're a registered financial service provider if you really are

12: No holding out that in business of providing financial service unless registered and member of approved dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What you need to be a registered financial service provider

13: Qualifications for registration as financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What you need to be a registered financial service provider

13: Qualifications for registration as financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Who can't be registered because of past actions or current situations

14: Disqualified person

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to sign up as someone who helps with money matters

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to sign up as a money helper

15: Application to be registered as financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How the Registrar signs you up as a financial service provider

16: Registration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How the Registrar signs you up as a financial service provider

16: Registration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial service providers must tell the Registrar about important changes

17: Duty to notify changes relating to financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial service providers must tell the Registrar about important changes

17: Duty to notify changes relating to financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When a financial service provider is removed from the official list

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How a financial service provider can be removed from the register

18: Deregistration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How a financial service provider can be removed from the register

18: Deregistration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Letting a financial service provider know they might be taken off the list

19: Notice of intention to deregister

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How financial service providers can say no to being removed from the list

20: Objection to proposed deregistration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How financial service providers can say no to being removed from the list

20: Objection to proposed deregistration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The law says the Registrar must tell people when a financial service provider is taken off the list

21: Notification of deregistration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

A list of financial service providers is created

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The Registrar keeps a list of people and companies that help with money

24: Register of financial service providers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What is the list of financial service providers for and how does it help people?

26: Purposes of register

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What is the list of financial service providers for and how does it help people?

26: Purposes of register

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

List of important details about financial service providers kept in an official record

27: Contents of register

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

List of important details about financial service providers kept in an official record

27: Contents of register

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You must tell the Registrar about your money business every year

28: Annual confirmation

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The person in charge must update the list of financial service providers when things change

29: Registrar must amend register in certain circumstances

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You can look up information about financial service providers

31: Searches of register

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Why you can look at the list of financial service providers

32: Search purposes

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for sharing private information with other important groups

34: Sharing information with other persons or bodies

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The government picks someone to make a list of money helpers

35: Appointment of Registrar

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How the Registrar can check if you're following the rules for financial services

37: Registrar’s inspection powers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How the Registrar can check if you're following the rules for financial services

37: Registrar’s inspection powers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Company bosses can get in trouble if their company breaks the law

40: Offence also committed by director

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

It's against the law to lie or hide facts when registering as a financial service provider

41: Offence to make false or misleading representation

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to challenge decisions about your financial service provider registration

42: Appeals from Registrar’s decisions and FMA directions

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for managing financial services and providers

44: Regulations under Part 1 and this Part

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Solving money arguments: How to fix problems between customers and money businesses

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Solving money arguments: How to fix problems between customers and money businesses

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This part explains how to get help if you have problems with money companies

47: Purpose of this Part

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This part explains how to get help if you have problems with money companies

47: Purpose of this Part

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What an approved dispute resolution scheme is and how it works

50: Meaning of approved dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Asking for approval to run a complaint-solving service

51: Application for approval

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Things the Minister must think about before saying yes to a new way of solving money problems

52: Mandatory considerations for approval

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Things the Minister must think about before saying yes to a new way of solving money problems

52: Mandatory considerations for approval

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You can try again if your application for a dispute resolution scheme is not approved

55: Reapplication by unsuccessful applicant

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The government can stop a dispute resolution scheme if it doesn't follow the rules

56: Withdrawal of approval

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The Government tells a complaint-handling group they might lose their approval

57: Notice of intention to withdraw approval

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What happens to members when a dispute resolution scheme loses approval

61: Effect of withdrawal of approval on members of dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Scheme managers must show everyone who belongs to their group online

62: List of members

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for solving problems between financial companies and customers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for solving problems between financial companies and customers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for solving problems with financial service providers

63: Rules about approved dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for solving problems with financial service providers

63: Rules about approved dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Dispute scheme bosses must show the rules to everyone

64: Obligation to publish rules

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The Minister decides if changes to dispute resolution rules are okay

66: Minister's consideration of change of rules

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The public can see reports about how complaints are handled

70: Annual report and information requested by Minister to be publicly available

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The rule about a backup plan for financial services was removed

71: Reserve scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The rule about having a backup plan for solving money problems is no longer used

72: Appointment of reserve scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When a backup plan for money help can be cancelled

73: Revocation of appointment as reserve scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When a backup plan for money help can be cancelled

73: Revocation of appointment as reserve scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Telling a backup problem-solver they might lose their job

74: Notice of intention to recommend revocation of appointment as reserve scheme under section 73(2)(a) or (b)

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Telling a backup problem-solver they might lose their job

74: Notice of intention to recommend revocation of appointment as reserve scheme under section 73(2)(a) or (b)

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You used to be able to disagree if someone wanted to remove a financial service provider from a list, but this rule no longer exists.

75: Objection to intended recommendation for revocation

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You used to be able to disagree if someone wanted to remove a financial service provider from a list, but this rule no longer exists.

75: Objection to intended recommendation for revocation

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Money to pay for backup plan (no longer used)

77: Levy to fund reserve scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for settling money arguments with financial companies

79: Regulations under this Part

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for settling money arguments with financial companies

79: Regulations under this Part

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Changes to another law because of this new law about money help companies

Schedule 1: Consequential amendment

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Companies Act 1993

Companies can issue loans that may never be repaid

95A: Perpetual debentures

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Companies Act 1993

Reissuing or replacing company debentures that have been paid off

95B: Power to reissue redeemed debentures in certain cases

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Companies Act 1993

Court can order you to follow through on agreements to lend money to companies

95C: Specific performance of contracts to subscribe for debentures

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax credits no longer applies as it was removed in 2009

LH 1: Who this subpart applies to

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for research and development spending (no longer available)

LH 2: Tax credits relating to expenditure on research and development

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax credit requirements was removed in 2009

LH 3: Requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about calculating credits no longer applies

LH 4: Calculation of amount of credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about changing eligible expenses for tax credits no longer applies

LH 5: Adjustments to eligible expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Overseas research and development rules no longer apply

LH 6: Research and development activities outside New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits are no longer available for research and development

LH 7: Research and development activities and related terms

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Income Tax Act 2007

Government's power to make special tax credit rules (no longer in use)

LH 8: Orders in Council

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Income Tax Act 2007

No tax credits for developing software within your company

LH 9: Internal software development: general

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for internal software development without an associated developer no longer apply

LH 10: Internal software development: no associated internal software developer

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for software developers working together no longer apply

LH 11: Internal software development: associated internal software developer with same income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about tax credits for software development by related companies with different financial years

LH 12: Internal software development: associated internal software developer with different income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on internal software development tax credits no longer applies

LH 13: Internal software development: limit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about tax credits for certain property depreciation no longer applies

LH 14: Treatment of depreciation loss for certain depreciable property

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about approved research organisations for tax credits was removed in 2009

LH 15: Listed research providers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for industry research co-operatives were removed from the law

LH 16: Industry research co-operatives

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions for tax credits removed and no longer apply

LH 17: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax credits paid in cash no longer applies

ML 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Redundancy payment tax credits no longer available

ML 2: Tax credit for redundancy payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Commissioner no longer pays tax credits in cash

ML 3: Payment by Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to report income and expenses when you work with others but aren't business partners

HG 1: Joint venturers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Partnerships are treated as see-through for tax purposes

HG 2: Partnerships are transparent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling things in partnerships and how they affect your taxes

HG 3: General provisions relating to disposals

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Income Tax Act 2007

Final dissolution of partnerships: tax treatment of partners' interests

HG 4: Disposal upon final dissolution

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax works when selling your share in a partnership

HG 5: Disposal of partner’s interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling your share in a small business partnership that includes trading stock

HG 6: Disposal of trading stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or buying a partner's share in property that loses value over time

HG 7: Disposal of depreciable property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling partnership interests with financial arrangements

HG 8: Disposal of financial arrangements and certain excepted financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling part of a business that includes short-term sale agreements

HG 9: Disposal of short-term agreements for sale and purchase

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling livestock when bringing in new business partners

HG 10: Disposal of livestock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limited partners face restrictions on how much they can deduct from their income

HG 11: Limitation on deductions by partners in limited partnerships

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Income Tax Act 2007

Partners in limited partnerships can carry forward unused deductions to future years

HG 12: Limitation on deductions by partners in limited partnerships: carry-forward

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Immigration Act 2009

Agencies share information to check benefit eligibility and amounts

298: Information matching to verify social security benefit matters

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Immigration Act 2009

Government departments share information to recover benefit costs from visa sponsors

299: Information matching to recover costs of visa holder's social security benefit from sponsor

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Immigration Act 2009

How to pay fines for immigration offences

364: Payment of infringement fees

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Immigration Act 2009

Rules for paying and getting back immigration bonds

396: Imposition of bonds

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Immigration Act 2009

Getting your bond money back or having it taken away

397: Refund or forfeiture of bond

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Immigration Act 2009

Who pays for sending someone out of New Zealand and helping their family

398: Costs of deportation or repatriation

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Immigration Act 2009

Rules for getting back or losing immigration bonds paid under the old law

469: Bonds imposed under former Act

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining income, tax rules, and how to pay what you owe

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision states the official name of the law: Income Tax Act 2007

A 1: Title

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Income Tax Act 2007

When this tax law begins to apply and affect your income

A 2: Commencement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Why we have this law and what words mean

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Income Tax Act 2007

This Act explains how income is taxed and outlines your tax responsibilities

AA 1: Purpose of Act

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to read and understand the Income Tax Act 2007

AA 2: Interpretation

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section explains important terms and how to interpret the law

AA 3: Definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

This law applies to the government

AA 4: Crown bound

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Income Tax Act 2007

Main rules about money you earn and taxes you pay

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains the goals and structure of this part of the tax law

BA 1: Purpose

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income tax: What it is and how it's set

BB 1: Imposition of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Your main tax obligations: calculating, paying, and withholding

BB 2: Main obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax avoidance rules and international agreements can override other tax laws

BB 3: Overriding effect of certain matters

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains how your tax status affects how your income tax is calculated

BC 1: Non-filing and filing taxpayers

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Income Tax Act 2007

The total taxable money you earn in a year

BC 2: Annual gross income

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Income Tax Act 2007

The total amount you can deduct from your income for the tax year

BC 3: Annual total deduction

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating your income after expenses

BC 4: Net income and net loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your taxable income by subtracting tax losses from your net income

BC 5: Taxable income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the income tax you owe if you file a tax return

BC 6: Income tax liability of filing taxpayer

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax is calculated when you have income from specific sources

BC 7: Income tax liability of person with schedular income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits are used to pay your income tax

BC 8: Satisfaction of income tax liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Different types of income and how they're taxed in New Zealand

BD 1: Income, exempt income, excluded income, non-residents' foreign-sourced income, and assessable income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Lowering your tax bill with allowed deductions

BD 2: Deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for assigning income to specific tax years

BD 3: Allocation of income to particular income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to assign your expenses to the correct tax year

BD 4: Allocation of deductions to particular income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deducting tax from different types of income and benefits

BE 1: Withholding liabilities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deducting tax from different types of income and benefits

BE 1: Withholding liabilities

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Paying specific taxes under different parts of the law

BF 1: Other obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent people from using special arrangements to avoid paying taxes

BG 1: Tax avoidance

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Agreements to prevent paying tax twice on income from different countries

BH 1: Double tax agreements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money and stuff you get that counts as income for taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income includes what the law defines as income and what is generally considered income

CA 1: Amounts that are income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of income you don't have to pay tax on

CA 2: Amounts that are exempt income or excluded income

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money you earn from your business is counted as income

CB 1: Amounts derived from business

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle money from selling business assets, including stock

CB 2: Amounts received on disposal of business assets that include trading stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money earned from planned profit-making activities is considered income

CB 3: Profit-making undertaking or scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Profit from selling personal items bought to resell is taxable income

CB 4: Personal property acquired for purpose of disposal

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from selling personal property in your business

CB 5: Business of dealing in personal property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on profit from selling land you bought to resell

CB 6: Disposal: land acquired for purpose or with intention of disposal

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from selling land may be taxable if bought for land-related business purposes

CB 7: Disposal: land acquired for purposes of business relating to land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling land previously used as a landfill if you notify the tax office

CB 8: Disposal: land used for landfill, if notice of election

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from selling land within 10 years if you or a close associate deal in land

CB 9: Disposal within 10 years: land dealing business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income rules for selling land within 10 years if you or someone close to you is in land development

CB 10: Disposal within 10 years: land development or subdivision business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on land sold within 10 years of improvements by a house-building business

CB 11: Disposal within 10 years of improvement: building business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from selling land developed or divided within 10 years of purchase

CB 12: Disposal: schemes for development or division begun within 10 years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Taxable income from selling land after major development or division

CB 13: Disposal: amount from major development or division and not already in income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on profits from selling land affected by zoning or use changes

CB 14: Disposal: amount from land affected by change and not already in income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or gifting land to people you're connected with

CB 15: Transactions between associated persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Things that don't count as income from residential land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exemption from tax when selling your main home

CB 16: Residential exclusion from sections CB 6 to CB 11

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exceptions for work done on your residential land

CB 17: Residential exclusion from sections CB 12 and CB 13

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exemption for selling land bought for personal living to another person for the same purpose

CB 18: Residential exclusion from section CB 14

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Income Tax Act 2007

Things that are not counted as business premises

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Income Tax Act 2007

Selling business premises: when tax doesn't apply

CB 19: Business exclusion from sections CB 6 to CB 11

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exclusion for businesses improving their own land

CB 20: Business exclusion from sections CB 12 and CB 13

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money you don't need to count from farm land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Farm land sales: when you don't have to pay tax on profits

CB 21: Farm land exclusion from sections CB 12 and CB 13

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Income Tax Act 2007

Farm land sold for farming is exempt from certain tax rules

CB 22: Farm land exclusion from section CB 14

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money made from selling land you bought to make money from is not counted.

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exclusion for land improvements made to earn income

CB 23: Investment exclusion from sections CB 12 and CB 13

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Income Tax Act 2007

Selling timber or timber rights counts as income

CB 24: Disposal of timber or right to take timber

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling land with trees

CB 25: Disposal of land with standing timber

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Income Tax Act 2007

How portfolio investment entities handle income from selling certain shares and related dividends

CB 26: Disposal of certain shares by portfolio investment entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for managing income over time using special schemes

CB 27: Income equalisation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income is calculated from environmental restoration account refunds and transfers

CB 28: Environmental restoration accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from selling minerals counts as income, regardless of land ownership

CB 29: Disposal of minerals

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from selling patent applications or rights counts as income

CB 30: Disposal of patent applications or patent rights

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from transferred employee costs when buying a business

CB 31: Disposal of business: transferred employment income obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for stolen property

CB 32: Property obtained by theft

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from mutual deals between an association and its members is taxable

CB 33: Amounts derived by mutual associations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How rebates from mutual associations may count as income

CB 34: Amounts derived by members from mutual associations

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income you can earn from owning land

CC 1: Land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received when tenant breaches repair agreement

CC 2: Non-compliance with covenant for repair

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from financial arrangements and debt forgiveness for trustees

CC 3: Financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How interest earnings and related income are treated for tax purposes

CC 4: Payments of interest

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Income Tax Act 2007

How regular payments from annuities are treated as income

CC 5: Annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How regular payments from annuities are treated as income

CC 5: Annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How prizes from building societies are taxed as income

CC 6: Prizes received under Building Societies Act 1965

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Income Tax Act 2007

How non-monetary benefits for business loans are treated as income

CC 7: Consideration other than in money

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Income Tax Act 2007

How non-monetary benefits for business loans are treated as income

CC 7: Consideration other than in money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Interest paid to you by the Commissioner is counted as income

CC 8: Use of money interest payable by Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Payments for using your property or rights are considered income

CC 9: Royalties

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from rights or interests in films

CC 10: Films

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Income Tax Act 2007

Paying tax when you sell something you bought after leasing it

CC 11: Lessee acquiring lease asset on expiry of term of lease

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Income Tax Act 2007

Owner's income from reselling or re-leasing an item after a finance lease ends

CC 12: Lessor acquiring lease asset on expiry of term of lease

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Income Tax Act 2007

Handling payments made after a hire purchase agreement has ended

CC 13: Amounts paid in income years after hire purchase agreement ends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Handling payments made after a hire purchase agreement has ended

CC 13: Amounts paid in income years after hire purchase agreement ends

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

How dividends are treated as income and when they're counted for tax purposes

CD 1: Dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Some co-operative company distributions are not counted as dividends

CD 2: Distribution excluded from being dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a dividend for tax purposes

CD 3: Meaning of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when a company gives value to shareholders

CD 4: Transfers of company value generally

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Income Tax Act 2007

A company gives something valuable to someone, which may be more than what they receive in return

CD 5: What is a transfer of company value?

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Income Tax Act 2007

How shareholding relationships can lead to transfers of company value

CD 6: When is a transfer caused by a shareholding relationship?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Shares offered instead of cash dividends are still taxed as dividends

CD 7: Bonus issues in lieu of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to treat free shares as taxable income

CD 8: Elections to make bonus issue into dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money or property you receive from owning part of a foreign unit trust is treated as a dividend

CD 9: Interests in money or property of foreign unit trust

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign unit trusts may give bonus units instead of cash or property, which counts as a dividend

CD 10: Bonus issue by foreign unit trust instead of money or property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for treating certain tax-avoiding arrangements as dividends

CD 11: Avoidance arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How superannuation schemes are treated when they become superannuation funds

CD 12: Superannuation schemes entering trust rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

How superannuation schemes are treated when they become superannuation funds

CD 12: Superannuation schemes entering trust rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special dividends for producer boards and co-operative companies

CD 13: Notional distributions of producer boards and co-operative companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for pretend dividends when a company moves overseas

CD 14: Notional distributions of emigrating companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits are included when you receive a dividend

CD 15: Tax credits linked to dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Some dividends from unit trusts don't include tax credits

CD 16: Certain dividends not increased by tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to notify the lender about dividends received on borrowed shares

CD 17: Credit transfer notice

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Income Tax Act 2007

Dividend may be lowered if you've paid overseas tax on the company's income

CD 18: Dividend reduced if foreign tax paid on company’s income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits and refunds from overseas dividends can increase your dividend amount

CD 19: Foreign tax credits and refunds linked to dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for non-cash benefits given to employees who own shares or are directors

CD 20: Benefits of shareholder-employees or directors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from overseas companies you control is no longer taxed in this way

CD 21: Attributed repatriations from controlled foreign companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing money received from company share cancellations

CD 22: Returns of capital: off-market share cancellations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the value of company shares for tax purposes

CD 23: Ordering rule and slice rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when a company buys back its own shares from the market

CD 24: Returns of capital: on-market share cancellations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies buying and holding their own shares

CD 25: Treasury stock acquisitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How payments for shares are treated when a company closes or moves overseas

CD 26: Capital distributions on liquidation or emigration

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when property shared between related companies isn't a dividend

CD 27: Property made available intra-group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfers of certain financial deals between related companies are not taxed as dividends

CD 28: Transfers of certain excepted financial arrangements within wholly-owned groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Free extra shares from a company that you don't pay tax on

CD 29: Non-taxable bonus issues

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Income Tax Act 2007

Unit trust transfers legal ownership without additional tax on previously taxed dividends

CD 30: Transfer by unit trust of legal interest after beneficial interest vests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for companies that let shareholders live in their properties

CD 31: Flat-owning companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Benefits from employers that aren't counted as dividends

CD 32: Employee benefits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Payments to members that match non-dividend distributions from producer boards and co-ops

CD 33: Payments corresponding to notional distributions of producer boards and co-operative companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about co-op companies paying members based on their business dealings

CD 34: Distribution to member of co-operative company based on member’s transactions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax-free property transfers when companies merge

CD 35: Resident’s restricted amalgamations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from foreign companies: when it's not considered a dividend

CD 36: Foreign investment fund income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Distributions made by Māori authorities to their members

CD 37: Maori authority distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the value of a company's transfer to you

CD 38: General calculation rule for transfers of company value

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate dividends when a company lets you use its property

CD 39: Calculation of amount of dividend when property made available

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax records are adjusted when a company recovers a dividend

CD 40: Adjustment if dividend recovered by company

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle tax when you repay money that was once treated as a dividend

CD 41: Adjustment if amount repaid later

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle tax on dividends when extra money is paid or received after a deal

CD 42: Adjustment if additional consideration paid

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a company calculates the amount of capital invested by shareholders

CD 43: Available subscribed capital (ASC) amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the amount available for distribution when a company is liquidated

CD 44: Available capital distribution amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about money from overseas companies no longer applies

CD 45: When does a person have attributed repatriation from a controlled foreign company?

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about a type of income no longer applies

CD 46: New Zealand repatriation amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about property-related income in New Zealand

CD 47: New Zealand property amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about calculating the cost of physical items has been removed

CD 48: Cost of tangible property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules about the cost of equity from related parties

CD 49: Cost of associated party equity

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about unpaid money in financial deals no longer applies

CD 50: Outstanding balances of financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Discontinued rule about transferring property between related parties

CD 51: Property transfers between associated persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a now-removed tax term for income kept overseas

CD 52: Unrepatriated income balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to avoid being taxed twice when a company buys back your shares

CD 53: Prevention of double taxation of share cancellation dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Payments received for transferred shares are taxable income

CD 54: Replacement payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income you must include from your job or service

CE 1: Amounts derived in connection with employment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from shares or share rights received through your job

CE 2: Benefits under employee share schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes to how share purchase benefits were valued (now removed)

CE 4: Adjustments to value of benefits under share purchase agreements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Words that explain what things mean

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as your employer paying for your work expenses

CE 5: Meaning of expenditure on account of an employee

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trustees act on behalf of companies in employee share schemes

CE 6: Trusts are nominees

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Income Tax Act 2007

What employee share schemes are and how they work

CE 7: Meaning of employee share scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income you receive from someone else's personal services due to specific rules

CE 8: Attributed income from personal services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about payments for agreeing not to do certain work in the future

CE 9: Restrictive covenants

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received for leaving a job or position is taxable income

CE 10: Exit inducements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Payments from employer-provided income protection insurance are taxable income

CE 11: Proceeds from claims under policies of income protection insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for rehabilitation payments counted as income

CE 12: Tax credits for personal service rehabilitation payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Payments from the government that count as income

CF 1: Benefits, pensions, compensation, and government grants

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax treatment of forgiven government business loans

CF 2: Remission of specified suspensory loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax treatment of forgiven government business loans

CF 2: Remission of specified suspensory loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from selling depreciated items counts as income

CG 1: Amount of depreciation recovery income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining how forgiven debts become taxable income

CG 2: Remitted amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received for previously deducted bad debts must be reported as income

CG 3: Bad debt repayment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received to cover expenses or losses you claimed as tax deductions

CG 4: Receipts for expenditure or loss from insurance, indemnity, or otherwise

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employers may need to pay tax on money recovered from employee superannuation schemes

CG 5: Recoveries or receipts by employers from superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employers may need to pay tax on money recovered from employee superannuation schemes

CG 5: Recoveries or receipts by employers from superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received for lost or damaged trading stock or production items may be taxable income

CG 6: Receipts from insurance, indemnity, or compensation for trading stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from selling a leased asset you later bought

CG 7: Recoveries after deduction of payments under lease

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating end-of-year values for stock, livestock, and certain financial items

CH 1: Adjustment for closing values of trading stock, livestock, and excepted financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle money spent on things not fully used by tax year's end

CH 2: Adjustment for prepayments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for counting unpaid wages as income

CH 3: Adjustment for deferred payment of employment income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How changing your accounting method affects money owed for tax purposes

CH 4: Adjustment for change to accounting practice

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Income Tax Act 2007

How GST adjustments affect your income tax

CH 5: Adjustment for GST

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to adjust your income when certain leases change

CH 6: Adjustments for certain finance and operating leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting income for tax avoidance and other specific situations

CH 7: Adjustment for avoidance arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

The law may count extra money as income if you're underpaid for goods or rent

CH 8: Market value substituted

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Income Tax Act 2007

Splitting up interest costs when you have a lot of debt

CH 9: Interest apportionment: excess debt entity

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Income Tax Act 2007

How reporting banks split interest costs and include them as income

CH 10: Interest apportionment: reporting bank

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Income Tax Act 2007

How reporting banks split interest costs and include them as income

CH 10: Interest apportionment: reporting bank

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income from special investment funds is counted for tax

CP 1: Attributed income of investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from foreign companies you control counts as your income

CQ 1: Attributed controlled foreign company income

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you might have income from a controlled foreign company

CQ 2: When attributed CFC income arises

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your attributed CFC income or loss

CQ 3: Calculation of attributed CFC income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from overseas investments must be included in your total income

CQ 4: Foreign investment fund income

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you earn income from overseas investments

CQ 5: When FIF income arises

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your overseas investment income

CQ 6: Calculation of FIF income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from insurance policies that life insurers must include in their taxes

CR 1: Policyholder base income of life insurer

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Income Tax Act 2007

Life insurer must include certain funds as shareholder income

CR 2: Shareholder base income of life insurer

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Income Tax Act 2007

How premiums paid to overseas insurers are taxed in New Zealand

CR 3: Income of non-resident general insurer

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about withdrawals no longer applies

CS 1: Withdrawals

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Income Tax Act 2007

Certain withdrawals no longer counted as income for tax purposes

CS 2: Exclusions of withdrawals of various kinds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Hardship withdrawals from retirement savings are no longer covered by this section

CS 3: Exclusion of withdrawal on grounds of hardship

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Income Tax Act 2007

Withdrawals from retirement funds for relationship property division are no longer covered by this rule

CS 4: Exclusion of withdrawal to settle division of relationship property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Withdrawals from retirement funds for relationship property division are no longer covered by this rule

CS 4: Exclusion of withdrawal to settle division of relationship property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Withdrawn: Rules about pension payments no longer apply

CS 5: Exclusion of withdrawal paid as annuity or pension

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Income Tax Act 2007

Withdrawn: Rules about pension payments no longer apply

CS 5: Exclusion of withdrawal paid as annuity or pension

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about withdrawing money when partly retiring no longer exists

CS 6: Exclusion of withdrawal on partial retirement

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about withdrawing money when partly retiring no longer exists

CS 6: Exclusion of withdrawal on partial retirement

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about withdrawing retirement savings when leaving a job was removed from the law

CS 7: Exclusion of withdrawal when member ends employment

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about withdrawing retirement savings when leaving a job was removed from the law

CS 7: Exclusion of withdrawal when member ends employment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about taking money from savings when leaving a job no longer applies

CS 8: Exclusion of withdrawal when member ends employment: lock-in rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about taking money from savings when leaving a job no longer applies

CS 8: Exclusion of withdrawal when member ends employment: lock-in rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about leaving your job and getting money from a special savings account no longer applies

CS 9: Exclusion of withdrawal from defined benefit fund when member ends employment

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about leaving your job and getting money from a special savings account no longer applies

CS 9: Exclusion of withdrawal from defined benefit fund when member ends employment

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about when employment doesn't end has been removed from the law

CS 10: When member treated as not ending employment

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about moving money between superannuation funds is no longer in effect

CS 11: Transfer by superannuation fund to another superannuation fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about moving money between retirement savings plans

CS 12: Transfer from superannuation scheme to superannuation fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about superannuation funds investing in other super funds is no longer active

CS 13: Investment by superannuation fund in another superannuation fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about superannuation funds changing to schemes was removed in 2011

CS 14: Superannuation fund becomes superannuation scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about superannuation funds changing to schemes was removed in 2011

CS 14: Superannuation fund becomes superannuation scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule about superannuation funds becoming foreign schemes no longer applies

CS 15: Superannuation fund becomes foreign superannuation scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule about superannuation funds becoming foreign schemes no longer applies

CS 15: Superannuation fund becomes foreign superannuation scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about superannuation schemes changing to funds has been removed

CS 16: Superannuation scheme becomes superannuation fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about superannuation schemes changing to funds has been removed

CS 16: Superannuation scheme becomes superannuation fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about superannuation fund wind-ups has been removed from the law

CS 17: Superannuation fund wound up

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about superannuation fund wind-ups has been removed from the law

CS 17: Superannuation fund wound up

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about loans counting as fund income no longer applies

CS 18: Value of loan treated as fund income

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing money from selling mining materials or assets

CT 1: Disposal of exploratory material or petroleum mining asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Petroleum miners must count money received for certain damaged assets as income

CT 2: Damage to assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Taxing expenses when an exploratory oil well becomes commercially productive

CT 3: Exploratory well used for commercial production

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for partners selling shares in mining and petroleum assets

CT 4: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for petroleum mining outside New Zealand

CT 5: Petroleum mining operations outside New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of a petroleum miner in the oil and gas industry

CT 6: Meaning of petroleum miner

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as equipment or property used for petroleum mining

CT 7: Meaning of petroleum mining asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money earned from mineral mining and related activities is taxable income

CU 1: Mineral miner's income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How mineral miners report income from selling mining land

CU 2: Treatment of mining land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when you sell or dispose of mining equipment

CU 3: Disposal of mineral mining assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Repaying tax deductions when mineral exploration costs lead to production

CU 4: Recovery of certain expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

How partners own and sell mining assets in a partnership

CU 5: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who qualifies as a mineral miner for income tax purposes

CU 6: Meaning of mineral miner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions of key terms for mineral mining assets and rights

CU 9: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about using mining assets for non-mining income

CU 10: Mining asset used to derive income other than income from mining

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of 'asset' for mining tax rules is no longer applicable

CU 11: Meaning of asset for sections CU 3 to CU 10

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about resident mining operators no longer applies

CU 12: Application of sections to resident mining operators

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about non-resident mining operators no longer applies

CU 13: Application of sections to non-resident mining operators

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule for getting money back when selling mining shares no longer applies

CU 14: Recovery of reinvestment profit on disposal of mining shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed tax rule about unused mining reinvestment profits

CU 15: Recovery of reinvestment profit not used for mining purposes

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about getting money back when loans are repaid no longer applies

CU 16: Recovery of reinvestment profit on repayment of loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about getting money back when loans are repaid no longer applies

CU 16: Recovery of reinvestment profit on repayment of loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

Mining companies no longer need to repay written-off amounts

CU 17: Repayment by mining company of amount written off

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about excess repayments for mining companies

CU 18: Amount treated as repayment for purposes of section CU 17: excess

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about repayments for net income

CU 19: Amount treated as repayment for purposes of section CU 17: net income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for liquidated mining companies now align with other companies

CU 20: Mining company or mining holding company liquidated

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of 'income from mining' removed from tax law in 2014

CU 21: Meaning of income from mining

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of 'mining company' for tax purposes removed from law

CU 22: Meaning of mining company

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about mining development costs has been removed from the law

CU 23: Meaning of mining development expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about mining exploration costs no longer applies

CU 24: Meaning of mining exploration expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section defining 'mining operations' has been removed from the Act

CU 25: Meaning of mining operations

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision, which defined 'mining venture', has been removed from the law

CU 26: Meaning of mining venture

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of resident mining operator removed from tax law in 2014

CU 27: Meaning of resident mining operator

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of 'specified mineral' removed from tax law in 2014

CU 28: Meaning of specified mineral

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains that some definitions were removed from the Income Tax Act in 2014

CU 29: Other definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income is treated for companies in the same ownership group

CV 1: Group companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income is treated for companies in consolidated tax groups

CV 2: Consolidated groups: income of company in group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling shares within a group of companies

CV 3: Consolidated groups: arrangement for disposal of shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

New company's income from old companies' actions after joining together

CV 4: Amalgamated companies: amount derived after amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for statutory producer boards on handling levies as income

CV 5: Statutory producer boards

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received by Crown Research Institutes for certain activities counts as income

CV 6: Crown Research Institutes

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Income Tax Act 2007

New Zealand winemakers must include Australian rebates in their income

CV 7: Australian wine producer rebate

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for New Zealand winemakers to claim rebates on wine sold in Australia

CV 8: Regulations: Australian wine producer rebate

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about companies receiving extra dividends has been removed

CV 9: Supplementary dividend holding companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules about overseas company dividends no longer apply

CV 10: Foreign dividend payment account companies or conduit tax relief companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for money received from Māori authorities

CV 11: Maori authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How trustees handle income received for an estate after someone's death

CV 12: Trustees: amounts received after person’s death

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income you can get from trusts

CV 13: Amounts derived from trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money or items from community trusts may be taxable income

CV 14: Distributions from community trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from trusts may be taxed when you return to NZ after being away

CV 15: Amounts derived from trusts while person absent from New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for overseas ship owners carrying goods or people from New Zealand

CV 16: Non-resident shippers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing previously tax-exempt money held by non-exempt charities

CV 17: Non-exempt charities: taxation of tax-exempt accumulation

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for forestry companies buying land with trees from the Crown, Māori owners, or holding companies

CW 1: Forestry companies established by the Crown, Maori owners, and holding companies acquiring land with standing timber from founders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for forestry agreements

CW 2: Forestry encouragement agreements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free interest on special loans from forestry and Māori investment companies

CW 3: Forestry companies and Maori investment companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free regular payments from certain life insurance policies

CW 4: Annuities under life insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free regular payments from certain life insurance policies

CW 4: Annuities under life insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

UK post-war credit interest payments are tax-free in New Zealand

CW 5: Payments of interest: post-war credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption rules for interest on some farm mortgages

CW 6: Payments of interest: farm mortgages

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for overseas interest income for non-residents

CW 7: Foreign-sourced interest

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Income Tax Act 2007

Overseas lenders may not pay tax on interest from loans to NZ government

CW 8: Money lent to government of New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for NZ companies receiving foreign dividends, with exceptions

CW 9: Dividend derived from foreign company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free dividends between fully-owned New Zealand companies

CW 10: Dividend within New Zealand wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about dividends from a special type of company

CW 11: Dividend of conduit tax relief holding company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for some foreign investors selling NZ company shares

CW 12: Proceeds of share disposal by qualifying foreign equity investor

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free profits from selling certain venture investments

CW 13: Proceeds from share or option acquired under venture investment agreement

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax rules apply to dividends for former qualifying companies

CW 14: Dividends derived by qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free portions of dividends from qualifying companies for NZ residents

CW 15: Dividends paid by qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Governor-General's allowance and perks are tax-free

CW 16: Allowance of Governor-General and other benefits and privileges

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money your employer spends on your work expenses is tax-free

CW 17: Expenditure on account, and reimbursement, of employees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra money from your employer for work-related travel costs

CW 18: Allowance for additional transport costs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for short-term visitors earning money in New Zealand

CW 19: Amounts derived during short-term visits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for overseas performers and athletes in New Zealand

CW 20: Amounts derived by visiting entertainers including sportspersons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for foreign crew on visiting pleasure boats

CW 21: Amounts derived by visiting crew of pleasure craft

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for overseas experts and trainees visiting NZ under government agreements

CW 22: Amounts derived by overseas experts and trainees in New Zealand by government arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free income for military and police serving in operational areas

CW 23: Income for military or police service in operational area

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free pay for military service overseas

CW 24: Deferred military pay for active service

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free board and necessities for religious society members

CW 25: Value of board for religious society members

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Income Tax Act 2007

Fees paid to jurors and non-expert witnesses are tax-free

CW 26: Jurors’ and witnesses’ fees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for some foreign income of new residents

CW 27: Certain income derived by transitional resident

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Income Tax Act 2007

How certain pensions and allowances are exempt from income tax

CW 28: Pensions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free transfer between certain Australian super schemes in the same year

CW 29: Reinvested amounts from foreign superannuation schemes in Australia

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free transfer between certain Australian super schemes in the same year

CW 29: Reinvested amounts from foreign superannuation schemes in Australia

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free annuities granted by the Executive Council and paid from the Crown Bank Account

CW 30: Annuities from Crown Bank Accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free services for MPs, former MPs, and election candidates

CW 31: Services for members and former members of Parliament

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Income Tax Act 2007

Maintenance payments from partners or child support are not taxed

CW 32: Maintenance payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free payments and benefits

CW 33: Allowances and benefits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Which compensation payments are not taxed as income

CW 34: Compensation payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free payments for personal rehabilitation services

CW 35: Personal service rehabilitation payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for scholarships and student grants

CW 36: Scholarships and bursaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules about government grants for making films

CW 37: Film production grants

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for public authorities and their income

CW 38: Public authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Local councils don't pay tax on most income, with a few exceptions

CW 39: Local authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for groups promoting local areas and communities

CW 40: Local and regional promotion bodies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free income for charities that isn't from business activities

CW 41: Charities: non-business income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for charities running businesses

CW 42: Charities: business income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from charitable gifts in wills may be tax-free

CW 43: Charitable bequests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for friendly societies, with some exceptions

CW 44: Friendly societies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for employer-managed funeral expense funds

CW 45: Funeral trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for groups promoting amateur games and sports

CW 46: Bodies promoting amateur games and sports

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for racing organisations and clubs

CW 47: TAB NZ and racing clubs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for money earned from running gaming machines

CW 48: Income from conducting gaming-machine gambling

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for money earned from running gaming machines

CW 48: Income from conducting gaming-machine gambling

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for approved scientific or industrial research groups

CW 49: Bodies promoting scientific or industrial research

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for veterinary groups that improve services in New Zealand

CW 50: Veterinary services bodies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for dairy cow breeding improvement organisations

CW 51: Herd improvement bodies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Community trusts don't have to pay income tax on their earnings

CW 52: Community trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money or property you get from a complying trust is tax-free

CW 53: Distributions from complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for trustees in NZ getting money from overseas

CW 54: Foreign-sourced amounts derived by trustees

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Income Tax Act 2007

How Māori authority payments to members are taxed

CW 55: Maori authority distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for foreign airlines flying to and from New Zealand

CW 56: Non-resident aircraft operators

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for overseas companies exploring for oil and gas in New Zealand waters

CW 57: Non-resident company involved in exploration and development activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies don't pay tax when selling their own shares

CW 58: Disposal of companies’ own shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for NZ companies doing business in Niue

CW 59: New Zealand companies operating in Niue

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exemption for certain racing prizes and winnings

CW 60: Stake money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exemption for certain racing prizes and winnings

CW 60: Stake money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax exemption on standard-cost household services

CW 61: Providing standard-cost household service

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Income Tax Act 2007

KiwiSaver interest from the government is tax-free

CW 62: Interest paid under the KiwiSaver Act 2006

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Income Tax Act 2007

KiwiSaver interest from the government is tax-free

CW 62: Interest paid under the KiwiSaver Act 2006

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair tax avoidance schemes

CW 63: Avoidance arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions granted by other laws

CW 64: Exemption under other Acts

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

GST charges and refunds are not counted as income for registered persons

CX 1: Goods and services tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Basic rules about money you receive

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a job-related benefit from your employer

CX 2: Meaning of fringe benefit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Fringe benefits from your job are not counted as taxable income

CX 3: Excluded income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How job benefits relate to your taxable income

CX 4: Relationship with assessable income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How exempt income relates to fringe benefits

CX 5: Relationship with exempt income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra things you get from your job besides money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when personal use of a company vehicle counts as a taxable benefit

CX 6: Private use of motor vehicle

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer treated as having right to use employee's car during personal use

CX 7: Employer or associated person treated as having right to use vehicle under arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

How multiple employees' personal use of a company car on the same day is taxed

CX 8: Private use of motor vehicle: use by more than 1 employee

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for employer-provided subsidised transport as a fringe benefit

CX 9: Subsidised transport

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Income Tax Act 2007

Loans from employers and their tax implications

CX 10: Employment-related loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

Loans from employers and their tax implications

CX 10: Employment-related loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

Loans from life insurers linked to your job and insurance policy

CX 11: Employment-related loans: loans by life insurers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Loans from life insurers linked to your job and insurance policy

CX 11: Employment-related loans: loans by life insurers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free services for current and former MPs counted as fringe benefits

CX 12: Services for members and former members of Parliament

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer payments to your superannuation scheme

CX 13: Contributions to superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer payments to your superannuation scheme

CX 13: Contributions to superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer payments to health and life insurance funds count as a benefit

CX 14: Contributions to sickness, accident, or death benefit funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

How employer contributions to funeral savings accounts are treated for tax purposes

CX 15: Contributions to funeral trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer-paid life and health insurance is a job benefit

CX 16: Contributions to life or health insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing non-cash benefits given to employee shareholders or investors

CX 17: Benefits provided to employees who are shareholders or investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for benefits given to people connected to both employees and company owners

CX 18: Benefits provided to associates of both employees and shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Things that are not counted or are limited

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer-provided benefits that replace certain tax-free allowances

CX 19: Benefits provided instead of allowances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free benefits from employers to help you do your job

CX 20: Benefits to enable performance of duties

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Income Tax Act 2007

Work tools under $5,000 can be used personally without being a taxable benefit

CX 21: Business tools

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax treatment of benefits given to non-executive directors by companies

CX 22: Benefits to non-executive directors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free benefits you can use at work

CX 23: Benefits provided on premises

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer-provided health and safety benefits that aren't taxed

CX 24: Benefits related to health or safety

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for benefits from charities to their employees

CX 25: Benefits provided by charitable organisations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Job benefits not taxed when your income isn't taxed

CX 26: Non-liable payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer help with tax returns isn't a fringe benefit

CX 27: Assistance with tax returns

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer-provided housing for work is not taxed as a job benefit

CX 28: Accommodation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when entertainment from your employer is considered a fringe benefit

CX 29: Entertainment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer-provided clothing with company branding isn't taxed as a benefit

CX 30: Distinctive work clothing

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer payments for taxable income protection insurance aren't a fringe benefit

CX 31: Contributions to income protection insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free services for super funds if they could've claimed a deduction

CX 32: Services provided to superannuation fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free services for super funds if they could've claimed a deduction

CX 32: Services provided to superannuation fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for employee discounts from third parties

CX 33: Goods provided at discount by third parties

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Income Tax Act 2007

Words that explain what things mean

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Income Tax Act 2007

Defining what counts as an emergency work call from home

CX 34: Meaning of emergency call

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Income Tax Act 2007

What an employee share loan is and how it works

CX 35: Meaning of employee share loan

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Income Tax Act 2007

What an employee share loan is and how it works

CX 35: Meaning of employee share loan

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as private use of a vehicle

CX 36: Meaning of private use

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as an extra job-related benefit not specifically named in the law

CX 37: Meaning of unclassified benefit

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a work vehicle for tax purposes

CX 38: Meaning of work-related vehicle

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about life insurance and taxes was removed in 2010

CX 39: Life insurers and fully reinsured persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for super funds receiving money from NZ life insurance policies

CX 40: Superannuation fund deriving amount from life insurance policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for super funds receiving money from NZ life insurance policies

CX 40: Superannuation fund deriving amount from life insurance policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for New Zealand residents who run insurance businesses

CX 41: Resident insurance underwriters

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling shares in oil and gas companies

CX 42: Disposal of ownership interests in controlled petroleum mining entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing costs in mining partnerships

CX 43: Farm-out arrangements for mining operations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling mining company shares no longer apply

CX 44: Disposal of mining shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for selling mining shares bought with reinvestment profit no longer apply

CX 45: Disposal of mining shares acquired with reinvestment profit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about repaying loans from reinvestment profit no longer applies

CX 46: Repayment of loans made from reinvestment profit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about repaying loans from reinvestment profit no longer applies

CX 46: Repayment of loans made from reinvestment profit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Government payments to businesses for certain expenses are not taxable income

CX 47: Government grants to businesses

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about debt forgiveness for new start grants has been removed from the law

CX 48: Amounts remitted as condition of new start grant

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer contributions to your super fund are tax-free income

CX 49: Employer’s superannuation contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer contributions to your super fund are tax-free income

CX 49: Employer’s superannuation contributions

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KiwiSaver and superannuation fund tax credits are not taxable income

CX 50: Tax credits for KiwiSaver and complying superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

KiwiSaver and superannuation fund tax credits are not taxable income

CX 50: Tax credits for KiwiSaver and complying superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for getting money back from income smoothing schemes for farmers and fishers

CX 51: Income equalisation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refunds from environmental restoration accounts are not taxable income

CX 52: Refund from environmental restoration account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjustments to loan amounts due to changes in New Zealand's inflation

CX 53: Credits for inflation-indexed instruments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjustments to loan amounts due to changes in New Zealand's inflation

CX 53: Credits for inflation-indexed instruments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax-free collateral in share-lending deals

CX 54: Share-lending collateral under share-lending arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling certain investment shares

CX 55: Proceeds from disposal of investment shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from certain PIE investments that may be tax-free

CX 56: Attributed income of certain investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from certain PIE investments that may be tax-free

CX 56: Attributed income of certain investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for investment fees in certain funds don't count as taxable income

CX 57: Credits for investment fees

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Special tax rules for money young people get from trusts

CX 58: Amounts derived by minors from trusts

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Tax rules for money received from non-complying trusts

CX 59: Taxable distributions from non-complying trusts

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Rules for money exchanges between companies in the same group

CX 60: Intra-group transactions

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Rules about income that doesn't count for tax purposes

CX 61: Avoidance arrangements

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Special rules for certain employee shares received before 2016 or during a transition period

CZ 1: Grandparented shares under employee share schemes

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Outdated tax rule for mining companies from 1970-1971 removed in 2014

CZ 2: Mining company’s 1970–71 tax year

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Rules for foreign currency loans and exchange rate changes in business

CZ 3: Exchange variations on 8 August 1975

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign currency loans and exchange rate changes in business

CZ 3: Exchange variations on 8 August 1975

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about mining company loans made before April 1979 no longer applies

CZ 4: Mineral mining: company making loan before 1 April 1979

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Tax-free interest on certain overseas loans to NZ government before 29 July 1983

CZ 5: Exempt interest: overseas money lent to government or local or public authority before 29 July 1983

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Rules for income from commercial bills issued before 31 July 1986

CZ 6: Commercial bills before 31 July 1986

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Rules for primary producer co-ops selling assets or paying shareholders after 1987-88 deductions

CZ 7: Primary producer co-operative companies: 1987–88 income year

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Rules for old petroleum mining deals made before 16 December 1991

CZ 8: Farm-out arrangements for petroleum mining before 16 December 1991

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How to calculate capital gains for companies based on pre-1992 profits and tax rules

CZ 9: Available capital distribution amount: 1965 and 1985–1992

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Old rules for calculating special dividends on 2 July 1992 no longer apply

CZ 10: Transitional relief for calculation of attributed repatriation dividends: 2 July 1992

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing money from selling old software you got tax breaks for

CZ 11: Recovery of deductions for software acquired before 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for certain reinsurance claims spanning 1 July 1993

CZ 12: General insurance with risk period straddling 1 July 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

How units and interests in certain investments were treated from 1 April 1996

CZ 13: Treatment of units and interests in unit trusts and group investment funds on issue as at 1 April 1996

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Income Tax Act 2007

How units and interests in certain investments were treated from 1 April 1996

CZ 13: Treatment of units and interests in unit trusts and group investment funds on issue as at 1 April 1996

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How superannuation funds' investments in group investment funds are taxed from 1 April 1999

CZ 14: Treatment of superannuation fund interests in group investment funds on 1 April 1999

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How superannuation funds' investments in group investment funds are taxed from 1 April 1999

CZ 14: Treatment of superannuation fund interests in group investment funds on 1 April 1999

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for certain insurance payments made before July 2000

CZ 15: Accident insurance contracts before 1 July 2000

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Income Tax Act 2007

Dairy companies exiting in 2001 don't pay tax on interest from buy-out

CZ 16: Interest payable to exiting company: 2001

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Tax-free dividend for companies leaving the dairy industry in 2001

CZ 17: Dividend of exiting company: 2001

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Approval for benefit providers within six months of November 2003

CZ 18: Benefit provider approved within 6 months of 25 November 2003

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income tax exemption for certain community trust receipts in 2004-05 or 2005-06

CZ 19: Community trust receipts in 2004–05 or 2005–06 tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or re-leasing property after a special lease ends

CZ 20: Disposal of personal property lease asset under specified lease

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for superannuation fund loans to members made before April 1989

CZ 21: Superannuation fund loans made to members before 1 April 1989

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Rules for superannuation fund loans to members made before April 1989

CZ 21: Superannuation fund loans made to members before 1 April 1989

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for geothermal wells constructed or acquired during a specific period

CZ 22: Geothermal wells between 31 March 2003 and 17 May 2006

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Rules about what money people and businesses can take off their taxes

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General rule for deducting expenses and losses from income

DA 1: General permission

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Rules that limit when you can claim tax deductions

DA 2: General limitations

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Special rules can change how general deduction rules work

DA 3: Effect of specific rules on general rules

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How to claim tax deductions for property that loses value over time

DA 4: Treatment of amount of depreciation loss

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Certain taxes and penalties cannot be claimed as deductions

DB 1: Taxes, other than GST, and penalties

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Rules for GST deductions and how they affect your taxes

DB 2: Goods and services tax

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How to claim tax deductions for costs related to managing your tax affairs

DB 3: Determining tax liabilities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions for business-related Chatham Islands Council dues

DB 4: Chatham Islands dues

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deducting costs when borrowing money for business investments

DB 5: Transaction costs: borrowing money for use as capital

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Deducting costs when borrowing money for business investments

DB 5: Transaction costs: borrowing money for use as capital

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Income Tax Act 2007

Interest payments can be claimed as a deduction, even if related to capital spending

DB 6: Interest: not capital expenditure

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Companies can usually deduct interest costs without needing a direct link to income

DB 7: Interest: most companies need no nexus with income

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Interest deduction for companies borrowing to buy shares in group companies

DB 8: Interest: money borrowed to acquire shares in group companies

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Tax deductions for interest on loans to buy shares in certain companies

DB 9: Interest incurred on money borrowed to acquire shares in qualifying companies

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Rules for companies that can't claim expenses related to profit-linked loans

DB 10: Interest or expenditure connected to profit-related debentures

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating tax deductions for financial arrangements with negative outcomes

DB 11: Negative base price adjustment

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Deductions allowed for specific old financial arrangements

DB 12: Base price adjustment under old financial arrangements rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

When someone pays off your debt, you may be able to claim a tax deduction

DB 13: Repayment of debt in certain circumstances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions allowed for losses covered by security payments

DB 14: Security payment

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Rules for tax deductions when you guarantee someone else's debt

DB 15: Sureties

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Rules for tax deductions when you guarantee someone else's debt

DB 15: Sureties

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Income Tax Act 2007

No tax deductions allowed for share-lending collateral costs

DB 16: Share-lending collateral under share-lending arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deductions and credits in share-lending arrangements

DB 17: Replacement payments and imputation credits under share-lending arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can claim deductions for costs of preparing and registering leases

DB 18: Transaction costs: leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for unused resource consent application costs

DB 19: Expenses in application for resource consent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Claiming money back for a destroyed temporary building

DB 20: Destruction of temporary building

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for repair payments due to broken lease agreements

DB 21: Amounts paid for non-compliance with covenant for repair

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Money back for landlords who repair property after receiving income for non-compliance

DB 22: Amounts paid for non-compliance and change in use

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to claim deductions for property bought to sell for profit

DB 23: Cost of revenue account property

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Rules for claiming losses when shares lose value

DB 24: Share losses

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Tax rules for cancelled company shares you hold for trading

DB 25: Cancellation of shares held as revenue account property

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Claiming deductions for profits from activities not covered by other tax rules

DB 26: Amount from profit-making undertaking or scheme and not already in income

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Tax deduction for land value in major development projects not counted as income elsewhere

DB 27: Amount from major development or division and not already in income

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Money from selling land affected by change can be deducted if not already counted as income

DB 28: Amount from land affected by change and not already in income

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How to calculate land cost when bought with other property

DB 29: Apportionment when land acquired with other property

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Tax deductions for costs related to non-industrial minerals

DB 30: Cost of certain minerals

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Income Tax Act 2007

When and how you can claim deductions for unpaid debts

DB 31: Bad debts

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Handling unpaid debts owed to a deceased person's estate

DB 32: Bad debts owed to estates

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for scientific research expenses

DB 33: Scientific research

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Tax deductions for research and development spending

DB 34: Research or development

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Definitions for research and development tax rules

DB 35: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deducting costs for patents bought before 23 September 1997

DB 36: Patent expenses

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can claim tax deductions for unsuccessful patent or design registration applications

DB 37: Expenses in application for patent or design registration

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Getting money back for inventing and selling patents

DB 38: Patent rights: devising patented inventions

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Tax deduction for selling patent rights obtained before April 1993

DB 39: Patent rights acquired before 1 April 1993

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Deductions for selling patents or rights acquired since April 1993

DB 40: Patent applications or patent rights acquired on or after 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies can reduce their tax by donating to approved charities

DB 41: Charitable or other public benefit gifts by company

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What happens when employees or contractors steal from your business

DB 42: Property misappropriated by employees or service providers

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Claiming tax deductions for losses caused by a partner's theft

DB 43: Making good loss from misappropriation by partners

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Tax deductions when returning stolen property you paid tax on

DB 44: Restitution of stolen property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Bribes cannot be claimed as tax deductions

DB 45: Bribes

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Tax deductions for pollution and noise reduction costs in business

DB 46: Avoiding, remedying, or mitigating effects of discharge of contaminant or making of noise

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Tax deductions for payments on previously forgiven debts

DB 47: Payments for remitted amounts

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What happens if you break a promise not to work for someone else or share information

DB 48: Restrictive covenant breached

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for opening values of business assets and financial items

DB 49: Adjustment for opening values of trading stock, livestock, and excepted financial arrangements

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How to claim deductions for prepaid expenses in the next tax year

DB 50: Adjustment for prepayments

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Rules for claiming unpaid wages as a tax deduction

DB 51: Adjustment for deferred payment of employment income

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How to handle tax adjustments when you change your accounting method

DB 52: Adjustment for change to accounting practice

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Deductions for specific losses from multi-rate PIEs

DB 53: Attributed PIE losses of certain investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can't claim tax deductions for fees paid to multi-rate PIE investment funds

DB 54: No deductions for fees relating to interests in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can't claim tax deductions for fees paid to multi-rate PIE investment funds

DB 54: No deductions for fees relating to interests in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Spending to get tax-free dividends: this rule no longer applies

DB 55: Expenditure incurred in deriving exempt dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Claiming expenses for a vehicle someone else has the right to use

DB 56: Expenditure incurred in operating motor vehicle under agreement or arrangement affected by section CX 7

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Payments to partners can't be deducted unless for services or approved

DB 57: Payments to spouses, civil union partners, or de facto partners other than for services

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Rules for claiming deductions when avoidance arrangements are involved

DB 58: Adjustment for avoidance arrangements

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Limits on deductions when prices don't match market value

DB 59: Market value substituted

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Explaining when businesses can claim deductions for retirement and redundancy payments

DC 1: Lump sum payments on retirement

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Tax deductions for pensions paid to former employees who retired or were made redundant

DC 2: Pension payments to former employees

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Tax deductions for reasonable pension payments to retired former business partners or their spouses

DC 3: Pension payments to former partners

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How partners can claim deductions for payments to working partners

DC 4: Payments to working partners

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Approval needed for deducting payments to partners for business-related services

DC 5: Payments to spouses, civil union partners, or de facto partners: services

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Tax deductions for setting up employee benefit funds

DC 6: Contributions to employees’ benefit funds

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Employers can deduct payments made to staff retirement savings plans

DC 7: Contributions to employees’ superannuation schemes

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Employers can deduct payments made to staff retirement savings plans

DC 7: Contributions to employees’ superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income from personal services can be assigned to you

DC 8: Attribution of personal services

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Deducting payments for agreements not to compete or to leave employment

DC 9: Restrictive covenants or exit inducements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules when selling a business and transferring employees

DC 10: Disposal of business: transferred employment income obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for paying employees when connected companies change employers

DC 11: Transfers of employment income obligations to associates

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about company loans for employee share purchases no longer applies

DC 12: Loans to employees under share purchase schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about approving share purchase schemes before restrictions end is no longer in use

DC 13: Criteria for approval of share purchase schemes: before period of restriction ends

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Share purchase scheme restriction periods have been removed from the law

DC 14: Criteria for approval of share purchase schemes: when period of restriction ends

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Definitions for tax deductions that are no longer part of the law

DC 15: Some definitions

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Rules for claiming business-related entertainment expenses on your taxes

DD 1: Entertainment expenditure generally

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Rules for claiming entertainment expenses as tax deductions

DD 2: Limitation rule

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Exceptions to the limitation rule for certain deductions

DD 3: When limitation rule does not apply

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Rules for deducting food and drink expenses related to work

DD 4: Employment-related activities

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When you can claim full deductions for promoting your business

DD 5: Promoting businesses, goods, or services

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Exceptions for entertainment expenses in business or charity

DD 6: Entertainment as business or for charitable purpose

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You can claim all entertainment expenses incurred outside New Zealand

DD 7: Entertainment outside New Zealand

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Entertainment expenses that count as income or employee benefits

DD 8: Entertainment that is income or fringe benefit

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How entertainment expense deductions and fringe benefit tax rules work together

DD 9: Relationship with fringe benefit tax rules

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How to treat employee reimbursements and split costs for entertainment expenses

DD 10: Interpretation: reimbursement and apportionment

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Definitions of key terms related to deductions in the Income Tax Act

DD 11: Some definitions

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This subpart explains how to calculate business use of a personal vehicle

DE 1: What this subpart does

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How to claim deductions for business use of your car

DE 2: Deductions for business use

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How to work out the business portion of your car use

DE 3: Methods for calculating proportion of business use

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How to calculate business use of a vehicle without detailed records

DE 4: Default method for calculating proportion of business use

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Keeping detailed records of business vehicle use

DE 5: Actual records

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Keeping a logbook to calculate business use of your car

DE 6: Using logbook for test period

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Rules for keeping a vehicle logbook for business use

DE 7: Logbook requirements

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Time period for measuring business use of a vehicle, lasting up to 3 years

DE 8: Logbook term

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When your vehicle logbook is considered inaccurate by the Commissioner

DE 9: Inadequate logbook

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Changes in business use of your vehicle may require ending your logbook term early

DE 10: Variance during logbook term

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How to handle a replacement vehicle for business use calculations

DE 11: Replacement vehicles

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How to calculate tax deductions for business use of your car

DE 12: Kilometre rate method

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How government grants affect business tax deductions

DF 1: Government grants to businesses

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Getting money back when repaying certain loans linked to grants

DF 2: Repayment of grant-related suspensory loans

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How to understand the purpose and repayment of grant-related suspensory loans

DF 3: Identifying expenditure for purposes of sections DF 1 and DF 2

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How to understand the purpose and repayment of grant-related suspensory loans

DF 3: Identifying expenditure for purposes of sections DF 1 and DF 2

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Rules for taxing and claiming deductions on social rehabilitation payments

DF 4: Payments for social rehabilitation

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Deductions for losses from foreign companies you control

DN 1: Attributed controlled foreign company loss

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Rules for when you can claim a loss from a foreign company you control

DN 2: When attributed CFC loss arises

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How to figure out an attributed CFC loss

DN 3: Calculation of attributed CFC loss

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Limits on deductions for losses from controlled foreign companies

DN 4: Ring-fencing cap on deduction

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How to claim a deduction for losses from foreign investments

DN 5: Foreign investment fund loss

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When you might have a loss from foreign investments

DN 6: When FIF loss arises

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How to work out your Foreign Investment Fund loss

DN 7: Calculation of FIF loss

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Limits on deductions for foreign investment fund losses

DN 8: Ring-fencing cap on deduction: attributable FIF income method

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Expenses for improving farmland that you can claim as deductions

DO 1: Enhancements to land

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Tax deductions for protective plantings on farmland

DO 2: Plantings for erosion, shelter, and water protection purposes

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Farmers can claim money for planting and maintaining certain trees on their land

DO 3: Trees on farms

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Claiming money back for certain farm improvements

DO 4: Improvements to farm land

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Tax deductions for planting specific horticultural plants on business land

DO 5: Expenditure on land: planting of listed horticultural plants

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Tax deduction for replacing plants in horticultural businesses

DO 6: Expenditure on land: horticultural replacement planting

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Rules for tracking spending on horticultural plants for tax deductions

DO 7: Accounting for expenditure on listed horticultural plants under sections DO 5 and DO 6

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Explanation of 'planting' and 'plot' for horticultural businesses in tax reporting

DO 8: Meaning of planting and plot

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How to calculate the percentage of your horticultural plot that's been replanted or regrafted

DO 9: Meaning of replaced area fraction

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Deductions for land improvements when renting to farmers

DO 10: Farming or horticulture expenditure of lessor or sublessor

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Tax deduction for destroyed or unusable business land improvements

DO 11: Improvement destroyed or made useless

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Tax deductions for aquaculture business improvements

DO 12: Improvements to aquacultural business

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Claiming deductions for damaged aquaculture improvements

DO 13: Improvement destroyed or made useless

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Claiming expenses for your forestry business in New Zealand

DP 1: Expenditure of forestry business

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Deductions for machinery used in forestry businesses

DP 2: Plant or machinery

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Tax deductions for improving forestry land

DP 3: Improvements to forestry land

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Tax deduction for forestry improvements destroyed or made unusable

DP 4: Improvement destroyed or made useless

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Getting money back for costs under a forestry agreement

DP 5: Forestry encouragement agreement: deductions

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No deduction for exempt advance payments under forestry agreements

DP 6: Forestry encouragement agreement: no deduction

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You can't claim tax deductions for land shaping costs related to timber sales

DP 7: Land contouring: no deduction

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No tax deduction for forestry businesses paying interest on certain Crown or Māori land loans

DP 8: Forestry business on land acquired from the Crown, Maori owners, or holding company: no deduction

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How to calculate the cost of timber when buying forested land from specific sellers

DP 9: Cost of acquiring timber: forestry business on land acquired from the Crown, Maori owners, or holding company

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How to calculate the cost when buying timber or rights to timber in various situations

DP 10: Cost of acquiring timber or right to take timber: other cases

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How to claim a tax deduction for timber costs when selling timber

DP 11: Cost of timber

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Tax deductions for farmers who save income in a special scheme

DQ 1: Main income equalisation scheme

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Tax deduction for adverse event income equalisation scheme no longer available

DQ 2: Adverse event income equalisation scheme

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Smoothing out income from forest thinning for tax purposes

DQ 3: Thinning operations income equalisation scheme

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Tax deductions for payments into environmental restoration accounts

DQ 4: Environmental restoration accounts scheme

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Life insurers can deduct certain expenses from policyholder income for tax purposes

DR 1: Policyholder base allowable deduction of life insurer

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Life insurers can deduct certain expenses from their shareholder income, but not from policyholder income

DR 2: Shareholder base allowable deduction of life insurer

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Rules for claiming deductions on life reinsurance premiums paid to overseas reinsurers

DR 3: Life reinsurance premiums to reinsurer outside New Zealand

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Getting a tax deduction for buying the right to use a completed film

DS 1: Acquiring film rights

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Rules for claiming deductions on film production costs

DS 2: Film production expenditure

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Repaying tax deductions for film reimbursement schemes when property is sold

DS 3: Clawback of deductions for film reimbursement schemes

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What a film reimbursement scheme is and how it works

DS 4: Meaning of film reimbursement scheme

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Money back for oil exploration costs

DT 1: Petroleum exploration expenditure

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Rules for claiming deductions on petroleum exploration expenses and property sales

DT 2: Arrangement for petroleum exploration expenditure and disposal of property

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Tax rules for buying oil exploration permits or privileges

DT 3: Acquisition of privileges and permits

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Buying exploration materials from petroleum miners counts as your own exploration costs

DT 4: Acquisition of exploratory material

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Tax deductions for petroleum miners' development costs

DT 5: Petroleum development expenditure

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Rules for spending on petroleum mining assets

DT 6: Expenditure on petroleum mining assets

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Rules for tax treatment of money spent on exploratory oil and gas wells

DT 7: Exploratory well expenditure

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Rules for deducting costs when buying petroleum mining assets

DT 8: Acquisition of certain petroleum mining assets

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Rules for selling petroleum mining assets to people connected to you

DT 9: Disposal of petroleum mining asset to associate

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Selling a petroleum mining asset to someone unrelated after an initial sale to a related party

DT 10: Disposal of petroleum mining asset outside association

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Rules for petroleum miners when ending an association with a connected buyer of their assets

DT 11: Association ending

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Tax deductions for repairing damaged petroleum mining assets

DT 12: Damage to assets

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Tax implications when selling shares in oil and gas companies

DT 13: Disposal of ownership interests in controlled petroleum mining entities

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Tax deductions for farm-in parties in farm-out arrangements

DT 14: Farm-out arrangements

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Rules for people working with petroleum miners who have existing privileges

DT 15: Persons associated with petroleum miner

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Tax deductions for petroleum miners shutting down operations

DT 16: Decommissioning

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How to claim deductions for petroleum permit and asset expenses

DT 17: Attribution of expenditure

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Replacement permits are treated the same as original petroleum permits

DT 18: Replacement permits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling partnership property and selling assets or parts of assets

DT 19: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for petroleum miners working overseas

DT 20: Petroleum mining operations outside New Zealand

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Deductions for mineral miners' prospecting and exploration costs

DU 1: Mining expenditure: prospecting and exploration expenditure

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Tax deductions for miners who repair land after mining

DU 2: Mining expenditure: rehabilitation expenditure

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Deduction rules for mineral miners buying land for mining operations

DU 3: Acquisition of land for mining operations

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Rules for claiming expenses when buying mining-related assets

DU 4: Acquisition of mineral mining assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for mining expenses in farm-out deals

DU 5: Farm-out arrangements

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Spreading tax deductions for mining development costs over the mine's expected lifespan

DU 6: Deduction for certain mining expenditure spread over assumed life of mine

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Spreading mining costs as a tax deduction based on production

DU 7: Deduction for certain mining expenditure spread on basis of units of production

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of spending in mineral mining and where to find them in the law

DU 8: Classes of mineral mining expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as spending on searching for industrial minerals in New Zealand

DU 10: Meaning of mining exploration expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Costs to prepare for mining, excluding day-to-day expenses

DU 11: Meaning of mining development expenditure: exclusion of operational expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining what counts as spending to fix up land after mining

DU 12: Meaning of mining rehabilitation expenditure

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Advertising costs allowed for superannuation funds

DV 1: Publicising superannuation funds

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Advertising costs allowed for superannuation funds

DV 1: Publicising superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Shifting certain fund costs to a larger investment fund

DV 2: Transfer of expenditure to master fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Shifting certain fund costs to a larger investment fund

DV 2: Transfer of expenditure to master fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out the most you can take off your taxes

DV 3: Formula for calculating maximum deduction

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle excess expenses from your master superannuation fund

DV 4: Carry forward of expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle excess expenses from your master superannuation fund

DV 4: Carry forward of expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transferring expenses from investment funds to master funds

DV 5: Investment funds: transfer of expenditure to master funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the maximum tax deduction for a master fund

DV 6: Formula for calculating maximum deduction

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Income Tax Act 2007

Allowing leftover superannuation fund expenses to be used in future years

DV 7: Carry forward of expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Allowing leftover superannuation fund expenses to be used in future years

DV 7: Carry forward of expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax reduction for non-profit organisations that don't distribute property to members

DV 8: Non-profit organisations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for income and deductions in trusts for beneficiaries and trustees

DV 9: Trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions available for building societies on certain expenses and share-related costs

DV 10: Building societies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions available for building societies on certain expenses and share-related costs

DV 10: Building societies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Co-operative companies can deduct certain payments to members that aren't counted as dividends

DV 11: Distribution to member of co-operative company, excluded from being dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for Māori authorities when making donations

DV 12: Maori authorities: donations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to claim expenses for money received from companies in your group

DV 13: Group companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for land improvements carry over when companies merge

DV 14: Amalgamated company: expenditure on improvements for farming, horticultural, aquacultural, and forestry businesses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deductions when companies merge in a special way

DV 15: Amalgamated companies: property passing on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for expenses and claims within company groups

DV 16: Consolidated groups: intra-group transactions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies in a group can share expenses and losses for tax purposes

DV 17: Consolidated groups: expenditure or loss incurred by group companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for money given out by producer boards and co-operative companies

DV 18: Statutory producer boards and co-operative companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for associations giving rebates to members

DV 19: Association rebates

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Rules for airport operators claiming deductions from shared income

DW 1: Airport operators

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for subtracting expenses related to racing horses

DW 2: Bloodstock racing

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for overseas insurers and shippers making money in New Zealand

DW 3: Non-resident general insurers and shippers

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Tax deductions for annuities paid due to wills or family agreements

DX 1: Testamentary annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for certain financing arrangements were discontinued in 2009

DX 2: Tax credits: conduit financing arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about tax credits for certain companies were removed in 2012

DX 3: Tax credits: supplementary dividend holding companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for commercial bills purchased before 31 July 1986

DZ 1: Commercial bills before 31 July 1986

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for life insurers selling property bought before April 1988

DZ 2: Life insurers acquiring property before 1 April 1988

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Income Tax Act 2007

Petroleum miners can claim expenses for development between 1 October 1990 and 15 December 1991

DZ 3: Petroleum mining: development expenditure from 1 October 1990 to 15 December 1991

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming costs on abandoned oil exploration wells before December 1991

DZ 4: Expenditure on abandoned exploratory well before 16 December 1991

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for pre-1991 petroleum mining farm-out arrangements

DZ 5: Farm-out arrangements for petroleum mining before 16 December 1991

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for partners selling property before 16 December 1991

DZ 6: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset before 16 December 1991

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for overseas petroleum mining before 16 December 1991

DZ 7: Petroleum mining operations outside New Zealand before 16 December 1991

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for patent rights bought before April 1993

DZ 8: Acquiring patent rights before 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deduction for land lease premiums paid before April 1993

DZ 9: Premium paid on land leased before 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Insurance claims for policies spanning 1 July 1993 limited to events after that date

DZ 10: General insurance with risk period straddling 1 July 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Insurance claims for policies spanning 1 July 1993 limited to events after that date

DZ 10: General insurance with risk period straddling 1 July 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Reimbursement for certified New Zealand films made before mid-2001

DZ 11: Film reimbursement scheme on or before 30 June 2001

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for mineral mining that applied from 1954 to 2005 (now removed)

DZ 12: Mineral mining: 1954–2005

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Income Tax Act 2007

Continuing deductions for pre-2005 farm improvements not fully claimed

DZ 13: Enhancements to land unamortised at end of 2004–05 year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming deductions on special property leases

DZ 14: Deductions under specified leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to claim a deduction for patent applications submitted before April 2005

DZ 15: Patent applications before 1 April 2005

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming expenses on geothermal wells completed or purchased between 31 March 2003 and 17 May 2006

DZ 16: Geothermal wells between 31 March 2003 and 17 May 2006

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deduction for pre-1996 aquaculture business improvements

DZ 17: Expenditure on improvements to aquacultural business before 1995–96 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money back for pre-1995 forestry land improvements

DZ 18: Expenditure on improvements to forestry land before 1995–96 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about when to count money and how much to count

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing specific property types for tax purposes

EA 1: Trading stock, livestock, and excepted financial arrangements

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Rules for claiming costs when selling certain types of property for profit

EA 2: Other revenue account property

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Rules for handling prepaid expenses in income tax

EA 3: Prepayments

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Rules for late payment of employee wages and salaries

EA 4: Deferred payment of employment income

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This subpart applies to businesses with trading stock

EB 1: When this subpart applies

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What counts as goods for sale in your business

EB 2: Meaning of trading stock

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How to work out the value of your business's trading stock each year

EB 3: Valuation of trading stock

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How to value your trading stock for tax purposes

EB 4: Trading stock valuation methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

How stock transfers between companies in the same group are treated for tax purposes

EB 5: Transfers of trading stock within wholly-owned groups

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How to value your closing stock at cost

EB 6: Cost

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How to choose and use a method for valuing your trading stock

EB 7: Cost allocation: cost-flow method

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How to divide costs when using estimated or standard pricing for leftover items

EB 8: Cost allocation: budgeted method or standard cost method

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How to value closing stock using discounted selling price

EB 9: Discounted selling price

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How to value closing stock using the replacement price method

EB 10: Replacement price

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the lowest possible value of your unsold goods

EB 11: Market selling value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Consistent method for valuing end-of-year stock

EB 12: Valuing closing stock consistently

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Valuing stock for small businesses with low turnover

EB 13: Low-turnover valuation

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Ways to value inventory for low-turnover traders

EB 14: Low-turnover valuation methods

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How low-turnover traders can value their closing stock

EB 15: Cost for low-turnover traders

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How low-turnover traders calculate their trading stock costs

EB 16: Cost allocation: cost-flow method for low-turnover traders

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Income Tax Act 2007

How low-turnover traders should value their manufactured stock

EB 17: Costs: manufactured or produced stock of low-turnover traders

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Income Tax Act 2007

How low-turnover traders calculate the cost of purchased closing stock

EB 18: Costs: other stock of low-turnover traders

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How low-turnover traders can calculate stock value using discounted selling prices

EB 19: Discounted selling price for low-turnover traders

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How low-turnover traders can value their closing stock at replacement price

EB 20: Replacement price for low-turnover traders

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Low-turnover traders can value closing stock at market selling price

EB 21: Market selling value for low-turnover traders

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Small businesses must value leftover stock consistently each year for tax purposes

EB 22: Valuing closing stock consistently for low-turnover traders

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Simplified valuation method for small businesses with low-value stock

EB 23: Valuing closing stock under $10,000

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Income Tax Act 2007

Law about dividing money from selling business items, including stock, has been removed

EB 24: Apportionment on disposal of business assets that include trading stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section explains when and how the livestock valuation rules apply to businesses

EC 1: Application of this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to value your livestock at the end of each tax year

EC 2: Valuation of livestock

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How to calculate the value of your animals for tax purposes

EC 3: Livestock valuation methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring livestock between companies owned by the same entity

EC 4: Transfers of livestock within wholly-owned groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for helping farmers by giving or selling animals cheaply during tough times

EC 5: Transfer of livestock because of self-assessed adverse event

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Rules for valuing specific farm animals for tax purposes

EC 6: Application of sections EC 7 to EC 27

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How to choose and use methods for valuing farm animals for tax purposes

EC 7: Valuation methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using the herd scheme to value livestock

EC 8: Restrictions arising from use of herd scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using the national standard cost scheme for valuing livestock

EC 9: Restrictions on use of national standard cost scheme

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Rules for when you can't use the cost price method for valuing livestock

EC 10: Restrictions on use of cost price method

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Rules for changing how you value livestock for tax purposes

EC 11: Restrictions on making of elections

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Rules for valuing livestock owned by multiple people for tax purposes

EC 12: Interests in livestock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing farm animals when partnerships change

EC 13: Changes in partnership interests

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Rules about valuing farm animals using a special method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing farm animals using the herd scheme

EC 14: Herd scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the Commissioner sets yearly average market values for farm animals

EC 15: Determining national average market values

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How to value herd livestock at the start and end of the income year

EC 16: Valuation under herd scheme

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Calculating the value of farm animals using a specialised ratio

EC 17: Herd value ratio

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Incorrect livestock valuation can lead to tax reassessment

EC 18: Inaccurate herd value ratio

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Special value adjustment for livestock on the Chatham Islands

EC 19: Chatham Islands adjustment to herd value

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What to do if you sell farm animals before the government sets their value

EC 20: Herd livestock disposed of before values determined

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Outdated rule about valuing herd livestock that died before assessment

EC 21: Herd livestock on death before values determined

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Rules for figuring out how much it costs to raise animals on farms

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How to value livestock using nationally set costs

EC 22: National standard cost scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the Commissioner sets standard costs for raising farm animals

EC 23: Determining national standard costs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the Commissioner calculates livestock costs under the national standard cost scheme

EC 24: Methods for determining costs using national standard cost scheme

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Other ways to figure things out

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How to value your specified livestock using cost, replacement, or market prices

EC 25: Cost price, replacement price, or market value

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How borrowed livestock is counted for tax purposes

EC 26: Bailee’s treatment of livestock

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Words that explain important ideas in this part of the law

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Explains what long-term and short-term livestock bailment means

EC 27: Some definitions

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Rules for valuing livestock not on the specified list

EC 28: Application of sections EC 29 to EC 31

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How the Commissioner sets yearly standard values for non-specified livestock

EC 29: Determining standard values

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How to value your non-specified livestock at the end of the income year

EC 30: Closing value methods

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Rules for valuing additional non-specified livestock due to increased production

EC 31: Enhanced production

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Rules for valuing expensive farm animals

EC 32: Application of sections EC 33 to EC 37

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How the tax office calculates yearly value loss for expensive farm animals

EC 33: Determining depreciation percentages

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How to calculate the value of expensive livestock for tax purposes

EC 34: General rule

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Valuing livestock that reaches market value or is no longer used for breeding

EC 35: Livestock reaching national average market value and livestock no longer used for breeding

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Valuing young or newly purchased high-priced livestock

EC 36: Immature livestock and recently acquired livestock

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Rules for valuing bloodstock for tax purposes

EC 38: Application of sections EC 39 to EC 48

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Rules for valuing horses in the first year of a breeding business

EC 39: First income year in breeding business

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Calculating bloodstock value in subsequent breeding business years

EC 40: Later income years in breeding business

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Reducing tax value for certain horses not previously bred in New Zealand

EC 41: Reduction: bloodstock not previously used for breeding in New Zealand other than as shuttle stallions

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How to reduce the tax value of bloodstock used for breeding in New Zealand

EC 42: Reduction: bloodstock previously used for breeding in New Zealand

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Valuing bloodstock affected by health issues or accidents

EC 43: Accident, birth deformity, or infertility

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Valuing bloodstock not covered by specific rules

EC 44: Other bloodstock

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Minimum tax value for racehorses and breeding horses

EC 45: Residual value of bloodstock

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Rules for treating racing bloodstock as part of your breeding business

EC 46: Use of bloodstock for racing

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Rules for changing how you use horses in a breeding business

EC 47: Change of use of bloodstock in course of business

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Rules for replacing breeding stock in a bloodstock breeding business

EC 48: Replacement breeding stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Valuing specific financial items at year-end

ED 1: Valuation of excepted financial arrangements

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Rules for transferring certain financial items between related companies

ED 2: Transfers of certain excepted financial arrangements within wholly-owned groups

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This subpart explains how to calculate depreciation loss and recovery income for property

EE 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining what it means to own something that can lose value

EE 2: Nature of ownership of item

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Delayed ownership for items bought on credit

EE 3: Ownership of goods subject to reservation of title

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Delayed ownership for items bought on credit

EE 3: Ownership of goods subject to reservation of title

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Renters are treated as owners of improvements they make to rented land

EE 4: Ownership of lessee’s improvements: lessee

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Passing on ownership of improvements when a lease changes hands

EE 5: Ownership of lessee’s improvements: other person

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Property that loses value over time when used for business or taxable activities

EE 6: What is depreciable property?

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Items you can't claim depreciation on for tax purposes

EE 7: What is not depreciable property?

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Choosing not to claim depreciation on property

EE 8: Election that property not be depreciable

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Elements involved in calculating depreciation loss

EE 9: Description of elements of calculation

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How to treat items temporarily unavailable due to repairs or inspection

EE 10: Calculation rule: item temporarily not available

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How to calculate depreciation in the year you dispose of an item

EE 11: Calculation rule: income year in which item disposed of

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How to calculate the decrease in value of your property over time

EE 12: Depreciation methods

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Rules for calculating how much your assets lose value over time

EE 13: Application of sections EE 14 to EE 19

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Calculating the loss in value for your assets

EE 14: Diminishing value or straight-line method: calculating amount of depreciation loss

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How to calculate an item's value at the end of the income year

EE 15: Amount of adjusted tax value

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How to calculate depreciation for business assets

EE 16: Amount resulting from standard calculation

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Calculating the yearly wear and tear on oil-related equipment

EE 17: Amount resulting from petroleum-related depreciable property calculation

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How to adjust cost when switching depreciation methods

EE 18: Cost: change from diminishing value to straight-line method

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How to calculate costs for fixed life intangible property

EE 19: Cost: fixed life intangible property

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Rules for calculating depreciation loss using the pool method

EE 20: Application of sections EE 21 to EE 24

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How to work out the yearly value loss for a group of depreciating items

EE 21: Pool method: calculating amount of depreciation loss

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How the value of your pool of assets changes when you add, remove, or sell items

EE 22: Cases affecting pool

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Combining multiple asset pools into a single pool

EE 23: Combined pools

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When property no longer qualifies for pooling

EE 24: Property ceasing to qualify for pool

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Tax deduction for plant variety rights application costs

EE 25: Depreciation loss for plant variety rights application granted in 2005–06 or later income year

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How the economic depreciation rate is determined for different types of property

EE 26: Setting of economic depreciation rate

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Setting depreciation rates for certain property types

EE 27: Economic rate for certain depreciable property

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How the tax office sets depreciation rates for buildings

EE 28: Economic rate for buildings

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How certain aircraft and motor vehicles lose value for tax purposes

EE 29: Economic rate for certain aircraft and motor vehicles

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How to set depreciation rates for high-value plant, equipment, or buildings

EE 30: Economic rate for plant, equipment, or building, with high residual value

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Annual rates for calculating depreciation on items acquired since 1995

EE 31: Annual rate for item acquired in person’s 1995–96 or later income year

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Choose how to calculate depreciation for certain items bought from April 2005 to early 2006

EE 32: Election in relation to certain depreciable property acquired on or after 1 April 2005

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Calculating the yearly rate for property with a fixed legal lifespan

EE 33: Annual rate for fixed life intangible property

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Yearly rate calculation for patents granted from 2005-06 onwards

EE 34: Annual rate for patent granted in 2005–06 or later income year

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How to set special or provisional depreciation rates for certain assets

EE 35: Special rate or provisional rate

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When you can use different rates to calculate item depreciation

EE 36: Using economic rate or provisional rate instead of special rate

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How to handle tax for improvements to depreciable assets

EE 37: Improvements

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Tax deductions for low-cost business items

EE 38: Items of low value

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Rules for business items you no longer use

EE 39: Items no longer used

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Rules for reducing the value of property received from associates after September 1997

EE 40: Transfer of depreciable property on or after 24 September 1997

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Rules for property transfer during company mergers after 14 May 2002

EE 41: Transfer of depreciable property on certain amalgamations on or after 14 May 2002

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Rules for transferring radio licence rights to connected persons after 24 September 1997

EE 42: Transfer of radiocommunications licence right on or after 24 September 1997

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Rules for receiving non-depreciable intangible property from a related party

EE 43: Transfer of depreciable intangible property on or after 1 July 1997

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When these rules apply to valuable items you own

EE 44: Application of sections EE 48 to EE 51

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How to calculate the value of business assets you sell or lose

EE 45: Consideration for purposes of section EE 44

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List of property types eligible for depreciation claims when sold or disposed of

EE 46: Items for purposes of section EE 44

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Changes affecting tax claims for property wear and tear

EE 47: Events for purposes of section EE 44

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What happens when you sell or dispose of a business asset

EE 48: Effect of disposal or event

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Calculating taxable income from selling a partly business-used item

EE 49: Amount of depreciation recovery income when item partly used for business

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How to calculate depreciation when an item is used partly for business

EE 50: Amount of depreciation loss when item partly used to produce income

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How to calculate tax on recovered items previously claimed as lost or stolen

EE 51: Amount of depreciation recovery income when lost or stolen items recovered

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How to calculate recovery income when you get insurance or compensation for an item

EE 52: Amount of depreciation recovery income when compensation received

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Tax rules when you start using an unused geothermal well

EE 53: Unused geothermal well brought into use

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How GST affects the cost of depreciable property for tax purposes

EE 54: Cost: GST

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The amount something is worth after changes have been made

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How to calculate the value of property for tax purposes

EE 55: Meaning of adjusted tax value

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How to calculate the adjusted tax value of an asset

EE 56: Formula

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How to calculate an item's base value when standard rules don't apply

EE 57: Base value in section EE 56 when none of sections EE 58, EE 59, and EZ 22(1) applies

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Calculating value of previously unclaimed items for tax purposes

EE 58: Base value in section EE 56 when no previous deduction

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Calculating the starting value of petroleum-related assets for tax depreciation

EE 59: Base value in section EE 56 when property is petroleum-related depreciable property

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How to calculate total deductions for an item's adjusted tax value

EE 60: Total deductions in section EE 56

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Words that explain what things mean

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How the yearly depreciation rate is calculated for different types of property

EE 61: Meaning of annual rate

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What counts as property you can claim depreciation on that you can't physically touch

EE 62: Meaning of depreciable intangible property

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How long you can use property to make money before it wears out or becomes outdated

EE 63: Meaning of estimated useful life

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Property bought or used before certain dates that has special tax rules

EE 64: Meaning of excluded depreciable property

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Highest value allowed for pooling depreciable property

EE 65: Meaning of maximum pooling value

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What property can be grouped together for tax depreciation

EE 66: Meaning of poolable property

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Definitions for calculating property value loss over time

EE 67: Other definitions

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Tax on extra benefits given to employees

EF 1: Fringe benefit tax

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Rules for deducting tax on employer's superannuation cash contributions

EF 2: Employer’s superannuation contribution tax

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Deducting ACC payments from your income

EF 3: Accident compensation levies and premiums

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Interest paid to you by Inland Revenue counts as income in the year you receive it

EF 4: Use of money interest payable by Commissioner

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You can claim interest paid to Inland Revenue as a tax deduction

EF 5: Use of money interest payable by person

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This provision about different tax years was removed in 2011

EF 6: Different tax years

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Choose a different date for reporting foreign income and expenses in your New Zealand tax return

EG 1: Election to use balance date used in foreign country

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How your tax is adjusted when you change accounting methods

EG 2: Adjustment for changes to accounting practice

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This section about how portfolio tax rate entities allocate income, deductions, and tax credits has been removed

EG 3: Allocation of income, deductions, and tax credits by portfolio tax rate entity

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Deposit schemes to spread income across tax years

EH 1: Income equalisation schemes

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Money deposited with the Commissioner goes into a government account

EH 2: Deposits to be paid into Crown Bank Account

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Rules for when and how much

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Who can use the main income equalisation scheme for farmers, fishers, and foresters

EH 3: Persons to whom main income equalisation scheme applies

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Rules about when money is put into or taken out of bank accounts

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Rules about when money is put into or taken out of bank accounts

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Depositing money into your main income equalisation account for farmers, fishers, and foresters

EH 4: Main deposit

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Account for storing and managing income deposits for tax purposes

EH 5: Main income equalisation account

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Account for storing and managing income deposits for tax purposes

EH 5: Main income equalisation account

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Money earned from lending or saving

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Earning interest on deposits in a main income equalisation account

EH 6: Interest on deposits in main income equalisation account

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Earning interest on deposits in a main income equalisation account

EH 6: Interest on deposits in main income equalisation account

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Earning interest on deposits in a main income equalisation account

EH 6: Interest on deposits in main income equalisation account

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Taking away money from something

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How to claim a deduction for deposits into the main income equalisation scheme

EH 7: Deduction of deposit

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How refunds happen without you asking for them

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Getting money back if you deposit too much

EH 8: Refund of excess deposit

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Refunds from income equalisation schemes are not counted as income

EH 9: Income does not include excess deposit

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Refunds for unclaimed money in your income equalisation account after 5 years

EH 10: Refund at end of 5 years

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Refund from income equalisation scheme becomes income after 5 years

EH 11: Income when refund given at end of 5 years

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When and how to ask for money back

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When and how to ask for money back

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How to ask for your money back from your income equalisation account

EH 12: Application for refund by person, trustee of estate, Official Assignee, or liquidator

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How to request a refund from your main income equalisation account

EH 13: Refund on application

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Refunds from applications can be counted as income in different tax years

EH 14: Income when refund given on application

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Getting money back from your income equalisation account for business improvements or emergencies

EH 15: Refund for development or recovery

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Refunds for development or recovery are counted as income

EH 16: Income when refund given for development or recovery

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Farmers and fishers can get their income equalisation account refunded when they retire

EH 17: Refund on retirement

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Refund on retirement: choose to count earlier deposits as income in the year you made them

EH 18: Income when refund given on retirement, and election to allocate amount to earlier year

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Refund on retirement: choose to count earlier deposits as income in the year you made them

EH 18: Income when refund given on retirement, and election to allocate amount to earlier year

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Money in your income equalisation account goes to your estate when you die

EH 19: Refund on death

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Money in your income equalisation account goes to your estate when you die

EH 19: Refund on death

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Refunds after death may count as income

EH 20: Income when refund given on death

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Handling tax refunds after death: Trustees can allocate income to earlier years

EH 21: Income when refund given on death, and election to allocate amount to earlier year

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Trustee can move deceased's income equalisation refund to later years

EH 22: Income when refund given on death, and election to allocate amount to later year or years

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What happens to your income equalisation account if you go bankrupt

EH 23: Refund on bankruptcy

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Refunds received before bankruptcy are taxable income

EH 24: Income when refund given on bankruptcy

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Getting your income equalisation account money back if your business is liquidated

EH 25: Refund on liquidation

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Refunds during business liquidation count as income

EH 26: Income when refund given on liquidation

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Rules about giving money back

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Rules about giving money back

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The Commissioner can change tax assessments at any time

EH 27: Amendment of assessment

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Rules for the smallest amount you can get back from your income equalisation account

EH 28: Minimum refund

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How refunds are taken from your deposits in order

EH 29: Deposits from which refunds come

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Money the government gives back to you from your taxes

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When you can get a tax credit for a refund

EH 30: When person entitled to tax credit

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Tax credit eligibility for certain refunds from past accounting years

EH 31: Kind and amount of refund that entitles person to tax credit

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Who can get a tax credit for certain refunds

EH 32: Kind of person entitled to tax credit

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How much tax credit you can get for paying more extra tax than you save

EH 33: Amount of tax credit

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Words that explain what things mean

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What counts as income from selling timber from your own forest land

EH 34: Meaning of income from forestry

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Explaining the maximum amount you can deposit into your main income equalisation account

EH 35: Meaning of main maximum deposit

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Explanation of important terms used in the main income equalisation scheme

EH 36: Other definitions

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How these rules are used

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Who could use the adverse event income equalisation scheme (now removed)

EH 37: Persons to whom adverse event income equalisation scheme applies

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Rules about when money is put into or taken out of bank accounts

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Rules about when money is put into or taken out of bank accounts

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Money set aside for unexpected farming events is no longer recognised in tax law

EH 38: Adverse event deposit

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Adverse event income equalisation account no longer exists

EH 39: Adverse event income equalisation account

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Money earned from lending or saving

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This rule about interest on special farming accounts no longer applies

EH 40: Interest on deposits in adverse event income equalisation account

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Taking away money from something

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This provision about deducting deposits is no longer active

EH 41: Deduction of deposit

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When you get money back without asking for it

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This section about getting refunds for overpaid deposits was removed from the law

EH 42: Refund of excess deposit

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Law about extra deposits not being income no longer applies

EH 43: Income does not include excess deposit

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When and how you can ask for money back

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This rule about asking for tax refunds no longer applies

EH 44: Application for refund by person, trustee of estate, Official Assignee, or liquidator

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This provision about applying for a tax refund has been removed from the law

EH 45: Refund on application

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Removed: Rules about income from refunds you applied for

EH 46: Income when refund given on application

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This rule about getting a refund when you retire no longer exists

EH 47: Refund on retirement

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This rule about getting a refund when you retire no longer exists

EH 47: Refund on retirement

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Law about retirement refunds and applying them to earlier years has been removed

EH 48: Income when refund given on retirement, and election to allocate amount to earlier year

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Law about retirement refunds and applying them to earlier years has been removed

EH 48: Income when refund given on retirement, and election to allocate amount to earlier year

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This provision about tax refunds after someone's death has been removed from the law

EH 49: Refund on death

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Refunds after death: This rule no longer applies

EH 50: Income when refund given on death

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This rule about income refunds after death no longer applies

EH 51: Income when refund given on death, and election to allocate amount to earlier year

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Cancelled rule about spreading tax refunds after death

EH 52: Income when refund given on death, and election to allocate amount to later year or years

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This provision about tax refunds during bankruptcy has been removed from the law

EH 53: Refund on bankruptcy

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This provision about refunds during bankruptcy has been removed from the law

EH 54: Income when refund given on bankruptcy

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Refunds for closing companies no longer available under this provision

EH 55: Refund on liquidation

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Refunds during liquidation are no longer part of income tax rules

EH 56: Income when refund given on liquidation

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Rules about getting money back from taxes

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This provision about changing tax assessments has been removed from the law

EH 57: Amendment of assessment

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This rule about minimum tax refunds no longer applies

EH 58: Minimum refund

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This section about refund sources for deposits has been removed from the law

EH 59: Deposits from which refunds come

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Rules about when and how much money changes hands

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This rule about transferring deposits has been removed from the law

EH 60: Transfer of deposit

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Words that explain what things mean in this section

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Definition of 'adverse event maximum deposit' removed from this section

EH 61: Meaning of adverse event maximum deposit

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Definitions that were removed from this section of the tax law

EH 62: Other definitions

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These rules explain when and how much

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Who can use the thinning operations income equalisation scheme

EH 63: Persons to whom thinning operations income equalisation scheme applies

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Rules about when money goes into or comes out of bank accounts

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Rules about when money goes into or comes out of bank accounts

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Rules for depositing money into your thinning operations income equalisation account

EH 64: Thinning operations deposit

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Managing your forestry income account for tax purposes

EH 65: Thinning operations income equalisation account

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Rules about money earned from lending

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Rules about money earned from lending

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Interest earned on a special forestry savings account

EH 66: Interest on deposits in thinning operations income equalisation account

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Interest earned on a special forestry savings account

EH 66: Interest on deposits in thinning operations income equalisation account

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Money you can take away from what you owe

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How you can reduce your tax by depositing money into the thinning operations income equalisation scheme

EH 67: Deduction of deposit

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When you get money back without asking for it

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Getting money back if you deposit too much for thinning operations

EH 68: Refund of excess deposit

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Refunds from certain deposits are not counted as taxable income

EH 69: Income does not include excess deposit

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When you can ask for money back

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How to request a refund from your thinning operations income equalisation account

EH 70: Application for refund by person or liquidator

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How to request a refund from your thinning operations income equalisation account

EH 71: Refund on application

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Refunds from applications can count as income in different tax years

EH 72: Income when refund given on application

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Refund options for forest thinning income equalisation accounts

EH 73: Refund for development or recovery

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Refunds for development or recovery are counted as income

EH 74: Income when refund given for development or recovery

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Getting your thinning operations income equalisation account refunded when your business is liquidated

EH 75: Refund on liquidation

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Tax on refunds received when closing a business

EH 76: Income when refund given on liquidation

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Rules about getting money back and special discounts on taxes

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Rules from main scheme apply to thinning operations scheme with small changes

EH 77: Sections of main income equalisation scheme that apply to thinning operations income equalisation scheme

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Words that explain what things mean in this part of the law

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Explains the maximum amount you can deposit from thinning operations income

EH 78: Meaning of thinning operations maximum deposit

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Defines key terms used in the thinning operations income equalisation scheme

EH 79: Other definitions

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Dividing timber sale income across multiple tax years

EI 1: Spreading backward of income from timber

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How inflation affects money you've lent

EI 2: Interest from inflation-indexed instruments

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Spreading income from selling or licensing copyright for creative works

EI 3: Assigning or granting copyright

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How to spread out income from selling patent rights over three years

EI 4: Spreading income from patent rights

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Spreading repair money from tenants who break lease agreements

EI 5: Amount paid to lessor for non-compliance with covenant for repair

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Landlords must pay remaining spread-out income when selling land early

EI 6: Amount paid for non-compliance: when lessor ceases to own land

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Spreading advance income from lease-related payments over multiple years

EI 7: Leases: income derived in anticipation

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How to spread income from selling land to the government over several years

EI 8: Disposal of land to the Crown

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When shareholder-employees count their income from the company for tax

EI 9: Matching rule for employment income of shareholder-employee

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How to spread timber costs over time when selling timber or forested land

EJ 1: Spreading backward of deductions for costs of timber

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Spreading out tax deductions for fishing boat repairs over multiple years

EJ 2: Spreading forward of deductions for repairs to fishing boats

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How farmers can spread fertiliser costs over time for tax purposes

EJ 3: Spreading forward of fertiliser expenditure

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Tax deductions for buying rights to use feature films

EJ 4: Expenditure incurred in acquiring film rights in feature films

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Money back for buying rights to non-feature films

EJ 5: Expenditure incurred in acquiring film rights in films other than feature films

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Rules for claiming expenses on qualifying New Zealand films without large budget grants

EJ 7: Film production expenditure for New Zealand films having no large budget film grant

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Tax deductions for film production without large budget grants

EJ 8: Film production expenditure for other films having no large budget film grant

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Rules to prevent misuse of tax deductions for film and petroleum expenses

EJ 9: Avoidance arrangements

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How to spread payments for leasing personal property over time

EJ 10: Personal property lease payments

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Tax deductions for tenants paying repair costs

EJ 11: Amount paid by lessee for non-compliance with covenant for repair

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How to spread petroleum development costs over 7 years for tax deductions

EJ 12: Petroleum development expenditure: default allocation rule

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Tax deduction when you permanently stop oil or gas operations

EJ 13: Permanently ceasing petroleum mining operations

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This rule about spreading tax deductions to earlier years has been removed

EJ 14: Spreading deduction backwards

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Rules for tax deductions when selling a petroleum mining asset

EJ 15: Disposal of petroleum mining asset

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Rules for selling petroleum mining assets to related parties or their representatives

EJ 16: Disposal of petroleum mining asset to associate

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Rules for partnerships and partial asset sales in petroleum and property

EJ 17: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset

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Rules for petroleum miners working outside New Zealand

EJ 18: Petroleum mining operations outside New Zealand

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Words that explain what things mean

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Definition of offshore development removed from tax law

EJ 19: Meaning of offshore development

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What counts as petroleum mining development for tax purposes

EJ 20: Meaning of petroleum mining development

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Tax deductions for employer contributions to employees' superannuation schemes

EJ 21: Contributions to employees’ superannuation schemes

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Tax deductions for employer contributions to employees' superannuation schemes

EJ 21: Contributions to employees’ superannuation schemes

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Spreading out deductions for marketing costs of research products before business use

EJ 22: Deductions for market development: product of research, development

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How to spread out tax deductions for research and development expenses

EJ 23: Allocation of deductions for research, development, and resulting market development

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Paying tax money to the government's bank account

EK 1: Payment to Crown Bank Account

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Who can save money for future environmental repairs

EK 2: Persons who may make payment to environmental restoration account

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Rules for paying into an environmental restoration account

EK 3: Payments to environmental restoration account

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Account for holding environmental restoration payments and transfers

EK 4: Environmental restoration account

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Information you must provide when paying into an environmental restoration account

EK 5: Details to be provided with payment to environmental restoration account

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Interest earned on money in environmental restoration accounts

EK 6: Interest on payments to environmental restoration account

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How to calculate your deduction for payments to an environmental restoration account

EK 7: Deduction for payment

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You can claim a tax deduction for money put into an environmental restoration account

EK 8: Deduction for transfer

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Refunds for overpayments or incomplete information when contributing to a special fund

EK 9: Refund of payment if excess, lacking details

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Refunds for overpayments or incomplete information when contributing to a special fund

EK 9: Refund of payment if excess, lacking details

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Refunds from environmental restoration accounts are not taxable income

EK 10: Certain refunds not income

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How to ask for money back from your environmental restoration account

EK 11: Application for refund

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Getting money back from your environmental restoration account

EK 12: Refund if application or excess balance

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Refunds from environmental restoration accounts are counted as income

EK 13: Income when refund given on application

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How to request a transfer from your environmental restoration account

EK 14: Application for transfer

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How to transfer money from your environmental restoration account to someone else

EK 15: Transfer on application

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What happens to your environmental restoration account when you die, go bankrupt, or your company is liquidated

EK 16: Transfer on death, bankruptcy, or liquidation

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Minimum amount for refunds or transfers from environmental restoration accounts

EK 17: Minimum refund or transfer

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How refunds from your environmental restoration account are processed

EK 18: Payments from which refunds come

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Environmental restoration savings for companies in a group

EK 20: Environmental restoration account of consolidated group company

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Sending tax notices electronically as required by Inland Revenue

EK 21: Notices in electronic format

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Explains how to calculate the most you can put into an environmental restoration account each year

EK 22: Meaning of maximum payment

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Definitions and calculations for your environmental restoration account

EK 23: Other definitions

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This section summarises the financial arrangements rules and their purposes

EW 1: What this subpart does

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Financial arrangement rules take priority over other rules unless stated otherwise

EW 2: Relationship of financial arrangements rules with other provisions

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A financial arrangement is an agreement to receive or pay money now or in the future

EW 3: What is a financial arrangement?

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A financial arrangement is an agreement to receive or pay money now or in the future

EW 3: What is a financial arrangement?

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Items not considered financial arrangements include giving away rights and being released from obligations

EW 4: What is not a financial arrangement?

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Certain financial arrangements treated differently for tax purposes

EW 5: What is an excepted financial arrangement?

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How special financial agreements fit within larger financial arrangements

EW 6: Relationship between financial arrangements and excepted financial arrangements

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Changing how you use a personal money agreement

EW 7: Change from private or domestic purpose

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Choose to treat certain financial deals as financial arrangements for tax purposes

EW 8: Election to treat certain excepted financial arrangements as financial arrangements

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Who needs to follow the financial arrangements rules

EW 9: Persons to whom financial arrangements rules apply

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Rules for financial arrangements made or changed after 20 May 1999

EW 10: Financial arrangements to which financial arrangements rules apply

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Exceptions to financial arrangement rules for certain income and interest types

EW 11: What financial arrangements rules do not apply to

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When you must spread income or expenses from financial arrangements over multiple years

EW 12: When use of spreading method required

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When you don't need to use spreading methods for financial arrangements

EW 13: When use of spreading method not required

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Spreading methods divide income and expenses from financial arrangements over time

EW 14: What spreading methods do

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Explanation of what to include when using spreading methods for financial arrangements

EW 15: What is included when spreading methods used

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Calculating income for financial arrangements using yield to maturity or a similar method

EW 16: Yield to maturity method or alternative

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How to calculate income tax using the straight-line method for financial arrangements

EW 17: Straight-line method

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Using market values to determine the worth of financial arrangements

EW 18: Market valuation method

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Choosing how to spread income from financial arrangements

EW 19: Choice among some spreading methods

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Using an approved method or alternative when other methods aren't suitable

EW 20: Determination method or alternative

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Using financial reports to calculate income from certain financial arrangements

EW 21: Financial reporting method

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How to use the default method when other methods don't apply to your financial arrangement

EW 22: Default method

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Using alternative financial reporting methods with approval

EW 23: Failure to use method for financial reporting purposes

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Use the same spreading method for similar financial arrangements each year

EW 24: Consistency of use of spreading method

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Rules for consistently using straight-line or market valuation methods for financial arrangements

EW 25: Consistency of use of straight-line method and market valuation method

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Rules for changing how you spread income or expenses from financial arrangements

EW 26: Change of spreading method

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How to calculate the difference when changing your income calculation method

EW 27: Spreading method adjustment formula

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Calculating the base price adjustment for financial arrangements

EW 28: How base price adjustment calculated

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When you need to work out the base price for a financial arrangement

EW 29: When calculation of base price adjustment required

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When you don't need to calculate base price adjustments for financial arrangements

EW 30: When calculation of base price adjustment not required

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How to calculate your profit or loss when a financial agreement ends

EW 31: Base price adjustment formula

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How to handle money matters when things or services are part of a deal

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How to handle money matters when things or services are part of a deal

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How to determine the value of property or services in various agreements

EW 32: Consideration for agreement for sale and purchase (ASAP) of property or services, hire purchase agreement, specified option, or finance lease

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Costs and payments for hire purchase or finance lease agreements

EW 33: Consideration for hire purchase agreement or finance lease

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Costs and payments for hire purchase or finance lease agreements

EW 33: Consideration for hire purchase agreement or finance lease

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Converting foreign currency payments in financial arrangements to New Zealand dollars

EW 34: Consideration in foreign currency

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How to calculate the value of property or services in non-financial arrangements

EW 35: Value relevant for non-financial arrangements rule

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When we think about money given to someone

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Payment rights when you leave the financial arrangement rules

EW 36: Consideration when person exits from rules: accrued entitlement

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Payment rights when you leave the financial arrangement rules

EW 36: Consideration when person exits from rules: accrued entitlement

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How to handle money you owe when your tax status changes

EW 37: Consideration when person enters rules: accrued obligation

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How you're taxed when giving up financial rights for less than their value

EW 38: Consideration when disposal for no, or inadequate, consideration

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Rules for valuing financial arrangements when sold for less than expected

EW 39: Consideration affected by unfavourable factors

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Rules for valuing financial arrangements when sold for less than expected

EW 39: Consideration affected by unfavourable factors

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When someone is thought to have paid for something

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Calculating what you owe when you leave a financial arrangement

EW 40: Consideration when person exits from rules: accrued obligation

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How to calculate money owed to you when financial rules start applying

EW 41: Consideration when person enters rules: accrued entitlement

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How to calculate value when you get something for free or less than it's worth in a financial arrangement

EW 42: Consideration when acquisition for no, or inadequate, consideration

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How to calculate value when you get something for free or less than it's worth in a financial arrangement

EW 42: Consideration when acquisition for no, or inadequate, consideration

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Special rules for debt sold at a discount to someone connected to the debtor

EW 43: Consideration when debt disposed of at discount to associate of debtor

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for debt sold at a discount to someone connected to the debtor

EW 43: Consideration when debt disposed of at discount to associate of debtor

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Income Tax Act 2007

Forgiving debts due to love and affection: tax implications

EW 44: Consideration when debt forgiven for natural love and affection

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating tax when you're no longer required to repay money you owe

EW 45: Consideration when debtor released from obligation

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Income Tax Act 2007

This old rule about tax effects of debt relief from new start grants no longer applies

EW 46: Consideration when debtor released as condition of new start grant

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Income Tax Act 2007

When something is officially cancelled or no longer valid

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Calculating payments when someone else takes over financial obligations

EW 47: Legal defeasance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating payments when someone else takes over financial obligations

EW 47: Legal defeasance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about payments when someone tries to avoid taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair tax avoidance when calculating financial amounts

EW 48: Anti-avoidance provisions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Taxation rules when debt is sold cheaply to someone connected to you

EW 49: Income and deduction when debt disposed of at discount to associate of debtor

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trust may owe tax when forgiven debt is distributed to non-beneficiaries

EW 50: Income when debt forgiven to trustee

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming tax deductions on security payments

EW 51: Deduction for security payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for lending shares you've acquired through a financial arrangement

EW 52: Share supplier under share-lending arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for lending shares you've acquired through a financial arrangement

EW 52: Share supplier under share-lending arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting your taxes for certain financial arrangements

EW 53: Adjustment required

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who qualifies as a cash basis person for tax purposes

EW 54: Meaning of cash basis person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How being a cash basis person affects your financial reporting options

EW 55: Effect of being cash basis person

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about individual taxpayers and anti-avoidance rules has been removed

EW 56: Natural person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Thresholds for financial arrangements and their tax treatment

EW 57: Thresholds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating financial arrangements and related income or expenses

EW 58: Financial arrangements, income, and expenditure relevant to criteria

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Income Tax Act 2007

Commissioner can decide you're not a cash basis person for tax purposes

EW 59: Exclusion by Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a deceased person's trustee handles their financial matters

EW 60: Trustee of deceased’s estate

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Income Tax Act 2007

Option to switch from cash basis to spreading method for financial arrangements

EW 61: Election to use spreading method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating cash basis adjustments when changing financial reporting methods

EW 62: When and how calculation of cash basis adjustment required

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate adjustments when changing money tracking methods

EW 63: Cash basis adjustment formula

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deciding if a company from another country is controlled by New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a controlled foreign company for New Zealand tax purposes

EX 1: Meaning of controlled foreign company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Four ways to measure a person's control over a foreign company

EX 2: Four categories for calculating control interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Total control interest in a foreign company includes direct and indirect interests held by you and connected people

EX 3: Control interest: total of direct, indirect, and associated person interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for counting associated persons' interests in foreign companies

EX 4: Limits to requirement to include associated person interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Ownership or control of shares, decisions, income, or assets in a foreign company

EX 5: Direct control interests

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Options and potential future ownership count when determining company control

EX 6: Direct control interests include options and similar rights

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Income Tax Act 2007

How ownership in a foreign company is calculated through a controlled foreign company

EX 7: Indirect control interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out how much of a company someone owns

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating your total income interest in a foreign company

EX 8: Income interests: total of direct and indirect interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your share of ownership or control in a foreign company is calculated

EX 9: Direct income interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your share in a foreign company owned through another company

EX 10: Indirect income interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating income interest in foreign companies when you have certain rights or options

EX 11: Options and similar rights in certain cases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting ownership shares in foreign companies when total exceeds 100%

EX 12: Reduction of total income interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about calculating a partner's income interest has been removed

EX 13: Income interests of partners

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about how much money you can make before it counts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from foreign companies if you own 10% or more and are not a portfolio investment entity

EX 14: Attribution: 10% threshold, not PIE

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating income interest in foreign companies includes associated people's interests

EX 15: Associates and 10% threshold

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your ownership in foreign companies affects your tax obligations

EX 16: Income interests for certain purposes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating your share of a foreign company's income when it changes

EX 17: Income interest if variations within period

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out the income or loss of a foreign company you control

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your share of a foreign company's income or loss

EX 18: Formula for calculating attributed CFC income or loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on money your company gets from a rule-breaking trust

EX 19: Taxable distribution from non-complying trust

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Income Tax Act 2007

How CFC losses may be reduced to match actual financial losses

EX 20: Reduction in attributed CFC loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out money made or lost by a company's branch in another country

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating controlled foreign company income and losses

EX 21: Attributable CFC amount and net attributable CFC income or loss: calculation rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about some Australian companies that don't need special tax treatment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Australian companies controlled by New Zealanders that meet specific tax conditions

EX 22: Non-attributing Australian CFCs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed tax rule about certain foreign companies

EX 23: Tax concession grey list CFCs

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when a company moves to a different country

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax accounting periods change when companies move in or out of New Zealand

EX 24: Companies moving to or from New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a company changes the date it uses to check its money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for changing a foreign company's financial year

EX 25: Change of CFC’s balance date

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about when and how much something belongs to someone

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Income Tax Act 2007

Measuring company interests every three months for tax purposes

EX 26: Use of quarterly measurement

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Income Tax Act 2007

A rule to stop people from trying to avoid paying taxes by mixing different types of investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule for treating foreign company rights linked to NZ company as owned by the NZ company

EX 27: Anti-avoidance rule: stapled stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

What is a foreign investment fund?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains what counts as a foreign investment fund

EX 28: Meaning of FIF

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out what part of a foreign investment fund belongs to you

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for determining if you have a taxable interest in a foreign investment

EX 29: Attributing interests in FIFs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Owning shares or having rights in a foreign company

EX 30: Direct income interests in FIFs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Australian companies on ASX exempt from certain foreign investment rules

EX 31: Exemption for ASX-listed Australian companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Australian unit trusts exempt from FIF rules if they meet turnover or distribution requirements

EX 32: Exemption for Australian unit trusts with adequate turnover or distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Australian super savings may be exempt from NZ tax

EX 33: Exemption for Australian regulated superannuation savings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Australian super savings may be exempt from NZ tax

EX 33: Exemption for Australian regulated superannuation savings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exemption from FIF rules for certain CFCs in which you have a significant interest

EX 34: CFC rules exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

No tax on certain shares in Australian companies

EX 35: Exemption for interest in FIF resident in Australia

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Income Tax Act 2007

10-year tax exemption for investments in NZ companies moving to certain countries

EX 36: Venture capital company emigrating to grey list country: 10-year exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

10-year tax exemption for overseas companies investing in New Zealand venture capital

EX 37: Grey list company owning New Zealand venture capital company: 10-year exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

Certain employee share schemes exempt from Foreign Investment Fund rules

EX 38: Exemptions for employee share schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Ending of tax exemption for foreign companies with many NZ shareholders

EX 39: Terminating exemption for grey list company with numerous New Zealand shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exemption for certain overseas investments affected by exchange controls

EX 40: Foreign exchange control exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for reporting foreign investments when moving to New Zealand

EX 41: Income interest of non-resident or transitional resident

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about exemptions for new residents' overseas retirement savings has been removed

EX 42: New resident’s accrued superannuation entitlement exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about exemptions for new residents' overseas retirement savings has been removed

EX 42: New resident’s accrued superannuation entitlement exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for certain overseas pensions or annuities

EX 43: Non-resident’s pension or annuity exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for certain overseas pensions or annuities

EX 43: Non-resident’s pension or annuity exemption

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out money made or lost from overseas investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to choose from five methods to calculate your foreign investment fund income or loss

EX 44: Five calculation methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

Death benefit payments from certain life insurance policies are not counted as income

EX 45: Exclusion of amounts of death benefit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for choosing how to calculate Foreign Investment Fund income or loss

EX 46: Limits on choice of calculation methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special calculation method needed for certain foreign shares

EX 47: Method required for certain non-ordinary shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your FIF income if you don't choose a method

EX 48: Default calculation method

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Income Tax Act 2007

The accounting profits method is no longer allowed for calculating FIF income or loss

EX 49: Accounting profits method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out income or loss from foreign investments using a specific method

EX 50: Attributable FIF income method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate FIF income or loss using the comparative value method

EX 51: Comparative value method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Yearly calculation of income from overseas investments using a standard rate

EX 52: Fair dividend rate annual method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating income from foreign investments using daily market values

EX 53: Fair dividend rate periodic method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating foreign investment income when shares change during a period

EX 54: Fair dividend rate method and cost method: when periods affected by share reorganisations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating foreign investment fund income using a set rate

EX 55: Deemed rate of return method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your FIF income using the cost method

EX 56: Cost method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changing foreign money to NZ dollars for overseas investments

EX 57: Conversion of foreign currency amounts: most methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra tax on overseas investments owned through foreign companies

EX 58: Additional FIF income or loss if CFC owns FIF

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Income Tax Act 2007

How these rules work with other parts of the law

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating income from foreign investments using specific methods

EX 59: Codes: comparative value method, deemed rate of return method, fair dividend rate method, and cost method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra income from foreign investments calculated using a set rate

EX 60: Top-up FIF income: deemed rate of return method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra tax on long-held foreign investments with special income calculations

EX 61: Top-up FIF income: 1 April 1993 uplift interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you can change how you figure out numbers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for changing how you calculate your foreign investment fund income

EX 62: Limits on changes of method

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when you change how you calculate your foreign investment income

EX 63: Consequences of changes in method

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you start or stop using special overseas investment rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign investments when your New Zealand residency changes

EX 64: Migration of persons holding FIF interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for reporting changes in overseas investments

EX 65: Changes in application of FIF exemptions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when a company you own rights in becomes a foreign investment fund

EX 66: Entities emigrating from New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

New rules for foreign investments starting to make money from 1 April 2007

EX 67: FIF rules first applying to interest on or after 1 April 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out how much something costs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the cost of your overseas investments

EX 68: Measurement of cost

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a foreign company changes the date it reports its money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changing the accounting year for calculating FIF income or loss

EX 69: Change of FIF’s balance date

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about how much things are worth when you buy or sell them

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine the value of life insurance and superannuation benefits for foreign investments

EX 70: Market value of life policy and superannuation entitlements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine the value of life insurance and superannuation benefits for foreign investments

EX 70: Market value of life policy and superannuation entitlements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for buying or selling foreign investment fund interests at non-market prices

EX 71: Non-market transactions in FIF interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

The tax office can decide how much tax you owe if you don't tell them yourself.

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax office can estimate your overseas investment income if you don't provide proper information

EX 72: Commissioner’s default assessment power

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart explains how life insurance companies are taxed in New Zealand

EY 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income and deductions for life insurers related to policyholders

EY 2: Policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains how life insurers calculate income and deductions for their shareholder base

EY 3: Shareholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Splitting income and tax credits between policyholder and shareholder bases for insurance policies

EY 4: Apportionment of income of particular source or nature, and of tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate taxes for part of a year if you're a life insurer

EY 5: Part-year tax calculations

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Income Tax Act 2007

The Commissioner can seek expert advice on financial calculations and risks

EY 6: Actuarial advice and guidance

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a claim for life insurance payments

EY 7: Meaning of claim

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a claim for life insurance payments

EY 7: Meaning of claim

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of what counts as life insurance for tax purposes

EY 8: Meaning of life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of what counts as life insurance for tax purposes

EY 8: Meaning of life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

What a life insurance policy means and covers

EY 9: Meaning of life insurance policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of who is considered a life insurer under tax law

EY 10: Meaning of life insurer

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for superannuation schemes that offer life insurance-like benefits

EY 11: Superannuation schemes providing life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for superannuation schemes that offer life insurance-like benefits

EY 11: Superannuation schemes providing life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of life reinsurance in insurance contracts

EY 12: Meaning of life reinsurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of a life reinsurance policy

EY 13: Meaning of life reinsurance policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the law explains terms for life insurance and reinsurance

EY 14: Life insurance and life reinsurance: how sections relate

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the law explains terms for life insurance and reinsurance

EY 14: Life insurance and life reinsurance: how sections relate

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about insurance policies where you don't get to share in the profits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about insurance policies where you don't get to share in the profits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from non-profit-sharing savings policies for life insurers

EY 15: Policyholder base income: non-participation policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductible costs for certain life insurance policies

EY 16: Policyholder base allowable deductions: non-participation policies

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Income from profit-sharing insurance policies for policyholders

EY 17: Policyholder base income: profit participation policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating yearly deductions for profit-sharing insurance policies

EY 18: Policyholder base allowable deductions: profit participation policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income types counted as shareholder base income for life insurers' non-participation policies

EY 19: Shareholder base income: non-participation policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Allowable expenses for life insurers' non-participating policies

EY 20: Shareholder base allowable deductions: non-participation policies

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Income for shareholders from certain life insurance policies

EY 21: Shareholder base income: profit participation policies

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How life insurers calculate deductions for profit-sharing policies

EY 22: Shareholder base allowable deductions: profit participation policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Setting aside money for non-profit participating life insurance policies

EY 23: Reserving amounts for life insurers: non-participation policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating unpaid insurance claims for certain life insurance policies

EY 24: Outstanding claims reserving amount: non-participation policies not annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating unpaid insurance claims for certain life insurance policies

EY 24: Outstanding claims reserving amount: non-participation policies not annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How insurance companies calculate reserves for certain policies

EY 25: Premium smoothing reserving amount: non-participation policies not annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating reserve for future insurance premiums on non-annuity policies

EY 26: Unearned premium reserving amount: non-participation policies not annuities

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How to calculate and use the reserving amount for certain non-annuity insurance policies

EY 27: Capital guarantee reserving amount: non-participation policies not annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating profit for certain older life insurance policies

EY 28: Shareholder base other profit: profit participation policies that are existing business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating profit for new profit participation policies in life insurance

EY 29: Shareholder base other profit: profit participation policies that are new business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing older life insurance policies during transition period

EY 30: Transitional adjustments: life risk

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating income or deductions from life insurance annuities

EY 31: Annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

This outdated section on calculating mortality profit with partial reinsurance was removed

EY 32: Mortality profit formula: when partial reinsurance exists

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for negative mortality profit calculations in insurance are no longer applicable

EY 33: Mortality profit formula: individual result may be negative only in some cases

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about calculating life insurance profits no longer applies

EY 34: Mortality profit formula: negative result

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section has been removed and no longer applies

EY 35: How discontinuance profit is calculated

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about profit when stopping business was removed from the tax law in 2010

EY 36: Discontinuance profit for income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Section removed: Formula for profit on existing policies no longer applies

EY 37: Discontinuance profit formula (existing policies)

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Income Tax Act 2007

How profits were calculated when new insurance policies were stopped (no longer applies)

EY 38: Discontinuance profit formula (new policies)

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate profit for discontinued insurance policies with partial reinsurance (no longer in effect)

EY 39: Discontinuance profit formula (existing policies): when partial reinsurance exists

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Income Tax Act 2007

How profit was calculated for discontinued insurance policies with partial reinsurance (no longer applies)

EY 40: Discontinuance profit formula (new policies): when partial reinsurance exists

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Individual results in discontinuance profit calculations cannot be negative

EY 41: Discontinuance profit formulas: individual result may never be negative

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about calculating policyholder income is no longer in use

EY 42: How policyholder income is calculated

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Income Tax Act 2007

Policyholder income formula no longer used since 1 July 2010

EY 43: Policyholder income formula

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about calculating policyholder income with partial reinsurance no longer applies

EY 44: Policyholder income formula: when partial reinsurance exists

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about calculating policyholder income for transferred life insurance businesses is no longer in use

EY 45: Policyholder income formula: when life insurance business transferred

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deleted rule about income from selling property

EY 46: Income from disposal of property

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about tax deductions for selling property no longer applies

EY 47: Deductions for disposal of property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for overseas insurers selling life policies in New Zealand

EY 48: Non-resident life insurers with life insurance policies in New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Non-resident insurers can apply to be treated as NZ residents for tax purposes

EY 49: Non-resident life insurer becoming resident

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Tax deductions for life insurers selling certain pre-1988 property

EZ 1: Life insurers acquiring property before 1 April 1988

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deductions when selling long-held property

EZ 2: Deductions for disposal of property: 1982–83 and 1989–90 income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions for oil and gas development costs from late 1990 to late 1991

EZ 3: Petroleum development expenditure from 1 October 1990 to 15 December 1991

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to value livestock leased out before September 1992

EZ 4: Valuation of livestock bailed or leased as at 2 September 1992

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Income Tax Act 2007

Reducing tax value for bloodstock first used for breeding in New Zealand before 1 August 2006

EZ 5: Reduction: bloodstock not previously used for breeding in New Zealand: pre-1 August 2006

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating tax value for older NZ breeding horses

EZ 6: Reduction: broodmare previously used for breeding in New Zealand: pre-1 August 2006

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions on patent rights bought before April 1993

EZ 7: Acquiring patent rights before 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for premiums on land leased before April 1993

EZ 8: Premium paid on land leased before 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for grouping similar property items into a single pool for accounting purposes from 1992-93

EZ 9: Pool method for items accounted for by globo method for 1992–93 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for income from selling items accounted for by old globo method

EZ 10: Pool items accounted for by globo method for 1992–93 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating depreciation on partly business-used items owned before 2004-05

EZ 11: Amounts of depreciation recovery income and depreciation loss for part business use up to 2004–05 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming depreciation on items from associates before 23 September 1997

EZ 12: Amount of depreciation loss for item acquired from associated person on or before 23 September 1997

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Income Tax Act 2007

Annual rate for depreciable items bought between April 1993 and 1995 tax year-end

EZ 13: Annual rate for item acquired on or after 1 April 1993 and before end of person’s 1994–95 income year

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Choosing and using old depreciation rates for items acquired before 1995

EZ 14: Pre-1993 depreciation rate

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Income Tax Act 2007

Depreciation rate for certain old property in the 1992-93 tax year

EZ 15: Annual rate for excluded depreciable property: 1992–93 tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra wear and tear claim for heavily used business machinery

EZ 16: Amount of depreciation loss for plant or machinery additional to section EZ 15 amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra wear and tear deduction for certain assets purchased or improved from late 1991 to early 1994

EZ 17: Additional amount of depreciation loss: between 16 December 1991 and 1 April 1994

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Income Tax Act 2007

Depreciation rules for items sold between related companies before April 1993

EZ 18: Section EZ 17 amount of depreciation loss when items transferred between companies in wholly-owned group before 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating depreciation for items acquired when you were tax-exempt

EZ 19: Section EZ 17 amount of depreciation loss when person previously exempt from tax acquires item

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the tax value of software purchased before April 1993

EZ 20: Adjusted tax value for software acquired before 1 April 1993

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for items with special allowances that are no longer used or moved overseas before April 1995

EZ 21: Sections EE 45 and EE 47: permanent removal: allowance before 1 April 1995

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating depreciation on pre-1995 assets

EZ 22: Base value and total deductions in section EE 56: before 1 April 1995

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate depreciation rates for older property and equipment

EZ 23: Economic rate for plant or equipment acquired before 1 April 2005 and buildings acquired before 19 May 2005

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Income Tax Act 2007

Words that explain what things mean

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a new asset for tax purposes

EZ 24: Meaning of new asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a 'New Zealand-new asset' for tax purposes

EZ 25: Meaning of New Zealand-new asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out the value of certain business assets for tax purposes

EZ 26: Meaning of qualifying capital value

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Income Tax Act 2007

What qualifies as an improvement to an item for tax purposes

EZ 27: Meaning of qualifying improvement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Assets eligible for depreciation deductions, excluding buildings and some cars

EZ 28: Meaning of qualifying asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for accident insurance companies' tax reserves

EZ 29: Private insurers under Accident Insurance Act 1998

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for timing and treatment of 1998-99 accident insurance base premium payments

EZ 30: Base premium for 1998–99 premium year under Accident Insurance Act 1998

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules on sharing information about certain overseas companies before 2011-2012

EZ 31: Disclosure restrictions on grey list CFCs before 2011–12

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Income Tax Act 2007

Expired rule about special treatment for certain overseas investments in Australia and New Zealand

EZ 32: Terminating exemption for grey list FIF investing in Australasian listed equities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old financial arrangement rules apply to agreements made between specific dates

EZ 33: Application of old financial arrangements rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choose to use financial arrangement rules by calculating a transitional adjustment

EZ 34: Election to apply financial arrangements rules in subpart EW

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating yearly income and spending for financial arrangements

EZ 35: Accruals in relation to income and expenditure in respect of financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle a special part of a financial arrangement that's treated differently

EZ 36: Excepted financial arrangement that is part of financial arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Person who can use simpler tax calculations for financial arrangements

EZ 37: Cash basis holder

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating income or loss when ending a financial arrangement

EZ 38: Income and expenditure where financial arrangement redeemed or disposed of

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when someone cancels a debt you owe

EZ 39: Forgiveness of debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to claim a deduction for unpaid income you've written off as a bad debt

EZ 40: Accrued income written off

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling debts to people connected with the borrower

EZ 41: Disposal of debt to associate of debtor

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling debts to people connected with the borrower

EZ 41: Disposal of debt to associate of debtor

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting tax for unusual changes in financial arrangements

EZ 42: Post facto adjustment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling debt instruments with changing principal amounts on a specific date

EZ 43: Variable principal debt instruments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling debt instruments with changing principal amounts on a specific date

EZ 43: Variable principal debt instruments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How old financial arrangements rules work with other parts of the Act

EZ 44: Relationship with rest of Act

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Income Tax Act 2007

When old financial arrangements rules don't apply

EZ 45: Application of old financial arrangements rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choose to treat short-term trade credits as financial arrangements

EZ 46: Election to treat short term trade credit as financial arrangement

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Choosing to keep certain pre-1999 financial deals under old tax rules

EZ 47: Election to continue to treat certain excepted financial arrangements as financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains key terms used in old financial arrangements rules

EZ 48: Definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the price in NZ dollars when buying items in foreign currency

EZ 49: Determination of core acquisition price where consideration for property denominated in foreign currency

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for fair pricing in financial transactions between connected parties

EZ 50: Rules for non-market transactions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to adjust your taxes when switching to new financial arrangement rules

EZ 51: Transitional adjustment when changing to financial arrangements rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

New rules for financial arrangements may also apply to old arrangements

EZ 52: References to new rules include old rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for changing how certain money deals are treated for tax purposes

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart explains how certain business transactions are taxed and treated

FA 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax treatment of profit-linked loans as shares

FA 2: Recharacterisation of certain debentures

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax treatment of dividends that recover share costs for business-owned shares

FA 3: Recharacterisation of certain dividends: recovery of cost of shares held on revenue account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company buying back shares: How it affects your remaining shares' cost

FA 4: Recharacterisation of shareholder’s base: company reacquiring share

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for buying and selling previously leased assets

FA 5: Assets acquired and disposed of after deduction of payments under lease

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Income Tax Act 2007

Treating finance leases as sales and loans for tax purposes

FA 6: Recharacterisation of amounts derived under finance leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the loan amount in a finance lease

FA 7: Determining amount of loan

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the loan amount in a finance lease

FA 7: Determining amount of loan

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can claim depreciation on property you lease under a finance lease

FA 8: Deductibility of expenditure under finance lease

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for buying leased items and how it affects your taxes

FA 9: Treatment when lease ends: lessee acquiring asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for buying leased items and how it affects your taxes

FA 9: Treatment when lease ends: lessee acquiring asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when a rented item is returned at the end of a long-term lease

FA 10: Treatment when lease ends: lessor acquiring asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when a rented item is returned at the end of a long-term lease

FA 10: Treatment when lease ends: lessor acquiring asset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes in tax reporting when a regular lease becomes a finance lease

FA 11: Adjustments for leases that become finance leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for hire purchase sales treat them as loans with immediate property transfer

FA 12: Recharacterisation of amounts derived under hire purchase agreements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for hire purchase sales treat them as loans with immediate property transfer

FA 12: Recharacterisation of amounts derived under hire purchase agreements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How hire purchase agreements are treated as sales for tax purposes

FA 13: Agreements recharacterised as sale with finance provided

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How hire purchase agreements are treated as sales for tax purposes

FA 13: Agreements recharacterised as sale with finance provided

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions on items bought through hire purchase

FA 14: Deductibility of expenditure or loss under hire purchase agreement

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens if a seller gets back property from an ended hire purchase agreement

FA 15: Treatment when agreement ends: seller acquiring property

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens if a seller gets back property from an ended hire purchase agreement

FA 15: Treatment when agreement ends: seller acquiring property

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle the end of a hire purchase agreement if you're a cash basis seller

FA 16: Treatment when agreement ends: when seller is cash basis person

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How to handle the end of a hire purchase agreement if you're a cash basis seller

FA 16: Treatment when agreement ends: when seller is cash basis person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the sale price when a hire purchase agreement ends for cash basis buyers

FA 17: Treatment when agreement ends: when buyer is cash basis person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the sale price when a hire purchase agreement ends for cash basis buyers

FA 17: Treatment when agreement ends: when buyer is cash basis person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How payments after a hire purchase agreement ends are treated for tax purposes

FA 18: Treatment of amounts paid in income years after agreement ends

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section explains when the rules apply to property transfers during relationship settlements

FB 1: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for personal property transfers in relationship settlements

FB 2: Personal property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Land transferred in relationship property settlements

FB 3: Land acquired for certain purposes or under certain conditions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for transferring land in development as part of relationship property

FB 4: Land under scheme for major development or division

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for giving away or losing land to someone who isn't family or a close friend

FB 5: Disposal of land

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How timber or timber rights are treated when settling relationship property

FB 6: Timber or right to take timber

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Rules for transferring land with valuable timber during relationship property settlements

FB 7: Land with standing timber

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Income Tax Act 2007

Handling patents when couples split property

FB 8: Patent applications and patent rights

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for financial arrangements when settling relationship property

FB 9: Financial arrangements rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring company shares during relationship property settlements

FB 10: Continuity provisions: shares and options

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former employee pensions: how they're treated when shared after a relationship split

FB 11: Pension payments to former employees

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Former employee pensions: how they're treated when shared after a relationship split

FB 11: Pension payments to former employees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former business partners' pensions may be paid to others after separation

FB 12: Pension payments to former partners

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former business partners' pensions may be paid to others after separation

FB 12: Pension payments to former partners

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing trading stock transferred in relationship property settlements

FB 13: Trading stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring farm animals during a relationship property settlement

FB 14: Specified livestock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring herd-scheme livestock in relationship property settlements

FB 15: Specified livestock valued under herd scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for livestock not on the official list when given in a divorce or separation

FB 16: Non-specified livestock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing high-priced livestock when settling relationship property

FB 17: High-priced livestock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing bloodstock received in relationship property settlements

FB 18: Bloodstock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for leased assets that were claimed as deductions

FB 19: Leased assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about mining assets no longer exists in the tax law

FB 20: Mining assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring property you can claim depreciation on during a relationship split

FB 21: Depreciable property

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When this part of the law applies to property transfers

FC 1: Disposals to which this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Property transfers are treated as sales at market value, with some exceptions

FC 2: Transfer at market value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Property given to partners after someone dies

FC 3: Property transferred to spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for property left to family or tax-exempt groups after someone dies

FC 4: Property transferred to charities or to close relatives and others

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax on inherited land from close relatives

FC 5: Land transferred to close relatives

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Income Tax Act 2007

How forestry assets are treated when given to close family after someone dies

FC 6: Forestry assets transferred to close relatives

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing prepaid property when transferred after someone dies

FC 7: Transfer of prepaid property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring financial arrangements after death

FC 8: Transfer of certain financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart explains how interest deductions are limited for certain New Zealand taxpayers

FE 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

When interest apportionment rules apply to people and businesses with foreign connections

FE 2: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How interest is divided for individuals and trustees in certain tax situations

FE 3: Interest apportionment for individuals

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions of key financial terms used in tax law

FE 4: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when you must split interest expenses for tax purposes

FE 5: Thresholds for application of interest apportionment rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate and report income from interest expenses for certain entities

FE 6: Apportionment of interest by excess debt entity

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Income Tax Act 2007

How reporting banks calculate extra income when their equity is below the threshold

FE 7: Apportionment of interest by reporting bank

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Income Tax Act 2007

When and how to measure financial amounts for tax purposes

FE 8: Measurement dates

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to make and notify choices about your tax obligations

FE 9: Elections

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Income Tax Act 2007

Use New Zealand dollars for calculating financial values

FE 10: Currency

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Income Tax Act 2007

Use New Zealand dollars for calculating financial values

FE 10: Currency

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Income Tax Act 2007

Ignoring certain value changes in tax calculations

FE 11: Disregarded increases or decreases in value

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out if your company has too much debt

FE 12: Calculation of debt percentages

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for financial deals with people outside your tax group

FE 13: Financial arrangements entered into with persons outside group

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much money a group in New Zealand owes compared to what they own

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate debt percentage for New Zealand groups

FE 14: Consolidation of debts and assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the total debt owed by a New Zealand group

FE 15: Total group debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the total value of assets for a New Zealand group

FE 16: Total group assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much money a big group of companies owes compared to what they own

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adding up a company group's debts and assets

FE 17: Consolidation of debts and assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to measure a worldwide group's debts and assets for tax purposes

FE 18: Measurement of debts and assets of worldwide group

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Income Tax Act 2007

A group of banks that work together in New Zealand

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A group of banks that work together in New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Minimum equity requirement for NZ banking groups

FE 19: Banking group’s equity threshold

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Income Tax Act 2007

Minimum equity requirement for NZ banking groups

FE 19: Banking group’s equity threshold

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining how banks calculate financial and regulatory values for reporting

FE 20: Financial value and regulatory value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining how banks calculate financial and regulatory values for reporting

FE 20: Financial value and regulatory value

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your bank's net value in New Zealand

FE 21: Banking group’s New Zealand net equity

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your bank's net value in New Zealand

FE 21: Banking group’s New Zealand net equity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating a bank group's overseas investments for tax purposes

FE 22: Notional offshore investment

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Calculating a bank group's overseas investments for tax purposes

FE 22: Notional offshore investment

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate a banking group's debt used for funding

FE 23: Banking group’s funding debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate a banking group's debt used for funding

FE 23: Banking group’s funding debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for making and changing banking regulations in New Zealand

FE 24: Regulations

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Income Tax Act 2007

A group of people or businesses in New Zealand that work together

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine the New Zealand group for companies or non-resident bodies with excessive debt

FE 25: New Zealand group for excess debt entity that is a company or non-resident owning body

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine which company is the New Zealand parent for tax purposes

FE 26: Identifying New Zealand parent

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine which companies are part of a New Zealand tax group

FE 27: Establishing companies under parent’s control

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine which companies belong to a New Zealand tax group

FE 28: Identifying members of New Zealand group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for joining New Zealand groups with shared ownership by people or trustees

FE 29: Combining New Zealand groups owned by natural persons and trustees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for including foreign companies in a New Zealand group for tax purposes

FE 30: Ownership interests in companies outside New Zealand group

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A group of people or companies from all over the world

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How to determine your worldwide group if you're a company with high debt but not overseas

FE 31: Worldwide group for corporate excess debt entity if not excess debt outbound company

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Rules for companies partly owned by worldwide group members

FE 32: Joint venture parties

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A group of banks in New Zealand

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A group of banks in New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine who belongs to a New Zealand banking group

FE 33: New Zealand banking group

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How to determine who belongs to a New Zealand banking group

FE 33: New Zealand banking group

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine the top-level owner of a New Zealand banking group

FE 34: Identifying ultimate parent

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How to determine the top-level owner of a New Zealand banking group

FE 34: Identifying ultimate parent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can be left out of a banking group

FE 35: Persons who may be excluded from banking groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

How banks and related entities form a New Zealand banking group

FE 36: Identifying members of New Zealand banking group in usual case

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Income Tax Act 2007

How banks and related entities form a New Zealand banking group

FE 36: Identifying members of New Zealand banking group in usual case

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to identify the reporting bank in a New Zealand banking group

FE 37: Reporting bank for New Zealand banking group

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How to identify the reporting bank in a New Zealand banking group

FE 37: Reporting bank for New Zealand banking group

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your total ownership in a company

FE 38: Measuring ownership interests in companies

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How to calculate your share of company ownership

FE 39: Direct ownership interests

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How to calculate your ownership in companies owned by other companies

FE 40: Tiered ownership interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to count ownership interests for New Zealand banking groups

FE 41: Treatment of associated persons’ interests

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How to count ownership interests for New Zealand banking groups

FE 41: Treatment of associated persons’ interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart has been removed from the law and no longer applies

FF 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about dividing up interest no longer exists

FF 2: When interest apportionment rule applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about handling excessive interest costs has been removed from the law

FF 3: Steps required to determine treatment of excessive interest expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule for dividing interest no longer applies

FF 4: Threshold for application of interest apportionment rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate if a group spent too much on interest (no longer applies)

FF 5: Determination of excess amount of interest expenditure of group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax relief for certain money transactions is no longer available

FF 6: Conduit tax relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about surplus to foreign dividends was removed from the law in 2009

FF 7: Surplus to foreign dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to identify members of foreign groups (now removed)

FF 8: Identifying members of foreign groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule for working out how much debt NZ foreign groups have

FF 9: Calculating debt percentage of New Zealand foreign groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

This removed provision used to explain how to calculate debt for foreign company groups

FF 10: Calculating debt percentage of consolidated foreign groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed provision about changes in overseas company groups

FF 11: Changes in foreign group membership

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart explains tax implications when a New Zealand company moves overseas or changes status

FL 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing companies and their owners when companies move overseas

FL 2: Treatment of companies that become non-resident and their shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart covers rules for eligible companies to form consolidated groups for tax purposes

FM 1: What this subpart applies to

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for treating multiple companies as one for tax purposes

FM 2: Consolidation rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group companies share tax responsibilities and reporting

FM 3: Liability of consolidated groups and group companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing which companies in a group are responsible for paying group tax

FM 4: Limiting joint and several liability of group companies

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Tax responsibilities when a company exits a consolidated group

FM 5: Liability when company leaves consolidated group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for treating consolidated groups as a single company for tax purposes

FM 6: Some general rules for treatment of consolidated groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about how to count money and keep track of it

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Income Tax Act 2007

How consolidated group companies handle income and expenses

FM 7: Treatment of amounts derived or expenditure incurred

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income is treated for transactions within company groups

FM 8: Transactions between group companies: income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money that counts as income for companies in a consolidated group

FM 9: Amounts that are company’s income

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Rules for spending and losses between companies in the same group

FM 10: Expenditure: intra-group transactions

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When a company in a group can claim tax deductions for expenses linked to other group members' income or business

FM 11: Expenditure: nexus with income derivation

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No deductions for consolidated group expenses, except for certain interest payments

FM 12: Expenditure when deduction would be denied to consolidated group

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to treat long-term spending in a group of companies

FM 13: Capital expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to prepare financial statements for parts of a tax year when companies join or leave tax groups

FM 14: Part-year financial statements

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How to keep track of special items

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring property between companies in the same group

FM 15: Amortising property and revenue account property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Farming and forestry expense claims for company groups when land or business changes hands

FM 16: Land or business: certain farming or forestry expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring and valuing stock between companies in the same group

FM 17: Trading stock

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Rules for transferring financial arrangements between companies in the same group

FM 18: Financial arrangements: transfer from company A to company B

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Rules for transferring financial arrangements within a company group for fair value

FM 19: Financial arrangements: transfer for fair and reasonable consideration

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Rules for transferring financial arrangements between companies in the same group at market value

FM 20: Financial arrangements: transfer at market value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for property when a company leaves a tax group

FM 21: Property transfers when companies leave consolidated groups

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Rules to prevent companies from dodging group tax responsibilities when transferring property

FM 22: Arrangements to avoid consolidation rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling shares between related companies

FM 23: Arrangements for disposal of shares

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How overseas companies' payments to owners are handled

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about foreign dividend rules has been removed from the law

FM 24: General treatment of foreign dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about reducing foreign dividend payments no longer applies

FM 25: Reduction in payments for foreign dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax losses can no longer be used to pay foreign dividend taxes

FM 26: Using tax losses to pay FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about refunds of foreign dividend payments no longer applies

FM 27: Refunds of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refunds for losses in consolidated groups (no longer applicable)

FM 28: Refund when consolidated group has loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a group of companies used to handle foreign dividend payments (no longer applies)

FM 29: Treatment of credit balance in consolidated group’s FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax refunds when company groups merge

FM 30: Application of certain provisions to consolidated groups

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Who can do this and what are the rules?

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Rules for companies joining or staying in a consolidated group

FM 31: Eligibility rules

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Companies can only be part of one consolidated tax group at a time

FM 32: Restriction on membership of consolidated groups

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What happens when a consolidated group loses members

FM 33: When membership is reduced

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Companies chosen for special treatment

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How a company is chosen to represent a group of companies for tax purposes

FM 34: Nominated companies

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How companies group together or separate for tax purposes

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How to create a group of companies for tax purposes

FM 35: Forming consolidated group

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How to join an existing group of companies for tax purposes

FM 36: Joining existing consolidated group

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How a company can leave a consolidated group

FM 37: Leaving consolidated group

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When you join or leave a group

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Notice rules for companies forming or joining tax groups

FM 38: Notice requirements on forming or joining consolidated group

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How to choose to leave a consolidated group for tax purposes

FM 39: Choosing to leave consolidated group

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When a company becomes ineligible to be part of a consolidated group

FM 40: Losing eligibility to be part of consolidated group

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What happens when a consolidated group has no nominated company

FM 41: No nominated company

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Rules for when a company in a consolidated group is liquidated

FM 42: When company liquidated

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This subpart applies to companies forming an imputation group for dividend payments

FN 1: When this subpart applies

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Rules for how companies share tax credits with shareholders

FN 2: Imputation rules

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Companies in a tax credit sharing group are jointly responsible for group tax debts

FN 3: Liabilities of companies in imputation group

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Rules for companies to be part of an imputation group

FN 4: Eligibility rules

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Rules for imputation groups that have fewer companies than before

FN 5: Imputation groups with reduced numbers

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Rules for the company that represents an imputation group

FN 6: Nominated companies

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How companies can group together for tax purposes

FN 7: Forming imputation groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax groups with both Australian and New Zealand companies

FN 8: Trans-Tasman imputation groups and resident imputation subgroups

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How to join an existing group for tax credits

FN 9: Joining existing imputation group

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How a company can stop being part of an imputation group

FN 10: When membership of imputation group ends

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How a company can choose to leave an imputation group

FN 11: Company choosing to leave imputation group

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Company leaves tax credit sharing group when no longer eligible

FN 12: Company no longer eligible or entitled to membership

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What happens when an imputation group doesn't have a nominated company

FN 13: Imputation group with no nominated company

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What happens when a company in an imputation group is liquidated

FN 14: Effect of liquidation of company

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart outlines tax rules for New Zealand company mergers

FO 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when companies join together and how it affects their taxes

FO 2: Amalgamation rules

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Rules for New Zealand companies joining together in a special way

FO 3: Resident’s restricted amalgamations

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When companies merge, the new company takes on the old company's tax responsibilities and benefits

FO 4: Rights and obligations of amalgamated companies

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How tax rules apply when companies merge and have unpaid debts

FO 5: Amalgamations and remitted liabilities

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How shares are treated when companies merge and cancel existing shares

FO 6: Cancellation of shares

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Income received after companies combine is treated as if the original company still existed

FO 7: Income derived after amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for bad debts and losses when companies merge

FO 8: Bad debts and expenditure or loss on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Unused prepaid expenses can be transferred when companies merge

FO 9: Unexpired portion of prepaid expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Property transfer rules when companies combine

FO 10: When property passes on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Property transfer rules when companies merge in non-resident restricted amalgamations

FO 11: When property passes on amalgamation other than resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for financial arrangements when closely related companies merge

FO 12: Financial arrangements: resident’s restricted amalgamation, companies in wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

How financial arrangements are treated when companies merge without changing calculation methods

FO 13: Financial arrangements: resident’s restricted amalgamation, calculation method unchanged

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Rules for financial deals when companies merge in specific ways

FO 14: Financial arrangements: resident’s restricted amalgamation, other cases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for financial agreements when companies merge, except for specific resident mergers

FO 15: Financial arrangements: amalgamation other than resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Rules for handling special property when companies merge

FO 16: Amortising property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for land transfers when companies merge or amalgamate

FO 17: Land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Financial arrangements when companies merge

FO 18: When amalgamating companies are parties to financial arrangement

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How to calculate money owed on financial arrangements when companies merge

FO 19: Calculation of outstanding accrued balance: consideration for discharge

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How to calculate the remaining balance when amounts are forgiven during a business merger

FO 20: Calculation of outstanding accrued balance: amounts remitted

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the remaining balance when amounts are forgiven during a business merger

FO 20: Calculation of outstanding accrued balance: amounts remitted

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for interest on certain company loans issued before October 1986

FZ 1: Treatment of interest payable under debentures issued before certain date

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Income Tax Act 2007

How specified leases are treated for tax purposes

FZ 2: Effect of specified lease on lessor and lessee

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How the owner's income is calculated for special lease agreements

FZ 3: Income of lessor under specified lease

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Rules for claiming expenses under certain types of leases

FZ 4: Deductions under specified leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring commercial bills during relationship property division

FZ 5: Commercial bills

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special valuation rules for inherited property before October 2005

FZ 6: Transitional valuation rule for estate property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to stop people from cheating on their taxes or making unfair deals

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Income Tax Act 2007

The Commissioner can adjust tax calculations if someone tries to avoid paying taxes

GA 1: Commissioner’s power to adjust

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax commissioner can adjust fringe benefit tax to prevent avoidance

GA 2: Commissioner’s power to adjust: fringe benefit tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling shares to avoid dividend payments

GB 1: Arrangements involving dividend stripping

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for fair pricing between related companies to prevent tax avoidance

GB 2: Arrangements involving transfer pricing

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies keeping past losses when ownership changes

GB 3: Arrangements for carrying forward loss balances: companies’ ownership

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies sharing tax losses within a group

GB 4: Arrangements for grouping tax losses: companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for changing trust beneficiaries who own company shares

GB 5: Arrangements involving trust beneficiaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for arrangements that try to misuse qualifying company status

GB 6: Arrangements involving qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign company ownership to prevent tax avoidance

GB 7: Arrangements involving CFC control interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about overseas companies' money and taxes no longer applies

GB 8: Arrangements involving attributed repatriation from CFCs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for temporary sales of interests in foreign companies

GB 9: Temporary disposals of direct control or income interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule for short-term ownership of foreign company shares to prevent tax avoidance

GB 10: Temporary acquisitions of direct control or income interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Temporary changes in foreign company control may be ignored for tax purposes

GB 11: Temporary increases in totals for control interest categories

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Income Tax Act 2007

Temporary changes in foreign company control to avoid tax rules may be disregarded

GB 12: Temporary reductions in totals for control interest categories

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining when tax rules ignore changes in foreign company ownership that lower income

GB 13: When combination of changes reduces income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Increases in losses from foreign company ownership changes are limited

GB 14: When combination of changes increases loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring CFC interests and measuring income to prevent tax avoidance

GB 15: CFC income or loss: arrangements related to quarterly measurement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for measuring foreign investment income when transferring to connected people

GB 16: FIF income or loss: arrangements for measurement day concessions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limiting excessive tax claims for film-related expenses

GB 17: Excessive amounts for film rights or production expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for film-related tax arrangements to prevent unfair deductions

GB 18: Arrangements to acquire film rights or incur production expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for delayed or uncertain payments in film production

GB 19: When film production expenditure payments delayed or contingent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax on special deals in oil and mineral mining

GB 20: Arrangements involving petroleum and mineral mining

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair dealings in financial arrangements

GB 21: Dealing that defeats intention of financial arrangements rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for fair distribution of trust benefits to beneficiaries

GB 22: Arrangements involving trust beneficiary income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for fair pay when employing relatives in a business

GB 23: Excessive remuneration to relatives

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Income Tax Act 2007

Genuine work and partnership contracts may be exempt from tax avoidance rules

GB 24: Exemption for genuine contracts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for paying shareholders, directors, or their relatives in a close company

GB 25: Close company remuneration to shareholders, directors, or relatives

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling commercial bills from overseas to prevent tax avoidance

GB 26: Arrangements involving repatriation of commercial bills

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for paying tax on money earned by others doing work for you

GB 27: Attribution rule for income from personal services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining terms for rules about associated persons and work arrangements

GB 28: Interpretation of terms used in section GB 27

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out income when someone provides personal services through a business

GB 29: Attribution rule: calculation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Preventing tax avoidance on payments for work-related promises

GB 30: Arrangements to avoid taxation of restrictive covenant payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for dealing with arrangements that try to avoid fringe benefit tax

GB 31: FBT arrangements: general

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for benefits given to people connected to employees

GB 32: Benefits provided to employee’s associates

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair tax deductions for asset value loss

GB 33: Arrangements involving depreciation loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies carrying forward imputation credit account balances

GB 34: ICA arrangements for carrying amounts forward

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules against unfair use of tax credits on company dividends

GB 35: Imputation arrangements to obtain tax advantage

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Income Tax Act 2007

Government can stop tax avoidance through profit-sharing manipulation

GB 36: Reconstruction of imputation arrangements to obtain tax advantage

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for special dividend payment arrangements between companies

GB 37: Arrangements for payment of dividend by other companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax avoidance and non-market transactions in consolidated groups

GB 38: When sections GB 35 to GB 37 apply to consolidated groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

General rules for foreign dividend payment arrangements (no longer in effect)

GB 39: FDP arrangements: general

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Income Tax Act 2007

BETA arrangements for carrying forward amounts no longer available

GB 40: BETA arrangements for carrying amounts forward

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for carrying forward foreign dividend account balances (no longer applies)

GB 41: FDPA arrangements for carrying amounts forward

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair use of Māori authority tax credits

GB 42: Maori authority credit arrangements to obtain tax advantage

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair tax advantages in Maori authority credit arrangements

GB 43: Reconstruction of Maori authority credit arrangements to obtain tax advantage

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair arrangements for family tax credits

GB 44: Arrangements involving tax credits for families

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax arrangements where you might claim more deductions than you earn

GB 45: Arrangements involving money not at risk

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Income Tax Act 2007

Delaying tax deductions for certain financial arrangements when expenses exceed income

GB 46: Deferral of surplus deductions from arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating income, expenses, and property costs in group arrangements

GB 47: Calculation rules for sections GB 45 and GB 46

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining key terms used in specific tax law sections

GB 48: Defined terms for sections GB 45 and GB 46

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling non-standard share transfer arrangements

GB 49: Arrangements involving returning share transfers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or giving away business stock for less than its value

GC 1: Certain disposals of trading stock at below market value

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax applies when you sell timber rights or land with standing timber

GC 2: Disposals of timber rights or standing timber

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for life insurers selling property as part of their business

GC 3: Disposals by life insurers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for buying and selling shares in foreign investment funds

GC 4: Disposals and acquisitions of FIF attributing interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for leases with no or low rent when property is used to earn income

GC 5: Leases for inadequate rent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing international business deals fairly

GC 6: Purpose and application of rules and nature of arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

You pay tax on the fair price, not the higher price you paid

GC 7: Excess amount payable by person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for fair payment in business deals and their tax implications

GC 8: Insufficient amount receivable by person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax adjustments for underpriced transactions in related business deals

GC 9: Compensating arrangement: person paying less than arm’s length amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

Receiving more than fair market value in a related transaction

GC 10: Compensating arrangement: person receiving more than arm’s length amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to request fair tax treatment in international business deals

GC 11: Applications for matching treatment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjustments don't change your withholding responsibilities

GC 12: Effect on person's withholding obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out fair prices between businesses

GC 13: Calculation of arm’s length amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions used in rules about tax avoidance and transactions

GC 14: Definitions for sections GC 6 to GC 13

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exceptions to the rule on petroleum and mineral mining arrangements

GZ 1: Limitation on section GB 20: petroleum and mineral mining arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for special groups: How certain people and businesses pay their fair share

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This subpart explains how companies can choose special tax treatment as qualifying companies

HA 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of a qualifying company for tax purposes

HA 2: Meaning of qualifying company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of a now-obsolete type of company in tax law

HA 3: Meaning of loss-attributing qualifying company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for becoming and staying a qualifying company

HA 4: Conditions applying

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How a company can choose to become a qualifying company

HA 5: Elections to become qualifying company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies to qualify for special tax status

HA 6: Corporate requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for who can own shares in a qualifying company and how shareholders are counted

HA 7: Shareholding requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

When shareholders agree to be personally liable for company taxes

HA 8: Shareholders’ personal liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

Qualifying companies have a $10,000 limit on foreign non-dividend income

HA 9: Limit on foreign non-dividend income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for LAQC shares were removed in 2011

HA 10: Nature of LAQC shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when a qualifying company stops meeting requirements

HA 11: When requirements no longer met: qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about avoiding tax arrangements have been removed

HA 12: Avoidance arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for qualifying companies giving value to shareholders

HA 13: Qualifying companies’ distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for dividends from qualifying companies to NZ residents

HA 14: Dividends paid by qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for fully imputed dividends paid by qualifying companies

HA 15: Fully imputed distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for trustees and beneficiaries receiving dividends from qualifying companies

HA 16: Dividends paid by qualifying companies to trustee shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Qualifying companies must pay tax on dividends from related NZ companies

HA 17: Dividends derived by qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How dividends are handled when a company loses its qualifying status

HA 18: Treatment of dividends when qualifying company status ends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for qualifying companies when paying dividends and reporting them

HA 19: Credit accounts and dividend statements

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about assigning tax losses is no longer used

HA 20: Attribution of tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Loss balances from previous years can't be used when a company becomes a qualifying company

HA 21: Loss balances not carried forward

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Income Tax Act 2007

How qualifying companies can share tax losses within a group

HA 22: Group companies using tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax losses can't be carried forward when non-qualifying companies merge with qualifying companies

HA 23: Treatment of tax losses on amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling most tax losses have been removed

HA 24: Treatment of tax losses other than certain foreign losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about handling some overseas losses is no longer in use

HA 25: Treatment of certain foreign losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle taxes when financial reporting dates differ (now repealed)

HA 26: Attribution when balance dates differ

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about share value losses no longer applies

HA 27: Attribution when loss results in reduction in value of shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trustee shareholders must choose who to make elections with

HA 28: Elections by trustee shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

How major shareholders can decide a company's tax status

HA 29: Elections by majority shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing when your company becomes a qualifying company

HA 30: When elections take effect

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Income Tax Act 2007

How directors can cancel their previous company election

HA 31: Revocation of directors’ elections

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Income Tax Act 2007

How shareholders can cancel their company election

HA 32: Revocation of shareholders’ elections: by notice

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a shareholder's election can be automatically cancelled

HA 33: Revocation of shareholders’ elections: by event

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra time allowed for company to keep its status after shareholder's death

HA 34: Period of grace following death of shareholder

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Income Tax Act 2007

Time given to fix issues when a company loses its qualifying status

HA 35: Period of grace following revocation of election

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Income Tax Act 2007

Grace period for making a new election after a joint decision is cancelled for a qualifying company

HA 36: Period of grace following revocation of joint election

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Income Tax Act 2007

New shareholders have 63 days to meet qualifying company requirements

HA 37: Period of grace for new shareholder

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Income Tax Act 2007

Directors and shareholders no longer need to make tax-related elections

HA 38: Elections by directors and shareholders required

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to cancel choices made for taxing certain groups (no longer applies)

HA 39: Revocation of elections

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax payable when a company chooses to become a qualifying company

HA 40: Liability for qualifying company election tax

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How to work out the tax when your company becomes a qualifying company

HA 41: Calculating qualifying company election tax

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How to pay the special tax to become a qualifying company

HA 42: Paying qualifying company election tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the law measures your ownership in a company for tax purposes

HA 43: Meaning of effective interest

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How to calculate your ownership in a company

HA 44: Measuring effective interests

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This subpart explains how taxes work for trusts and outlines key rules and definitions

HC 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Joint trustees must calculate trust income and report it together

HC 2: Obligations of joint trustees for calculating income and providing returns

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Income Tax Act 2007

How trustees can manage multiple contributions to a trust as one entity

HC 3: Multiple settlements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Property settled on a trust, excluding certain types

HC 4: Corpus of trust

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Income Tax Act 2007

How trustees categorise income they receive or are deemed to receive

HC 5: Amounts derived by trustees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income given to trust beneficiaries within specific timeframes

HC 6: Beneficiary income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income earned by a trust that isn't given to beneficiaries

HC 7: Trustee income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle money received after someone dies

HC 8: Amounts received after person’s death

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How trusts are grouped when they give out money or property

HC 9: Classifying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trusts that follow strict income and tax rules

HC 10: Complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trusts that follow strict income and tax rules

HC 10: Complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for trusts set up by people living outside New Zealand

HC 11: Foreign trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition and classification of trusts that don't meet specific legal requirements

HC 12: Non-complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for charitable trusts have been removed from this law

HC 13: Charitable trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

What you get from a trust and when it counts as a distribution

HC 14: Distributions from trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for money given out by trusts that don't follow regulations or are based overseas

HC 15: Taxable distributions from non-complying and foreign trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How money and assets from certain trusts are given to beneficiaries

HC 16: Ordering rule for distributions from non-complying and foreign trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money you receive from trusts and when it counts as your income

HC 17: Amounts derived as beneficiary income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from foreign trusts that counts as income

HC 18: Taxable distributions from foreign trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from non-complying trusts is taxed separately

HC 19: Taxable distributions from non-complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from complying trusts is usually tax-free

HC 20: Distributions from complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How you're taxed on money from community trusts

HC 21: Distributions from community trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using tax losses to lower taxable income from certain trusts

HC 22: Use of tax losses to reduce taxable distributions from non-complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for trust income when you temporarily leave New Zealand

HC 23: Temporary absences of beneficiaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trustees must manage and pay tax on trust income

HC 24: Trustees’ obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing overseas income of non-resident trustees

HC 25: Foreign-sourced amounts: non-resident trustees

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Income Tax Act 2007

When NZ trustees don't pay tax on overseas income

HC 26: Foreign-sourced amounts: resident trustees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of who counts as a settlor for a trust

HC 27: Who is a settlor?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Situations where you might be considered a trust's settlor

HC 28: Activities treated as those of settlor

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Income Tax Act 2007

How you might pay income tax on trust income if you set up a trust

HC 29: Settlors’ liability to income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes to foreign trust tax rules when the trust creator becomes a New Zealand resident

HC 30: Treatment of foreign trusts when settlor becomes resident

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trusts that suddenly become taxable in New Zealand can choose how to value their assets

HC 31: When existing trusts come into tax base

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Trustee's responsibility to pay tax on money you receive from a trust

HC 32: Liability of trustee as agent

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Choosing to pay a trust's income tax as a trustee, settlor, or beneficiary

HC 33: Choosing to satisfy income tax liability of trustee

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on money from trusts that don't follow the rules

HC 34: Taxable distributions from non-complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax works for money given to children under 16 from trusts

HC 35: Beneficiary income of minors

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Rules for when trusts give money to children

HC 36: Trusts and minor beneficiary rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for trusts set up in wills that pay money to young people

HC 37: Testamentary trusts and minor beneficiary rule

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This subpart explains when someone is considered a tax agent and outlines related rules

HD 1: What this subpart does

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Principal and agent are both responsible for paying taxes on the agent's work

HD 2: Joint liability of principal and agent for tax obligations

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Responsibilities and obligations of agents acting for others in tax matters

HD 3: Agents’ duties and liabilities

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Your tax responsibilities when using an agent

HD 4: Treatment of principals

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How agents can pay and collect tax on behalf of principals

HD 5: Matters between principals and agents

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Income Tax Act 2007

When someone else has significant control over your business

HD 6: When relationship effectively that of principal and agent

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How to calculate tax for agents acting on behalf of others

HD 7: Rate and amount of tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

When someone can be treated as a tax agent for another person

HD 8: Circumstances giving rise to agency

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for guardians managing income for those unable to do so themselves

HD 9: Guardians

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when someone takes control of property due to unpaid loans

HD 10: Mortgagees in possession

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when someone takes control of property due to unpaid loans

HD 10: Mortgagees in possession

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies that act as agents for consolidated or imputation groups

HD 11: Nominated companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax responsibilities for trusts and their beneficiaries

HD 12: Trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trustees act as representatives for unit trusts' income

HD 13: Unit trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies that issue loans to investors

HD 14: Companies issuing debentures

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies that issue loans to investors

HD 14: Companies issuing debentures

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies trying to avoid tax obligations

HD 15: Asset stripping of companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax responsibilities for overseas insurance companies operating in New Zealand

HD 16: Non-resident general insurers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for insurance agents paying premiums to Swiss residents

HD 17: Agent paying premiums to residents of Switzerland

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Rules for representing absent taxpayers

HD 18: Agency in relation to absentees generally

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Income Tax Act 2007

Handling income for someone overseas

HD 19: Persons receiving absentees’ income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Running a business in NZ for someone living overseas

HD 20: Persons carrying on business for absentees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies paying dividends to non-residents

HD 21: Companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for businesses paying interest on deposits from non-residents

HD 22: Banking companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for businesses paying interest on deposits from non-residents

HD 22: Banking companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trustees handle tax duties for overseas investors in group funds

HD 23: Trustees of group investment funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for non-resident ship owners and charterers operating in New Zealand

HD 24: Shipping businesses

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Rules for sending money overseas to non-residents

HD 25: Persons remitting amounts outside New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sending money overseas to non-residents

HD 25: Persons remitting amounts outside New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for acting as an agent for non-resident taxpayers in New Zealand

HD 26: Agency in relation to non-residents generally

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employers' responsibilities for income tax of non-New Zealand employees

HD 27: Employers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on NZ government pensions and unregistered super schemes for non-residents

HD 28: Government pensions and payments under superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on NZ government pensions and unregistered super schemes for non-residents

HD 28: Government pensions and payments under superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Helping overseas buyers purchase goods in New Zealand

HD 29: Persons acquiring goods from overseas

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How mutual associations handle income, deductions, and rebates

HE 1: Income and deductions of mutual associations

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Types of business dealings between an association and its members

HE 2: Classes of mutual transaction

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Types of business dealings between an association and its members

HE 2: Classes of mutual transaction

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Money given back to members by their association

HE 3: Association rebates

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How to divide costs between member and non-member transactions for associations

HE 4: Apportionment when transactions with members and non-members

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Rebates to members given as shares or reduced share payments

HE 5: Association rebates paid by shares or credit

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Rebates to members given as shares or reduced share payments

HE 5: Association rebates paid by shares or credit

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Rules for special Māori groups that choose to join and how they handle money and taxes

HF 1: Maori authorities and the Maori authority rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Entities that can choose to become a Māori authority

HF 2: Who is eligible to be a Maori authority?

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Income Tax Act 2007

How Māori authorities follow special tax rules

HF 3: Applying provisions to Maori authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Maori authority distributions explained: What counts and what doesn't

HF 4: What constitutes a Maori authority distribution?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Māori authority co-ops can give special credits to members

HF 5: Notional distributions of co-operative companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax applies to money you receive from a Māori authority

HF 6: Tax treatment of Maori authority distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Taxable income from Māori authorities to members

HF 7: Taxable Maori authority distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How Maori authorities fairly distribute taxable and non-taxable items to members

HF 8: Proportional allocation

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies and trusts are treated when they choose to become or stop being a Maori authority

HF 9: Treatment of companies and trusts that choose to apply this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate property values when an entity becomes a Maori authority again

HF 10: Market value calculations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to become a Māori authority and what happens next

HF 11: Choosing to become Maori authority

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former rules about portfolio tax rate entities and investors no longer apply

HL 1: Intended effect on portfolio tax rate entities and investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section explains how the law for taxing certain businesses has changed

HL 2: Scheme of subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about entity eligibility rules was removed in 2010

HL 3: Eligibility requirements for entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when groups don't meet tax rules

HL 4: Effect of failure to meet eligibility requirements for entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old law about foreign investment groups no longer applies

HL 5: Foreign investment vehicles

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about investor membership no longer applies

HL 6: Investor membership requirement

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about adjusting investor returns for certain companies no longer applies

HL 7: Investor return adjustment requirement: portfolio tax rate entity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about sharing tax credits for certain listed companies

HL 8: Imputation credit distribution requirement: portfolio listed company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about minimum investment size were removed in 2010

HL 9: Investor interest size requirement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra investment rules no longer apply since 2010

HL 10: Further eligibility requirements relating to investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to be (or stop being) a special type of investment company

HL 11: Election to become portfolio investment entity and cancellation of election

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule for unlisted companies becoming portfolio listed companies

HL 12: Unlisted company choosing to become portfolio listed company

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to become a portfolio investment entity (no longer applicable)

HL 13: Becoming portfolio investment entity

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax rules changed for certain entities after a transition period

HL 14: Tax consequences from transition

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for ending portfolio investment entity status no longer apply

HL 15: Ceasing to be portfolio investment entity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed tax periods for certain investments

HL 16: Portfolio allocation period and portfolio calculation period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of rules for taxing uncertain or missing interest income

HL 17: Treatment of income from interest when entitlement conditional or lacking

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Income Tax Act 2007

New investors may have been included in existing investment groups before 2010

HL 18: Certain new investors treated as part of existing portfolio investor class

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating investment profits and losses for tax purposes (no longer applies)

HL 19: Portfolio class net income and portfolio class net loss for portfolio allocation period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating investment income and loss for different portfolio types (no longer applicable)

HL 20: Portfolio class taxable income and portfolio class taxable loss for portfolio allocation period

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision, which detailed tax obligations for portfolio tax rate entities, is no longer in effect

HL 21: Portfolio entity tax liability and tax credits of portfolio tax rate entity for period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for tax payments by certain investment entities no longer apply

HL 22: Payments of tax by portfolio tax rate entity making no election

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule: How certain investment groups used to pay taxes

HL 23: Payments of tax by portfolio tax rate entity choosing to pay provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule for tax payments when investors leave certain groups was removed in 2010

HL 24: Payments of tax by portfolio tax rate entity choosing to make payments when investor leaves

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Income Tax Act 2007

Portfolio tax rate entities' optional tax payments rule no longer applies

HL 25: Optional payments of tax by portfolio tax rate entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former rules about income and loss for portfolio investors

HL 26: Portfolio investor allocated income and portfolio investor allocated loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about handling certain investor losses in portfolio investment entities no longer applies

HL 27: Treatment of portfolio investor allocated loss for zero-rated portfolio investors and investors with portfolio investor exit period

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Income Tax Act 2007

This outdated rule about investor losses no longer applies

HL 28: Treatment of portfolio investor allocated loss for other investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rules about tax credits for certain investment entities

HL 29: Credits received by portfolio tax rate entity or portfolio investor proxy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former tax rule about portfolio entity formation losses that no longer applies

HL 30: Portfolio entity formation loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate taxable income and loss for investment types (no longer applies)

HL 31: Portfolio class taxable income and portfolio class taxable loss for tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about handling certain tax losses was removed in 2010

HL 32: Treatment of portfolio class taxable loss and portfolio class land loss for tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about investment representatives is no longer in effect

HL 33: Portfolio investor proxies

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about partnerships and joint ventures has been removed from the law

HR 1: Partnerships and joint ventures

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for reporting income from group investment funds

HR 2: Group investment funds

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Explaining how income is calculated for group investment funds for tax purposes

HR 3: Definitions for section HR 2: group investment funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax treatment for the Government Superannuation Fund Authority

HR 4: Government Superannuation Fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax treatment for the Government Superannuation Fund Authority

HR 4: Government Superannuation Fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax treatment of joint venture airport operators

HR 5: Airport operators: general

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for airport operators' ownership and valuation of assets

HR 6: Airport operator’s assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as an airport operator's work under tax law

HR 7: Meaning of airport operator’s activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax benefits for new residents returning to New Zealand after a long absence

HR 8: Transitional residents

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from older trusts: special tax rules for pre-1989 income

HZ 1: Distributions from trusts of pre-1989 tax reserves

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Income Tax Act 2007

How some older trusts can become compliant with tax rules

HZ 2: Trusts that may become complying trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling money losses in your business or company

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This subpart outlines how tax losses connect to other parts of the Income Tax Act and sets up basic rules for using them.

IA 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your total tax loss is calculated and what it includes

IA 2: Tax losses

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How you can use your tax losses in a given tax year

IA 3: Using tax losses in tax year

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How to use past losses to reduce your current tax

IA 4: Using loss balances carried forward to tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies must maintain 49% ownership to carry forward tax losses

IA 5: Restrictions on companies’ loss balances carried forward: continuity of ownership

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies sharing tax losses within a group

IA 6: Restrictions on companies grouping tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules limit the use of certain types of tax losses

IA 7: Restrictions relating to ring-fenced tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using tax losses when calculating schedular income tax

IA 8: Restrictions relating to schedular income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using tax loss components in order

IA 9: Ordering rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

How changing past tax assessments affects your tax losses

IA 10: Amended assessments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Sharing tax losses between companies in the same group

IC 1: Company A making tax loss available to company B

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing tax losses between connected companies in a year

IC 2: Threshold levels for grouping tax losses in tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

When companies are considered a group due to shared ownership

IC 3: Common ownership: group of companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies that are fully owned by the same group of people

IC 4: Common ownership: wholly-owned groups of companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Requirements for one company to use another company's tax loss

IC 5: Company B using company A’s tax loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies must share ownership for a set time to use each other's tax losses

IC 6: Common ownership for period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company must be incorporated or operate in New Zealand

IC 7: Place of incorporation or carrying on business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on how much tax loss one company can use to help another

IC 8: Limitations on amounts used

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Income Tax Act 2007

When to pay and notify about company tax losses

IC 9: Date for payment and notice to Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing tax losses between companies with different financial year-ends

IC 10: When companies have different balance dates

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies adjust their tax loss claims when the total is less than reported

IC 11: Reduction of amounts used by companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax losses from bad debts or share value drops in company groups

IC 12: Bad debts or decline in value of shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

How consolidated groups share and use tax losses

ID 1: Treatment of tax losses by consolidated groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a company's pre-group losses are used within a consolidated group

ID 2: Pre-consolidation losses: general treatment

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Income Tax Act 2007

How group companies can use losses from before a company joined the group

ID 3: Pre-consolidation losses: use by group companies

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Calculating how much of a company's loss can be used when it joins a group part-way through the year

ID 4: Pre-consolidation losses on entry: part-year rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for carrying forward losses when a company leaves a consolidated group during a tax year

ID 5: Pre-consolidation losses on exit: part-year rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

When tax loss rules apply to company amalgamations

IE 1: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How unused tax losses can be shared when companies merge

IE 2: Treatment of tax losses by amalgamating company

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a new company can use tax losses from companies that joined together

IE 3: Treatment of tax losses by amalgamated company

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies can use previous tax losses when they join together

IE 4: Group companies’ treatment of tax losses on amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax losses are treated when companies merge

IE 5: Applying the continuity provisions when companies amalgamate

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Income Tax Act 2007

When rules about company ownership and tax losses are broken

IP 1: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing tax losses between related companies

IP 2: Group companies’ common span

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Income Tax Act 2007

How company ownership changes affect the use of previous tax losses

IP 3: Ownership continuity breach: tax loss components of companies carried forward

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing company tax losses when ownership or business changes in the same year

IP 4: Breach in income year in which tax loss component arises

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing company losses within a group when ownership changes

IP 5: Breach in tax year in which loss balance is grouped

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you need to provide financial statements for tax loss purposes

IP 6: Financial statements required

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies must notify the government about using tax losses by the tax return due date

IP 7: Notices required

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to carry forward and use tax losses from CFCs and FIFs

IQ 1: General treatment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on using losses from foreign companies to reduce your income

IQ 2: Ring-fencing cap on attributed CFC net losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on using past FIF losses to reduce current income tax

IQ 3: Ring-fencing cap on FIF net losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

How group companies can share certain overseas tax losses

IQ 4: Group companies using attributed CFC net losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of rule for group companies sharing foreign investment fund losses

IQ 5: Group companies using FIF net losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to use pre-existing company losses when joining a consolidated group

IQ 6: Pre-consolidation losses: general treatment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using overseas tax losses when a company joins a group

IQ 7: When group membership lacking in loss period

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax deductions work when a company joins a group with overseas investment losses

IQ 8: When group membership lacking in tax year of use

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a foreign company loss changes from one type to another

IQ 9: When attributed CFC net loss becomes FIF net loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

How mineral miners' tax losses are treated differently

IS 1: General treatment of mineral miners' net losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using mining company losses in future tax years

IS 2: Treatment of net losses resulting from certain expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about holding companies' tax losses was removed from the law

IS 3: Holding companies’ tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax loss adjustments has been removed from the law

IS 4: Adjustments in certain circumstances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Petroleum miners' tax loss rules have been removed

IS 5: Petroleum miners’ tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a mineral mining company stops operating but still has a tax loss

IS 6: When company stops being mineral miner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Cancelling old tax losses for life insurance companies

IT 1: Cancellation of life insurer's policyholder net losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for supplementary dividend holding companies no longer apply

IV 1: Supplementary dividend holding companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using tax losses to pay penalties for underpaid income tax

IW 1: Shortfall penalties

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using specific business losses no longer apply

IZ 1: Use of specified activity net losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for shareholder payments to oil companies no longer apply

IZ 2: Petroleum mining companies: treatment of payments from shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules about how oil companies could use their financial losses

IZ 3: Petroleum mining companies: use of loss balances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Older tax losses from before 1977-78 can still be used today

IZ 4: Tax losses for tax years before 1977–78 tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies can use tax losses from before 1991-92

IZ 5: Companies’ tax losses for tax years before 1991–92 tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies can use certain tax losses from 1990-1992

IZ 6: Companies’ tax losses for 1990–91 and 1991–92 tax years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing tax losses between companies from 1981 to 1992

IZ 7: Grouping tax losses for tax years before 1981–82 and between 1981–82 and 1991–92

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about getting money back from the government when you pay too much tax

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This part explains when you can get tax credits and how to use them

LA 1: What this Part does

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How to use your tax credits to pay your income tax

LA 2: Satisfaction of income tax liability

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What happens when your tax credits don't cover all the tax you owe

LA 3: When total tax credit less than or equal to income tax liability

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How to use tax credits when they exceed your income tax bill

LA 4: When total tax credit more than income tax liability

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How unused tax credits are handled and refunded

LA 5: Treatment of remaining credits

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How your remaining tax credits are used or refunded

LA 6: Remaining refundable credits: PAYE, RWT, and certain other items

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Rules for handling leftover tax credits for social support and other initiatives

LA 7: Remaining refundable credits: tax credits for social policy and other initiatives

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How to use or get a refund for leftover non-resident withholding tax credits

LA 8: Remaining refundable credits: non-resident withholding tax

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How tax credits can be used and their limitations

LA 9: Use of tax credits

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Tax credits are amounts that reduce the tax you owe

LA 10: Meaning of tax credit

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Getting money back for taxes your employer took from your pay

LB 1: Tax credits for PAYE income payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can get a credit for provisional tax payments made by you or on your behalf

LB 2: Tax credits for provisional tax payments

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Getting a tax credit for tax withheld on your income

LB 3: Tax credits for resident withholding tax

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Financial support for families through tax credits

LB 4: Tax credits for families

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Getting tax credits for income taxed outside New Zealand

LB 5: Tax credits for non-resident withholding tax

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Tax credits for retirement scheme contributions

LB 6: Tax credits for RSCT

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Tax credits for retirement scheme contributions

LB 6: Tax credits for RSCT

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Income Tax Act 2007

This old rule about tax credits for low-income earners no longer applies

LC 1: When net income under low income amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about income in a specific range no longer applies

LC 2: When net income in low income abatement range

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about taxing a child's income was removed in 2012

LC 3: Child’s income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of tax credits for certain situations

LC 4: Tax credits for transitional circumstances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of full-time work removed from tax law

LC 5: Meaning of engaged in full-time work

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for housekeeping expenses were removed in 2012

LC 6: Tax credits for housekeeping

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Definition of 'housekeeper' removed from tax credit rules

LC 7: Meaning of housekeeper

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions for tax credits have been removed from this section

LC 8: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits are no longer denied to people living overseas

LC 9: Tax credits for absentees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed: Rules for adjusting tax credits when changing tax return dates

LC 10: Adjustment for change in return date

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting tax credits for part-year NZ residents (no longer applies)

LC 11: Adjustment when person is non-resident for part of tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax was assessed for non-residents before 2012-13

LC 12: Assessment when person is non-resident

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Get money back for donations to charities or public benefit organisations

LD 1: Tax credits for charitable or other public benefit gifts

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Who can't claim tax credits for charitable donations

LD 2: Exclusions

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What counts as a gift for tax purposes

LD 3: Meaning of charitable or other public benefit gift

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Credits for tax already paid on company profits included in your income

LE 1: Tax credits for imputation credits

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How companies and trustees can use leftover tax credits

LE 2: Use of remaining credits by companies and trustees

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Carrying forward unused tax credits to the next year

LE 3: Use of remaining credits by others

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for trustees managing income for young beneficiaries

LE 4: Trustees for minor beneficiaries

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How tax credits work for trust beneficiaries receiving dividends

LE 5: Beneficiaries of trusts

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How tax credits for partners are calculated when partnerships receive dividends

LE 6: Partners in partnerships

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to receive a tax credit for lending shares

LE 7: Credit transfer notices

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How imputation credits are limited when a dividend's ratio exceeds the maximum

LE 8: Application of imputation ratio

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This provision about tax credits was removed in 2017

LE 9: Application of combined imputation and FDP ratio

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What happens to your tax credit if a company doesn't pay its income tax

LE 10: When income tax unpaid

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You need to provide evidence to support your tax credit claim

LE 11: Evidential requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about tax credits for foreign dividends has been removed

LF 1: Tax credits for FDP credits

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Removed rule about trustees for young beneficiaries

LF 2: Trustees for minor beneficiaries

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This provision about trust beneficiaries no longer exists

LF 3: Beneficiaries of trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax credits for partners in partnerships no longer applies

LF 4: Partners in partnerships

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about credit transfer notices were removed in 2017

LF 5: Credit transfer notices

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about tax credits was removed in 2017 and no longer applies

LF 6: Application of FDP ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

How combined tax credits used to be applied (now removed)

LF 7: Application of combined imputation and FDP ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax credits for non-residents and exempt income no longer applies

LF 8: Credits for persons who are non-resident or who receive exempt income

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about unpaid income tax has been removed from the law

LF 9: When income tax unpaid

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This section about providing evidence for tax credits has been removed from the law

LF 10: Evidential requirements

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This part explains how to get tax credits for foreign income tax

LJ 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to claim tax credits for overseas income tax paid

LJ 2: Tax credits for foreign income tax

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What counts as tax paid in another country

LJ 3: Meaning of foreign income tax

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What counts as income from overseas for tax purposes

LJ 4: Meaning of segment of foreign-sourced income

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How to work out New Zealand tax on overseas income

LJ 5: Calculation of New Zealand tax

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Tax credits for money from trusts and foreign tax payments

LJ 6: Taxable distributions and NRWT rules

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How refunds of foreign tax affect your New Zealand tax

LJ 7: Repaid foreign tax: effect on income tax liability

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Tax credits for income from foreign companies you control

LK 1: Tax credits relating to attributed CFC income

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How to work out your foreign tax credit amount

LK 2: Calculation of amount of credit

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How to convert foreign tax paid by a controlled foreign company into New Zealand dollars

LK 3: Currency conversion

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How to use leftover tax credits in future years

LK 4: Use of remaining credits

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How companies can carry forward unused tax credits to future years

LK 5: Companies’ credits carried forward

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How group companies can share foreign tax credits

LK 6: Use of credits by group companies

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Rules for tax credits on distributions from foreign companies you partly own

LK 7: Taxable distributions and NRWT rules

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Tax credits are shared among companies in a consolidated group

LK 8: Tax credits of consolidated companies

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How a company in a group can use its leftover tax credits from the previous year

LK 9: Use of company’s credits carried forward

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How tax credits work when a company joins or leaves a group

LK 10: When group membership lacking in tax year in which credit arises

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Rules for using tax credits when a company isn't in a group for the whole year

LK 11: When group membership lacking in tax year in which credit used

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How tax credits are handled when companies combine

LK 12: Treatment of credits when companies amalgamate

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Unused tax credits can be transferred when companies merge

LK 13: Use of credits by amalgamated company

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Merged companies can use leftover tax credits from before joining

LK 14: Use by amalgamated company of credits carried forward

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How tax credits can be used when companies join together

LK 15: Use of amalgamating company’s credits

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This section explains that subpart LL is no longer part of the Income Tax Act

LL 1: What this subpart does

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Explanation of previous rules for tax credits on foreign taxes that no longer apply

LL 2: Tax credits for underlying foreign tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of grey list dividend removed from tax law

LL 3: Meaning of grey list dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tracking accounts for tax credits are no longer required

LL 4: Tracking accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of foreign dividend company earnings removed from law

LL 5: Meaning of foreign dividend company net earnings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about tax credits for certain foreign dividends

LL 6: Foreign dividend company lower tier UFTCs

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Law about special financing arrangements no longer applies to tax credits

LL 7: Conduit financing arrangements

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This provision about converting different currencies for tax credits is no longer in use

LL 8: Currency conversion

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Definitions for tax credits removed from the law

LL 9: Some definitions

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Tax credits for distributions from Māori authorities

LO 1: Tax credits for Maori authority credits

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How tax credits work for trust beneficiaries receiving Maori authority distributions

LO 2: Beneficiaries of trusts

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Rules for tax credits on Māori authority distributions

LO 3: Application of Maori authority distribution ratio

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Tax credits for Māori authority dividends may be reduced if the authority doesn't pay its tax

LO 4: When income tax unpaid

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Evidence needed for tax credit claims

LO 5: Evidential requirements

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This subpart outlines tax credits for supplementary dividends paid to non-New Zealand residents

LP 1: What this subpart does

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Tax credits for companies paying dividends to certain non-residents and foreign investment PIEs

LP 2: Tax credits for supplementary dividends

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How a company can use or share its leftover tax credits

LP 3: Use of remaining credits

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Rules for companies to keep using their unused tax credits

LP 4: Continuity rules for carrying credits forward

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Rules for companies paying extra dividends and tax credits

LP 5: Application of benchmark dividend rules and imputation credit ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for paying extra dividends on some shares or to trust beneficiaries

LP 6: Deriving supplementary dividend and breach of terms of trust

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Rules for certain dividend-holding companies no longer apply

LP 7: Requirements for supplementary dividend holding companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax credits and untaxed income was removed in 2013

LP 8: Relationship with exempt income rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about foreign dividend tax credits and RWT rules is no longer in effect

LP 9: Relationship with RWT rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about limits on tax deductions was removed in 2013

LP 10: Limitation on deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for certain companies no longer apply

LQ 1: Tax credits of CTR companies

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Tax credit under section LQ 2 no longer available

LQ 2: Limitation on amount of credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about calculating non-resident shareholder percentages is no longer in effect

LQ 3: Determining percentage of non-resident shareholders

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When to check non-resident shareholder numbers for tax credits (no longer applies)

LQ 4: Date for determining percentage of non-resident shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about extra dividends for certain companies

LQ 5: CTR additional dividends

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Tax credits for policyholder income are no longer available

LR 1: Tax credits for policyholder income

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Tax credits available for certain multi-rate PIEs and their investors

LS 1: Tax credits for multi-rate PIEs

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Investors in certain funds can receive tax credits to offset their income tax

LS 2: Tax credits for investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Investors in certain funds can receive tax credits to offset their income tax

LS 2: Tax credits for investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Tax credits available for zero-rated investors with multi-rate PIE income

LS 3: Tax credits for zero-rated investors

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Tax credits available for zero-rated investors with multi-rate PIE income

LS 3: Tax credits for zero-rated investors

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Tax credits for investors leaving certain investment funds

LS 4: Tax credits for certain exiting investors

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Tax credits for investors leaving certain investment funds

LS 4: Tax credits for certain exiting investors

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Companies in low-tax countries: Rules no longer apply

LZ 1: Low tax jurisdiction companies

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Tax credits for development projects no longer apply

LZ 2: Certain development projects

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules about interest from development investments

LZ 3: Interest derived from development investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for development investment dividends (now removed)

LZ 4: Dividends derived from development investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions for tax credits have been removed from the Act

LZ 5: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for interest from home vendor mortgages

LZ 6: Interest on home vendor mortgages

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on tax credit for home vendor mortgage lending

LZ 7: Maximum amount of credit under section LZ 6

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on tax credit for home vendor mortgage lending

LZ 7: Maximum amount of credit under section LZ 6

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a special home loan guaranteed by Housing New Zealand before August 1982

LZ 8: Meaning of home vendor mortgage

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a special home loan guaranteed by Housing New Zealand before August 1982

LZ 8: Meaning of home vendor mortgage

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special home ownership savings accounts are no longer recognised

LZ 9: Savings in special home ownership accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special home ownership savings accounts are no longer recognised

LZ 9: Savings in special home ownership accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Yearly limit for special home ownership savings (no longer applies)

LZ 10: Maximum amount for 1 special home ownership account for 1 tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Yearly limit for special home ownership savings (no longer applies)

LZ 10: Maximum amount for 1 special home ownership account for 1 tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about savings limits for special home accounts no longer applies

LZ 11: Maximum amount for all special home ownership accounts for all tax years

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about savings limits for special home accounts no longer applies

LZ 11: Maximum amount for all special home ownership accounts for all tax years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of 'increase in savings' no longer exists in tax law

LZ 12: Meaning of increase in savings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money given back to you by the government for certain family expenses

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Income Tax Act 2007

This part explains the tax credits available to individuals

MA 1: What this Part does

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Income Tax Act 2007

This part explains the tax credits available to individuals

MA 1: What this Part does

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits from this part affect your income tax

MA 2: Relationship with core provisions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money you get from tax credits doesn't count as income for tax purposes

MA 3: Excluded income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Handling negative results when calculating tax credits

MA 4: Calculation of amounts of credit producing negative amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Commissioner can seek advice from other agencies about tax credits

MA 5: Advice from outside agencies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules against unfairly arranging your affairs to get more tax credits or pay less tax

MA 6: Avoidance arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Defining who qualifies as a full-time worker or earner for family tax credits

MA 7: Meaning of full-time earner and earner for family scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions of key terms for family tax credit calculations

MA 8: Some definitions for family scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to adjust your income when calculating family tax credits

MB 1: Adjustments for calculation of family scheme income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting your family income for periods shorter or longer than a year

MB 2: Adjustment for period that is less or more than 1 year

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your business and investment activities are treated for family scheme income

MB 3: When person carries on 1 or more businesses or investment activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income from owning a large part of a small company affects your family tax credits

MB 4: Family scheme income of major shareholders in close companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax applies to money you get from your work's super scheme while still employed

MB 5: Treatment of distributions from superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax applies to money you get from your work's super scheme while still employed

MB 5: Treatment of distributions from superannuation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart explains Working for Families tax credits and how they're calculated

MC 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Eligibility requirements for family scheme benefits

MC 2: Who qualifies for entitlements under family scheme?

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must be 16 or older to qualify for cash tax credits

MC 3: First requirement: person’s age

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must be the main caregiver for dependent children

MC 4: Second requirement: principal care

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must live in New Zealand or be eligible for an emergency benefit

MC 5: Third requirement: residence or entitlement to emergency benefit

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you might not qualify for tax credits due to other benefits

MC 6: When person does not qualify

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you might not qualify for tax credits due to other benefits

MC 6: When person does not qualify

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you and your partner qualify for family tax credits for different children

MC 7: When spouse or partner entitled under family scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Ongoing rules for family scheme payments and tax credits

MC 8: Continuing requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits available for dependent 18-year-olds in education

MC 9: Credits for person aged 18

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who is considered the main person responsible for a child's daily care

MC 10: Principal caregiver

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Time periods for determining tax credit eligibility

MC 11: Relationship periods and entitlement periods

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your Working for Families tax credit

MD 1: Abating WFF tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits are reduced by family credit abatement

MD 2: Calculating net contributions to credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much family tax credit you can get based on your children and care time

MD 3: Calculation of family tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can receive an in-work tax credit for a child and how

MD 4: Entitlement to in-work tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must be at least 16 years old to qualify for the in-work tax credit

MD 5: First requirement: person’s age

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must be the main caregiver for a financially dependent child

MD 6: Second requirement: principal care

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You must meet specific residency requirements to qualify for the in-work tax credit

MD 7: Third requirement: residence

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must not receive certain benefits to qualify for the in-work tax credit

MD 8: Fourth requirement: person not receiving benefit

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Income Tax Act 2007

You or your partner must usually earn income from work or a business

MD 9: Fifth requirement: earner

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your in-work tax credit amount

MD 10: Calculation of in-work tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to qualify for a parental tax credit for babies born before July 2018

MD 11: Entitlement to parental tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your parental tax credit is calculated

MD 12: Calculation of parental tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your parental tax credit is calculated

MD 12: Calculation of parental tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to reduce your tax credits if you earn over $42,700

MD 13: Calculation of family credit abatement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Eligibility rules for protected family tax credit based on benefit status and income

MD 14: Person receiving protected family tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate family income for the Best Start tax credit

MD 15: Family scheme income for purposes of section MD 14

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for low-income families with full-time workers

ME 1: Minimum family tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as employment when working out your minimum family tax credit

ME 2: Meaning of employment for this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to request early payment of your Working for Families tax credit

MF 1: Application for payment of tax credit by instalment

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you can't get tax credit payments in instalments

MF 2: When person not entitled to payment by instalment

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you can't get tax credit payments in instalments

MF 2: When person not entitled to payment by instalment

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Income Tax Act 2007

How Inland Revenue estimates your Working for Families tax credit amount

MF 3: Calculating amount of interim WFF tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the government calculates your regular tax credit payments

MF 4: Requirements for calculating instalment of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting back extra tax credit money you shouldn't have received

MF 5: Recovery of overpaid tax credit

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Rules for handling extra or missing tax credit payments

MF 6: Overpayment or underpayment of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Governor-General can adjust tax credits through official orders

MF 7: Orders in Council

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for KiwiSaver and superannuation fund contributions

MK 1: Tax credits for superannuation contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for KiwiSaver and superannuation fund contributions

MK 1: Tax credits for superannuation contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Requirements to get tax credits paid in cash for KiwiSaver or superannuation schemes

MK 2: Eligibility requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Requirements to get tax credits paid in cash for KiwiSaver or superannuation schemes

MK 2: Eligibility requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the government pays tax credits to your KiwiSaver or superannuation fund

MK 3: Payment of tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the government pays tax credits to your KiwiSaver or superannuation fund

MK 3: Payment of tax credits

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How to calculate your KiwiSaver tax credit

MK 4: Amount of tax credit

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How to calculate your KiwiSaver tax credit

MK 4: Amount of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Government tax credits for KiwiSaver and complying fund members

MK 5: Crown contributions for members

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Income Tax Act 2007

Government tax credits for KiwiSaver and complying fund members

MK 5: Crown contributions for members

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Income Tax Act 2007

Fund providers immediately add your tax credit to your KiwiSaver or superannuation investments

MK 6: Credit given by fund providers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Fund providers immediately add your tax credit to your KiwiSaver or superannuation investments

MK 6: Credit given by fund providers

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when you get more tax credit than you should

MK 7: Amounts paid in excess

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens to KiwiSaver tax credits when you leave New Zealand permanently

MK 8: Treatment of tax credits on permanent emigration

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens to KiwiSaver tax credits when you leave New Zealand permanently

MK 8: Treatment of tax credits on permanent emigration

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Income Tax Act 2007

Eligibility for child tax credit for certain parents who can't receive in-work tax credit

MZ 1: Entitlement to child tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your child tax credit

MZ 2: Calculation of child tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Keeping track of special money for companies and groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

This part explains how to keep track of tax credits and debits in special accounts

OA 1: What this Part does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Records of tax credits and debits for different accounts

OA 2: Memorandum accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tracking money in and out of special tax accounts

OA 3: General rules for maintaining memorandum accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group companies may have financial changes that only appear in their shared account

OA 4: Certain credits and debits arising only in group accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of credits in different accounts and where to find them

OA 5: Credits

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How debits are applied to various tax accounts and credits

OA 6: Debits

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to carry forward account balances to a new tax year

OA 7: Opening balances of memorandum accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for keeping company credits when ownership changes

OA 8: Shareholder continuity requirements for memorandum accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about keeping track of money and taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How credits and debits are handled when companies merge

OA 9: General treatment of credits and debits on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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What happens to special accounts when companies join together

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens to special accounts when companies join together

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credits and debits not yet recorded when companies merge

OA 10: When credits or debits due to amalgamating company but not recorded

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former rules for CTR accounts during company mergers

OA 12: CTR account on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about combining policyholder credit accounts when companies merge was removed in 2017

OA 13: Policyholder credit account on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

When companies in the same group join together

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for keeping track of ownership when companies in a group join together

OA 14: Continuity of shareholding when group companies amalgamate

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Income Tax Act 2007

How unrecorded financial items are handled when companies merge

OA 15: When credits or debits due to consolidated group but not recorded

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about company mergers and tax accounts no longer applies

OA 16: When FDP account ends on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a policyholder credit account ends due to companies merging

OA 17: When policyholder credit account ends on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out the most credit you can add to dividends or distributions

OA 18: Calculation of maximum permitted ratios

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies that need to keep a special tax account

OB 1: General rules for companies with imputation credit accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies in Australia can opt for a New Zealand tax account with conditions

OB 2: Australian companies with imputation credit accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies tracking tax credits and debits

OB 3: Imputation credit accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credits for tax payments or transfers to a company's account

OB 4: ICA payment of tax or transfer to account

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Income Tax Act 2007

ICA companies get credits for depositing money into tax pooling accounts

OB 5: ICA deposit in tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for company when funds transferred from tax pooling account

OB 6: ICA transfer from tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credit for paying extra income tax as an ICA company

OB 7: ICA payment of further income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credit for ICA companies on resident withholding tax

OB 8: ICA resident withholding tax withheld

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company receives credit for dividends with attached imputation credits

OB 9: ICA dividend derived with imputation credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about tax credits for certain company dividends

OB 10: ICA dividend derived with FDP credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about paying foreign dividend tax has been removed from the law

OB 11: ICA payment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax account transfer rule no longer applies

OB 12: ICA transfer from FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of money owed in tax account when leaving a company group

OB 13: ICA transfer of debit balance on leaving wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for companies paying extra tax when leaving a group

OB 14: ICA payment of tax on leaving wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credit for tax paid when joining a wholly-owned group

OB 15: ICA payment of tax on joining wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credit for personal services attribution in non-qualifying ICA companies

OB 16: ICA attribution for personal services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed law about moving funds between insurance company accounts

OB 17: ICA transfer from policyholder credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer money from available subscribed capital to imputation credit account

OB 18: ICA transfer from ASC account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Crediting a master fund for transferred expenditure

OB 19: ICA transfer to master fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credit for distributions with Māori authority credits

OB 20: ICA distribution with Maori authority credit

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Maori authority credit account balance transferred to company when authority status ends

OB 21: ICA balance of Maori authority credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for replacement payment received under share-lending arrangement

OB 22: ICA replacement payment to company under share-lending arrangement

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Receiving an imputation credit from another company's transfer notice

OB 23: ICA credit transfer to company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for companies combining in a special way

OB 24: ICA credit on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Fixing an incorrect tax advantage in your imputation credit account

OB 25: ICA reversal of tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Replacing tax credits lost due to shareholder changes

OB 26: ICA elimination of double debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for tax withheld from overseas income paid to Australian companies

OB 27: ICA non-resident withholding tax withheld

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Credit for tax deducted from contractor payments to Australian companies with NZ imputation accounts

OB 28: ICA payment of amount of tax for schedular payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for tax paid on specific income by Australian companies

OB 29: ICA payment of schedular income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation debit when a company pays a dividend with an attached imputation credit

OB 30: ICA payment of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Sharing provisional tax with another company creates a debit in your imputation credit account

OB 31: ICA allocation of provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Debit for tax refunds or transfers from an imputation credit account

OB 32: ICA refund of tax or transfer from account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using overpaid income tax to pay other taxes

OB 33: ICA amount applied to pay other taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Recording a company's tax refund from a pooling account

OB 34: ICA refund from tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving money in a tax pooling account affects company tax credits

OB 35: ICA transfer within tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about ICA refunds of FDP was removed from the law in 2017

OB 36: ICA refund of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refunds and transfers that reduce a company's imputation credit balance

OB 37: ICA refund of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about excess foreign dividend payments no longer applies

OB 38: ICA overpayment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed: Rules for transferring money related to foreign income no longer apply

OB 39: ICA transfer for net foreign attributed income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Personal services income attribution can affect a company's tax credits

OB 40: ICA attribution for personal services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company loses tax credit when shareholders change significantly

OB 41: ICA debit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company gets tax debit when buying back its own shares on the market

OB 42: ICA on-market cancellation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Penalty for giving too many imputation credits with dividends

OB 43: ICA breach of imputation ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax account adjustment when a company leaves a group

OB 44: ICA debit on leaving wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Debit for cancelling units in a managed fund

OB 45: ICA redemption debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax debit when an ICA company transfers money to a master fund

OB 46: ICA transfer from member fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

Recording a debit for imputation credits on policyholder dividends

OB 47: Debit for policyholder base imputation credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transferring remaining balance when a company becomes a Māori authority

OB 48: ICA credit balance when Maori authority credit account starts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company records debit when paying replacement for borrowed shares

OB 49: ICA replacement payment by company under share-lending arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for recording imputation debits when receiving dividends in a returning share transfer

OB 50: ICA returning share transfer

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company receives a dividend with an attached imputation credit

OB 51: ICA credit transfer by company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of company's credit balance to consolidated group's imputation credit account

OB 52: ICA transfer to consolidated imputation group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Decrease in tax credits when companies merge in a specific way

OB 53: ICA debit on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation debit for tax advantage schemes

OB 54: ICA tax advantage arrangement

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Adding a credit to a non-cash dividend after it's paid out

OB 55: ICA retrospective imputation credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Recording the final credit balance when a company stops being an ICA company

OB 56: ICA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Australian ICA company must record NRWT refunds as imputation debits

OB 57: ICA refund of NRWT

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Refund of tax on scheduled payment to Australian company requires recording as imputation debit

OB 58: ICA refund of amount of tax for schedular payment

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Imputation debit for Australian ICA companies receiving schedular income tax refunds

OB 59: ICA refund of schedular income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company tax credits can be added to your dividend payments

OB 60: Imputation credits attached to dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies paying multiple dividends in a tax year

OB 61: ICA benchmark dividend rules

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Adding tax credits to dividends after they've been paid

OB 62: Retrospective attachment of imputation credits

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Rules for imputation credits on certain Australian dividends

OB 63: Australian dividends

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How to add imputation credits to replacement payments when borrowing shares

OB 64: Replacement payments

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Extra tax payable for negative balance in company's imputation credit account

OB 65: Further income tax for ICA closing debit balance

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Extra tax for companies ending their ICA status

OB 66: Further income tax when company stops being ICA company

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How ICA companies can reduce extra income tax owed

OB 67: Reduction of further income tax

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Using income tax to pay off extra company tax

OB 68: Income tax paid satisfying liability for further income tax

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Using extra tax paid to cover income tax or provisional tax bills

OB 69: Further income tax paid satisfying liability for income tax

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How other tax laws apply to further income tax

OB 70: Application of other provisions

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Extra tax when a company leaves one group and joins another

OB 71: Imputation additional tax on leaving group of companies

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Extra tax when a company joins a new group with different owners

OB 72: Imputation additional tax on joining wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Producer boards can add tax credits to cash payments to members

OB 73: Statutory producer boards attaching imputation credits to cash distributions

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Producer boards can give tax credits on pretend payments to members

OB 74: Statutory producer boards attaching imputation credits to notional distributions

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Dividend payments from producer boards' notional distributions

OB 75: Statutory producer boards’ notional distributions that are dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Statutory producer boards can no longer attach FDP credits to dividends

OB 76: Statutory producer boards attaching FDP credits

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How and when a statutory producer board can choose to treat distributions

OB 77: When and how statutory producer board makes election

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Co-operative companies can add tax credits to cash payouts for shareholders

OB 78: Co-operative companies attaching imputation credits to cash distributions

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Co-operative companies can give tax credits on theoretical payments to shareholders

OB 79: Co-operative companies attaching imputation credits to notional distributions

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How co-op companies' special distributions are treated as dividends for shareholders

OB 80: Co-operative companies’ notional distributions that are dividends

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This rule about co-operative companies and tax credits no longer applies

OB 81: Co-operative companies attaching FDP credits

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How and when a co-operative company can choose to handle a distribution differently for tax purposes

OB 82: When and how co-operative company makes election

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Rules for companies with FDP accounts no longer exist

OC 1: General rules for companies with FDP accounts

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FDP accounts are no longer part of the tax rules

OC 2: FDP accounts

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FDPA companies no longer exist: Option removed in 2017

OC 3: Choosing to become FDPA company

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A company can no longer choose to stop being an FDPA company

OC 4: When company chooses to stop being FDPA company

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When a company leaves New Zealand, there are no special rules for its accounts

OC 5: When company emigrates

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about company tax payments was removed in 2009

OC 6: FDPA payment of FDP

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This rule about certain company dividends was removed in 2017 and no longer applies

OC 7: FDPA dividend derived with FDP credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about paying tax on certain company account transfers has been removed from the law

OC 8: FDPA payment of FDP for transfer from CTR account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of rules about foreign dividend payment account transfers for overseas income

OC 9: FDPA transfer for net foreign attributed income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about paying foreign dividend payment for conduit debit balance

OC 10: FDPA payment of FDP for conduit debit balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about transferring FDPA credits to companies has been removed from the law

OC 11: FDPA credit transfer to company

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about reversing tax advantages for FDP accounts no longer applies

OC 12: FDPA reversal of tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about company dividend payments was removed from the law in 2017

OC 13: FDPA payment of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund process for a specific tax no longer in effect

OC 14: FDPA refund of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about overpayment of foreign dividend payments has been removed

OC 15: FDPA overpayment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about refunding tax credits was removed and no longer applies

OC 16: FDPA refund of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about companies transferring foreign dividend payment credits

OC 17: FDPA credit transfer by company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about moving company funds between accounts no longer applies

OC 18: FDPA transfer to imputation credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about moving funds between tax accounts no longer applies

OC 19: FDPA transfer to CTR account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of rule about debit for policyholder base FDP credits

OC 20: Debit for policyholder base FDP credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed law about transferring money between company accounts

OC 21: FDPA transfer to group account

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about foreign dividend payment rules no longer exists

OC 22: FDPA breach of FDP ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed law about tax accounting for certain companies

OC 23: FDPA breach of FDP ratio by PCA company

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Income Tax Act 2007

This tax rule about company ownership changes was removed in 2017

OC 24: FDPA debit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Rules about FDPA tax advantage arrangements have been removed

OC 25: FDPA tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about FDPA final balance has been removed and no longer applies

OC 26: FDPA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules about foreign dividend payment credits on dividends no longer apply

OC 27: FDP credits attached to dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for certain dividend payments no longer apply

OC 28: FDPA benchmark dividend rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former rules for tax credits on company dividends

OC 29: FDP credits and imputation credits attached to dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about extra tax payments no longer applies

OC 30: Payment of further income tax for closing debit balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies no longer pay extra tax when leaving New Zealand

OC 31: Payment of further income tax when company no longer New Zealand resident

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about lowering extra tax for special accounts no longer applies

OC 32: Reduction of further income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income tax payments used to cover additional tax obligations (removed)

OC 33: Income tax paid satisfying liability for further income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra income tax payments no longer count towards regular income tax

OC 34: Further income tax paid satisfying liability for income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a now-removed term related to foreign dividend payments

OC 35: Meaning of FDP reference period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a now-removed tax term related to memorandum accounts

OC 36: Meaning of maximum deficit debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a term for foreign dividend payments that is no longer in use

OC 37: Meaning of policyholder FDP ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

This outdated section about reduced deficit debits was removed from tax rules in 2010

OC 38: Meaning of reduced deficit debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

What 'shareholder FDP ratio' used to mean (no longer applies)

OC 39: Meaning of shareholder FDP ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of foreign dividend payment credits

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A list of things that reduce a company's foreign dividend payment account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for companies with special tax accounts no longer apply

OD 1: General rules for companies with CTR accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

CTR accounts are no longer used for tax purposes

OD 2: CTR accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can no longer choose to become a CTR company

OD 3: Choosing to become CTR company

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about CTR companies is no longer in effect

OD 4: When company stops being CTR company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for overseas investors removed in 2009

OD 5: CTRA tax credit for conduit tax relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about moving money between company accounts

OD 6: CTRA transfer from FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about special dividends with tax credits

OD 7: CTRA dividend derived with CTR credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This outdated provision about reducing foreign dividend payments in a tax credit account is no longer applicable

OD 8: CTRA reduction of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about undoing tax benefits in certain company accounts

OD 9: CTRA reversal of tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about paying dividends from tax credits was removed in 2011

OD 10: CTRA payment of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about transferring tax credits between company accounts no longer applies

OD 11: CTRA transfer to FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about moving money from a CTRA to a group account

OD 12: CTRA transfer to group account

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about tax adjustments for overseas investments is no longer in effect

OD 13: CTRA adjustment for conduit tax relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about shareholding changes in company groups

OD 14: CTRA break in shareholding chain for group company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about company shareholding and tax credits

OD 15: CTRA break in shareholding chain for company

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about changes in company ownership was removed from the law in 2012

OD 16: CTRA increase in resident shareholding

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated tax rule about company tax account ratios no longer applies

OD 17: CTRA breach of CTR ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about tax advantage arrangements in special accounts

OD 18: CTRA tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about memorandum accounts has been removed from the law

OD 19: CTRA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about tax credits on dividends from overseas companies have been removed

OD 20: CTR credits attached to dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about certain dividends no longer apply since 2011

OD 21: CTRA benchmark dividend rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about tax credits on dividends have been removed

OD 22: CTR credits and imputation credits attached to dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about foreign dividend payments for tax relief debits

OD 23: FDP payable for CTR debits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former rule on foreign dividend payments for certain company mergers no longer applies

OD 24: FDP payable on resident’s restricted amalgamation

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about refunds for CTR account transfers no longer applies

OD 25: Refunds on transfers to CTR account

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Income Tax Act 2007

A record of special tax credits for overseas companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money taken out of a special account for tax relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for non-company New Zealand residents with branch equivalent tax accounts

OE 1: General rules for persons with branch equivalent tax accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Basic rules about how to use special money tracking lists

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies no longer need special tax accounts for overseas income

OE 2: Branch equivalent tax accounts of companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about choosing to become a BETA company no longer applies

OE 3: Choosing to become BETA company

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a company is no longer classified as a BETA company

OE 4: When company stops being BETA company

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Income Tax Act 2007

How overseas investment fund income is treated for tax purposes

OE 5: Treatment of attributed CFC income and FIF income in this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money saved from paying taxes on overseas earnings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Discontinued method for paying tax on overseas income

OE 6: BETA payment of income tax on foreign income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Branch equivalent tax credits can no longer be used to pay income tax

OE 7: BETA payment of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Unused branch equivalent tax credits no longer apply

OE 8: BETA unused amount of debit balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

A now-removed rule about branch equivalent tax credits and foreign dividend payments

OE 9: BETA refund of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Discontinued tax credit for companies that lost shareholder continuity

OE 10: BETA credit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

BETA final balances are no longer used in tax calculations

OE 11: BETA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money owed for taxes on overseas business activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about branch tax debits no longer exists

OE 12: BETA payment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about reducing foreign dividend payments using branch equivalent tax accounts

OE 13: BETA reduction in FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about refunding certain tax credits no longer applies

OE 14: BETA refund of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed tax rule about branch equivalent tax debits when company ownership changes

OE 15: BETA debit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old tax rule about branch equivalent tax debits no longer applies

OE 16: BETA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules that explain how to understand and use the information that follows

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to choose to become a BETA person and start a branch equivalent tax account

OE 17: Person choosing to become BETA person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to end your status as a BETA person and close your branch equivalent tax account

OE 18: When person stops being BETA person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money you can use to lower your taxes from overseas business activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How BETA individuals can claim tax credits for overseas income

OE 19: BETA person’s payment of income tax on foreign income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money owed for taxes on overseas business income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using branch equivalent tax credits to pay income tax on foreign dividends

OE 20: BETA person’s payment of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund of income tax for people with overseas income can result in a tax debit

OE 21: BETA person’s refund of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens to your branch equivalent tax account when you leave New Zealand

OE 22: BETA person’s final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of credits for taxes paid by overseas branches of New Zealand companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money owed because of taxes on overseas business activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of credits someone gets for tax they paid on money earned by their overseas business

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of taxes a person owes for their overseas business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for managing available subscribed capital accounts for certain investment companies

OF 1: General rules for companies with ASC accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies with Available Subscribed Capital (ASC) accounts

OF 2: ASC accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How certain companies can choose to become ASC account companies and what it means

OF 3: Choosing to become ASC account company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit received when redeeming a share in your company with Available Subscribed Capital

OF 4: ASCA redemption credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving money from a company's ASC account to its imputation credit account

OF 5: ASCA transfer to imputation credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of credits for money set aside by a company to buy back its own shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money taken out of a special savings account

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money taken out of a special savings account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for policyholder credit accounts no longer apply

OJ 1: General rules for companies and other persons with policyholder credit accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

A short introduction to explain what comes next

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies no longer use special tax credit accounts for policyholders

OJ 2: Policyholder credit accounts of companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money credits given to people who have insurance with a special type of company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about transferring credits between company accounts

OJ 3: PCA transfer from imputation credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about transferring funds between insurance company accounts (no longer applies)

OJ 4: PCA transfer from FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about transferring life insurance business for PCA companies

OJ 5: PCA transfer of life insurance business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for companies related to foreign dividend deficits (no longer applicable)

OJ 6: PCA credit for maximum deficit in FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about credits for reduced deficits in foreign dividend payment accounts

OJ 7: PCA credit for reduced deficit in FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money taken out of a special account for people who buy insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for insurance companies' tax payments on policyholder income

OJ 8: PCA payment of tax relating to policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about moving money between company tax accounts

OJ 9: PCA transfer to imputation credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transferring policyholder credit accounts to group accounts is no longer allowed

OJ 10: PCA transfer to group account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of life insurance business by PCA companies (removed in 2010)

OJ 11: PCA company’s transfer of life insurance business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules that explain how to use memory accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to become a PCA person (now removed from the law)

OJ 12: Choosing to become PCA person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to stop being a person with tax responsibilities

OJ 13: Choosing to stop being PCA person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money earned by someone who has insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Discontinued tax credit for policyholders no longer in effect

OJ 14: PCA person’s equivalent credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for transferring life insurance business no longer applies

OJ 15: PCA person’s credit for transfer of life insurance business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money taken out by someone with special insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about how insurance companies paid tax on policyholder income was removed in 2010

OJ 16: PCA person’s payment of tax relating to policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated tax rule about policyholder debits no longer applies

OJ 17: PCA person’s equivalent debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Debit for transferring life insurance business (no longer applies)

OJ 18: PCA person’s debit for transfer of life insurance business

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of credits given to people who have insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money taken away from a policyholder's account

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of credits a person gets for their insurance policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money a person owes because of their insurance policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money a person owes because of their insurance policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for Māori authorities' tax credit accounts

OK 1: General rules for Maori authorities with Maori authority credit accounts

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How Māori authorities can get tax credits for paying or transferring tax

OK 2: MACA payment of tax or transfer to account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transferring excess tax between Māori authorities

OK 3: MACA transfer of excess tax from other Maori authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for Māori authorities when they pay extra income tax

OK 4: MACA payment of further income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Māori authority receives credit for distribution with attached Māori authority credit

OK 5: MACA distribution with Maori authority credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Maori authority receives credit for imputed dividend

OK 6: MACA dividend derived with imputation credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about special dividends with tax credits

OK 7: MACA dividend derived with FDP credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for tax withheld from passive income received by Māori authorities

OK 8: MACA resident withholding tax withheld

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Income Tax Act 2007

Correction of wrongly credited tax for Māori authorities

OK 9: MACA reversal of tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Māori authority distributions create equal debits for attached credits

OK 10: MACA distribution

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of excess tax between Māori authorities

OK 11: MACA transfer of excess tax to other Maori authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for Māori authority tax refunds and transfers

OK 12: MACA refund of income tax or transfer of excess tax to period or tax type

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using overpaid income tax to settle other tax debts for Māori authorities

OK 13: MACA payment of other taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about tax refunds related to foreign dividends was removed in 2017

OK 14: MACA refund of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Māori authority loses credits when shareholder ownership changes

OK 15: MACA debit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Penalty for not attaching enough credits to Māori authority distributions

OK 16: MACA breach of Maori authority credit ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for Māori authorities trying to gain unfair tax benefits

OK 17: MACA tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens to the remaining balance when a Māori authority closes its credit account

OK 18: MACA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Māori authorities can add tax credits to their distributions

OK 19: Maori authority credits attached to distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for Māori authorities when distributing money multiple times in a tax year

OK 20: MACA benchmark distribution rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Maori authorities may owe extra tax for negative account balances

OK 21: Further income tax for closing debit balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax payment when a Māori authority changes status

OK 22: Further income tax paid when Maori authority no longer Maori authority

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Māori authorities can use additional tax credits to pay income or provisional tax

OK 23: Further income tax paid satisfying liability for income tax

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Income tax payment can cover a Maori authority's further income tax

OK 24: Income tax paid satisfying liability for further income tax

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A record of money set aside by a Maori authority for its members

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money taken out of a Maori authority's account

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax records work for groups of companies

OP 1: Memorandum accounts of consolidated groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for recording credits and debits in group company accounts

OP 2: When credits and debits arise only in group accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to help you understand what comes next

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Income Tax Act 2007

How imputation credit accounts work when consolidated groups change

OP 3: Changes in consolidated imputation groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tracking credits and debits in resident imputation subgroups

OP 4: Resident imputation subgroups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for group-level tax credits and debits in consolidated imputation groups

OP 5: When credits and debits arise only in consolidated imputation group accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for treating company groups as one for certain tax matters

OP 6: Provisions applying to consolidated imputation groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a group of companies shares tax credits with each other

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Income Tax Act 2007

Groups sharing tax credits: when paying tax results in a credit

OP 7: Consolidated ICA payment of tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Consolidated groups can get tax credits for deposits into shared tax savings accounts

OP 8: Consolidated ICA deposit in tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group of companies gets extra tax credit when money is moved from a shared savings account

OP 9: Consolidated ICA transfer from tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Consolidated group receives credit for overpaid tax from member company

OP 10: Consolidated ICA allocation from company with overpaid provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Consolidated groups get credit for paying extra income tax

OP 11: Consolidated ICA payment of further income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using imputation credits from dividends in a consolidated group

OP 12: Consolidated ICA dividend derived with imputation credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about group company dividend handling no longer applies

OP 13: Consolidated ICA dividend derived with FDP credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about company group tax credits for foreign dividends

OP 14: Consolidated ICA payment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for consolidated group when member receives dividend replacement payment

OP 15: Consolidated ICA replacement payment to company under share-lending arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Consolidated group receives imputation credit when member company gets credit transfer notice

OP 16: Consolidated ICA credit transfer to company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for tax withheld from interest or dividends paid to consolidated imputation groups

OP 17: Consolidated ICA resident withholding tax withheld

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group company account transfers rule no longer applies

OP 18: Consolidated ICA transfer from group company’s FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Obsolete rule about moving money between company group accounts

OP 19: Consolidated ICA transfer from group’s FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of credits between company accounts (no longer applicable)

OP 20: Consolidated ICA transfer from group company’s policyholder credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule: Transferring funds between group accounts no longer applies

OP 21: Consolidated ICA transfer from group’s policyholder credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving money between company accounts in a group to pay bills

OP 22: Consolidated ICA transfer from group company’s ICA

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving money between company accounts in a group to pay bills

OP 22: Consolidated ICA transfer from group company’s ICA

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removing duplicate tax debits for company groups

OP 23: Consolidated ICA elimination of double debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Fixing unfair tax credits for company groups sharing tax

OP 24: Consolidated ICA reversal of tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for groups with Australian companies paying non-resident withholding tax

OP 25: Consolidated ICA non-resident withholding tax withheld

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for consolidated groups when an Australian company gets contractor payments

OP 26: Consolidated ICA payment of amount of tax for schedular payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credit for consolidated groups paying tax on specific non-resident income

OP 27: Consolidated ICA payment of schedular income tax liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money that a group of companies owes for taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Consolidated group gets an imputation debit when paying dividends with attached credits

OP 28: Consolidated ICA payment of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Sharing provisional tax within a group of companies

OP 29: Consolidated ICA allocation of provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund of income tax for consolidated groups and its impact on imputation credits

OP 30: Consolidated ICA refund of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using extra tax credit to pay other taxes in a consolidated group

OP 31: Consolidated ICA amount applied to pay other taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund from a shared tax savings account affects group's tax credit balance

OP 32: Consolidated ICA refund from tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Groups can transfer tax pool credits and must record it

OP 33: Consolidated ICA transfer within tax pooling account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund process for an old tax type removed from law for company groups

OP 34: Consolidated ICA refund of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refunds or transfers of tax credits for consolidated imputation groups

OP 35: Consolidated ICA refund of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about overpaid foreign dividend tax for company groups

OP 36: Consolidated ICA overpayment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group debit when a company's imputation credit account would be negative

OP 37: Consolidated ICA group company’s debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about consolidated imputation group transfers for overseas income

OP 38: Consolidated ICA transfer for net foreign attributed income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company in a tax credit-sharing group loses credits for replacement payments made in share-lending deals

OP 39: Consolidated ICA replacement payment by company under share-lending arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit reduction for group companies when paying dividends on borrowed shares

OP 40: Consolidated ICA returning share transfer

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Income Tax Act 2007

A company in a group transfers tax credits to another company in the same group

OP 41: Consolidated ICA credit transfer by company

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Tax credit group records a debit when ownership changes significantly

OP 42: Consolidated ICA debit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Tax debit for consolidated company groups not sharing tax credits fairly

OP 43: Consolidated ICA breach of imputation ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group records imputation debit when life insurer's dividend credits go to policyholder base

OP 44: Consolidated ICA debit for policyholder base imputation credits

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Reducing group tax credits when a fund manager receives money from selling units or investments

OP 45: Consolidated ICA redemption debit

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Tax credit repayment for consolidated groups using unfair tax advantage schemes

OP 46: Consolidated ICA tax advantage arrangement

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Final balance owed when a consolidated tax credit group ends

OP 47: Consolidated ICA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Repayment of non-resident withholding tax refund by consolidated group with Australian company

OP 48: Consolidated ICA refund of NRWT

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Refund of tax for scheduled payment creates debit for consolidated imputation group

OP 49: Consolidated ICA refund of amount of tax for schedular payment

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Refund of schedular income tax payment for consolidated imputation groups with Australian companies

OP 50: Consolidated ICA refund relating to schedular income tax liability

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A list of tax credits for groups of companies that work together

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A list of money owed by a group of companies working together

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Rules that help you understand the rest of this section

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Income Tax Act 2007

Repealed section about foreign dividend payment accounts for company groups

OP 51: FDP accounts of consolidated FDP groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about ending a consolidated FDP group has been removed from the law

OP 52: Choosing to stop being consolidated FDP group

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about companies leaving New Zealand no longer applies

OP 53: When group company emigrates

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about group tax accounting has been removed

OP 54: When credits and debits arise only in consolidated FDP group accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for grouped company foreign dividends no longer apply

OP 55: Provisions applying to consolidated FDP groups

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How groups of companies keep track of their foreign dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about group tax payments removed in 2009

OP 56: Consolidated FDPA payment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Payment of additional tax by company groups (now removed)

OP 57: Consolidated FDPA payment of further FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about consolidated group dividends with FDP credits

OP 58: Consolidated FDPA dividend derived with FDP credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed credit for consolidated group companies no longer applies

OP 59: Consolidated FDPA group company’s credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about transferring tax credits between companies in a group

OP 60: Consolidated FDPA credit transfer to company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of funds from group CTR account to FDPA no longer allowed

OP 61: Consolidated FDPA transfer from group’s CTR account

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about transferring foreign dividend payments in company groups has been removed from the law

OP 62: Consolidated FDPA transfer for net foreign attributed income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about reversing tax advantages for consolidated groups no longer apply

OP 63: Consolidated FDPA reversal of tax advantage arrangement

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How a group of companies keeps track of money they owe for foreign dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about dividend payments for certain company groups

OP 64: Consolidated FDPA payment of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Company credit transfers in consolidated accounts no longer apply

OP 65: Consolidated FDPA credit transfer by company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund process for foreign dividend payments to company groups (no longer applicable)

OP 66: Consolidated FDPA refund of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about companies overpaying foreign dividend tax has been removed

OP 67: Consolidated FDPA overpayment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund rules for company groups' foreign dividend tax credits (no longer applies)

OP 68: Consolidated FDPA refund of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of consolidated foreign dividend payment account to imputation credit account (no longer in effect)

OP 69: Consolidated FDPA transfer to imputation credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about transferring money between company tax accounts

OP 70: Consolidated FDPA transfer to group’s CTR account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed law about tax debits for certain company groups

OP 71: Consolidated FDPA group company’s debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about group companies' foreign dividend payments

OP 72: Consolidated FDPA breach of FDP ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about changes in company ownership affecting foreign dividend payments

OP 73: Consolidated FDPA debit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about tax credits for insurance companies in group tax arrangements

OP 74: Consolidated FDPA debit for policyholder base FDP credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule for group companies breaking foreign dividend payment rules

OP 75: Consolidated FDPA breach of FDP ratio by PCA company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about tax advantages for consolidated FDP groups

OP 76: Consolidated FDPA tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about consolidated FDP group balances

OP 77: Consolidated FDPA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

A record of foreign dividend payment credits for groups of companies working together

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money owed by a group of companies for foreign dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Starting rules for keeping track of special money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax relief accounts for company groups no longer exist

OP 78: CTR accounts of consolidated groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about group tax accounts has been removed

OP 79: When credits and debits arise only in CTR group accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for group tax accounts no longer apply

OP 80: Provisions applying to consolidated groups with CTR accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Groups of companies working together can get special tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for overseas tax relief for company groups no longer applies

OP 81: Consolidated CTRA tax credit for conduit tax relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule for reducing foreign dividend payments in group tax accounts

OP 82: Consolidated CTRA reduction of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about special dividends with CTR credits for company groups

OP 83: Consolidated CTRA dividend derived with CTR credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed tax credit for consolidated company groups no longer applies

OP 84: Consolidated CTRA group company’s credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of funds between company group accounts no longer allowed

OP 85: Consolidated CTRA transfer from group’s FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

This tax rule about reversing company tax advantages no longer applies

OP 86: Consolidated CTRA reversal of tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a group of companies can use their shared money credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about company groups paying dividends under Consolidated CTRA

OP 87: Consolidated CTRA payment of dividend

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about moving money between company group accounts

OP 88: Consolidated CTRA transfer to group’s FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed tax rule about company group adjustments for overseas income

OP 89: Consolidated CTRA adjustment for conduit tax relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about company debits in consolidated CTRA groups

OP 90: Consolidated CTRA group company’s debit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed provision about tax credits when NZ shareholders increase in consolidated groups

OP 91: Consolidated CTRA increase in resident shareholding

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about consolidated group tax account imbalances

OP 92: Consolidated CTRA breach of CTR ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rules for group companies' tax arrangements removed in 2012

OP 93: Consolidated CTRA tax advantage arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Final balance rules for group tax accounts have been removed

OP 94: Consolidated CTRA final balance

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Income Tax Act 2007

How groups of companies handle certain tax payments and refunds

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about group tax payments has been removed from the law

OP 95: FDP payable for credits and debits in group’s CTR account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Cancelled rule about refunds when moving money between company group accounts

OP 96: Refund on transfer from group’s FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of special tax credits for groups of companies working together

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money owed by groups of companies for a special kind of tax relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules at the start that explain how to use these special accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules at the start that explain how to use these special accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for specific tax accounts of certain company groups no longer apply

OP 97: Branch equivalent tax accounts of consolidated BETA groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Discontinued option to leave consolidated BETA groups

OP 98: Choosing to stop being consolidated BETA group

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about branch equivalent tax group accounts is no longer in use

OP 99: When credits and debits arise only in branch equivalent tax group accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies in a group share special tax credits from overseas

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about tax on overseas income for company groups no longer applies

OP 100: Consolidated BETA payment of income tax on foreign income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Payment of income tax using Branch Equivalent Tax Account for company groups is no longer allowed

OP 101: Consolidated BETA payment of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about tax credits for company groups' overseas branches

OP 102: Consolidated BETA remaining debit balances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund of foreign dividend payments for consolidated groups no longer applies

OP 103: Consolidated BETA refund of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for consolidated groups losing shareholder continuity (removed)

OP 104: Consolidated BETA credit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money owed by a group of connected companies for overseas income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a group of companies used to pay a specific tax using a consolidated account

OP 105: Consolidated BETA payment of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of tax reduction option for consolidated company groups

OP 106: Consolidated BETA reduction of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about tax refunds for company groups

OP 107: Consolidated BETA refund of income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated tax rule about company ownership changes and tax balances

OP 108: Consolidated BETA debit for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of tax credits for groups of companies that operate in other countries

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money owed by a group of connected companies for certain overseas income

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Income Tax Act 2007

A short introduction to explain what comes next

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules for combined company groups' policyholder accounts

OP 109: Policyholder credit accounts of consolidated groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

How insurance companies in a group keep track of money owed to their customers

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Income Tax Act 2007

How insurance companies in a group keep track of money owed to their customers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer rule from imputation credit account to consolidated policyholder credit account no longer applies

OP 110: Consolidated PCA transfer from imputation credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax account transfers has been removed from the law

OP 111: Consolidated PCA transfer from FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about company credits in policyholder account groups

OP 112: Consolidated PCA group company’s credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Maximum deficit in consolidated group's foreign dividend payment account (no longer applicable)

OP 113: Consolidated PCA maximum deficit debit in FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated tax rule about policyholder credits for company groups

OP 114: Consolidated PCA reduced deficit debit in FDP account

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Income Tax Act 2007

A record of money owed by a group of insurance companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Insurance company group tax payment rule for customer-related tax (no longer applies)

OP 115: Consolidated PCA payment of tax relating to policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about transferring funds between company accounts in insurance groups

OP 116: Consolidated PCA transfer to imputation credit account

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Income Tax Act 2007

No tax credits for shareholders from company taxes paid before the imputation system began

OZ 1: No imputation credit for pre-imputation tax paid

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old tax refunds don't reduce a company's current tax credits

OZ 2: No imputation debit for pre-imputation refund

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies handle tax overpayments from before the imputation system

OZ 3: Overpaid income tax for pre-imputation income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for company account credits when ownership changes

OZ 4: Terminating modifications to debits for loss of shareholder continuity

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate credits for redeemed units in certain trusts and funds

OZ 5: ASCA lost excess available subscribed capital

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate credits for redeemed units in certain trusts and funds

OZ 5: ASCA lost excess available subscribed capital

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for public trusts and funds buying back special shares

OZ 6: ASCA redemption of unused investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for collecting money owed to the government

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Income Tax Act 2007

This part outlines the rules for paying various taxes and other amounts to Inland Revenue

RA 1: What this Part does

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Income Tax Act 2007

Certain payments are treated as income tax and follow income tax rules

RA 2: Amounts treated as income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

When to pay your final tax for the year

RA 3: Terminal tax obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for paying tax in advance throughout the year

RA 4: Provisional tax obligations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer's responsibilities for employment-related taxes

RA 5: Tax obligations for employment-related taxes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for withholding tax on income from investments

RA 6: Withholding and payment obligations for passive income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Public authorities can pay tax without needing extra approval

RA 7: Payment of tax by public authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

You might need to pay tax on payments or benefits you receive

RA 8: Liability of persons receiving payments or benefits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money withheld from your payment is treated as if you received it

RA 9: Treatment of amounts withheld as received

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Income Tax Act 2007

Consequences for failing to meet tax payment obligations

RA 10: When obligations not met

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Income Tax Act 2007

Correcting tax underpayment errors when paying others

RA 11: Adjustment to correct errors: certain underpayments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to fix mistakes when too much tax is taken from your payment

RA 12: Adjustment to correct errors: certain excess amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you need to pay your final tax bill for the year

RA 13: Payment dates for terminal tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

When and how to pay your provisional tax instalments

RA 14: Payment dates for provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you need to pay different types of tax to the government

RA 15: Payment dates for interim and other tax payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

When to pay remaining tax after ending your business

RA 16: Payment date when taxable activity ends

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Income Tax Act 2007

When to pay tax after losing RWT-exempt status

RA 17: Payment date when RWT-exempt status ends

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Income Tax Act 2007

When companies leave New Zealand: Tax payment deadlines on distributions to shareholders

RA 18: Payment date for emigrating companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting tax refunds when you've paid too much or by mistake

RA 19: Refunds of excess amounts or when amounts mistakenly paid

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax responsibilities change when companies merge

RA 20: Amalgamation of companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax payments and job-related loans

RA 21: Regulations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for combined tax and earner-related payments in PAYE

RA 22: Limits on application of other provisions for purposes of PAYE rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Other tax rules apply to employer super contributions and non-resident withholding

RA 23: Application of other provisions for purposes of ESCT rules and NRWT rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you need to pay your final tax bill for the year

RB 1: Payment of terminal tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former tax rules for non-residents earning passive income from NZ

RB 2: Income tax liability for non-filing taxpayers for non-resident passive income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax on income earned in New Zealand by non-residents

RB 3: Schedular income tax liability for filing taxpayers for non-resident passive income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How Inland Revenue can use your tax refund to pay off your tax bills

RB 4: Using refunds to satisfy tax liabilities

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This subpart outlines the rules, calculations, and consequences for provisional tax payments

RC 1: What this subpart does

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How to pay tax in advance and when these rules apply to you

RC 2: Provisional tax rules and their application

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Income Tax Act 2007

People who owe more than $5,000 in tax must pay provisional tax, with some exceptions

RC 3: Who is required to pay provisional tax?

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to opt into paying provisional tax when filing your first tax return

RC 4: Choosing to pay provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Different ways to calculate how much provisional tax you need to pay

RC 5: Methods for calculating provisional tax liability

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How to calculate your provisional tax payments using your previous year's tax

RC 6: Standard method

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How to estimate and pay your provisional tax

RC 7: Estimation method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your tax payments using your GST information

RC 8: GST ratio method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to pay provisional tax in instalments

RC 9: Provisional tax payable in instalments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your provisional tax instalments

RC 10: Calculating amount of instalment under standard and estimation methods

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How to work out your provisional tax using your GST ratio

RC 11: Calculating amount of instalment using GST ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Optional extra payments towards your income tax

RC 12: Voluntary payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you need to pay two instalments of provisional tax instead of three

RC 13: Paying 2 instalments for tax year

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When you only need to pay one instalment of provisional tax for the year

RC 14: Paying 1 instalment for tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to choose using a GST ratio for your income tax

RC 15: Choosing to use GST ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Requirements for using GST ratio to calculate provisional tax

RC 16: Who may use GST ratio?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Situations when you must stop using a GST ratio for tax payments

RC 17: When GST ratio must not be used

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to change your method for calculating provisional tax

RC 18: Changing calculation method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How selling a business asset can affect your provisional tax

RC 19: Disposal of assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to adjust residual income tax for transitional years

RC 20: Calculating residual income tax in transitional years

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to pay provisional tax during a change in your business's financial year

RC 21: Paying provisional tax in transitional years

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax instalments when your tax year changes

RC 22: Calculating instalments in transitional years: standard method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Estimating provisional tax instalments for a transitional year

RC 23: Calculating instalments in transitional years: estimation method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax instalments during a year when your income year changes if you use the GST ratio method

RC 24: Calculating instalments in transitional years: GST ratio method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle tax payments when you change your financial year-end date

RC 25: Consequences of change in balance date

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Income Tax Act 2007

How registering for GST or cancelling registration affects your provisional tax payments

RC 26: Registering for GST or cancelling registration

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Rules for paying provisional tax when you change your GST payment frequency

RC 27: Payment of provisional tax instalments when GST cycle changed

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Income Tax Act 2007

How consolidated groups pay provisional tax as one company

RC 28: Provisional tax rules and consolidated groups

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How to calculate provisional tax when joining a consolidated group

RC 29: Residual income tax of consolidated groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to estimate tax when a company joins or leaves a group

RC 30: Consolidated groups using estimation method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax groups calculate payments using GST ratios when companies join or leave

RC 31: Consolidated groups using GST ratio method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies in the same group can share tax payments

RC 32: Wholly-owned groups of companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate remaining tax for merged companies

RC 33: Amalgamated companies: calculating residual income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to balance tax payments between you and your company for personal service income

RC 34: Attribution rule for income from personal services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using further income tax to pay provisional tax instalments

RC 35: Further income tax credited to provisional tax liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about help for people facing hard times is no longer active

RC 36: Persons affected by adverse events

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Income Tax Act 2007

When small businesses can get discounts for paying tax early

RC 37: Availability of early-payment discounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting a discount for paying your small business income tax early

RC 38: Crediting income tax with early-payment discount

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Early-payment discount for small businesses counts as income tax payment

RC 39: Credit treated as payment of income tax

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This section explains what early-payment discounts and small-business persons are

RC 40: Some definitions

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This subpart outlines employer obligations for PAYE, FBT, and ESCT/RSCT rules

RD 1: What this subpart does

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Rules that explain the basics of collecting taxes

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Rules for paying and receiving income tax through the PAYE system

RD 2: PAYE rules and their application

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Payments subject to PAYE tax rules

RD 3: PAYE income payments

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Paying tax collected from workers' pay to the government

RD 4: Payment of amounts of tax to Commissioner

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Different kinds of money you get from work that taxes are taken from

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What counts as income from work for tax purposes

RD 5: Salary or wages

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Benefits and payments considered part of your income for tax purposes

RD 6: Certain benefits and payments

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Money from your job that's not part of your regular wages

RD 7: Extra pay

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Types of income payments classified as schedular payments and their exceptions

RD 8: Schedular payments

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How to work out how much tax you need to pay

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Highest tax rate applies when calculating PAYE income payments

RD 9: Maximum amount

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How much tax is taken from your pay

RD 10: Amounts of tax for PAYE income payments

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How tax amounts can be adjusted for special cases

RD 11: Amount of tax in certain circumstances

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Rules for fixing mistakes in some types of pay

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How tax is calculated when you receive multiple salary or wage payments in a week

RD 12: Multiple payments of salary or wages

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How employers handle tax on advance payments of salary, wages, or holiday pay

RD 13: Advance payments

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Changes to salary and wage tax rates no longer apply

RD 14: Changes to tax rates for salary or wages

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How your pay is calculated and taxed for different work situations

RD 15: Payments of salary or wages in pay periods

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How tax works for part-time workers in private homes

RD 16: Payments to private domestic workers

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How employers calculate tax on extra pay alongside regular earnings

RD 17: Payment of extra pay with other PAYE income payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about payments without notification has been removed from the law

RD 18: Schedular payments without notification

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for overseas performers earning money in New Zealand

RD 19: Schedular payments to non-resident entertainers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for contractors paying subcontractors and deducting tax

RD 20: Schedular payments to subcontractors

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Rules about how to pay your taxes

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What to do if your employer doesn't deduct enough tax from your pay

RD 21: When amounts of tax not withheld or payment insufficient

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Income Tax Act 2007

Telling the tax department about money you earn from work

RD 22: Providing employment income information to Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about employer bonds for some non-resident workers

RD 23: Bonds given by employers of certain non-resident employees

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Income Tax Act 2007

When non-resident contractors can avoid tax deductions from their payments

RD 24: Exemptions for non-resident contractors

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Basic rules about collecting money

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Rules for taxing extra benefits employers give to workers

RD 25: FBT rules and their application

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Employer's responsibility to pay tax on employee benefits

RD 26: Liability for FBT

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How much extra stuff workers get besides their pay

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How to work out the value of extra job benefits

RD 27: Determining fringe benefit values

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How employers calculate the value of personal car use by employees

RD 28: Private use of motor vehicle: calculation methods

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How to calculate the value of personal use of a company car

RD 29: Private use of motor vehicle: formulas

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Rules for counting a day when calculating personal use of a work vehicle

RD 30: Private use of motor vehicle: 24-hour period

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Tracking personal use of company cars to calculate benefits

RD 31: Motor vehicle test period

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Tax treatment for replacing your work vehicle

RD 32: Replacement motor vehicles

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How subsidised transport from your employer is treated as a taxable benefit

RD 33: Subsidised transport

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How employers calculate the value of loans given to employees

RD 34: Employment-related loans: value using prescribed interest rates

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Valuing employee loans using market interest rates

RD 35: Employment-related loans: value using market interest rates

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Valuing employee loans using market interest rates

RD 35: Employment-related loans: value using market interest rates

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Paying back loans from your job with your work income

RD 36: Repayment of employment-related loans

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Paying back loans from your job with your work income

RD 36: Repayment of employment-related loans

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How employer contributions to your superannuation scheme are valued

RD 37: Contributions to superannuation schemes

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How employer contributions to your superannuation scheme are valued

RD 37: Contributions to superannuation schemes

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Employer payments for employee benefits and insurance

RD 38: Contributions to funds, trusts, and insurance premiums

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Employer payments for employee benefits and insurance

RD 38: Contributions to funds, trusts, and insurance premiums

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Tax rules for benefits from charitable organisations

RD 39: Benefits provided by charitable organisations

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How your employer values goods given to you as a benefit

RD 40: Goods

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Rules for valuing services given as fringe benefits by employers

RD 41: Services

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Rules for goods sold to employees at a discount

RD 42: Goods at staff discount

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Rules for staff discounts on goods already on sale to the public

RD 43: Goods on special with staff discount

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How group companies handle employee gifts for tax purposes

RD 44: Goods disposed of by group companies

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Tax on certain employee benefits that don't fit into specific categories

RD 45: Unclassified benefits

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Changing unclassified benefits when companies join or form new ones

RD 46: Adjustments for unclassified benefits on amalgamation

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Deciding which workers get extra job perks

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Tracking certain job perks for tax purposes

RD 47: Attribution of certain fringe benefits

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How to assign fringe benefits when multiple employees receive them

RD 48: When attributed benefits provided to more than 1 employee

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How thresholds affect the tax treatment of certain employee benefits

RD 49: Application of thresholds to attributed benefits

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Employers must pay tax on fringe benefits given to employees

RD 50: Employer’s liability for attributed benefits

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How to work out an employee's total pay including benefits

RD 51: Calculation of all-inclusive pay

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Calculating fringe benefits tax when employer lacks employee information

RD 52: Calculation for certain employees when information lacking

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Grouping certain employee benefits for tax purposes

RD 53: Pooling non-attributed benefits

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How much extra stuff you get from work that counts as money

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How to calculate the value of extra work benefits and account for payments made towards them

RD 54: Value of and payments towards fringe benefits

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How to calculate tax on personal use of a partly-owned work vehicle

RD 55: Private use of motor vehicle: taxable value in cases of part ownership

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Rules for reducing taxable value when employer provides a motor vehicle

RD 56: Private use of motor vehicle: when schedular value not used

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Calculating the value of a work vehicle for tax purposes

RD 57: Private use of motor vehicle: when schedular value used

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Different ways to pay fringe benefit tax

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Option to pay fringe benefit tax at a fixed rate each quarter

RD 58: Single rate option

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Choose how to pay fringe benefit tax throughout the year

RD 59: Alternate rate option

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Option for small companies to pay fringe benefit tax annually

RD 60: Close company option

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Pay FBT once a year for small businesses with low employee tax or no employees

RD 61: Small business option

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How and when you can change your FBT payment schedule

RD 62: Changes in payment periods

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Rules for paying tax on employee benefits when you stop employing staff

RD 63: When employer stops employing staff

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Rules that explain the basics of how to collect taxes

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Rules for taxing employer payments to employee retirement savings

RD 64: ESCT rules and their application

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Rules for taxing employer payments to employee retirement savings

RD 64: ESCT rules and their application

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Employer payments to employee retirement savings

RD 65: Employer's superannuation cash contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer payments to employee retirement savings

RD 65: Employer's superannuation cash contributions

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Rules for complying funds no longer apply

RD 66: Complying fund rules

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How to figure out how much tax you need to pay

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How to work out tax on employer superannuation payments

RD 67: Calculating amounts of tax for employer’s superannuation cash contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out tax on employer superannuation payments

RD 67: Calculating amounts of tax for employer’s superannuation cash contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can choose to have your employer's superannuation contributions treated as salary

RD 68: Choosing to have amount treated as salary or wages

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can choose to have your employer's superannuation contributions treated as salary

RD 68: Choosing to have amount treated as salary or wages

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Selecting different rates for employer super contributions (no longer applies)

RD 69: Choosing different rates for employer's superannuation cash contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Selecting different rates for employer super contributions (no longer applies)

RD 69: Choosing different rates for employer's superannuation cash contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax owed when not enough was withheld from superannuation contributions

RD 70: Calculating amounts of tax on failure to withhold

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for superannuation fund payments and contributions

RD 71: Amounts of tax treated as paid to and received by superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for superannuation fund payments and contributions

RD 71: Amounts of tax treated as paid to and received by superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about getting back tax from super funds no longer applies

RD 72: Recovery of tax paid by superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for paying tax on income given to New Zealand residents

RE 1: RWT rules and their application

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What counts as income from investments for New Zealand residents

RE 2: Resident passive income

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When and how you must withhold and pay resident withholding tax

RE 3: Obligation to withhold RWT

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Who must withhold tax on certain payments

RE 4: Persons who have withholding obligations

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When you don't need to deduct resident withholding tax

RE 5: No withholding obligation in certain circumstances

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When it's unfair to expect someone to withhold tax from a payment

RE 6: When obligation to withhold unreasonable

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Rules for trustees receiving passive income on behalf of others

RE 7: When resident passive income paid to trustees

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Rules for receiving income on someone else's behalf

RE 8: When resident passive income paid to nominees

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Agents and trustees must withhold tax for certain dividends

RE 9: Agents’ or trustees’ obligations in relation to certain dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

When to deduct tax from interest payments over $5,000

RE 10: Special rule relating to payments of interest

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Companies must notify payers about their status to ensure correct tax deduction

RE 11: Notification by companies

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How tax is withheld from interest payments

RE 12: Interest

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Tax withholding rules for cash dividends

RE 13: Dividends other than non-cash dividends

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Rules for taxing non-cash dividends, except for certain share issues

RE 14: Non-cash dividends other than certain share issues

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies calculate tax on bonus shares or profit distribution plan shares instead of cash dividends

RE 15: Bonus issues in lieu and shares issued under profit distribution plans

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Tax on money or benefits you receive from a Maori authority

RE 16: Taxable Maori authority distributions

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How to calculate tax on payments replacing share income in lending arrangements

RE 17: Replacement payments under share-lending arrangements

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How to calculate tax on dividend payments when acting as an RWT proxy

RE 18: Payments made by RWT proxies

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Choosing a different tax rate for your passive income

RE 19: Choosing other rates

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Rules for paying Resident Withholding Tax to the Commissioner

RE 20: Paying RWT

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How and when RWT is paid to the government

RE 21: Basis for payment of RWT

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When payments to agents or trustees can be treated as income for non-residents

RE 22: When payment treated as non-resident passive income

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about treating tax as a foreign dividend payment credit is no longer in effect

RE 23: When amount of tax treated as FDP credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

When Maori authorities deduct tax from distributions, it becomes a special credit

RE 24: When amount of tax treated as Maori authority credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax withheld from share-lending payments becomes an imputation credit

RE 25: When amount of tax treated as imputation credit

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How withholding tax works when someone else pays on your behalf

RE 26: Payment by proxy

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Exemption from having tax deducted from your investment income

RE 27: RWT-exempt status

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When you lose your exemption from having tax withheld

RE 28: When RWT-exempt status ends

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How to check if someone is exempt from RWT

RE 29: Establishing whether persons have RWT-exempt status

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Groups without official status can be exempt from resident withholding tax in certain situations

RE 30: When unincorporated bodies have RWT-exempt status

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How non-resident withholding tax rules work and when they apply

RF 1: NRWT rules and their application

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Income from NZ sources for non-residents, including dividends, royalties, and interest

RF 2: Non-resident passive income

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You must deduct tax when paying overseas residents for certain types of income

RF 3: Obligation to withhold amounts of tax for non-resident passive income

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Tax on overseas income received by New Zealand agents or institutions

RF 4: Non-resident passive income received by agents and others

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When you don't need to deduct tax if it's already been withheld

RF 5: When amounts of tax already withheld

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What happens when tax isn't fully deducted from payments to non-residents

RF 6: When amounts of tax not withheld or partly withheld

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The standard tax rate for non-resident passive income is 15%

RF 7: General rate for NRWT

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Income Tax Act 2007

Which dividends paid to non-residents are taxable and at what rate

RF 8: Certain dividends

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Explaining how to calculate when a dividend is fully imputed

RF 9: When dividends fully imputed

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Paying tax on non-cash dividends that aren't fully imputed

RF 10: Non-cash dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for dividends when non-residents sell shares to NZ companies they're associated with

RF 11: Dividends paid to companies associated with non-residents

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for certain types of interest payments to non-residents

RF 12: Interest paid by approved issuers or transitional residents

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to pay NRWT when you don't expect to withhold $500 or more in a year

RF 13: Basis for payment of amounts of tax for non-resident passive income

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about foreign dividend payment credits no longer applies

RF 14: Treatment of FDP credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax Commissioner can adjust non-resident withholding tax in special cases

RF 15: Commissioner’s power to vary amounts of tax

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FDP rules no longer apply since 30 June 2009

RG 1: FDP rules and their application

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about foreign dividends no longer applies

RG 2: Foreign dividends

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FDP payments are no longer required

RG 3: Obligation to pay FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

FDP calculation rule no longer applies

RG 4: Calculating amount of FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about extra tax credits for certain overseas businesses

RG 5: Credit balance in branch equivalent tax account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using losses from past years is no longer allowed

RG 6: Using loss balances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about reducing tax payments no longer applies

RG 7: Reduction of payments for conduit tax relief

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This section outlines rules for tax refunds and their usage

RM 1: What this subpart does

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Getting money back when you've paid too much tax

RM 2: Refunds for overpaid tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for refunding excess foreign dividend payments have been removed

RM 3: Refunds for overpaid FDP

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting a refund if you've paid too much tax after your assessment changes

RM 4: Overpayment on amended assessment

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Tax overpayments based on income statements: old rule no longer applies

RM 5: Overpayment on income statements

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Rule for getting tax refunds after 4 years has been removed

RM 6: Refunds after 4-year period ends

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How refunds work when your employer uses a tax payment service

RM 7: Refunds to PAYE intermediaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting a refund for overpaid withholding tax

RM 8: Overpaid RWT or NRWT

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Income Tax Act 2007

How FBT payments work for different types of fringe benefits

RM 9: Calculations for attributed and non-attributed fringe benefits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Asking Inland Revenue to use your tax refund to pay your tax debts

RM 10: Using refund to satisfy tax liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using your GST refund to pay some or all of your provisional tax

RM 11: Using GST refund to pay instalment of provisional tax

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How to get money back when you've paid too much provisional tax

RM 12: Reduction in provisional tax liability

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Rules for companies that keep track of their taxes in a special way

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Rules for tax refunds and transfers for imputation credit account companies

RM 13: Limits on refunds for ICA companies

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Rules for refunds and transfers when a company is no longer an ICA company

RM 14: Limits on refunds when company stops being ICA company

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Income Tax Act 2007

How refunds and shareholder changes affect your tax credit balance

RM 15: Changes in credit balances

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Income Tax Act 2007

How extra tax payments are handled when they can't be refunded

RM 16: Treatment of amounts not refunded

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Income Tax Act 2007

How paying extra company tax affects future refunds

RM 17: Treatment of further income tax paid

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Rules about money companies get from other countries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about overseas dividend refunds for companies no longer apply

RM 18: Limits on refunds related to foreign dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about financial arrangements in foreign dividends were removed in 2017

RM 19: Treatment of financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for unrefunded foreign dividend amounts no longer apply

RM 20: Treatment of amounts not refunded

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about getting refunds when using losses to lower taxable income no longer applies

RM 21: Refunds when loss balances used to reduce net income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about money for Maori groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax refunds to Māori authorities

RM 22: Limits on refunds for Maori authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund limits for organisations no longer classified as Maori authorities

RM 23: Limits on refunds when Maori authority stops being Maori authority

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Income Tax Act 2007

When your Maori authority credit account balance increases after a loss of shareholder continuity

RM 24: Increase in credit balances

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How extra tax paid by Maori authorities is used if it can't be refunded

RM 25: Treatment of amounts not refunded

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How extra tax paid by Māori authorities is treated for refunds

RM 26: Treatment of further income tax paid

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Income Tax Act 2007

How Maori authorities handle tax payments without credits

RM 27: Application when no credits arise

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Income Tax Act 2007

People who have special accounts for their insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about limits on refunds for certain taxpayers no longer exists

RM 28: Limits on refunds for PCA persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund limits for former policyholder credit account holders no longer apply

RM 29: Limits on refunds when person no longer PCA person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules about changes in policyholder credit account balances

RM 30: Changes in credit balances

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about unrefunded amounts for policyholder credit accounts no longer applies

RM 31: Treatment of amounts not refunded

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for certain types of companies

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Rules for tax refunds and overpayments for qualifying companies

RM 32: Application of sections RM 13 to RM 17 to qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about some special types of trusts and investment funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on refunds when unit trusts and investment funds close or change

RM 33: Limits on refunds for certain unit trusts and group investment funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on refunds when unit trusts and investment funds close or change

RM 33: Limits on refunds for certain unit trusts and group investment funds

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This subpart outlines the duties and rules for PAYE and tax pooling intermediaries

RP 1: What this subpart does

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Rules for people who help with paying employee taxes

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Rules for using someone to handle your PAYE and ESCT duties

RP 2: PAYE intermediaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for PAYE tax collection helpers have been removed

RP 3: Requirements for listed PAYE intermediaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about paying subsidies to some PAYE helpers no longer applies

RP 4: Payment of subsidies to certain PAYE intermediaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for PAYE intermediary subsidy claims no longer apply

RP 5: Subsidy claims

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Income Tax Act 2007

How PAYE intermediaries manage trust accounts for employee pay and tax

RP 6: Operation of PAYE intermediaries’ trust accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How PAYE intermediaries manage trust accounts for employee pay and tax

RP 6: Operation of PAYE intermediaries’ trust accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

What bosses need to do when collecting money for taxes

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What employers must do when using a PAYE intermediary for payroll

RP 7: General responsibilities of employers

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You must provide necessary information to your PAYE intermediary

RP 8: Information for PAYE intermediaries

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You must ensure funds are available when your PAYE intermediary transfers money to pay employees

RP 9: Authorised transfers from accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must ensure funds are available when your PAYE intermediary transfers money to pay employees

RP 9: Authorised transfers from accounts

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Rules for employers when PAYE intermediary can't move funds

RP 10: When transfers from accounts not authorised

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Paying employee super contributions to a PAYE intermediary's trust account

RP 11: Employer's superannuation cash contributions

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When you can pay employees directly instead of using a PAYE intermediary

RP 12: When payments made directly to employees

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Rules for people who help employers with taxes

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Key responsibilities of PAYE intermediaries handling tax matters for employers

RP 13: General responsibilities of PAYE intermediaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for PAYE intermediaries on tax collection and reporting

RP 14: Collection, payment, and information requirements

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Employers allow tax agents to transfer money for employee wages and taxes

RP 15: When employers have authorised transfers from accounts

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PAYE intermediaries manage superannuation contribution tax duties for employers

RP 16: Obligations for employer’s superannuation contributions

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Using a third party to manage tax payments through a pooled account

RP 17: Tax pooling intermediaries

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How tax pooling accounts work and what happens to your money

RP 18: Deposits in tax pooling accounts

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How to move money from tax pooling accounts to tax accounts

RP 19: Transfers from tax pooling accounts

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Changes to tax pooling transfers

RP 20: Declining, amending, or reversing transfers

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Getting money back from your tax pooling account

RP 21: Refunds from tax pooling accounts

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Choosing to pay provisional tax for non-standard tax years

RZ 1: Certain elections to become person with provisional tax liability

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Calculating provisional tax for superannuitants based on pre-1998 income

RZ 2: Amount of provisional tax based on 1997–98 or earlier tax year

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Rules for calculating provisional tax from 2010 to 2013

RZ 3: Standard method: 2010–11 to 2012–13 income years

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Special rules for calculating provisional tax using GST ratio method from 2010 to 2014

RZ 4: GST ratio method: 2010–11 to 2013–14 income years

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Provisional tax calculation adjustments for new tax rates from 2010 to 2013

RZ 5: Calculating amounts under standard method: 2010–11 to 2012–13 income years

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Rules for using extra money from tax refunds for specific tax years

RZ 6: Limits on refunds: transitional dates

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This section about income from withdrawals has been removed from the law

RZ 7: Withdrawal income

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This provision about withdrawal tax payment and rates has been removed from the law

RZ 8: Payment and rate of withdrawal tax

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This provision about tax relief in specific cases has been removed from the law

RZ 9: Relief in certain cases

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Getting back money owed to the tax department

RZ 10: Recovery of amounts payable to Commissioner

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Words and ideas explained: Understanding important terms and how they fit together

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Explaining what words mean

YA 1: Definitions

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Explaining how the meaning of 'income tax' can change in different tax situations

YA 2: Meaning of income tax varied

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This rule about various tax treatments has been removed from the law

YA 3: Treatment of qualifying company election tax, FBT, FDP penalty tax, imputation penalty tax, and withdrawal tax

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This subpart explains how people or groups are connected for tax purposes

YB 1: What this subpart does

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Rules for when two companies are considered associated for tax purposes

YB 2: Two companies

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Rules for determining connection between companies and individuals based on voting or market value interests

YB 3: Company and person other than company

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Rules for when two relatives are considered associated for tax purposes

YB 4: Two relatives

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Trustees and relatives of beneficiaries are considered connected for tax purposes

YB 5: Person and trustee for relative

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Trustees are connected to trust beneficiaries, except for land-related rules

YB 6: Trustee and beneficiary

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Trustees of different trusts created by the same person or their partner are associated

YB 7: Two trustees with common settlor

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Settlors and trustees are considered connected, except for tax charities

YB 8: Trustee and settlor

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Trust creators and their beneficiaries are considered connected

YB 9: Settlor and beneficiary

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A settlor is someone who sets up or contributes to a trust, with some exceptions

YB 10: Who is a settlor?

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Rules for trustees and those who can appoint or remove them

YB 11: Trustee and person with power of appointment or removal

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Rules for how partners and partnerships are connected for tax purposes

YB 12: Partnership and partner

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Rules for determining association with look-through companies and their owners

YB 13: Look-through companies and owners of interests

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How you can be associated with someone through a third person

YB 14: Tripartite relationship

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When trusts are set up for employees and not controlled by related parties

YB 15: Exceptions for employee trusts

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Some trusts and charities are exempt from rules about connected persons

YB 16: Exceptions for certain trusts and charitable organisations

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This provision about partnerships and associated partners has been removed

YB 17: Partnerships: partnership and associate of partner

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Old rule about people working together regularly no longer applies

YB 18: Persons habitually acting together: 1988 version provisions

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Old rules about tax connections between people and non-profit organisations

YB 19: Person and controlled non-profit organisation: 1990 version provisions

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Explains that a former section defining associated person rules no longer exists

YB 20: Some definitions

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Nominees' actions are treated as if you did them yourself

YB 21: Transparency of nominees

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This section about the meaning of 'control' has been removed and no longer applies

YC 1: Meaning of control

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How to calculate your influence in a company's decisions based on your shareholding

YC 2: Voting interests

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How much of a company you own based on your shares and options

YC 3: Market value interests

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How special corporate entities are treated for tax purposes

YC 5: Treatment of special corporate entities

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Ignoring specific types of company securities and options when applying certain tax rules

YC 6: Disregarding certain securities

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When special rules apply to change how continuity provisions work

YC 7: When sections YC 8 to YC 19B apply

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What happens to shares or options when the owner dies

YC 8: Death of share or option holder

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Rules for trustees holding company shares or options

YC 9: Shares or options held by trustees

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Rules for shareholders with very small ownership in a company

YC 10: Shareholders holding less than 10% direct interests

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When a company's ownership of another company isn't traced back to its shareholders

YC 11: No look-through rule for companies in certain cases

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Rules for treating ownership in public unit trusts

YC 12: Public unit trusts

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Rules for splitting a company into two separate entities

YC 13: Corporate spin-outs

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When special rules help a company meet continuity requirements

YC 14: Disregarding concessionary rules

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Directors' responsibility when company ownership changes affect rule compliance

YC 15: Directors’ knowledge of failure to meet requirements of continuity provision

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Ignoring changes in company value for certain rules

YC 16: Disregarding market value changes

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Rules for when an insurance company changes to a regular company structure

YC 17: Demutualisation of insurers

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Rules for when an insurance company changes to a regular company structure

YC 17: Demutualisation of insurers

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Rules for when a company takes over another company's subsidiary

YC 18: Reverse takeovers

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Rules for certain securities in credit account continuity

YC 20: Credit account continuity provisions: excluded fixed rate securities

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How to determine if you're a New Zealand tax resident

YD 1: Residence of natural persons

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How a company is determined to be a New Zealand resident for tax purposes

YD 2: Residence of companies

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How to determine a foreign company's home country for tax reasons

YD 3: Country of residence of foreign companies

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Types of income considered to be from New Zealand for tax purposes

YD 4: Classes of income treated as having New Zealand source

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Dividing income when it's earned both in and outside New Zealand

YD 5: Apportionment of income derived partly in New Zealand

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How income is split for overseas shipping companies operating in New Zealand

YD 6: Apportionment of income from sea transport

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Old rule about dividing film rental income no longer applies

YD 7: Apportionment of film rental income

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How overseas insurers' income from NZ customers is taxed

YD 8: Apportionment of premiums derived by non-resident general insurers

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Old rules about where CTR company shareholders live no longer apply

YD 9: Residence of CTR company shareholders

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Definition of CTR holding company removed from law

YD 10: Meaning of CTR holding company

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Definition of CTR group member removed from tax law

YD 11: Meaning of CTR group member

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Explaining how tax years and income years are defined and referenced in the Act

YE 1: References to balance dates and years

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How to convert foreign money to NZ dollars for tax purposes

YF 1: General rules for currency conversion

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Rules for determining where interest income comes from

YZ 1: Source rule for interest

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Changes, updates, and keeping some old rules

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Explains which laws are cancelled and when these cancellations take effect

ZA 1: Repeals

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Changes to other laws due to this Act

ZA 2: Consequential amendments to other enactments

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Rules for understanding references to previous Income Tax Acts

ZA 3: Transitional provisions

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Keeping old tax rulings valid under new laws

ZA 4: Saving of binding rulings

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Old tax decisions remain valid under new laws

ZA 5: Saving of accrual determinations

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Tables showing how tax laws match up across different acts

ZA 6: Comparative tables of old and new provisions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rates for various types of income and benefits in New Zealand

Schedule 1: Basic tax rates: income tax, ESCT, RSCT, RWT, and attributed fringe benefits

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Tax rates for your pay and extra earnings

Schedule 2: Basic tax rates for PAYE income payments

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When to pay your estimated and final income tax

Schedule 3: Payment of provisional tax and terminal tax

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Tax rates for different types of work and payments in New Zealand

Schedule 4: Standard rates of tax for schedular payments

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How to work out the taxable value of a company car used privately by an employee

Schedule 5: Fringe benefit values for motor vehicles

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A guide for changing one type of value loss calculation to another

Schedule 10: Straight-line equivalents of diminishing value rates of depreciation

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Rates for calculating how quickly different things lose value over time

Schedule 11: New banded rates of depreciation

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Old rates for calculating how much value assets lose over time

Schedule 12: Old banded rates of depreciation

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List of land-based structures and facilities that can be claimed as tax deductions due to wear and tear

Schedule 13: Depreciable land improvements

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Things you can claim tax deductions on that aren't physical property

Schedule 14: Depreciable intangible property

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Income Tax Act 2007

List of farm animals and their categories for tax purposes

Schedule 17: Types and classes of livestock

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Spending to prevent or fix pollution and noise problems

Schedule 19: Expenditure in avoiding, remedying, or mitigating detrimental effects of discharge of contaminant or making of noise

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Tax deductions for improvements in farming and related industries

Schedule 20: Expenditure on farming, horticultural, aquacultural, and forestry improvements

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Income Tax Act 2007

List of countries with special tax rules for international business income

Schedule 24: International tax rules: grey list countries

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Rules about overseas investments that are considered foreign investment funds

Schedule 25: Foreign investment funds

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List of places with very low taxes (no longer used)

Schedule 26: Low tax jurisdictions or territories

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Countries and income types where tax isn't recognised

Schedule 27: Countries and types of income with unrecognised tax

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Yearly income calculation guide for tax credits

Schedule 31: Annualised equivalent amount for Part M

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List of approved charities that can receive tax-deductible donations for overseas work

Schedule 32: Recipients of charitable or other public benefit gifts

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List of old tax laws and rules that are no longer in effect

Schedule 48: Enactments repealed

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List of laws and regulations changed by the Income Tax Act 2007

Schedule 49: Enactments amended

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Changes to rules about how taxes are managed and collected

Schedule 50: Amendments to Tax Administration Act 1994

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List of changes to tax laws to make them clearer and more up-to-date

Schedule 51: Identified changes in legislation

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Changes between old and new tax laws

Schedule 52: Comparative tables of old and rewritten provisions

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What it means to run a business that offers money-related help to people

6: Meaning of in the business of providing a financial service

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

What it means to run a business that offers money-related help to people

6: Meaning of in the business of providing a financial service

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Signing up again to provide money-related services

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Re-adding a financial service provider to the official list

22: Reregistration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This part about responsible money helpers was taken out of the law

23: Responsible financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial service providers need to join a special group that handles customer complaints

48: Financial service provider must be member of dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial service providers need to join a special group that handles customer complaints

48: Financial service provider must be member of dispute resolution scheme

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Working together and sharing important information when handling money complaints

67: Duty to co-operate and communicate information in certain circumstances

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Working together and sharing important information when handling money complaints

67: Duty to co-operate and communicate information in certain circumstances

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Minister can ask for more details about dispute resolution schemes

69: Person responsible for approved dispute resolution scheme must supply further information on Minister’s request

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Sharing information when setting up a backup plan for financial services (no longer applies)

76: Duty to co-operate and communicate information in certain circumstances

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Who can give and who needs special permits for money services

Schedule 2: Licensing authorities and licensed providers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling part or all of a specific piece of land, or selling it with other land

CB 23B: Land partially disposed of or disposed of with other land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former rule about shares on loan no longer applies

CQ 7: Treatment of attributing interests subject to returning share transfer

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of activities involved in finding and producing oil

CT 6B: Meaning of petroleum mining operations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free income and distributions from Niue and Tokelau international trust funds

CW 59B: Income of and distributions by certain international funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax on money saved for retirement

CX 50B: Contributions to retirement savings schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax on money saved for retirement

CX 50B: Contributions to retirement savings schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

KiwiSaver and superannuation withdrawals: old rules no longer apply

CS 10B: Exclusion of permitted withdrawals from KiwiSaver schemes and complying superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

KiwiSaver and superannuation withdrawals: old rules no longer apply

CS 10B: Exclusion of permitted withdrawals from KiwiSaver schemes and complying superannuation funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

How new partners' livestock income was treated before the rule was removed

CB 27B: Entering partners’ livestock income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How partners in a partnership might owe tax on some of their income

CB 35: Amounts of income for partners

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Income Tax Act 2007

Partners in a partnership may have tax-free income from partnership rules

CW 55B: Amounts of exempt income for partners

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Income Tax Act 2007

Partners in a partnership may have some income that's not taxed

CX 62: Amounts of excluded income for partners

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle tax changes when a regular lease becomes a finance lease

DB 51B: Adjustments for leases that become finance leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions for film expenses when planning to sell

DS 2B: Expenditure when film or film right intended for disposal

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for partners to claim deductions in partnerships

DV 20: Partners

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Income Tax Act 2007

Livestock deduction for new business partners no longer applies

DO 11B: Entering partners’ livestock deduction

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Companies Act 1993

Settling share price disputes through independent arbitration

112A: Price for shares referred to arbitration if shareholder objects to price

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Companies Act 1993

You might get extra money if your share payment is late

112B: Interest payable on outstanding payments

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Companies Act 1993

When a company buys your shares and how it affects your shareholder rights

112C: Timing of transfer of shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using special accounting rules for financial arrangements

EW 15B: Applying IFRSs to financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to choose a method for preparing financial statements and reporting on financial arrangements

EW 15C: Preparing and reporting methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for reporting income using international financial standards

EW 15D: IFRS financial reporting method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Options for calculating tax on financial arrangements

EW 15E: Determination alternatives

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating expected value for certain financial arrangements

EW 15F: Expected value method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special valuation method for certain financial arrangements in business

EW 15G: Modified fair value method

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must use specific methods for certain financial arrangements

EW 15H: Mandatory use of some determinations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special calculation method required for certain financial arrangements

EW 15I: Mandatory use of yield to maturity method for some arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deducting and paying tax on retirement savings contributions

RA 6B: Withholding and payment obligations for retirement scheme contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deducting and paying tax on retirement savings contributions

RA 6B: Withholding and payment obligations for retirement scheme contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How other tax rules apply to retirement scheme contributions

RA 24: Application of other provisions for purposes of RSCT rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

How other tax rules apply to retirement scheme contributions

RA 24: Application of other provisions for purposes of RSCT rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

How RSCT and NRWT taxes work for overseas retirement scheme contributions

RF 16: Relationship with RSCT rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Imputation credit for paying qualifying company election tax

OB 7B: ICA payment of qualifying company election tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies can't claim tax credits for research and development spending

OB 7C: ICA expenditure on research and development

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Income Tax Act 2007

Former rule on Māori authority credit account spending for research and development

OK 4B: MACA expenditure on research and development

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about tax credits for group companies' research spending is no longer active

OP 11B: Consolidated ICA expenditure on research and development

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for special tax records during a set timeframe

OZ 7: Memorandum accounts in transitional period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on tax credits a company can add to dividends during special periods

OZ 8: Attaching imputation credits: maximum permitted ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a company's dividend ratio changes are handled during a transitional period

OZ 9: Benchmark dividends: ratio change

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting tax credit ratios for certain dividends

OZ 10: Modifying ratios for imputation credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting tax credits when you receive dividends from companies

OZ 11: Tax credits for imputation credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax credits on dividends during a special period

OZ 12: Tax credits for non-resident investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting how fully credited dividends are calculated during a specific period

OZ 13: Fully credited dividends: modifying actual ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate exempt income for dividends from qualifying companies during the transitional period

OZ 14: Dividends from qualifying companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting imputation credits and notional distributions during tax rate changes

OZ 15: Attaching imputation credits and notional distributions: modifying amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rules for reducing Branch Equivalent Tax Accounts no longer apply

OZ 16: BETA reductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules about reducing credits in a company's tax account

OZ 17: CTRA reductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Keeping the same IFRS method for similar financial arrangements

EW 25B: Consistency of use of IFRS method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate value when switching from fair value method in financial arrangements

EW 46B: Consideration when party changes from fair value method

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

People who need extra protection when using financial services

49: Who are retail clients

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

People who need extra protection when using financial services

49: Who are retail clients

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Income Tax Act 2007

How retirement savings payments affect your eligibility for government support

MB 6: Treatment of distributions from retirement savings schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How retirement savings payments affect your eligibility for government support

MB 6: Treatment of distributions from retirement savings schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating extra reduction for parental tax credit spanning two tax years

MD 16: Additional parental tax credit abatement amount for lump sum if 70-day period crosses 2 tax years

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your family's income for tax credits

ME 3: Meaning of net family scheme income

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about who can get cash tax credits no longer applies

MK 9: Eligibility requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much tax credit you could get in cash (no longer applies)

MK 10: Amount of credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about cash tax credits is no longer in use

MK 11: When tax credits arise

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Income Tax Act 2007

How you can use tax credits has changed since 2009

MK 12: Using tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about underpayments found after using tax credits is no longer in effect

MK 13: When short payment and unpaid compulsory employer contributions found after tax credit used

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employees can no longer choose to not receive tax credits in cash

MK 14: Employees opting out

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Income Tax Act 2007

How certain groups are treated as one employer for tax credit purposes

MK 15: Groups of persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for people who employ themselves as domestic workers

MK 16: Private domestic workers

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Income Tax Act 2007

How retirement savings contribution tax (RSCT) rules work and when they apply

RH 1: RSCT rules and their application

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Income Tax Act 2007

How retirement savings contribution tax (RSCT) rules work and when they apply

RH 1: RSCT rules and their application

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money added to your retirement savings scheme by someone else

RH 2: Retirement scheme contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money added to your retirement savings scheme by someone else

RH 2: Retirement scheme contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for accessing money in retirement savings schemes

RH 3: Retirement savings schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can contribute to your retirement scheme

RH 4: Retirement scheme contributors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can contribute to your retirement scheme

RH 4: Retirement scheme contributors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out how much tax you need to pay

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out the tax on your retirement scheme contribution

RH 5: Calculating amounts of tax for retirement scheme contribution

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out the tax on your retirement scheme contribution

RH 5: Calculating amounts of tax for retirement scheme contribution

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax owed when retirement scheme contributions are undertaxed

RH 6: Calculating amounts of tax on failure to withhold

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax owed when retirement scheme contributions are undertaxed

RH 6: Calculating amounts of tax on failure to withhold

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for retirement scheme contributors who add imputation credits to contributions

LE 7B: Credit of RSCT for imputation credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for retirement scheme contributors who add imputation credits to contributions

LE 7B: Credit of RSCT for imputation credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for retirement scheme contributors using Māori authority credits

LO 2B: Credit of RSCT for Maori authority credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section, which defined investors and portfolio investor classes, is no longer active

HL 5B: Meaning of investor and portfolio investor class

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about income interest is no longer part of the tax law

HL 5C: Income interest requirement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Partners responsible for tax on income of non-resident partners

HD 20B: General partners and partners carrying on with or managing business involving absentees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for special partnerships becoming limited partnerships

HZ 3: Special partnerships: transition into limited partnerships and limited partnerships deduction rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions when overseas partnerships become limited partnerships

HZ 4: Overseas limited partnerships: transition into limited partnerships deduction rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money spent on creating or improving things (research and development)

Schedule 21: Expenditure and activities related to research and development

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for special retirement savings funds that work like KiwiSaver

Schedule 28: Requirements for complying fund rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting unfair deals between business partners to market value

GB 50: Arrangements involving partners and owners

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to adjust taxes for certain long-term leases

FA 11B: Adjustments for certain operating leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for certain shares in overseas companies acquired through venture investments

EX 37B: Share in grey list company acquired under venture investment agreement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule about policyholder income and FDR adjustments no longer applies

EY 43B: Policyholder income formula: FDR adjustment

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about calculating policyholder income was removed from the law in 2010

EY 43C: Policyholder income formula: PILF adjustment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule for international financial reporting no longer applies

EZ 32B: Transitional rule for IFRS reporting

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Local Government Act 2002

The Auditor-General tells the local council about money problems and how to fix them

44: Report by Auditor-General on loss incurred by local authority

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Local Government Act 2002

Councils can't give special deals when lending money to their trading groups

63: Restriction on lending to council-controlled trading organisation

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Local Government Act 2002

The Auditor-General checks the books for groups run by the council

70: Auditor-General is auditor of council-controlled organisations

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Local Government Act 2002

A yearly plan that shows the council's budget and activities for the coming year

95: Annual plan

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Local Government Act 2002

Councils must write a yearly report about what they did and how they spent money

98: Annual report

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Local Government Act 2002

Making sure your yearly report and its summary are checked by an expert

99: Audit of information in annual report and summary

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Local Government Act 2002

Make sure you have enough money coming in to cover what you plan to spend

100: Balanced budget requirement

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for councils on how to handle money wisely for the community's benefit

101: Financial management

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for planning how local areas collect and spend money

102: Funding and financial policies

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Local Government Act 2002

How your local council plans to get and spend money

103: Revenue and financing policy

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Local Government Act 2002

A plan for how your local council borrows and manages money

104: Liability management policy

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for how local councils handle money and investments

105: Investment policy

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for giving people a break on their property taxes

109: Rates remission policy

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for letting people delay paying their property taxes

110: Rates postponement policy

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Local Government Act 2002

Financial reports must follow standard accounting rules, except for funding statements

111: Information to be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice

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Local Government Act 2002

This part explains tricky words about local government money and borrowing

112: Interpretation

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Local Government Act 2002

Getting money from someone else to use for now and pay back later

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Local Government Act 2002

Councils can't borrow money in foreign money, except for special cases

113: Prohibition on borrowing in foreign currency

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules that protect you when you use your stuff as a promise for money you borrow

114: Constraints on receiver

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Local Government Act 2002

Rates can be used to guarantee loans or agreements made by councils

115: Rates as security

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Local Government Act 2002

A list of money owed by the council and what they own

116: Register of charges maintained by local authority

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Local Government Act 2002

Deals that are safe and cannot be undone

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Local Government Act 2002

Documents must state that the government doesn't guarantee local government loans or investments

122: Disclosure document and loan documents to contain statement that the Crown does not guarantee financial products or loan

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Local Government Act 2002

Local councils can set fees for certain services, but there are rules about how they do it

150: Fees may be prescribed by bylaw

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Local Government Act 2002

Getting money back when something is broken or damaged

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Local Government Act 2002

If you break the rules, your council can fix it and make you pay

187: Recovery of cost of works by local authority

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Local Government Act 2002

How councils can make you pay for work on your land

188: Liability for payments in respect of private land

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules about how communities pay for new things the local council builds

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Local Government Act 2002

Getting your money or land back if you cancel your building project

209: Refund of money and return of land if development does not proceed

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Local Government Act 2002

Local councils can keep the money from fines they give out

246: Entitlement to infringement fees

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Local Government Act 2002

Getting back money that is owed

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Local Government Act 2002

How local councils can get money you owe them

252: Recovery of debts

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules the government can make to help run local areas

259: Regulations

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Local Government Act 2002

Changes made to rules about using personal items as loan guarantees

264: Amendment to Personal Property Securities Act 1999

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Local Government Act 2002

A new list of rules was added to a law about managing money problems

265: New Schedule added to Receiverships Act 1993

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules about when you might need to pay extra money to your local council for building or connecting to services

290: Development contributions

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Local Government Act 2002

Old rules about money owed still count

292: Existing charges

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for community groups that look after money from selling port shares

298: Community trusts

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Local Government Act 2002

Using money from a special council fund for borrowing

299: Borrowing from sinking fund

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Local Government Act 2002

Paying back part of a loan early using a special savings fund

300: Cancellation of part of loan in respect of which sinking fund is held

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Local Government Act 2002

You need permission to get money from a special savings account for loans

301: Consent required for release of sinking fund

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for changing who manages money saved to repay local government loans

302: Provisions relating to Public Trust and Board of Trustees of National Provident Fund

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules about old loans and rates for city councils

306: Local Authorities Loans Act 1956

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out tax credit payments for April to September 2008 (no longer in use)

MF 4B: Calculation of instalments: 1 April 2008 to 30 September 2008

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits were calculated for a six-month period in 2008-2009 (now outdated)

MF 4C: Calculation of instalments: 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for tertiary education institutions and their subsidiaries

CW 55BA: Tertiary education institutions and subsidiaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for providers of personal rehabilitation services paid by ACC

LB 7: Tax credits related to personal service rehabilitation payments: providers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for people who pay others to provide ACC-funded rehabilitation services

LB 8: Tax credits related to personal service rehabilitation payments: payers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or giving away emissions units

CB 36: Disposal of emissions units

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about pre-1990 forest land units in the emissions trading scheme has been removed

CW 3B: Pre-1990 forest land units: emissions trading scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of rules about forest land units from tax law

CX 48B: Issue of post-1989 forest land units

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for receiving free emissions units

DB 60: Acquisition of emissions units

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using specific emissions units to meet obligations for post-1989 forest land

DB 61: Surrender of certain emissions units for post-1989 forest land emissions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling emission trading units cheaply no longer apply

GC 4B: Disposals of ETS units at below market value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated tax calculation method for new rates (2008-2010)

RZ 5B: Standard method: new personal tax rate persons from 1 October 2008 to end 2009–10 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Temporary GST calculation method for people with new tax rates (2008-2010)

RZ 5C: GST ratio method: new personal tax rate persons from 1 October 2008 to end 2009–10 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money back for people who work on their own

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for eligible earners not receiving other benefits or credits

LC 13: Tax credits for independent earners

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can claim up to $10,000 in legal fees as a tax deduction

DB 62: Deduction for legal expenses

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Civil Aviation Act 1990

How much money you might get if something goes wrong with your flight

91H: Value of special drawing right

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Civil Aviation Act 1990

The Government tells us how much money 'francs' are worth in New Zealand dollars

91S: Currency equivalent notices

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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Airlines can't change rules about paying you if something goes wrong

91ZD: Contracting out

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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Rules for buying and drinking alcohol at airports for international travellers

96: Sale of alcohol at international airports

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Resource Management Act 1991

If you get permission to use certain resources from the coast or use geothermal energy, you must pay rent or fees to the council.

112: Obligation to pay rent and royalties deemed condition of consent

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Resource Management Act 1991

Money and travel expenses paid to people who help the environment court

263: Remuneration of Environment Commissioners, Deputy Environment Commissioners, and special advisors

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Resource Management Act 1991

Who pays for actions taken in an emergency when someone doesn't follow the rules

331: Reimbursement or compensation for emergency works

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Resource Management Act 1991

When someone breaks the law, the money they pay as punishment goes to the local council that caught them.

342: Fines to be paid to local authority instituting prosecution

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Resource Management Act 1991

Rules about small crimes you can be fined for without going to court

343A: Infringement offences

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Resource Management Act 1991

Who gets to keep the money from fines when someone breaks the rules

343D: Entitlement to infringement fees

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Resource Management Act 1991

Regional councils collect money from resource consent holders and put it in the government's bank account.

359: Regional councils to pay rents, royalties, and other money received into Crown Bank Account

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Resource Management Act 1991

This rule explains how to collect money for managing water, even though the old law changed.

433: Collection of water management charges

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Immigration Act 2009

Definition of 'fine' now includes levies under the Sentencing Act 2002

478: Interpretation

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Tax office can take extra money from your pay to fix student loan mistakes

49: Commissioner must issue additional deduction rate notice to obtain Commissioner deductions

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Who counts as part of an electricity company under the law

Schedule 2: When person is involved in industry participant for purposes of section 6A

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Child Support Act 1991

This law sets the name of the Act and when it starts working

1: Title and commencement

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Child Support Act 1991

This section explains important words and ideas used in the Child Support Act

2: Interpretation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies can't claim deductions for costs related to stapled debt securities

DB 10B: Interest or expenditure connected to stapled debt security

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Income Tax Act 2007

No tax deductions for certain emission-related costs in forestry

DB 60B: Liabilities for emissions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming deductions when receiving both government screen funding and other public funding

DF 5: Government funding additional to government screen production payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limiting deductions for overseas petroleum mining expenses

DT 1A: Ring-fenced allocations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Carrying forward extra expenses for member funds investing in special investment funds

DV 4B: Carry forward of expenditure by member funds investing in portfolio investment entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Insurers can claim deductions for outstanding general insurance claims

DW 4: Deduction for general insurance outstanding claims reserve

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for non-New Zealanders holding certain commercial bills

CC 8B: Certain commercial bills: non-resident holders

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the cost of inherited livestock for new partners in a business

EC 26B: Entering partners' cost base

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to value free emissions units for tax purposes

ED 1B: Valuation of emissions units issued for zero price

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from voluntary work may be taxable, but some exceptions apply

CO 1: Income from voluntary activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Insurance companies' income calculation for outstanding claims reserve

CR 4: Income for general insurance outstanding claims reserve

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free payments for work-related moving expenses

CW 17B: Relocation payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free meals and allowances for some workers

CW 17C: Payments for overtime meals and certain other allowances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money you get as a volunteer to cover your expenses is usually tax-free

CW 62B: Voluntary activities

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Child Support Act 1991

How tax assessments are used to figure out child support payments

38: Application of assessments under Income Tax Act 1976 or Tax Administration Act 1994

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate deductions for petroleum development costs based on reserve depletion

EJ 12B: Petroleum development expenditure: reserve depletion method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deduction for drilling a well that doesn't produce oil or gas

EJ 13B: Dry well drilled

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for petroleum miners when a well stops producing

EJ 13C: Well not producing

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Child Support Act 1991

What happens when it's hard to know how much money you made

39: Position where income not readily ascertainable

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Income Tax Act 2007

Additional government funding for screen productions may not be taxable income

CX 48C: Government funding additional to government screen production payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for research and development spending no longer exist

CX 48D: Tax credits for expenditure on research and development

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling forest-related units from pre-1990 land

CX 51B: Disposal of pre-1990 forest land emissions units

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes in company structure that don't affect who really owns the business

YC 18B: Corporate reorganisations not affecting economic ownership

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule from 1976 Income Tax Act still applies

YZ 2: Saving of effect of section 394L(4A) of Income Tax Act 1976

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Child Support Act 1991

Commissioner must calculate yearly child support and maintenance payments ordered by court

69: Duty to make assessment

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax on income from a foreign company you partly own

EX 18A: Scheme for finding person's attributed CFC income or loss

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Child Support Act 1991

Parents must tell the government about their living situation to help figure out child support payments

81: Notification requirements of parent

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Help if you're struggling to pay back your student loan

147: Hardship relief for any tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for company-issued debt securities attached to non-fixed-rate shares

FA 2B: Stapled debt securities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out the money a company makes or loses in another country

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating overseas company income to include in your tax return

EX 20B: Attributable CFC amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate income or loss from a foreign company you control

EX 20C: Net attributable CFC income or loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting calculations when a foreign company has too much debt

EX 20D: Adjustment of cost fraction for excessively debt funded CFC

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to compare a CFC's debt-asset ratio with its group's ratio

EX 20E: Relative debt-asset ratio for CFC

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies that don't have to share their overseas income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign companies you don't have to report income from

EX 21B: Non-attributing active CFCs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for checking if certain overseas companies don't need to share their income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for choosing accounting standards when determining if a CFC is non-attributing active

EX 21C: Applicable accounting standards for section EX 21E

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Income Tax Act 2007

Default test for determining if a foreign company is exempt from certain tax rules

EX 21D: Non-attributing active CFC: default test

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine if a foreign company is actively operating for tax purposes

EX 21E: Non-attributing active CFC: test based on accounting standard

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Child Support Act 1991

Objecting to one decision doesn't change other decisions

94: Determination of objection not to affect other assessments or decisions

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Child Support Act 1991

You can ask a judge to review if Inland Revenue says no to your request

102: Appeals against decisions of Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Defining the global financial group for companies with high overseas debt

FE 31B: Worldwide group for excess debt outbound companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for including overseas companies in worldwide groups for certain individuals and trustees

FE 31C: CFCs in worldwide group for natural persons or trustees described in section FE 2(1)(g)

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Child Support Act 1991

Money you owe for child support goes to the government

128: Debt due to the Crown

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Child Support Act 1991

Money for child support is taken from your benefit payments automatically

131: Social security beneficiaries to pay financial support by automatic deduction

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Child Support Act 1991

Commissioner can waive penalties for child support if you're facing serious money troubles

135G: Discretionary relief if serious hardship

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Child Support Act 1991

The government can quickly give you money back without asking for special permission first

135O: Refunds paid out of Crown Bank Account without further appropriation

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Child Support Act 1991

How child support payments work when you're caring for children and getting a special benefit

143: Payment of voluntary agreement child support to receiving carers who are UCB beneficiaries

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Child Support Act 1991

Money for supporting a spouse or partner goes directly to them

145: Payment to spouses or other partners

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Child Support Act 1991

Money taken for child support must be kept safe for the government

167: Deductions to be held on trust

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for overseas companies providing goods or services to influence tax tests

GB 15B: Supplies affecting default test for non-attributing active CFC

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent tax avoidance through overseas company accounting practices

GB 15C: Arrangements related to accounting test for non-attributing active CFC

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about cancelling conduit tax relief credits no longer apply

GZ 2: Arrangements involving cancellation of conduit tax relief credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Qualifying companies can't have significant foreign company investments

HA 8B: No CFC income interests or FIF direct income interests of 10% or more

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Income Tax Act 2007

Credit for imputation credit received from a multi-rate PIE investment

OB 9B: ICA attributed PIE income with imputation credit

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Child Support Act 1991

How extra tax money can be used to pay child support

181: Application of tax overpayments

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Child Support Act 1991

What happens to child support payments if you go bankrupt

182: Bankruptcy

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Child Support Act 1991

How to put a hold on someone's life insurance policy to get money they owe you

185: Charging orders on life insurance policies

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Child Support Act 1991

Court can stop people from getting rid of property to avoid paying child support

200: Dispositions may be restrained

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Child Support Act 1991

The court can undo property moves made to avoid paying child support

201: Dispositions may be set aside

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Child Support Act 1991

Breaking the rules in child support matters can get you in trouble

208: Offences

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when a foreign investment stops being a foreign investment fund

EX 66B: Entities ceasing to be FIFs

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Child Support Act 1991

Rules about money, courts, and how things work in child support

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes allowed to tax calculation method for financial agreements in certain situations

EZ 52B: Consistency of use of IFRS method: Determination G3 change allowed

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Child Support Act 1991

How you can use your child support refund to pay other bills

216B: Transfer of refund

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Child Support Act 1991

How to ask for your refund to be moved to another payment

216C: Form of request for transfer of refund

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Child Support Act 1991

The Commissioner must move your extra money if you ask

216D: Commissioner must transfer refund

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Child Support Act 1991

Inland Revenue can write special notes about child support that are believed unless proven wrong

220: Evidentiary certificates by Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Originator's tax treatment changes when choosing special status for debt funding vehicle

HR 9: Debt funding special purpose vehicles are transparent if election made by originator

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes when a debt funding vehicle loses its special status

HR 10: What happens when vehicle stops being transparent debt funding special purpose vehicle?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes when a debt funding vehicle loses its special status

HR 10: What happens when vehicle stops being transparent debt funding special purpose vehicle?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Handling overseas tax losses from before a specific year

IQ 2B: Effect of attributed CFC net loss and FIF net loss from before first affected year

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Child Support Act 1991

The law changed how some people get paid first when a company runs out of money

245: Preferential payments

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Child Support Act 1991

Changes made to rules about taxes

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Child Support Act 1991

Some money you get doesn't need any tax paid on it

248: Incomes wholly exempt from tax

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Child Support Act 1991

What is a pay-period taxpayer?

249: Interpretation of term pay-period taxpayer

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Child Support Act 1991

Changes made to a law about taxes

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Child Support Act 1991

How the law decides what's most important when someone can't pay their debts

251: Priorities

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Child Support Act 1991

Bankruptcy release frees you from some debts

252: Debts from which discharge releases bankrupt

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Income Tax Act 2007

Write down the amount owed if there's extra money at the start of the first year it matters

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about companies with leftover credit at the start of a specific tax year

OE 16B: Company with credit balance at beginning of first affected income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refunds or transfers of tax credits for Māori authorities

OK 14B: MACA refund of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about getting back overpaid tax credits no longer applies

LH 14B: Recovery of overpaid tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

This outdated rule about repaid foreign tax and FDP liability was removed in 2017

LJ 8: Repaid foreign tax: effect on FDP liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to use tax credits from previous years for foreign investments

LK 5B: Credits from tax year before first affected year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Make a negative entry if there's a positive balance at the start of the first year it matters

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about business groups with extra money at tax year start

OP 108B: Consolidated BETA group with credit balance at beginning of first affected income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money not counted when calculating family tax credits

MZ 3: Exclusions from determination of family scheme income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax on interest earned with New Zealand residents

RF 12B: Interest derived jointly with residents

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules when a foreign life insurer moves to New Zealand

RF 12C: Amount derived from non-resident life insurer becoming resident

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Income Tax Act 2007

How you can use money held in tax pooling accounts to pay different types of tax

RP 17B: Tax pooling accounts and their use

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Income Tax Act 2007

Life insurers can get tax refunds if they meet specific conditions

RZ 11: Refunds for life insurers

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Explaining important words and roles in electricity rules

5: Interpretation

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

What counts as breaking a rule in this law

6: Extended meaning of breach

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Some people or groups don't have to sign up as electricity industry participants

10: Exemption from obligation to register

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Sometimes you don't have to follow the Electricity Industry Code

11: Exemption from obligation to comply with Code

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

How to complain about electricity companies

95: Complaints about Transpower, distributors, and retailers

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules for joining a group that helps solve customer problems in the electricity industry

96: Membership of dispute resolution scheme

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Following the rules and decisions of your dispute resolution group

97: Compliance with rules and binding settlements

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Trustees must tell everyone where to find the trust's money reports

100: Publication of audited financial statements

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules for picking and paying someone to check a community or customer trust's money

101: Auditor of trusts

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules and punishments for trustees who break the law

104: Offences, enforcement, and application of sections 99 to 103

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules for fair electricity prices and good customer service

113: Regulations about tariffs and other consumer issues

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules for paying money to support the electricity industry

128: Levies

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Protection of retirement money for former Electricity Commission workers

138: Government Superannuation Fund

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Changes to a law about buying and selling things

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Changes made to rules about business and trade

145: Amendments to Commerce Act 1986

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules for setting prices on different goods and services

147: Matters covered by input methodologies

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can't ask to lower your student loan payments anymore

101: Borrower may apply for reduction of deduction rate to reflect lower repayment obligation

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Asking to use leftover repayment limit for your second job's earnings

42: Application for unused repayment threshold to be allocated to secondary employment earnings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Keeping certain tax rulings about trust settlements valid despite law changes

HZ 7: Saving of binding rulings relating to settlements on trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How you can carry forward CFC and FIF net losses to future tax years

IQ 1B: Losses carried forward to tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax withheld from foreign investment fund payouts can be claimed back

RE 10B: Amounts withheld from distributions to holders of FIF attributing interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

How you can get tax credits for donations made through your pay

LD 4: Tax credits for payroll donations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your employer calculates and reports your payroll donation tax credit

LD 5: Calculating amount of tax credit and filing particulars

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens if your payroll donation goes to an unapproved organisation

LD 6: When donation is paid to ineligible recipient

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when a payroll donation is returned to you

LD 7: When donation returned to person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How payroll donations work and when you can make them

LD 8: Meaning and ranking of payroll donation

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits for payroll donations affect your pay and records

RD 13B: Adjustments for payroll donations

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Income Tax Act 2007

How non-residents are taxed on dividends from NZ companies

RF 11B: Dividends paid by companies in certain situations

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Electricity Act 1992

Interest charges on rural power bills have been cancelled

49: Interest on levies

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Electricity Act 1992

Rules about how much electricity costs and what happens if someone breaks those rules

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Electricity Act 1992

What counts as a home for electricity pricing has changed

64: Definition of domestic premises

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Electricity Act 1992

Rules about money records for groups that help customers and communities

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Electricity Act 1992

Rules about money records for groups that help customers and communities

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Electricity Act 1992

Community and customer trusts no longer need to have their money records checked by experts

158A: Community and customer trusts to prepare audited financial statements

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Electricity Act 1992

Law about sharing money reports no longer applies

158B: Publication of audited financial statements

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Electricity Act 1992

Rules about financial statements for trusts have been removed from the law

158F: Application of sections 158A to 158E

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Electricity Act 1992

Rules about choosing which company sells you electricity

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Electricity Act 1992

Rules about how people who benefit from community and customer trusts can access information

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Electricity Act 1992

Money collected from people involved in the electricity business

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Electricity Act 1992

This section changed another law about money, but it's not used anymore

172ZH: Amendment to Public Finance Act 1989

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Electricity Act 1992

Paying fines and money owed to the Electricity Board

147O: Enforcement of fines, costs, and expenses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules that explain how the law starts and what it's about

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section explains PIEs and their rules in the Income Tax Act

HM 1: Outline of subpart and relationship with other Parts

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Income Tax Act 2007

A portfolio investment entity is a company or fund that invests money for others and follows specific rules

HM 2: What is a portfolio investment entity?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for overseas investment entities similar to PIEs

HM 3: Foreign PIE equivalents

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Income Tax Act 2007

This explains who counts as an investor in a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) or similar fund

HM 4: Who is an investor?

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Income Tax Act 2007

This explains who counts as an investor in a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) or similar fund

HM 4: Who is an investor?

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Income Tax Act 2007

An investor class is a group of investors with equal rights and similar investment shares in an entity

HM 5: What is an investor class?

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax works for multi-rate PIEs and their investors

HM 6: Intended effects for multi-rate PIEs and investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax works for multi-rate PIEs and their investors

HM 6: Intended effects for multi-rate PIEs and investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for becoming and staying a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE)

HM 7: Requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

What you need to do

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you're considered a New Zealand resident for tax purposes

HM 8: Residence in New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for what types of organisations can be collective schemes

HM 9: Collective schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for what types of organisations can be collective schemes

HM 9: Collective schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Life insurance business not allowed for PIEs, except life fund PIEs

HM 10: Exclusion: life insurance business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of investments an entity must hold

HM 11: Investment types

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of investments an entity must hold

HM 11: Investment types

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of income a portfolio investment entity must mainly receive

HM 12: Income types

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on how much companies can own in other businesses

HM 13: Maximum shareholdings in investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Number of investors required for different types of PIEs

HM 14: Minimum number of investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on how much you can invest in a fund class

HM 15: Maximum investor interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on how much you can invest in a fund class

HM 15: Maximum investor interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Counting connected investors as one for group ownership calculations

HM 16: Associates combined

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Income Tax Act 2007

Everyone gets equal rights to investment returns in a PIE

HM 17: Same rights to all investment proceeds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Everyone gets equal rights to investment returns in a PIE

HM 17: Same rights to all investment proceeds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for unlisted companies to become listed PIEs

HM 18: Requirements for listed PIEs: unlisted companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Listed PIEs must give maximum tax credits when paying investors

HM 19: Requirements for listed PIEs: fully crediting distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

You must wait 5 years to become a PIE again after losing PIE status

HM 20: Re-entering as PIE: 5-year rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

Things that are different from the usual rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules allow certain investors to exceed investment limits

HM 21: Exceptions for certain investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules allow certain investors to exceed investment limits

HM 21: Exceptions for certain investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Certain funds and investors are exempt from specific portfolio investment entity rules

HM 22: Exceptions for certain funds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for foreign PIE equivalents investing in PIEs and PIEs investing in foreign PIE equivalents

HM 23: Exceptions for foreign PIE equivalents

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about leaving or ending something

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a PIE immediately loses its status for not following certain rules

HM 24: Immediate loss of PIE status

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for keeping your PIE status and what happens if you break them

HM 25: When entity no longer meets investment or investor requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

PIEs lose their status when they begin offering life insurance

HM 26: Starting life insurance business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Losing PIE status when investor interest adjustment rules aren't followed

HM 27: When multi-rate PIE no longer meets investor interest adjustment requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when a listed investment fund no longer qualifies as a PIE

HM 28: When listed PIE no longer meets requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to cancel your status as a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE)

HM 29: Choosing to cancel status

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when a foreign investment loses its PIE-like status

HM 30: When foreign PIE equivalent no longer meets requirements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for investment funds that have different tax rates

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules that explain how certain groups or businesses are taxed

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Income Tax Act 2007

How multi-rate PIEs handle taxes and investor payments

HM 31: Rules for multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to pay tax on your multi-rate PIE investments

HM 32: Rules for and treatment of investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to represent a PIE investor and manage their investment

HM 33: Proxies for PIE investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to represent a PIE investor and manage their investment

HM 33: Proxies for PIE investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How some groups share their money with the people who invest in them

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing how often a multi-rate PIE assigns amounts to investors

HM 34: Attribution periods

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out net and taxable amounts for investor classes in multi-rate PIEs

HM 35: Determining net amounts and taxable amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your share of a PIE's income or loss is calculated

HM 36: Calculating amounts attributed to investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your share of a PIE's income or loss is calculated

HM 36: Calculating amounts attributed to investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for income that can't be linked to specific investors in a PIE

HM 37: When income cannot be attributed

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when you're considered to own a share in a superannuation fund

HM 38: When superannuation fund investor has conditional entitlement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when you're considered to own a share in a superannuation fund

HM 38: When superannuation fund investor has conditional entitlement

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Income Tax Act 2007

How new investors can join existing investment groups in a PIE

HM 39: New investors in existing investor classes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How new investors can join existing investment groups in a PIE

HM 39: New investors in existing investor classes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Zero-rated or exiting PIE investors can deduct attributed losses

HM 40: Deductions for attributed PIE losses for zero-rated and exiting investors equal to amount attributed

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Income Tax Act 2007

Zero-rated or exiting PIE investors can deduct attributed losses

HM 40: Deductions for attributed PIE losses for zero-rated and exiting investors equal to amount attributed

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to figure out and pay the tax you owe

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate and pay tax as a multi-rate PIE

HM 41: Options for calculation and payment of tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

How multi-rate PIEs calculate and pay tax for exiting and remaining investors

HM 42: Exit calculation option

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Income Tax Act 2007

How multi-rate PIEs calculate and pay tax for exiting and remaining investors

HM 42: Exit calculation option

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Income Tax Act 2007

How PIEs can calculate and pay tax every three months

HM 43: Quarterly calculation option

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Income Tax Act 2007

How PIEs can choose to calculate and pay provisional tax for the whole year

HM 44: Provisional tax calculation option

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining when multi-rate PIEs can make voluntary tax payments for investors

HM 45: Voluntary payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax for multi-rate PIEs

HM 46: Calculation process

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Income Tax Act 2007

Working out how much tax a multi-rate PIE owes or is owed

HM 47: Calculation of tax liability or tax credit of multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changing how much investors own or are owed

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changing how much investors own or are owed

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes to investor payments or shares when a PIE pays tax

HM 48: Adjustments to investor interests or to distributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to use money that reduces the amount of tax you owe

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Income Tax Act 2007

When tax credit rules apply to multi-rate PIEs and their investors

HM 49: Tax credits: when sections HM 50 to HM 55 apply

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits from investments are shared with investors

HM 50: Attributing credits to investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credits from investments are shared with investors

HM 50: Attributing credits to investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How investment funds can use overseas tax credits for most investors

HM 51: Use of foreign tax credits by PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How investors can use foreign tax credits from multi-rate PIEs to reduce their tax

HM 52: Use of foreign tax credits by zero-rated and certain exiting investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How investors can use foreign tax credits from multi-rate PIEs to reduce their tax

HM 52: Use of foreign tax credits by zero-rated and certain exiting investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How PIEs can use certain tax credits for their income tax

HM 53: Use of tax credits other than foreign tax credits by PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How investors can use certain tax credits from multi-rate PIE funds

HM 54: Use of tax credits other than foreign tax credits by investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How investors can use certain tax credits from multi-rate PIE funds

HM 54: Use of tax credits other than foreign tax credits by investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Multi-rate PIEs can get tax credits for negative tax calculations

HM 55: Tax credits for losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for how much tax different people pay on their investments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the government sets tax rates for certain investments

HM 56: Prescribed investor rates: schedular rates

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Income Tax Act 2007

Some investors in multi-rate PIEs pay 0% tax on their investment income

HM 57: Prescribed investor rates for certain investors: 0%

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Income Tax Act 2007

Some investors in multi-rate PIEs pay 0% tax on their investment income

HM 57: Prescribed investor rates for certain investors: 0%

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes to tax rates for certain investment fund holders from October 2010

HM 58: Transition of rate for certain investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changes to tax rates for certain investment fund holders from October 2010

HM 58: Transition of rate for certain investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about 0% tax rates for some investors no longer applies

HM 59: Prescribed investor rates for certain investors: 0%

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to tell a PIE your tax rate for investments

HM 60: Notified investor rates

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Income Tax Act 2007

Some investors in certain PIEs may have a 0% tax rate when exiting their investment

HM 61: Certain exiting investors zero-rated

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Income Tax Act 2007

When and how people or groups can leave certain tax rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when you must leave a multi-rate PIE investment

HM 62: Exit levels for investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when you must leave a multi-rate PIE investment

HM 62: Exit levels for investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

When an investor's stake in a multi-rate PIE investment ends

HM 63: Exit periods

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Income Tax Act 2007

When an investor's stake in a multi-rate PIE investment ends

HM 63: Exit periods

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Income Tax Act 2007

How some special investment funds handle their money losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

How investment companies manage tax losses for different investor groups

HM 64: Use of investor classes’ losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

How investment groups can use losses from land investments to reduce future taxable income

HM 65: Use of land losses of investor classes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies deal with money they lose when they first start up

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Income Tax Act 2007

Carrying forward losses from when a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) is first formed

HM 66: Formation losses carried forward to tax year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Carrying forward company losses when becoming or changing type of investment entity

HM 67: Formation losses carried forward to first quarter

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Income Tax Act 2007

Treatment of small formation losses for Portfolio Investment Entities

HM 68: When formation losses carried forward are less than 5% of formation investment value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Spreading large PIE formation losses over three years for tax calculations

HM 69: When formation losses carried forward are 5% or more of formation investment value: 3-year spread

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limit on startup losses that investment funds can assign to different investor groups

HM 70: Maximum amount of formation losses allocated by multi-rate PIEs to investor classes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choices and what happens after making them

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to choose to become a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE)

HM 71: Choosing to become PIE

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Income Tax Act 2007

Timing and rules for starting or stopping as a PIE

HM 72: When elections take effect

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax changes when becoming a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE)

HM 73: Transition: provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies with special financial years becoming PIEs

HM 74: Transition: entities with non-standard income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

How shares are handled when you become or stop being a PIE

HM 75: Transition: treatment of shares held in certain companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for FDPA companies changing company type no longer apply

HM 76: Transition: FDPA companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from multi-rate PIEs isn't taxed, except for some foreign investors

CX 56B: Distributions to investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from multi-rate PIEs isn't taxed, except for some foreign investors

CX 56B: Distributions to investors in multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How PIE distributions to NZ residents are taxed

CX 56C: Distributions to investors by listed PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating capital distribution amounts for 1988-2010 (now removed)

CZ 9B: Available capital distribution amount: 1988 to 2010

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for understanding changes to portfolio investment entity (PIE) tax regulations

HZ 5: Transitional provisions for PIE rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for portfolio investments still apply to existing arrangements

HZ 6: Saving of binding rules relating to portfolio investment entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rules for portfolio investments still apply to existing arrangements

HZ 6: Saving of binding rules relating to portfolio investment entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rates for investments and retirement contributions

Schedule 6: Prescribed rates: PIE investments and retirement scheme contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rates for investments and retirement contributions

Schedule 6: Prescribed rates: PIE investments and retirement scheme contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

List of investors considered as "listed investors" for portfolio investment entities

Schedule 29: Portfolio investment entities: listed investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

This outdated rule about calculating tax credit instalments is no longer in use

MF 4D: Calculation of instalments: 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rules for working out tax credit payments from October 2010 to March 2011

MF 4E: Calculation of instalments: 1 October 2010 to 31 March 2011

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for counting capital contributions as income over 10 years

CG 8: Capital contributions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How capital contributions might reduce your tax deductions for certain property or expenses

DB 64: Capital contributions

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Authority can pause trading if a company is in financial trouble

49: Authority may suspend trading in case of insolvency

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Building Act 2004

You don't have to pay the building fee if your project costs less than a certain amount.

55: Exemption from levy

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Building Act 2004

You don't need to pay more money for building work unless the cost of the work changes after you've already paid.

56: Payment of levy sufficient unless estimated value of building work changes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How life insurance companies handle property when new tax rules begin

EZ 63: Disposal and acquisition upon entry

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about crediting back a policyholder credit account balance has been removed

OZ 18: Credit-back of PCA balance

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Building Act 2004

The boss can ask for details about building costs to work out how much money people should pay

63: Chief executive may obtain information in order to assess amount of levy payable

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

People who want fewer protections when getting money help

49A: Who are eligible investors

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

People who want fewer protections when getting money help

49A: Who are eligible investors

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When someone says they're a big business customer, you need to check they really understand what that means

49B: Acceptance of certification

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When someone says they're a big business customer, you need to check they really understand what that means

49B: Acceptance of certification

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to cancel your special investor status with a financial company

49C: Revocation of certification

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to cancel your special investor status with a financial company

49C: Revocation of certification

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to tell your financial service provider you don't want to be a wholesale client anymore

49D: How to opt out of being wholesale client

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to tell your financial service provider you don't want to be a wholesale client anymore

49D: How to opt out of being wholesale client

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Telling a financial service provider you're cancelling approval or opting out of their dispute service

49E: Giving revocation of certification or notification of opt out

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Telling a financial service provider you're cancelling approval or opting out of their dispute service

49E: Giving revocation of certification or notification of opt out

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Breaking the law if you don't follow a court order about solving problems with customers

49G: Offence to fail to comply with District Court order

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Removed rule about money for a special service that helped with money problems

72A: Reserve scheme: rules about fees and charges

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Removed rule about money for a special service that helped with money problems

72A: Reserve scheme: rules about fees and charges

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules about fees for financial services were removed

78A: Levy

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Money penalties for breaking rules about selling to businesses

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Money penalty for breaking wholesale certification rules

79A: Pecuniary order for contravening wholesale certification requirement

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Money penalty for breaking wholesale certification rules

79A: Pecuniary order for contravening wholesale certification requirement

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Court can order payment for breaking wholesale certification rules

79B: Compensation for contravention of wholesale certification requirement

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Building Act 2004

Money from fines for breaking this law goes to the local council that started the court case.

389: Fines to be paid to territorial authority or regional authority instituting prosecution

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Building Act 2004

This law says it's okay to collect and use money from special fees, even if people thought it wasn't allowed before.

428: Validation of accumulation of levy

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Charitable Trusts Act 1957

Understanding important words in this law

2: Interpretation

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Charitable Trusts Act 1957

Tell everyone about changes to a charitable trust before the court decides

36: Scheme to be advertised

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Charitable Trusts Act 1957

This part explains which charitable donations are covered by the law

39: Funds to which this Part applies

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Charitable Trusts Act 1957

You can ask for your donation back before the meeting about changing the charity's purpose

49: Contributor may get back money before date fixed for first meeting of contributors

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Charitable Trusts Act 1957

Attorney-General or court can change how meetings about charity money are held or skip them if not worth the trouble

50: Attorney-General or court may dispense with meeting of contributors

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Ensuring fair and confident buying and selling for everyone

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This law's name and when it started working

1: Short Title and commencement

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This part explains what important words mean in this law

2: Interpretation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for certain life reinsurance claims from overseas reinsurers

CW 59C: Life reinsurance claims from reinsurer outside New Zealand

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This law applies to everyone, including the government

3: Act to bind the Crown

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Income Tax Act 2007

Claims life insurers can deduct from their taxes

DR 4: Life insurers' claims

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about sharing in the profits from certain types of insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about insurance policies where you don't get to share in the profits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about insurance policies where you don't get to share in the profits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about sharing profits in insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about sharing profits in insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about money set aside for non-participating insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about how much money insurance companies make from special types of insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about how much money insurance companies make from special types of insurance policies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for changes in payments and yearly money

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for figuring out when someone might pass away

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the expected financial impact of policyholder deaths on life insurance

EZ 53: How expected death strain is calculated

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Income Tax Act 2007

Formulas for calculating potential insurance payouts due to death

EZ 54: Expected death strain formulas

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Income Tax Act 2007

Formulas for calculating potential insurance payouts due to death

EZ 54: Expected death strain formulas

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the average risk for multi-person life insurance policies

EZ 55: Expected death strain formulas: option when more than 1 life insured

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the average risk for multi-person life insurance policies

EZ 55: Expected death strain formulas: option when more than 1 life insured

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the value of annuities paid on death for life insurance policies

EZ 56: Expected death strain formula (life): when annuity payable on death

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the value of annuities paid on death for life insurance policies

EZ 56: Expected death strain formula (life): when annuity payable on death

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating insurance payouts for living to a specific age or date

EZ 57: Expected death strain formulas: when annuity payable on survival to date or age specified in policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating insurance payouts for living to a specific age or date

EZ 57: Expected death strain formulas: when annuity payable on survival to date or age specified in policy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting life insurance calculations when partial reinsurance is involved

EZ 58: Expected death strain formula (life): when partial reinsurance exists

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Income Tax Act 2007

Adjusting life insurance calculations when partial reinsurance is involved

EZ 58: Expected death strain formula (life): when partial reinsurance exists

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about money set aside for future insurance payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about money set aside for future insurance payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of funds set aside by life insurance companies

EZ 59: Meaning of actuarial reserves

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of funds set aside by life insurance companies

EZ 59: Meaning of actuarial reserves

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Income Tax Act 2007

How life insurance companies calculate money set aside for future payouts

EZ 60: Actuarial reserves: calculation

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Income Tax Act 2007

How life insurance companies calculate money set aside for future payouts

EZ 60: Actuarial reserves: calculation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for moving to a new way of handling life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for moving to a new way of handling life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Spreading out tax deductions for cancelled policyholder amounts

EZ 61: Allowance for cancelled amount: spreading

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special treatment of some older life insurance contracts as life reinsurance

EZ 62: Reinsurance transition: life financial reinsurance may be life reinsurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax credit rules for life insurance companies

LA 8B: General rules particular to life insurers

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Income Tax Act 2007

How life insurers can use leftover policyholder tax credits as deductions

LE 2B: Use of remaining credits by life insurer on policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Life insurer's tax loss cancelled when used as policyholder base deduction

IT 2: Cancellation of life insurer's tax loss when allowed into policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Life insurers: No imputation credits or debits for policyholder base

OB 3B: General rule for life insurer's policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Life insurer gets imputation debit for tax pooling transfer to pay policyholder income tax

OB 35B: ICA debit for transfer from tax pooling account for policyholder base liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about life insurance companies and policyholders no longer exists

OC 2B: General rule for life insurer's policyholder base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax pooling transfer for insurance-related taxes creates a group tax debit

OP 33B: Consolidated ICA debit for transfer from tax pooling account for policyholder base liability

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of credits given to people who have insurance with a group of connected companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of money taken away from a group of connected insurance companies

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This law works with other laws to protect you

4: Act not a code

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Promises about things you buy

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Promises sellers make about who owns the things they sell you

5: Guarantees as to title

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Goods you buy should be good enough to use

6: Guarantee as to acceptable quality

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What it means for something you buy or hire to be good enough

7: Meaning of acceptable quality

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Products must work for what you want to use them for

8: Guarantees as to fitness for particular purpose

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Sellers must make sure what you buy matches how it was described

9: Guarantee that goods comply with description

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Goods must match the sample or demo you saw when buying

10: Guarantee that goods comply with sample

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

A promise that you won't be charged too much when buying something

11: Guarantee as to price

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Makers must provide repairs and parts for a reasonable time

12: Guarantee as to repairs and spare parts

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Promises made by product makers must be kept

13: Express guarantees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Rules about selling things to people

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Rules for promises made by companies who make things you buy

14: Provisions relating to manufacturers' express guarantees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Goods you get as part of a service still have to be good quality

15: Contracts of work and materials

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you can ask a shop to fix or replace things you bought

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

You can ask suppliers to fix problems with things you bought

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When a seller's product doesn't meet promises, you can ask them to fix it

16: Circumstances where consumers have right of redress against suppliers

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When goods are good enough, but someone said something extra that made them seem better

17: Exception in respect of guarantee as to acceptable quality

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Ways to fix problems when you buy something

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What you can do if something you bought doesn't work properly

18: Options against suppliers where goods do not comply with guarantees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

The seller must fix problems with things you buy

19: Requirement to remedy

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Rules about when you can return things you bought that aren't right

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

You can't return goods if you don't follow the rules for returning them

20: Loss of right to reject goods

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When a product is really not what you expected or doesn't work properly

21: Failure of substantial character

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

How to tell a shop you don't want their stuff anymore

22: Manner of rejecting goods

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When something you bought is bad, you can choose to get your money back or get a new one

23: Consumers' options of refund or replacement

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

People who get gifts have the same rights as if they bought the item themselves

24: Rights of donees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you can ask the maker to fix or replace things they sold you that don't work properly

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

The right to seek help from makers when something you bought isn't good

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you can ask the maker of a product to fix problems with it

25: Circumstances where consumers have right of redress against manufacturers

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you can't ask the maker to fix a faulty product

26: Exceptions to right of redress against manufacturers

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Ways to fix problems or get help when something goes wrong

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What you can do if something you bought doesn't work properly

27: Options against manufacturers where goods do not comply with guarantees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Getting Things Done for You: Making Sure Services Are Good and Fair

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Services must be done carefully and properly

28: Guarantee as to reasonable care and skill

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Guarantee that a service will do what you ask for

29: Guarantee as to fitness for particular purpose

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Services must be finished on time

30: Guarantee as to time of completion

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

A fair price guarantee for services when the price isn't already set

31: Guarantee as to price

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What you can do if a service doesn't meet the promised quality

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What you can do if a service doesn't meet the promises made to you

32: Options of consumers where services do not comply with guarantees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you can't ask the supplier to fix a problem with a service

33: Exceptions to right of redress against supplier in relation to services

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Your rights when someone does work and provides materials

34: Contracts of work and materials

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Rules about stopping a service you don't want anymore

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you buy something with a small service included, you can't cancel just the service part

35: Application of right to cancel contract

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When a service you get has a really big problem

36: Failure of substantial character

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

How to properly cancel a service contract

37: Rules applying to cancellation

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What happens when you cancel a service contract

38: Effects of cancellation

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Courts and Tribunals can help make things fair when you cancel a service

39: Ancillary power of court or Disputes Tribunal to grant relief

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This section keeps other important rules in place

40: Saving

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Other important rules and details

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Things that don't follow the normal rules

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When this law doesn't work: gifts from friends and charity help

41: Exceptions

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When makers don't have to provide repairs and parts for things you buy

42: Exception in respect of repairs and parts

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

You must follow the Act's rules, except for some business deals

43: No contracting out except for business transactions

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you can stop someone who didn't make a deal with you from being responsible

43A: Exclusion of liability in favour of non-contracting supplier

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Some extra rules that don't fit into other categories

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

How to get money back for faulty items bought on a payment plan

44: Assessment of damages in case of hire purchase agreements

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Who is responsible when promises are made about goods you buy

45: Liability for representations

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Who has to pay if there's a problem with something you bought

46: Liability of assignees and creditors

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Which court can help you with problems about things you bought?

47: Jurisdiction

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Changes made to an old law about buying and selling things

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When the Consumer Guarantees Act applies, different rules are used instead of the Sale of Goods Act

48: Exclusion where Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Changes made to the rules about buying things on payments over time

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This rule about consumer rights for hire purchases no longer exists

49: Exclusion where Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Changes to the rules for people who sell cars

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

How a special fund for car dealers has changed

50: Application of Motor Vehicle Dealers Fidelity Guarantee Fund

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What the Disputes Tribunal can and can't decide

51: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

When you have a problem with a car, you can ask a special helper to solve it

52: Referral of certain disputes to Disputes Tribunal

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Changes to rules about fixing problems in agreements

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This part explains how the law deals with people who take over others' rights

53: Assignees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Changes to another law are saved and included in that law

54: Savings

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

These changes don't change how the Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act work

55: Fair Trading Act 1986 and Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 not affected

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Rules about when and how these laws are used

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This law doesn't work for stuff you bought or services you hired before it started

56: Application of Act

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Managing education loans and setting up fair repayment rules

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When the different parts of the student loan law start working

2: Commencement

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This law explains why we have student loans and how they work

3: Purposes

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Words used in the student loan rules and what they mean

4: Interpretation

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This law explains who needs to pay back student loans and when

6: Application of Act

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This law explains how bonded scholarships are treated like student loans if you break the rules

7: Application of Act to bonded scholarships

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government must follow the student loan rules too

8: Act binds the Crown

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Why the law lets people share information about student loans

9: Purposes of sections 10, 11, 16, and 17

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Student loan manager tells tax office about loan requests

10: Loan manager must notify Commissioner of persons who apply for student loan

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Loan company tells tax office about student borrowers

16: Loan manager must notify Commissioner of borrower's details

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Inland Revenue tells you how much you owe on your student loan

19: Commissioner must inform borrowers about consolidated loan balance

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Explains when you're based in New Zealand or overseas for your student loan

21: Overview of being New Zealand-based or overseas-based

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What it means to be based in New Zealand for student loans

22: Meaning of New Zealand-based

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When the law thinks you live outside New Zealand

23: Meaning of overseas-based

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How part-days in New Zealand count for student loans

24: Treatment of partial days

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Some people with student loans can be seen as if they're in New Zealand even when they're not

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Borrowers abroad might be treated as if they're in New Zealand for their student loans

25: Commissioner may treat certain borrowers as being physically in New Zealand

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How to ask to be treated as if you're in New Zealand for your student loan

26: Method of making application and provision of evidence and information

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Student loan boss tells you when you're treated as being in NZ

27: Commissioner must notify borrower and specify period or conditions when granting application

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You must tell the government when you leave or come back to New Zealand

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Tell the government if you'll be away from New Zealand for a long time

28: Borrower to notify Commissioner of absence from New Zealand of 184 or more days

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Tell the government when you return to New Zealand for more than 6 months

29: Borrower to notify Commissioner of return to New Zealand of more than 183 days

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How you pay back your student loan if you're in New Zealand or overseas

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You must repay the money you borrowed for your student loan

30: Borrower's liability to repay consolidated loan balance

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Different loan repayment rules for people living in New Zealand and overseas

31: Repayment obligations that apply to New Zealand-based borrowers and overseas-based borrowers

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How the law applies to you based on your income sources

32: Interrelationship between subparts 1 and 2

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules for repaying student loans if you work in New Zealand

33: Application of this subpart

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules about how to pay back student loans

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules for taking student loan payments from your work pay in New Zealand

34: Repayment codes for New Zealand-based borrowers who derive salary or wages

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Tell your boss about your student loan when you start work

35: Borrowers with SL repayment code must notify employers

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Money taken from your pay to repay your student loan

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Bosses take out student loan money from your pay

36: Employer or PAYE intermediary must make standard deductions from salary or wages

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How much money your work takes from your pay to help pay back your student loan

37: Deduction rates that apply to standard deductions from salary or wages

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Special rules for taking student loan payments from your main benefit

40: Deductions from main benefits

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You might be able to use extra money from your main job to help pay off your student loan from your second job.

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Words that explain when you need to start paying back your student loan

41: Definitions relating to repayment thresholds

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How to guess your income for three months

43: Determining estimated salary or wages

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How to work out the leftover money you can earn before paying back your student loan

44: Calculating borrower's unused repayment threshold for pay period

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Getting a special certificate to use your leftover repayment threshold for your second job

45: Special deduction rate certificate for unused repayment threshold

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government can give you a special paper that changes how much money is taken from your pay

46: Issue and application of special deduction rate certificate

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Keep checking and telling the government about changes to your loan and work

47: Ongoing obligations of borrower to review and notify

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When your special student loan repayment rate ends

48: Time when special deduction rate ceases to apply

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government can take money you owe from your pay

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How the government tells you and your employer about taking more money from your pay for your student loan

50: Procedures for issue of additional deduction rate notice

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Ways to collect money that borrowers still owe

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Checking if the right amount was taken from your pay for your student loan

51: Assessment of standard deductions that ought to have been made

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How the government checks and tells you about your student loan payments

52: Recovery of assessed amounts

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Students who study full-time don't have to make regular loan payments

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Telling the government you don't want money taken out of your pay for your student loan

55: Declaration by eligible borrowers for exemption from standard deductions

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens when you tell the government about your student loan payments

56: Notice from Commissioner

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens when you don't need student loan money taken from your pay

57: Consequences of exemption from standard deductions

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can change your mind about not paying your student loan from your pay

58: Withdrawal of declaration

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Tell IRD and your boss if something changes with your student loan

59: Notice of change of circumstances

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When you can't be exempt from student loan deductions anymore

60: When exemption from standard deductions ceases to apply

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What borrowers need to know and decide about paying back their loans

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Employers must share details about student loan money taken from pay

61: Information to show salary or wage deductions made

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Commissioner helps decide how much to take from your pay for student loans

62: Commissioner must determine question about amount of salary or wage deductions

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When regular payments are too high or too low

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The Student Loan Boss decides when mistakes in repayments are big enough to worry about

63: Commissioner determines what is significant under-deduction or significant over-deduction

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Money taken from your pay for student loans is final unless there's a big mistake

64: Standard deductions are full and final unless significant error

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What to do if you think too much money was taken for your student loan

65: Significant over-deduction identified by borrower

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government checks if they took too much money for your student loan

66: Commissioner must determine whether significant over-deduction made

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens if not enough money is taken from your pay for your student loan

68: Applicable procedures if significant under-deduction

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

General rules about taking money from your pay for student loans

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government can stop you from changing your loan payments if they think you're not being fair

69: Prohibition on applications or declarations to maintain integrity of student loan scheme

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules for taking money from your pay for student loans

70: PAYE rules apply to salary or wage deductions

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Extra money taken from your pay to repay your student loan

71: Salary or wage deductions in addition to income tax withheld

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This part explains who needs to repay student loans

72: Application of this subpart

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Explaining how your income is calculated for student loan repayments

73: Meaning of adjusted net income, Schedule 3 adjustments, and related terms

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Telling the government about changes to your income for your student loan

74: Notification of Schedule 3 adjustments

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can ask for more time to tell about changes to your student loan repayments

75: Extension of time for notification of Schedule 3 adjustments

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government calculates how much you owe for your student loan each year

76: Commissioner to assess borrower's end-of-year repayment obligation

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How to work out your student loan repayment when you earn less than a set amount

77: Calculation of borrower's end-of-year repayment obligation if salary or wages less than annual repayment threshold

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How the government works out how much of your student loan you need to pay back each year if you earn enough money

78: Calculation of borrower's end-of-year repayment obligation where salary or wages equal to or more than annual repayment threshold

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Pay your final student loan bill for the year

79: Payment of end-of-year repayment obligation

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Figuring out your final student loan payment for the year

80: Calculation of terminal payment for tax year

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When you need to pay the last bit of your student loan

81: Due date for terminal payment

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When you need to pay the last bit of your student loan

81: Due date for terminal payment

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When you need to pay parts of your student loan during the year

84: Due dates for payment of interim payments

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The Commissioner can change when you pay your student loan

85: Commissioner's powers in relation to due dates

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Student loan interim payments follow the same rules as tax payments

86: Interim payments to be paid in same manner as provisional tax

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Student loan interim payments follow the same rules as tax payments

86: Interim payments to be paid in same manner as provisional tax

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens if you don't pay back your student loan on time

87: Consequence of failure to meet repayment obligations

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This part of the law was removed and doesn't apply to student loans anymore

88: Application of this subpart

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Figuring out how much you need to pay back for money you made outside of work

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The tax office used to figure out how much you owe on your student loan, but they don't do that anymore.

89: Commissioner to assess borrower's other income repayment obligation

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How to figure out how much you need to repay for other types of income

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How we used to figure out loan repayments for people with low wages and other income

90: Calculation of borrower's other income repayment obligation where salary or wages below threshold

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Old rule for calculating extra student loan payments no longer applies

91: Calculation of borrower's other income repayment obligation where salary or wages equal to or above threshold

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Paying back money owed from other sources of income

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Rules for paying back student loans from extra money you earn have been removed

92: Payment of other income repayment obligations

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How to figure out leftover student loan payments for the year (old rule, no longer used)

93: Calculation of remaining repayments for tax year

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When you need to pay back the rest of your student loan

94: Due dates for payment of remaining repayments

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When you had to pay parts of your student loan during the year (but this rule no longer exists)

97: Due dates for payment of interim payments

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The government can't change when you pay back your student loan anymore

98: Commissioner's powers in relation to due dates

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Student loan payments used to be made like tax payments, but this rule changed

99: Interim payments to be paid in same manner as provisional tax

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What happens if you don't pay your student loan back on time

100: Consequence of failure to meet repayment obligations

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How to lower the amount you pay back on your student loan

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You can't get a special rate to pay less on your student loan anymore

102: Special deduction rate certificate for lower repayment obligation

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How the law used to let you change how much was taken from your pay for your student loan

103: Issue and application of special deduction rate certificate

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When the special loan payment rate ends

104: Time when special deduction rate ceases to apply

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Rules for people with student loans who live overseas

105: Application of this subpart

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What it means when you can pause your student loan payments while living overseas

106: Meaning of temporary repayment suspension

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When you don't have to pay back your student loan for a while if you're living overseas

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You can pause your student loan payments if you're planning to go overseas

107: Borrowers who intend to be overseas-based may apply for temporary repayment suspensions

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How long you can pause your student loan payments while overseas

108: Duration of temporary repayment suspension

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How we figure out how much people living overseas need to pay back

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Figuring out your student loan payments when you live overseas

109: Assessments for years in which borrower is overseas-based

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How overseas borrowers figure out and pay back their student loans

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How much you need to pay back on your student loan if you live overseas

110: Repayment obligations of overseas-based borrowers

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When overseas borrowers don't have to pay back their full student loan

111: Exceptions to repayment obligations of overseas-based borrowers

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You pay back your overseas student loan in two parts during the year

112: Repayment to be made by instalments

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What happens if you don't pay back your student loan on time

113: Consequence of failure to meet repayment obligations

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Kiwi borrowers living overseas must report special changes to their loan

114: Notification of Schedule 3 adjustments by New Zealand-based non-resident borrowers

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Your student loan repayments change when you're overseas for part of the year

115: Repayment obligations of borrowers who are overseas-based for part of tax year

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Overseas borrowers with NZ jobs must repay loans like people living in NZ

116: Overseas-based borrowers who derive salary or wages from New Zealand

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Old rules for overseas borrowers paying back student loans no longer apply

117: Overseas-based borrower's standard and Commissioner deductions satisfy overseas-based repayment obligation

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When you pay too much on your student loan and get a bonus

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This part explains important words, but it's no longer in the law

118: Interpretation

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The government tells you if you've paid too much on your student loan

120: Commissioner must notify borrower of excess repayment

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What you can do if you pay too much on your student loan

121: Options that apply to excess repayments

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Special rule for fixing past student loan payment mistakes

122: Exception to general rule if repayment obligations for prior tax years reassessed

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Old bonus rule for extra student loan payments no longer exists

123: Borrower's entitlement to 10% bonus for excess repayment of $500 or more

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Old rule about getting extra money for small student loans no longer exists

124: Borrower's entitlement to bonus if loan balance is less than $550

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You could have gotten extra money if your student loan payments were too low, but this rule doesn't work anymore

125: Borrower may be entitled to 10% bonus if under-deduction is due to PAYE system

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When you used to get extra money added to your student loan

126: Time at which 10% bonus is credited

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The old rule about the extra 10% for paying back more of your student loan is now gone

127: Restriction on amount of 10% bonus

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What happens when you get extra money back from your student loan payments

129: Consequences of refund or credit to next tax year

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The government no longer tells borrowers to get money help

130: Commissioner must advise borrowers to seek financial advice

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Small extra payments on your student loan might not be returned or used for future payments

131: Limit on use of excess repayments

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Rules about paying back student loans, getting help, and what happens if you don't follow the rules

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Student loans usually don't grow with interest, except in special cases

133: No interest applied to student loans except as specified in this Part

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General rules about interest

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You don't pay extra when you've paid more than you owe on your student loan

142: No interest on consolidated loan balance in credit

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Fixing mistakes when you're wrongly charged interest on your student loan

143: Commissioner's power to correct interest when charged in error

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Ways to get help with your student loan

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The government can ignore very small amounts of student loan money

144: Power of Commissioner in relation to small amounts

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How to ask for help with your student loan payments

145: Application for different types of relief for borrower

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Getting help if you're charged extra for paying late

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Help for people who are having a hard time paying back their student loan

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Getting help to pay less on your student loan when you're struggling with money

148: Special deduction rate certificate for hardship relief

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Getting a special document that changes how much money is taken from your pay for student loans

149: Issue and application of special deduction rate certificate

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When your special student loan pay deduction stops

150: Time when special deduction rate ceases to apply

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What happens when the Commissioner decides to give you hardship relief for your student loan

151: Effect of Commissioner's decision under section 147

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Tell the Commissioner if your situation changes after asking for help with your student loan

152: Borrowers must notify Commissioner of change of circumstances

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The student loan boss can check if they still need to help you with your payments

153: Commissioner may review grant of hardship relief

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Plans for paying back money in smaller amounts over time

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Asking to pay your student loan bit by bit

154: Application for instalment arrangement

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What happens if you don't send in your forms on time

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Penalty for not telling about changes to your income on time

155: Late notification penalty for Schedule 3 adjustments under section 74

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When you must pay a fine for not telling the government about changes to your student loan

156: Due dates for payment of late notification penalty

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What happens if you don't pay enough of your student loan

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Explaining important words about student loan mistakes and penalties

157: Definitions relating to student loan shortfall penalties

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Sometimes you might have to pay extra if you make a mistake with your student loan

158: Student loan shortfall penalties may be imposed on certain borrowers

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You might have to pay extra if you don't pay enough of your student loan

159: Commissioner may impose student loan shortfall penalties

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What happens if you get a penalty on your student loan

160: Notification and payment obligations if Commissioner imposes student loan shortfall penalty

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Your student loan penalty might get smaller or go away if the original penalty changes

161: Student loan shortfall penalty reduced or removed to reflect change to shortfall penalty

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Rules about money owed, breaking the law, and how to disagree with decisions

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Some tax rules about what you must not do also apply to student loans

162: Certain offence provisions in Tax Administration Act 1994 apply to borrowers

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Some tax rules about what you must not do also apply to student loans

162: Certain offence provisions in Tax Administration Act 1994 apply to borrowers

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It's against the law for bosses to be mean to workers because of student loans

163: Offence to prejudice employees because of student loan repayment liability

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The Commissioner starts court cases when someone breaks student loan rules

164: Proceedings to be commenced by Commissioner

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A single document can list multiple student loan offences you're accused of

165: Charging document may charge several offences

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When you can be charged for breaking student loan rules

166: Time for filing charging document

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You can tell the loan manager if you think your student loan details are wrong

167: Borrowers may object to details of loan advances

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The loan manager checks your objection and tells you and the Commissioner what they decide

168: Loan manager must consider objections

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You can ask the boss to decide if you disagree with the student loan manager's decision

169: Power to require objection to be determined by chief executive

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Boss must review and decide on complaints about student loans

170: Chief executive must consider objections required to be determined by chief executive

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You can ask a special court to look at your case if you don't like a decision about your student loan

171: Right to apply to Disputes Tribunal or District Court

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Court tells tax office about student loan decision

172: Notification of Disputes Tribunal's or District Court's decision about objection

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How to disagree with decisions about your student loan

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How to handle disagreements about your student loan

173: Part 4A of Tax Administration Act 1994 applies to disputes under this Act

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How to question and argue against decisions about your student loan

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You must finish the dispute steps before you can challenge a student loan decision

174: Dispute process must be completed before challenge is made

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You can ask questions about your student loan information if you think it's wrong

175: Challenge to details of consolidated loan balance

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You can question decisions about your physical presence in New Zealand for student loan purposes

176: Challenge to decision concerning treating borrowers as being physically in New Zealand

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You can question a notice telling you to pay more if you think it's wrong

178: Challenge to additional deduction rate notice

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You can question how much money is taken from your pay for student loans

179: Challenge to determination of salary or wage deduction

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You can question the government if you think they made a mistake about your student loan overpayment

180: Challenge to decision regarding significant over-deduction

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You can question your student loan repayment amount if you think it's not right

182: Challenge to assessments

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You can question the interest on your student loan in certain cases

183: Challenge to interest charged

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You can disagree if you think a decision about helping you with your student loan is unfair

184: Challenge to decision concerning relief

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You can say a late fee is wrong if you think it's a mistake

185: Challenge to late notification penalty

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You can ask for a review if you think your student loan penalty was a mistake

186: Challenge to student loan shortfall penalty

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Who can question decisions about their student loan

187: Person who may make challenge

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How the government deals with student loan disputes

188: Commissioner's decision on challenges

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Important rules and details about how student loans work and are managed

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You might have to pay a yearly fee for having a student loan

189: Annual administration fee

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When you change your tax date, your loan repayment amount might change

190: Tax year other than 12 months due to change in balance date

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You can't be asked to pay back more than you owe on your student loan

191: Limit on repayment obligation for pay period or tax year

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You have 30 days to pay if no specific date is given

192: Payment date not otherwise specified

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Getting back money you owe on your student loan

193: Recovery of unpaid amount

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No interest if you pay off your entire student loan quickly after being told how much you owe

196: Cancellation of interest if consolidated loan balance repaid early

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Your student loan can be completely wiped out if you die or owe very little

197: Write-off of consolidated loan balance

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How the government gives you back extra money from your student loan

199: Manner of making refunds

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The government can give you your refund without asking for special permission

200: Appropriation of refunds

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Changes can be made to your student loan information to keep it correct

201: Loan advances and other information may be altered

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Other tax laws help manage student loans

202: Provisions of Tax Administration Act 1994 and Income Tax Act 2007 to apply to this Act

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How student loans work with other agreements and laws

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The law's rules come first, even if your student loan contract says something different

203: This Act overrides loan contracts

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Student loans are real even if you're under 18

205: Loan contract enforceable against minor

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Student loans are different from regular loans and have special rules

206: Student loan contracts are not credit contracts

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Rules about sharing information

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Sharing student loan info between certain people to check if borrowers are truthful

207: Disclosure of information between authorised persons

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Sharing your student loan info between tax and border officials

208: Disclosure of information between Inland Revenue Department and New Zealand Customs Service for information-matching purposes

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How people are told about important things in this law

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What 'inform' means and how you can be told things under this law

210: Meaning of inform

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What 'notify' means: Different ways to tell someone important information

211: Meaning of notify

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Explaining the different ways to tell someone something in writing

212: Meaning of notify a person in writing

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What 'formally notify' used to mean in the student loan law

213: Meaning of formally notify

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Student loan information rules are different from regular tax rules

214: Notice requirements of Tax Administration Act 1994 do not apply

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Rules about making new rules and other important stuff

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Rules for how student loans work

215: Regulations

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Rules that helped change from the old law to the new law have been removed

216: Transitional regulations

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This part explains how another law affected student loans, but it's no longer used

217: Application of Legislation Act 2012

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Rules about how changes are made and old rules are kept

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Old rules about managing student loans and giving out loan money that no longer apply

218: Transitional provisions concerning loan manager and loan advances

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Old rules for getting student loan papers before the new system started

219: Early applications and issue of certificates for transition to this Act

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Rules for starting and changing the student loan law

220: Application, savings, and transitional provisions

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Changes made to other laws because of this one

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Changes to student loan and credit laws are listed in Schedule 8

222: Amendments to Student Loan Scheme Act 1992 and Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003

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Changes to other laws because of this Act

223: Amendments to other Acts

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This law changes other laws listed in Schedule 10

224: Amendments to other enactments

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The old student loan law from 1992 is cancelled and replaced with new rules

225: Student Loan Scheme Act 1992 repealed

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Old rules about student loans are cancelled

226: Regulations revoked

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Rules for when you're outside New Zealand but still count as being here for your student loan

Schedule 1: Conditions to borrower being treated as being physically in New Zealand

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How the rules for taking money from your pay for student loans work

Schedule 2: Application of PAYE rules for purposes of section 70

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How to change your income amount for student loan repayments from April 2014 onwards

Schedule 3: Adjustments to net income for purposes of section 73, applying from 1 April 2014 for 2014–2015 and later tax years

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How the rules for paying taxes early apply to paying back your student loan

Schedule 4: Application of provisional tax rules for purposes of section 86

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How the rules for paying taxes early apply to paying back your student loan

Schedule 4: Application of provisional tax rules for purposes of section 86

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Old rules about how student loans were given out and looked after

Schedule 5: Transitional provisions concerning loan manager and loan advances

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Special rules for changing from the old student loan law to the new one

Schedule 6: Application, savings, and transitional provisions

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Changes made to other laws because of the new student loan rules

Schedule 9: Amendments to other Acts

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Changes to other rules that work with the student loan law

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Companies Act 1993

Rules for determining if a company is a subsidiary of another

8: Certain matters to be disregarded

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What shares are and how you can own them

35: Legal nature of shares

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What you can do and get as a shareholder

36: Rights and powers attaching to shares

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How you can pay for shares when a company issues them

46: Consideration for issue of shares

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Board decides share price and terms for new or existing shares

47: Consideration to be decided by board

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Rules for issuing share options and convertible products

49: Consideration in relation to issue of options and convertible financial products

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Company directors can approve sharing profits with shareholders if the company can still pay its bills

52: Board may authorise distributions

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Rules for companies paying money to shareholders

53: Dividends

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Rules for offering special deals to company owners

55: Shareholder discounts

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Getting back money or assets given to shareholders when the company couldn't afford it

56: Recovery of distributions

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Companies must notify shareholders before buying their own shares on the stock exchange

63: Stock exchange acquisitions subject to prior notice to shareholders

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Rules for a company selling its own shares

67C: Reissue of shares company holds in itself

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Rules for companies helping someone buy their shares

76: Financial assistance

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A company must ensure it can pay its bills before helping someone buy its shares

77: Company must satisfy solvency test

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Rules for companies providing financial assistance to purchase their own shares

78: Special financial assistance

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A report explaining how a company is helping someone buy its shares

79: Disclosure document

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Company can give small financial help for share purchases if conditions met

80: Financial assistance not exceeding 5% of shareholders' funds

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How to transfer ownership of company shares

84: Transfer of shares

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Companies must keep a detailed record of all share ownership

87: Company to maintain share register

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When you're bankrupt, someone else can be registered as the owner of your shares

94: Assignee of bankrupt may be registered

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Rules for receiving and using share certificates

95: Share certificates

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Shareholders' financial responsibilities to the company are limited

97: Liability of shareholders

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Rules about owing money to a company for current and former shareholders

99: Additional provisions relating to liability of shareholders and former shareholders

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Company rule changes can't force you to buy more shares

101: Shareholders not required to acquire shares by alteration to constitution

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Assignee's limited responsibility for bankrupt shareholder's unpaid shares

103: Liability of an assignee

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Company actions allowed when all decision-makers agree

107: Unanimous assent to certain types of action

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Court can excuse company from buying shares if it can't afford them

115: Court may grant exemption if company insolvent

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Shareholders' rights: who can receive money, attend meetings, and make decisions

125: Shareholders entitled to receive distributions, attend meetings, and exercise rights

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What counts as having control over a company's shares

146: Meaning of relevant interest

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Directors must follow rules when trading company shares

149: Restrictions on share dealing by directors

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Actions that can be unfair to shareholders

175: Certain conduct deemed prejudicial

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Required records that companies must keep and where to keep them

189: Company records

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Overseas financial statements can be accepted if they meet similar standards

203: Recognition of financial reporting requirements of overseas countries

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Companies must provide shareholders with annual reports or notices about accessing them

209: Obligation to make annual report available to shareholders

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What you need to include in your company's yearly report

211: Contents of annual report

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How companies get approval to join together

221: Approval of amalgamation proposal

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Rules for handling company records and property ownership during mergers

225A: Registers

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Suggesting a plan to help a struggling company pay its debts

228: Compromise proposal

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Court can assist with company debt arrangements and ensure fairness

232: Powers of court

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How administrators get paid for their work and how their pay can be reviewed

239O: Remuneration of administrator

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Rules for property transactions when a company is in administration

239Z: Effect on dealing with company property

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Administrator checks company's situation and considers options for creditors

239AE: Administrator must investigate company's affairs and consider possible courses of action

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Explaining key terms for secured creditors during company administration

239ABK: Meaning of terms used in this subpart

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What happens when a secured creditor enforces their rights during company administration

239ABL: If secured creditor acts before or during decision period

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Court can restrict actions of those with rights over a company's property during administration

239ABO: Court may limit powers of secured creditor, etc, in relation to property subject to charge

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How a deed of arrangement affects people the company owes money to

239ACT: Extent to which deed binds creditors

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Court can cancel or change creditors' alterations to company agreements

239ADB: Court may cancel creditors' variation

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Administrator's repayment rights come before most other company debts

239ADM: Administrator's right of indemnity has priority over other debts

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Rules for written netting agreements and how they apply

239AEH: Application of set-off under netting agreement

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What happens when a company starts liquidation

248: Effect of commencement of liquidation

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Limits on keeping company documents as security for unpaid debts during liquidation

263: Restriction on enforcement of lien over documents

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Combining assets and debts of connected companies during liquidation

271: Pooling of assets of related companies

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Essential services must be provided to companies in liquidation

275: Refusal to supply essential services prohibited

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Rules for who can and cannot be appointed as a company liquidator

280: Who may be appointed as liquidator

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A formal written request for a company to pay its debts

289: Statutory demand

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When certain charges on company property can be cancelled

293: Voidable charges

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Recovering money from unfair deals made by a company before liquidation

297: Transactions at undervalue

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Rules for handling debts when a company can't pay and is being shut down

302: Application of bankruptcy rules to liquidation of insolvent companies

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How unsecured creditors can claim money from a company in liquidation

304: Claims by unsecured creditors

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What secured creditors can do and must do when a company is being liquidated

305: Rights and duties of secured creditors

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How debts are balanced when a company is being liquidated

310: Mutual credit and set-off

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How set-off works in netting agreements for creditors' claims

310B: Application of set-off under netting agreement

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Netting agreements remain valid when a company is liquidated

310H: Rights under netting agreement not affected by commencement of liquidation

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The Bank can officially recognise organisations that handle payment clearing

310K: Certain persons may be declared to be recognised clearing houses

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Factors the Bank considers when declaring, changing, or cancelling rules for clearing houses

310L: Matters that Bank must or may have regard to when making, varying, or revoking declaration under section 310K

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Bank can set rules for clearing houses when making declarations

310M: Bank may impose conditions in declaration under section 310K

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Bank must inform and consult clearing house before changing its declaration

310N: Bank to notify recognised clearing house about Bank's intention to revoke or vary declaration under section 310K

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Income Tax Act 2007

How co-operative companies can give tax-free distributions to trading members

CD 34B: Distributions to members of co-operative companies

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How selling or disposing of fishing quota emissions units affects your income

CX 51C: Disposal of fishing quota emissions units

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How interest is calculated and paid on claims during company liquidation

311: Interest on claims

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Setting up a special account for leftover money from closed companies

316: Establishment of Liquidation Surplus Account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using approved alternative rates for converting foreign currency to NZ dollars

YF 2: Other rules for currency conversion: approved alternatives

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Companies Act 1993

Property ownership changes when a company is removed from the register

324: Property of company removed from register

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Setting up a new financial watchdog for New Zealand

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Setting up a new financial watchdog for New Zealand

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This Act creates a new group to watch over money matters in New Zealand

3: Purpose of this Act

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This Act creates a new group to watch over money matters in New Zealand

3: Purpose of this Act

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Understanding key terms in the Financial Markets Authority Act

4: Interpretation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Understanding key terms in the Financial Markets Authority Act

4: Interpretation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The government must follow this law just like everyone else

5: Act binds the Crown

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Setting up and running the group that watches over money matters

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Setting up and running the group that watches over money matters

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Creating a new group to watch over money matters

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Creating a new group to watch over money matters

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

New government team created to watch over money matters

6: Financial Markets Authority established

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

New government team created to watch over money matters

6: Financial Markets Authority established

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA is a special part of the New Zealand government with its own rules

7: FMA is Crown entity

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The main goals and jobs of the Financial Markets Authority

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The main goals and jobs of the Financial Markets Authority

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) helps make sure money markets are fair and safe for everyone

9: FMA's functions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) helps make sure money markets are fair and safe for everyone

9: FMA's functions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Who is part of the FMA's leadership team

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Who is part of the FMA's leadership team

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How many people can be on the FMA board?

10: Membership of board of FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How many people can be on the FMA board?

10: Membership of board of FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA board can have special helpers chosen by the Minister

11: Associate members

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA board can have special helpers chosen by the Minister

11: Associate members

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Associate members can do FMA board tasks, but only for specific topics

12: Associate member treated as member of board

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Associate members can do FMA board tasks, but only for specific topics

12: Associate member treated as member of board

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How associate members can be removed from their job

13: Removal of associate members

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about different parts of the Financial Markets Authority

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Rules about different parts of the Financial Markets Authority

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can split up its work into different teams

14: FMA may act by divisions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can split up its work into different teams

14: FMA may act by divisions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for setting up and running groups within the Financial Markets Authority

15: Membership, chairperson, meetings, and resolutions of division

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for setting up and running groups within the Financial Markets Authority

15: Membership, chairperson, meetings, and resolutions of division

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can use smaller groups to make decisions and do tasks

16: Powers of division

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can use smaller groups to make decisions and do tasks

16: Powers of division

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about how the FMA holds its meetings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about how the FMA holds its meetings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How many FMA members must attend meetings for decisions to be made

17: Quorum for meetings of FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How many FMA members must attend meetings for decisions to be made

17: Quorum for meetings of FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens if someone can't make it to an important FMA meeting?

18: Completion of proceedings where member unable to attend meeting

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens if someone can't make it to an important FMA meeting?

18: Completion of proceedings where member unable to attend meeting

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other important things to know about

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other important things to know about

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Minister can ask FMA to check and write about money markets

20: Minister may request that FMA inquire and report

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Minister can ask FMA to check and write about money markets

20: Minister may request that FMA inquire and report

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for FMA workers using the Government Superannuation Fund

21: Provisions relating to Government Superannuation Fund

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA and its people can't be sued for doing their job unless they were really careless

22: Protection from liability for FMA and members and employees

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA and its people can't be sued for doing their job unless they were really careless

22: Protection from liability for FMA and members and employees

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can share information safely while doing its job

23: FMA's warnings, reports, guidelines, or comments protected by qualified privilege

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can share information safely while doing its job

23: FMA's warnings, reports, guidelines, or comments protected by qualified privilege

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How the FMA proves its decisions in court

24: Evidence of orders and decisions of FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How the FMA proves its decisions in court

24: Evidence of orders and decisions of FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How the FMA can gather information and enforce rules to keep financial markets fair

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How the FMA can gather information and enforce rules to keep financial markets fair

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The authority can ask for and collect important information and proof.

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The authority can ask for and collect important information and proof.

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can ask you for information, papers, or to talk to them

25: FMA may require person to supply information, produce documents, or give evidence

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can ask you for information, papers, or to talk to them

25: FMA may require person to supply information, produce documents, or give evidence

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can collect different types of information to help make decisions

26: Powers of FMA to receive evidence

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can collect different types of information to help make decisions

26: Powers of FMA to receive evidence

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Ways you can share information with the FMA

27: How evidence may be given

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA might pay you if you're a witness, but not too much

28: Witnesses' expenses

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA might pay you if you're a witness, but not too much

28: Witnesses' expenses

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can allow searches of places and things to find proof of broken financial rules

29: Power to enter and search place, vehicle, or other thing

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can allow searches of places and things to find proof of broken financial rules

29: Power to enter and search place, vehicle, or other thing

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can share information and documents with other agencies that enforce laws or regulate things, including those in other countries.

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA can share information and documents with other agencies that enforce laws or regulate things, including those in other countries.

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can share information with other agencies to help everyone do their job better

30: Sharing of information and documents with law enforcement or regulatory agencies and overseas regulators

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can share information with other agencies to help everyone do their job better

30: Sharing of information and documents with law enforcement or regulatory agencies and overseas regulators

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to help when regulators from other countries ask for assistance

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to help when regulators from other countries ask for assistance

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can help overseas regulators by gathering and sharing information

31: Power of FMA to act on requests of overseas regulators

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can help overseas regulators by gathering and sharing information

31: Power of FMA to act on requests of overseas regulators

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA carefully considers requests from overseas before deciding to help

32: FMA's consideration of requests

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA carefully considers requests from overseas before deciding to help

32: FMA's consideration of requests

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about collecting information and making sure people follow the law

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about collecting information and making sure people follow the law

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for sharing FMA information with other groups

33: Conditions that may be imposed on providing information, documents, or evidence to other agencies or regulators

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for sharing FMA information with other groups

33: Conditions that may be imposed on providing information, documents, or evidence to other agencies or regulators

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can take legal action for someone else to protect the public

34: FMA may exercise person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can take legal action for someone else to protect the public

34: FMA may exercise person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for when the FMA can start or take over a legal case for someone else

35: Requirements for FMA exercising person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for when the FMA can start or take over a legal case for someone else

35: Requirements for FMA exercising person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The court can let the FMA take over some legal cases if it's best for everyone

36: High Court may grant leave in certain circumstances

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The court can let the FMA take over some legal cases if it's best for everyone

36: High Court may grant leave in certain circumstances

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Steps the FMA must follow to take action for someone else

37: Procedural requirements for leave to exercise person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Steps the FMA must follow to take action for someone else

37: Procedural requirements for leave to exercise person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Court helps FMA in legal cases about money matters

38: Powers of High Court for proceedings exercising person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Court helps FMA in legal cases about money matters

38: Powers of High Court for proceedings exercising person’s right of action

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can act for a group of people with similar concerns in court

39: Representative actions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can act for a group of people with similar concerns in court

39: Representative actions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to keep certain information secret

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to keep certain information secret

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can keep certain information secret during their work

44: Power to make confidentiality orders

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can keep certain information secret during their work

44: Power to make confidentiality orders

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

You can share secret information if the FMA says it's okay

45: Publication or disclosure with FMA's consent

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to agree on promises with others

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to agree on promises with others

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can accept written promises from people or companies about their work

46: FMA may accept undertakings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can accept written promises from people or companies about their work

46: FMA may accept undertakings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping promises made to the FMA and what happens if you don't

47: Enforcement of undertakings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping promises made to the FMA and what happens if you don't

47: Enforcement of undertakings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Asking the High Court for its opinion on a legal matter

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Asking the High Court for its opinion on a legal matter

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can ask the High Court for help with tricky legal questions

48: FMA may state case for opinion of High Court

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can ask the High Court for help with tricky legal questions

48: FMA may state case for opinion of High Court

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to make someone show a warning

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The ability to make someone show a warning

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can make people share its money warnings

49: FMA may require its warning to be disclosed

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can make people share its money warnings

49: FMA may require its warning to be disclosed

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can let someone gather important facts or papers

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can let someone gather important facts or papers

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can let others collect information for them

52: Power to authorise person to obtain information or documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can let others collect information for them

52: Power to authorise person to obtain information or documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for people allowed to get special information for the FMA

53: Requirements for persons authorised to obtain information or documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for people allowed to get special information for the FMA

53: Requirements for persons authorised to obtain information or documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

People working for the FMA won't get in trouble for doing their job

55: Protection from liability for persons exercising powers

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

People working for the FMA won't get in trouble for doing their job

55: Protection from liability for persons exercising powers

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Powers to gather information and protect certain rights

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Powers to gather information and protect certain rights

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

People talking to the FMA have the same rights as in court

56: Witnesses and counsel to have privileges of witnesses and counsel in court

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

People talking to the FMA have the same rights as in court

56: Witnesses and counsel to have privileges of witnesses and counsel in court

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when legal actions are going on while powers are being used

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when legal actions are going on while powers are being used

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when you challenge the FMA's powers in court

57: Effect of proceedings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when you challenge the FMA's powers in court

57: Effect of proceedings

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other ways people can break the rules when the FMA is gathering information or making sure the rules are followed

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other ways people can break the rules when the FMA is gathering information or making sure the rules are followed

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

You can get in trouble if you don't cooperate with the Financial Markets Authority

61: Criminal liability for obstructing exercise of powers

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

You can get in trouble if you don't cooperate with the Financial Markets Authority

61: Criminal liability for obstructing exercise of powers

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other important rules and details

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other important rules and details

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for sending official notices from the Financial Markets Authority

62: Notices

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for sending official notices from the Financial Markets Authority

62: Notices

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How to send and receive important legal messages

63: Service of notices

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

How to send and receive important legal messages

63: Service of notices

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can use its powers from this law and other laws too

64: Powers not limited

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can use its powers from this law and other laws too

64: Powers not limited

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA people can't share work secrets in court, with some exceptions

65: Limitation on disclosure of information obtained in FMA's operations

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA people can't share work secrets in court, with some exceptions

65: Limitation on disclosure of information obtained in FMA's operations

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Important changes and rules for money matters

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Important changes and rules for money matters

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

People and companies in finance pay money to help run the FMA

68: Levy of financial markets participants and other persons registered or incorporated under Acts referred to in Schedule 1

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

People and companies in finance pay money to help run the FMA

68: Levy of financial markets participants and other persons registered or incorporated under Acts referred to in Schedule 1

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA must talk to people before asking for money

69: FMA must consult about request for appropriation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA must talk to people before asking for money

69: FMA must consult about request for appropriation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Words and their meanings in this part of the law

70: Interpretation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Words and their meanings in this part of the law

70: Interpretation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Getting rid of a group that watched over money matters

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Getting rid of a group that watched over money matters

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The old Securities Commission has been replaced by a new Financial Markets Authority

71: Securities Commission disestablished

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The old Securities Commission has been replaced by a new Financial Markets Authority

71: Securities Commission disestablished

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when the Securities Commission is replaced by the Financial Markets Authority

72: Consequences of disestablishment

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when the Securities Commission is replaced by the Financial Markets Authority

72: Consequences of disestablishment

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Replacing 'Commission' with 'FMA' in old documents

73: References to Securities Commission

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Replacing 'Commission' with 'FMA' in old documents

73: References to Securities Commission

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for employees moving from the Securities Commission to the Financial Markets Authority

74: Transfer of employees

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This law explains what happens when the Securities Commission closes and the Financial Markets Authority takes over

75: Effect of Act

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This law explains what happens when the Securities Commission closes and the Financial Markets Authority takes over

75: Effect of Act

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA keeps using old records without needing to change names

76: Registers

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Getting rid of the job of Government Actuary

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when the Government Actuary's office closes

78: Consequences of disestablishment

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens when the Government Actuary's office closes

78: Consequences of disestablishment

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What to do when you see 'Government Actuary' mentioned in old documents

79: References to Government Actuary

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other important rules and details

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Other important rules and details

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about Ministry workers getting new jobs at the Financial Markets Authority

81: Ministry of Economic Development employees

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about Ministry workers getting new jobs at the Financial Markets Authority

81: Ministry of Economic Development employees

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This law changes other laws to keep everything up to date

82: Amendments to other enactments

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This law changes other laws to keep everything up to date

82: Amendments to other enactments

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to laws and rules when the Securities Commission became the Financial Markets Authority

84: Amendments consequential on replacement of Commission by FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to laws and rules when the Securities Commission became the Financial Markets Authority

84: Amendments consequential on replacement of Commission by FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to laws and rules: replacing 'Government Actuary' with 'FMA'

85: Amendments consequential on replacement of Government Actuary by FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to laws and rules: replacing 'Government Actuary' with 'FMA'

85: Amendments consequential on replacement of Government Actuary by FMA

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Laws that help keep money and financial services safe in New Zealand

Schedule 1: Financial markets legislation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Laws that help keep money and financial services safe in New Zealand

Schedule 1: Financial markets legislation

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about searching that used to be part of the law but aren't anymore

Schedule 2: Provisions relating to search power

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about searching that used to be part of the law but aren't anymore

Schedule 2: Provisions relating to search power

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to other laws and rules because of the new money watchdog law

Schedule 3: Amendments to other enactments

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to other laws and rules because of the new money watchdog law

Schedule 3: Amendments to other enactments

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Companies Act 1993

Directors can be fined if the company breaks rules

374: Penalties that may be imposed on directors in cases of failure by board or company to comply with Act

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to laws: replacing old names with Financial Markets Authority

Schedule 4: Amendments to replace references to Securities Commission or Government Actuary

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Changes to laws: replacing old names with Financial Markets Authority

Schedule 4: Amendments to replace references to Securities Commission or Government Actuary

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Companies Act 1993

How companies send documents to shareholders and creditors

391: Service of documents on shareholders and creditors

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Companies Act 1993

Rules for running shareholder meetings

Schedule 1: Proceedings at meetings of shareholders

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Companies Act 1993

A list of key details companies must provide each year

Schedule 4: Information to be contained in annual return

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Companies Act 1993

List of who gets paid first when a company closes down

Schedule 7: Preferential claims

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision about LAQCs no longer meeting requirements has been removed from the law

HA 11B: When requirements no longer met: LAQCs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Property protected from tax debt during special funding arrangements

HR 9B: Bankruptcy-remote property during application of section HR 9

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Income Tax Act 2007

Restrictions on using tax refunds when a company joins a new wholly-owned group

OB 72B: Limit on using entitlement to refund after joining wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle special money reductions for some companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about company debit balances no longer applies

OE 11B: Company with debit balance, including debits from conduit relief, in some income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

How groups handle special tax credits from helping foreign companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Outdated rule for handling tax debits in certain company groups

OP 104B: Consolidated BETA group with debit balance, including debits from conduit relief, in certain income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or giving away emissions units

GC 3B: Disposals of emissions units

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

How the money from selling a tenant's left-behind things is used and how the landlord can get back what they're owed

62C: Application of proceeds of sale and recovery of amount owing

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

You can ask for money from your sold stuff within a year if your landlord sold it after you left

62D: Tenant may claim proceeds of sale

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changing tax calculation method for optional convertible notes

EZ 52C: Change of spreading method: Determination G22 to Determination G22A

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to adjust prices for specific financial arrangements under new rules

EZ 52D: Base price adjustment: financial arrangements to which Determination G22 and Determination G22A applied

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

If you pay a small bond for your boarding house room, the landlord must give you a receipt and return your money when you leave, unless you owe them something.

66D: Bond of 1 week’s rent or less

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord pays for shared costs, while you pay for what you use in your own room.

66E: Outgoings

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

How to ask for your bond money back when the other person doesn't agree

22A: Applications to chief executive for payment of bond without agreement of other party

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The government can try to give back money that was kept safe for renters if no one claims it after a long time.

22D: Chief executive may take steps to refund bonds

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The government can share your address to give back your rental bond money if they can't find you.

22E: MSD may disclose address information for bond refund purposes

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Crimes Act 1961

The law decides how long someone might go to jail if they trick people to get money or cause them to lose money.

241: Punishment of obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception

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Crimes Act 1961

Lying to trick people into giving money or buying things for a company is against the law.

242: False statement by promoter, etc

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Crimes Act 1961

This law explains what happens if you try to hide or use money from illegal activities.

243: Money laundering

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Crimes Act 1961

This law explains when money laundering rules apply to things that happen outside New Zealand.

245: Application of section 243 to acts outside New Zealand

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Crimes Act 1961

Using a computer to trick or cheat others for personal gain or to cause harm is against the law.

249: Accessing computer system for dishonest purpose

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Crimes Act 1961

This law explains what happens if you make, use, or have fake money.

266: Offences involving coinage

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Income Tax Act 2007

How PIEs calculate tax in two parts for the 2010-11 tax year

HM 42B: Part-year tax calculations for PIEs under the exit calculation option for the 2010–11 tax year

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Crimes Act 1961

It's against the law to team up with others to stop people from collecting money that the government is allowed to ask for.

309: Conspiring to prevent collection of rates or taxes

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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Rules for financing and protecting big moving things across countries

Schedule 7: Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment

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Local Government Act 2002

Council's plan for managing money and services over many years

101A: Financial strategy

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Local Government Act 2002

Councils may need to pay a fee to help make rules about how well they're doing their job

259A: Levy to fund rules for performance measures

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Local Government Act 2002

The government can give back extra money they collected if they don't need it all

259B: Power to refund levy

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Companies Act 1993

Special rules apply when putting a licensed insurer into liquidation

240A: Liquidation of licensed insurers

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government can ask you to pay back your student loan

204: Commissioner may exercise rights in loan contracts to recall loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

How multi-rate PIEs can include future income and costs in their calculations

HM 35B: Treatment of certain provisions made by multi-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How Māori authorities manage tax credits during a transition period

OZ 7B: Maori authority credit ratios for transitional period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Temporary provisional tax calculation rules for Maori authorities in 2011-12 and 2012-13

RZ 5D: Standard method or GST method: transition for Maori authorities

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Your student loan contract must explain key details about your loan

13: Certain information must be disclosed in loan contract

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You pay a small fee when you get a new student loan

14: Student loan establishment fee

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Income Tax Act 2007

Portfolio tax rate entities: outdated rules for handling provisions

HL 19B: Treatment of certain provisions made by portfolio tax rate entity

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA aims to make financial markets fair and easy for everyone

8: FMA's main objective

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA aims to make financial markets fair and easy for everyone

8: FMA's main objective

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA must talk to you about legal actions they take about you, unless it makes things too difficult for them

40: FMA must consult person A

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA must talk to you about legal actions they take about you, unless it makes things too difficult for them

40: FMA must consult person A

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Legal time limits for FMA start when they ask permission to sue

42: Special limitation provision

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Legal time limits for FMA start when they ask permission to sue

42: Special limitation provision

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for handling old and new financial market issues

43: Transitional provisions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for handling old and new financial market issues

43: Transitional provisions

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA must tell people when they make, change, or cancel rules

50: FMA must give notice of orders

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The FMA must tell people when they make, change, or cancel rules

50: FMA must give notice of orders

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Breaking the law by not following FMA orders

51: Offence of failing to comply with order

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Breaking the law by not following FMA orders

51: Offence of failing to comply with order

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

When and how you can share special information from section 25

54: Non-disclosure of information or documents from exercise of powers under section 25 except in certain circumstances

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

When and how you can share special information from section 25

54: Non-disclosure of information or documents from exercise of powers under section 25 except in certain circumstances

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping information private and secret

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping information private and secret

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping secrets safe: How the FMA protects important information

59: Confidentiality of information and documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping secrets safe: How the FMA protects important information

59: Confidentiality of information and documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for sharing information: How the FMA protects privacy when giving out details

60: Conditions relating to publication or disclosure of information or documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for sharing information: How the FMA protects privacy when giving out details

60: Conditions relating to publication or disclosure of information or documents

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Government Actuary's office keeps working on pension fund tasks until end of September 2011

80: Office of Government Actuary continues for limited purpose until 30 September 2011

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for changing how unit trusts work when the new law starts

83: Transitional provisions relating to consequential amendments to Unit Trusts Act 1960

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for changing how unit trusts work when the new law starts

83: Transitional provisions relating to consequential amendments to Unit Trusts Act 1960

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This law's official name

1: Title

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

This law's official name

1: Title

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

When this law starts working

2: Commencement

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

When this law starts working

2: Commencement

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens if a court says the FMA used its powers wrongly

58: Effect of final decision that exercise of powers under section 25 unlawful

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

What happens if a court says the FMA used its powers wrongly

58: Effect of final decision that exercise of powers under section 25 unlawful

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about paying the Financial Markets Authority for its work

67: Regulations relating to fees, charges, and costs

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules about paying the Financial Markets Authority for its work

67: Regulations relating to fees, charges, and costs

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Employment Relations Act 2000

You can talk about some of your pay rights with a helper, but they can't make you give up your pay

148A: Certain entitlements may be subject to mediation and agreed terms of settlement

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your family income is calculated when you set up a trust

MB 7: Family scheme income of settlor of trust

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate family income when you get extra perks from a company you partly own

MB 8: Family scheme income from fringe benefits: controlling shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deposits in main income equalisation accounts no longer count as family scheme income

MB 9: Family scheme income from deposits in main income equalisation accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to count half of certain tax-free pensions in your family income calculation

MB 10: Family scheme income from certain pensions and annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to count half of certain tax-free pensions in your family income calculation

MB 10: Family scheme income from certain pensions and annuities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a child's income affects family income for tax purposes

MB 11: Family scheme income from amounts derived by dependent children

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Income Tax Act 2007

Overseas income from your partner counts towards family scheme income

MB 12: Family scheme income from non-residents' foreign-sourced income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from other sources used for living expenses

MB 13: Family scheme income from other payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to choose for your company to become a look-through company for tax purposes

HB 13: LTC elections

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Income Tax Act 2007

Look-through companies are treated as if they don't exist for tax purposes

HB 1: Look-through companies are transparent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income, expenses, or losses from previous years may still affect your tax

HB 2: Previous income and expenditure or loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

Selling your share in a look-through company for less than its value

HB 5: Disposal of owner’s interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling livestock ownership, especially breeding animals

HB 10: Disposal of livestock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or changing your part of a look-through company

HB 4: General provisions relating to disposals

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Building Societies Act 1965

Updating rules for groups that help people save and buy homes

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Building Societies Act 1965

This law's name and when it started

1: Short Title and commencement

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Building Societies Act 1965

This law's name and when it started

1: Short Title and commencement

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Building Societies Act 1965

People and Rules for Groups that Help You Save Money for a Home

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Building Societies Act 1965

People and Rules for Groups that Help You Save Money for a Home

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Building Societies Act 1965

Explaining important words used in the Building Societies Act

2: Interpretation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Carrying forward unclaimed deductions for look-through company owners

HB 12: Limitation on deductions by owners of look-through companies: carry-forward

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on tax deductions for look-through company owners

HB 11: Limitation on deductions by persons with interests in look-through companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Dividend exclusions after company stops being look-through

CX 63: Dividends derived after company ceased to be look-through company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax responsibilities for people who own part of a look-through company

CB 32B: Owners of look-through companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate dividend income when a company becomes a look-through company

CB 32C: Dividend income for first year of look-through company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Allowance for commercial buildings removed from tax law

DB 65: Allowance for certain commercial buildings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming deductions on payments to owners who work for their company

DC 3B: Payments to working owners

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Income Tax Act 2007

How partners can claim deductions for old qualifying company losses

DV 21: Losses for QCs entering partnership regime

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Income Tax Act 2007

How owners of look-through companies can claim deductions

DV 22: Owners of look-through companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for losses when a qualifying company becomes a look-through company

DV 23: Losses for QCs entering look-through companies rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax losses from qualifying companies can be used when becoming a sole trader

DV 24: Losses for QCs becoming sole traderships

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring ownership of look-through companies during relationship property settlements

FB 10B: Look-through companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limiting income for young relatives who own part of a look-through company

GB 25B: Excessive effective look-through interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Qualifying companies must meet specific conditions from previous years

HA 7B: Grandparenting requirement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax choices when businesses change their structure

HA 33B: Transitional rules for look-through companies, partnerships, and sole traderships

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies lose previous tax losses when becoming look-through companies

HB 3: Loss balances extinguished

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for buying and selling trading stock when you own part of a look-through company

HB 6: Disposal of trading stock

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling your share in a look-through company with depreciable property

HB 7: Disposal of depreciable property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling ownership in a look-through company with financial arrangements

HB 8: Disposal of financial arrangements and certain excepted financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or buying short-term agreements in a look-through company

HB 9: Disposal of short-term agreements for sale and purchase

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Income Tax Act 2007

How qualifying companies can become partnerships for tax purposes

HZ 4B: Qualifying companies: transition into partnership

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for qualifying companies becoming look-through companies

HZ 4C: Qualifying companies: transition into look-through companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a qualifying company can become a sole tradership

HZ 4D: Qualifying companies: transition into sole traderships

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Income Tax Act 2007

Laws that don't tax some income but still count it for family support calculations

Schedule 38: Acts exempting income from tax: income included in family scheme income

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Income Tax Act 2007

List of special business items that had different value loss rules (no longer applies)

Schedule 39: Items for purposes of definition of special excluded depreciable property

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Building Societies Act 1965

Who can help the main Registrar manage building societies

4: Deputy Registrars of Building Societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

The rule about building societies having an official seal was removed

5: Official seal

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies don't need to keep special lists anymore

6: Registers to be kept

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about looking at society information is no longer used

8: Information as to societies, and inspection of documents kept by Registrars

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Building Societies Act 1965

How building societies are set up and run: Rules for starting, joining, and managing money clubs

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Building Societies Act 1965

What building societies can do and are allowed to do

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Building Societies Act 1965

This part of the law explaining why people could start a building society has been removed

9: Purpose for which building society may be established

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can help people with money and property

9A: Functions of building societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can do many things to help them work, unless their rules say they can't

9B: Powers of building societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies' actions can't be called wrong just because they weren't allowed to do them

9C: Ultra vires transactions

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Building Societies Act 1965

Registering or filing society documents doesn't mean everyone knows about them

9D: Registration of documents not to constitute constructive notice

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for dealing with a building society

9E: Dealings between society and other persons

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Building Societies Act 1965

Dealing with a building society is safe, even if someone has been dishonest

9F: Effect of fraud

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Building Societies Act 1965

Two types of building societies: ongoing and time-limited

10: Permanent and terminating societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can get and give back money using shares

11: Power to raise and repay funds

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can't do things with land anymore

12: Powers in relation to land

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Building Societies Act 1965

How building societies are set up and officially recognised

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to start a building society in New Zealand

13: Mode of establishing society

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for starting a building society must be checked and approved

14: Registration of rules of society

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Building Societies Act 1965

A building society becomes a separate legal entity when it's officially registered

15: Incorporation of society

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Building Societies Act 1965

You can ask a judge to look at your rules if the Registrar says no

16: Appeal against refusal to register

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Building Societies Act 1965

The rules that a building society must follow

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules tell you what a building society must do and how it works

17: Contents of rules

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules of a building society apply to everyone involved and visitors don't need to check if the society follows its own rules

18: Effect of rules

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to change the rules of a society

19: Alteration of rules

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Building Societies Act 1965

You can ask for and get a copy of a society's rules

20: Copies of rules to be supplied on request

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Building Societies Act 1965

What a building society is called

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must have unique names to avoid confusion

21: Restriction on registration of names

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must use their official registered name or face penalties

22: Society to use registered name

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to change the name of your building society

23: Change of name

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Building Societies Act 1965

Who can be part of a building society

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Building Societies Act 1965

You can join a building society without buying a share

24: Members who are not shareholders

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Building Societies Act 1965

Young people can join building societies but have limited rights

25: Members under age of 20

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Building Societies Act 1965

Sharing ownership of building society shares with others

26: Joint shareholders

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Building Societies Act 1965

Members only owe what they agreed to pay for their share or loan

27: Liability of members

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Building Societies Act 1965

This part explaining how to buy shares in certain societies no longer exists

27A: Interpretation

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about buying shares in building societies no longer exists

27B: Agreements to purchase shares

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Building Societies Act 1965

A rule about cancelling share purchases was removed

27C: Right of purchaser to cancel agreement

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Building Societies Act 1965

What happens when an agreement to buy shares in a closing building society is cancelled (no longer applies)

27D: Effect of cancellation of agreement

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about agreements for buying shares in certain societies no longer exists

27E: No contracting out

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Building Societies Act 1965

The rule about changing a list of building society rules doesn't exist anymore

27F: Schedule 7 may be amended

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Building Societies Act 1965

When a building society can start doing business

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can't start working until they get a special permission paper

28: Business not to be commenced before incorporation

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Building Societies Act 1965

Founding members must buy shares before the society can start

29: Minimum subscription by founding members

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Building Societies Act 1965

When building societies could start advertising (old rule)

30: Commencement of advertising

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about starting the process of drawing lots for building society money no longer exists

31: Commencement of balloting for appropriations

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Building Societies Act 1965

Shares and draws that give extra chances to win

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Building Societies Act 1965

Shares and draws that give extra chances to win

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for special shares that could win you prizes in a building society

31A: Bonus balloting shares and bonus ballots

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for special shares that could win you prizes in a building society

31A: Bonus balloting shares and bonus ballots

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Building Societies Act 1965

Joining or moving responsibilities between building societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can join together to become one society

32: Union of societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

How a society can pass on its duties to another society

33: Transfer of engagements

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Building Societies Act 1965

Extra rules for societies joining together or passing on their duties

34: Supplementary provisions as to union and transfer of engagements

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Building Societies Act 1965

How a building society can sell part of what it does

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can sell some of their business, but not all of it

34A: Power to dispose of part of business undertaking

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about lending money for houses and how to keep things fair and safe

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Building Societies Act 1965

Helping people buy homes with mortgages (no longer in use)

35: Advances on security of mortgage of land for residential purposes

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about money lending in building societies doesn't exist anymore

36: Ordinary limitations on special advances

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about extra mortgage money for building societies no longer exists

37: Permission to exceed limit for special advances

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can't give extra money to people buying houses with existing loans anymore

38: Permission to make special advance to purchaser of mortgaged property

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about lending money to people when they use their house as a promise to pay it back

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Building Societies Act 1965

This part used to explain who counts as a member, but it was removed

39: Meaning of member for the purposes of this Part

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules about figuring out the worth of loan guarantees no longer exist

40: Valuation of security

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about extra protection for building society loans no longer exists

41: Additional security for advances

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about keeping track of money given out by building societies, no longer used

42: Record of advances

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Building Societies Act 1965

This old rule about building societies getting security from others no longer exists

43: Security taken from third party

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about extra money for property sales no longer exists

44: Arrangement for excess advance in connection with sale of property

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about building societies giving money to property buyers no longer exists

45: Implied warranty on advance to purchaser, unless notice given to the contrary

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about talking about enough security has been removed

46: Representation as to sufficiency of security

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules about extra mortgages no longer apply

47: Restrictions on second or subsequent mortgages

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about getting money for life insurance from building societies no longer applies

48: Advance for single premium life policy

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can now pay for mortgage introductions

49: Restriction on commissions for introduction of mortgage business

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for selling houses with mortgages (no longer used)

50: Provisions as to sale of mortgaged property

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about lending money based on members' shares no longer exists

51: Limitation on advances on security of members' shares

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for lending money without using land or shares as security no longer exist

51A: Advances on security other than mortgage of land or members' shares, or without security

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Building Societies Act 1965

Registrar could ask for expert proof about fair money sharing in building groups

52: Power of Registrar to require actuary's certificate as to appropriations by ballot

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to show a mortgage is paid off (old rule, no longer used)

53: Memorandum of discharge of mortgage

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Building Societies Act 1965

How societies manage extra money and keep important documents safe

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Building Societies Act 1965

Words used in the old rules about building societies' money

54: Interpretation

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules about how building societies could use extra money are no longer part of the law

55: Investment and banking of surplus funds

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about societies holding special money has been removed

55A: Societies to hold certain public securities

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for building societies on money matters and how they handle people's savings

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can no longer borrow money under this rule

56: Borrowing powers

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can't have savings accounts anymore

57: Restrictions on savings bank deposits

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules about special savings accounts for homes and farms no longer apply

57A: Home ownership accounts and farm ownership accounts

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about interest on savings no longer apply to building societies

58: Interest on deposits

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about borrowing too much money from building societies no longer exists

59: Liability for borrowing in excess of powers

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Building Societies Act 1965

This section about helping other building societies was removed from the law

60: Assistance to other building societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about sharing money details with new members was removed

61: New investors and depositors to receive copies of accounts

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Building Societies Act 1965

People under 20 can no longer use special rules for putting money in building societies

62: Depositor under age of 20

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rule about choosing special building societies for trustees to invest in

63: Designation of societies for investments by trustees

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about money: How building societies can save, borrow, and help people buy homes

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can invest their money in different ways

56A: Investment powers

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can borrow money with certain rules

56B: Borrowing powers

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can decide how to protect themselves when they owe money

56C: Power to give security

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Building Societies Act 1965

Special savings accounts for homes and farms at approved building societies

56D: Home ownership accounts and farm ownership accounts

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Building Societies Act 1965

Special savings accounts for homes and farms at approved building societies

56D: Home ownership accounts and farm ownership accounts

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Building Societies Act 1965

Young people can get money back from building societies

56E: Depositor under age of 20

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about choosing special building societies for trustees to invest in doesn't exist anymore

56F: Designation of societies for investments by trustees

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to officially clear a mortgage with a building society

56G: Memorandum of discharge of mortgage

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for keeping building societies safe and fair

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Building Societies Act 1965

The rule that let someone stop a building society from borrowing money or selling shares has been removed

64: Power to order suspension of borrowing and subscriptions for shares

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Building Societies Act 1965

How the law used to explain making orders for building societies

65: Procedure to be followed in making order

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Building Societies Act 1965

What happens after the Registrar's decision about a building society

66: Provisions consequential on Registrar's order

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about controlling ads for building societies was removed and doesn't exist anymore

67: Power to give directions as to advertising

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Building Societies Act 1965

How the law used to tell people what to do, but it doesn't anymore

68: Procedure to be followed in giving direction

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Building Societies Act 1965

The power to ask for papers and details has been removed

69: Power to require documents and information

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Building Societies Act 1965

Removed rule for special instructions to small building societies

70: Special powers of direction in relation to small societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules for small building societies no longer apply

71: Supplementary provisions as to small societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Running a building society: Meetings, money, and solving problems

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Building Societies Act 1965

Where a building society has its main office

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Building Societies Act 1965

Where the society keeps its main address

72: Registered office of society

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to tell the government when your building society moves its main office

73: Change of registered office

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Building Societies Act 1965

List of people who belong to the group

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Building Societies Act 1965

Keep a list of all members' names and addresses at your main office

74: Duty to keep register

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Building Societies Act 1965

You can check the list of people in a building group and get a copy if you want

75: Inspection of register of members

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about how people gather and make decisions together

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must have a yearly meeting for members

76: Annual general meeting

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Building Societies Act 1965

How long before a meeting members must be told

77: Length of notice of meetings

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Building Societies Act 1965

Who gets told about society meetings and how

78: Persons entitled to notice of meetings

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Building Societies Act 1965

Who gets told about society meetings and how

78: Persons entitled to notice of meetings

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Building Societies Act 1965

Someone can act and vote for you at building society meetings

79: Proxies

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Building Societies Act 1965

You can ask for a vote on important matters at building society meetings

80: Right to demand a poll

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Building Societies Act 1965

Special rules for important decisions in a building society

81: Special resolutions

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must tell members about special decisions before meetings

82: Notices of special resolutions

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Building Societies Act 1965

People who are in charge of running the building society

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies need at least two people to run them

83: Directors

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building society officers no longer need to provide a deposit or guarantee to do their job

84: Giving of security by officers of society

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Building Societies Act 1965

This rule about how building society officers had to explain their actions was removed

85: Duty of officers to account

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Building Societies Act 1965

Directors must tell others about their business interests

86: Disclosure of interest by directors

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Building Societies Act 1965

Workers at building societies can't take extra money for helping with loans or insurance

87: Officers not to accept commissions

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Building Societies Act 1965

Telling officials when important people join or leave a building society

88: Notice of changes in holding of certain offices

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to run the office

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to keep important papers safe in your building society

89: Office management

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Building Societies Act 1965

Records of money and sharing information about finances

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must keep careful records of their money

90: Accounting records must be kept

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must follow rules for reporting their money and sharing the information

91: Financial reporting

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Building Societies Act 1965

Law about shortened money reports for building groups no longer exists

91A: Summary financial statements

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must make money reports twice a year

92: Half-yearly financial statements must be prepared

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules for building societies' money reports are no longer used

93: Form and content of financial statements

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Building Societies Act 1965

Punishment for breaking rules about money records is no longer part of this law

94: Offences under sections 90 to 93

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Building Societies Act 1965

Directors must write a report about the society's performance for the yearly meeting

95: Directors' report

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must share their money reports with members before big meetings

96: Distribution of copies of financial statements and reports

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Building Societies Act 1965

Members can get free copies of the society's money reports

97: Depositors and members entitled to be supplied with copy of financial statements

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Building Societies Act 1965

Breaking rules about money reports and meetings can get building society directors in trouble

97A: Offences relating to laying financial statements before annual general meeting, half-yearly financial statements, directors' report, and distribution of financial statements

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Building Societies Act 1965

Choosing shorter financial reports is no longer allowed

97B: Election to receive summary financial statements

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Building Societies Act 1965

Choosing people to check your society's money every year

98: Appointment of auditors

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Building Societies Act 1965

How building societies can change their auditors

99: Resolutions as to appointment and removal of auditors

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about who can check a society's money and how they get information

100: Qualifications of auditors and access to information

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Building Societies Act 1965

Auditors write reports and can attend big meetings

101: Auditors' report and right to attend meetings

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules for group money records in special societies no longer exist

102: Accounts of groups in terminating society

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Building Societies Act 1965

A yearly report that building societies must provide

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must send a yearly report to the Registrar

103: Duty to make annual return

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies no longer have to report loans to special people or companies

104: Annual return to disclose loans or other investments to certain officers or companies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies no longer need to provide extra yearly reports on specific dealings

105: Additional annual return of certain transactions

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Building Societies Act 1965

Auditors check and write about the society's yearly report

106: Auditors' report on annual return

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Building Societies Act 1965

People in charge can be held responsible for their actions.

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules can't protect building society leaders from getting in trouble for their mistakes

107: Officers and auditors not to be exempted from liability

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to solve arguments in building societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for solving disagreements in a building society

108: General provisions as to disputes

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Building Societies Act 1965

Settling arguments in building societies using outside help

109: Determination of disputes by arbitration

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Building Societies Act 1965

The Registrar used to help solve disagreements, but this rule was removed

110: Determination of disputes by Registrar

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Building Societies Act 1965

Court helps solve building society disagreements

111: Determination of disputes by court

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Building Societies Act 1965

Once a decision is made about a dispute, it's usually final and everyone must follow it

112: Effect of determination

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for changing a building society into a company

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building society members can vote to change into a company

113A: Building society may approve scheme for conversion of society into company under Companies Act 1993

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Building Societies Act 1965

High Court can cancel a plan to turn a building society into a company if members ask

113B: Cancellation of approval of scheme for conversion by High Court

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building society needs approval to become a company

113C: Special resolution approving scheme for conversion to be registered by Registrar of Building Societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Company officer records when a building society becomes a company

113D: Registrar of Companies to register society as company on receipt of certain documents

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Building Societies Act 1965

What happens to a building society's stuff when it becomes a company

113E: Consequential provisions on conversion of society

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Building Societies Act 1965

How changes in rights and duties work when a building society becomes a company

113F: Enforceability of rights and liabilities altered by or arising under scheme for conversion

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Building Societies Act 1965

Members' money at risk stays the same when a building society becomes a company

113G: Liability of members of company

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Building Societies Act 1965

New company from building society can't give out special or prize-winning shares

113H: Prohibition on issue of terminating or bonus balloting shares in company to which society converts

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for protecting certain shareholders when a building society becomes a company

113I: Preservation of rights of terminating shareholders

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for protecting certain shareholders when a building society becomes a company

113I: Preservation of rights of terminating shareholders

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Building Societies Act 1965

Bonus shares must stay similar when a building society becomes a company

113J: Terms and conditions of bonus balloting securities not to be substantially different from terms and conditions of bonus balloting shares

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for employees when a building society becomes a company

113K: Employees

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for prize draws by companies that used to be building societies

113L: Application of Gambling Act 2003 to company ballots

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for prize draws by companies that used to be building societies

113L: Application of Gambling Act 2003 to company ballots

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Building Societies Act 1965

New companies can't start bonus prize accounts

113M: Prohibition on opening of new bonus balloting accounts after conversion date

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Building Societies Act 1965

New companies can't start bonus prize accounts

113M: Prohibition on opening of new bonus balloting accounts after conversion date

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies can no longer keep their special investment status after changing to companies

113N: Retention of trustee investment status for 5 years from conversion

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Building Societies Act 1965

Companies can still accept special home and farm savings after changing from a building society

113O: Retention of approved status for accepting deposits in home ownership or farm ownership accounts

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Building Societies Act 1965

Companies can still accept special home and farm savings after changing from a building society

113O: Retention of approved status for accepting deposits in home ownership or farm ownership accounts

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Building Societies Act 1965

No more prize draws three years after a building society becomes a company

113P: Prohibition of bonus ballots after expiry of 3 years from conversion date

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for changing building societies into companies

113Q: Regulations for purposes of this Part

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Building Societies Act 1965

A building society that becomes a company still has to pay the same taxes and fees

113R: Taxes and duties

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Building Societies Act 1965

A building society that becomes a company still has to pay the same taxes and fees

113R: Taxes and duties

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Building Societies Act 1965

Official records don't change when a building society becomes a company

113S: Registers

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Building Societies Act 1965

How building societies can end and close down

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to end a building society by following its rules

114: Dissolution in accordance with rules

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building society can close if most members agree and follow special rules

115: Dissolution by consent

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for closing down a building society

116: Provisions as to dissolution under last 2 preceding sections

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Building Societies Act 1965

The rule about closing building societies by the Registrar's decision no longer exists

117: Dissolution on award of Registrar

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Building Societies Act 1965

How a building society can be closed down by someone in charge

118: Dissolution by appointment of liquidator

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Building Societies Act 1965

Members don't have to pay everything back at once when a building society closes

119: Liability of members on dissolution or liquidation

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Building Societies Act 1965

Telling the official record keeper when a building society is closing down

120: Notice of dissolution or liquidation

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for ending special societies that are meant to finish at a certain time

121: Provision as to terminating societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules and Responsibilities for Building Societies and the People Who Watch Over Them

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about building society ads no longer exist

122: General control of advertisements

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Building Societies Act 1965

The Registrar can check if building societies are following the rules

122A: Powers of inspection of Registrar

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Building Societies Act 1965

Secret inspections: Sometimes the Registrar can keep information about building society checks private

122B: Registrar may refuse to disclose information relating to inspection

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Building Societies Act 1965

You can ask a court to review if you're denied information

122C: Appeals from decisions under section 122B

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Building Societies Act 1965

FMA can ask for a special money report when groups use ballots to share money

122D: Power of FMA to require actuary's certificate as to appropriations by ballot

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Building Societies Act 1965

Checking a building society's activities and holding special meetings

123: Inspections and special meetings

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Building Societies Act 1965

The government can stop a building society from operating if it breaks rules

124: Compulsory cancellation or suspension of registration

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to ask for a society's registration to be cancelled

125: Cancellation of registration at request of society

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Building Societies Act 1965

What happens when a building society's registration is cancelled or put on hold

126: Effect of cancellation or suspension of registration

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for when people share ownership of building society shares

127: Provisions as to shares held jointly

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies must sell land they get from borrowers who can't pay back loans

128: Land acquired by exercise of powers as mortgagee to be sold

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to show what a building society's rules are

129: Evidence of rules

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to store and protect society records

130: Form in which records may be kept

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies no longer have special rules about document taxes

131: Exemptions from stamp duties

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Building Societies Act 1965

Building societies no longer have special rules about document taxes

131: Exemptions from stamp duties

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Building Societies Act 1965

Breaking rules about building society property

132: Offences in relation to property of societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Making untrue statements in important papers is against the law

133: False statements in documents

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Building Societies Act 1965

When you can charge someone for breaking building society rules

135: Time for filing charging document

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Building Societies Act 1965

Breaking rules in this law can lead to a fine

136: General penalty for offences

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for how building societies work and what they need to do

137: Regulations

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Building Societies Act 1965

Sending society rules to local company offices

138: Filing of rules of existing societies with District Registrars of Companies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Old rules are replaced, and some other rules are changed when the new Building Societies Act starts

139: Repeals, consequential amendments, and savings

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Building Societies Act 1965

Easy rules for group talks in building clubs are no longer used

Schedule 1: Standard rules for meetings

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for special shares given to founders and directors of building societies

Schedule 2: Requirements relating to founders' and directors' shares

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules about ads for building societies that no longer apply

Schedule 3: Requirements relating to advertising

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Building Societies Act 1965

List of groups that used to be allowed to hold people's savings

Schedule 4: Societies authorised to accept savings bank deposits

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Building Societies Act 1965

Changes to another law about court cases

Schedule 5: Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957

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Building Societies Act 1965

List of old laws about building societies that are being cancelled

Schedule 6: Enactments repealed

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Building Societies Act 1965

Removed rules about building societies that are no longer used

Schedule 7:

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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Who gets the money from freedom camping fines?

31: Entitlement to infringement fees

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This part about changing the student loan law has been removed

221: Amendments to this Act

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Changes to other laws about student loans and money

Schedule 8: Amendments to Student Loan Scheme Act 1992 and Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

People who study in NZ and move overseas must pay interest on their student loans

134: Loan interest charged for all overseas-based borrowers

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Interest on student loans for overseas borrowers grows daily and adds up yearly

135: Loan interest calculated daily and charged and compounded annually

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Loan company tells you when they've added interest to what you owe

136: Notification that loan interest has compounded

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You might not have to pay interest if you quickly pay off your student loan after returning to New Zealand

138: Loan interest written off for quick repayment of consolidated loan balance

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

People who live overseas have to pay extra on their student loans

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Extra money you have to pay if you don't pay your student loan on time

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed: Rules for Canterbury earthquake building compensation no longer apply

CZ 23: Insurance or compensation for buildings replaced as revenue account property affected by Canterbury earthquakes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Earthquake relief benefits from employers aren't taxed as fringe benefits

CZ 24: Employee benefits for Canterbury earthquake relief: not fringe benefits

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about donating goods after the Canterbury earthquakes is no longer in use

GZ 3: Donations of trading stock for relief of Canterbury earthquakes

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When money is taken from your pay or given to the government for your student loan

195: Date on which salary or wage deductions and payments treated as being made and credited

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can ask for help to cancel some late payment interest on your student loan

146: Commissioner may grant relief from late payment interest

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Your employer must take extra money from your pay for your student loan if asked

38: Employer or PAYE intermediary must make Commissioner deductions from salary or wages

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Your boss can take extra money from your pay to help pay off your student loan if you ask them to

39: Employer or PAYE intermediary must make borrower deductions from salary or wages

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What counts as money you still owe on your student loan

5: Meaning of unpaid amount

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

IRD checks if student loan info is correct

11: Commissioner must confirm information provided by loan manager

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You get a copy of your student loan agreement soon after signing

12: Loan manager must provide copy of loan contract

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can change your mind and stop your student loan within a week

15: Right to cancel loan contract

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Loan manager sends your student loan debt to the tax office for collection

17: Loan manager must transfer loan advance debts to Commissioner for collection

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government lets you know when they start looking after your student loan

18: Commissioner must notify borrowers of loan advances

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government must tell you if your student loan rules change

20: Borrower must be notified of certain changes to obligations

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What words mean in the rules about full-time students not paying their loans

53: Definitions relating to exemption for full-time students

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Students who don't have to make regular loan payments

54: Borrowers who are eligible for exemption from standard deductions

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens if too much money is taken from your student loan payments

67: Procedure if significant over-deduction made

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How the government works out your student loan payments throughout the year

82: Calculation of interim payments for next tax year

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The Commissioner can guess your loan payments if you didn't share last year's income information

83: Commissioner may assess interim payments if information for preceding year not provided

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Figuring out future student loan payments: old rule no longer used

95: Calculation of interim payments for next tax year

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This rule about temporary student loan payments has been removed

96: Commissioner may assess interim payments if information for preceding year not provided

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens when you pay too much on your student loan

119: Meaning of excess repayment

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules about parts of a year no longer apply

128: Application of sections 118 to 122 and this subpart to part years

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can choose to get money back or pay ahead if you've overpaid your student loan

132: Borrower may receive refund or apply excess repayment to future repayment obligations

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

No more special interest rules for people with student loans living in New Zealand

137: Full interest write-off for New Zealand-based borrowers

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Extra charges for not paying your student loan on time

139: Late payment interest charged on unpaid amount

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You'll be told if you have to pay extra for being late with your student loan

140: Notification of late payment interest

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can pay less extra money on late student loan payments if you follow a payment plan

141: Late payment interest reduced if instalment arrangement complied with

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can ask for a review if you disagree with decisions about your special student loan payment rate

177: Challenge to special deduction rate certificate for unused repayment threshold

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can challenge if you're not allowed to make special requests about your student loan

181: Challenge to prohibition on applications or declarations

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How your student loan payments are used to pay off your debts

194: Order in which certain deductions and payments offset against borrower's consolidated loan balance

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Fixing mistakes in how student loan rules were used for you

198: Commissioner may remedy incorrect application of Act

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Changes that were made to this student loan law but are not used anymore

Schedule 7: Amendments to this Act

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Income Tax Act 2007

Insurance or compensation for lost business income

CG 5B: Receipts from insurance, indemnity, or compensation for interruption or impairment of business activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free timber rights in Treaty settlements

CW 1B: Treaty of Waitangi claim settlements: rights to take timber

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deducting interest payments required by tax law

DB 3B: Use of money interest

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deduction for fees paid when using tax pooling to pay certain taxes

DB 4B: Fees to purchase funds in tax pooling accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for certain investments in foreign investment PIEs

DB 54B: Expenditure incurred by foreign investment PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Treatment of new timber rights after cancelled rights in Treaty settlements

DP 9B: Treaty of Waitangi claim settlements: rights to take timber

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using past overseas company losses to reduce earlier tax bills

DZ 19: Attributed CFC loss carried back under section EZ 32C

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Income Tax Act 2007

Delaying tax on earthquake insurance payouts for replacement property

EZ 23B: Property acquired after depreciable property affected by Canterbury earthquakes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule about currency effects on foreign company borrowing no longer applies

EZ 32C: Treatment in section EX 20C of currency effects on CFC's borrowing

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign investment funds with zero tax rate

HM 19B: Modified rules for foreign investment zero-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules limit land investments for certain foreign investment funds

HM 19C: Modified rules for foreign investment variable-rate PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating tax and income for foreign investors in investment entities

HM 35C: Determining amounts for notified foreign investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How foreign investment PIEs can choose to calculate tax on certain dividends paid to overseas investors

HM 44B: NRWT calculation option

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for determining income sources for foreign investors in certain NZ investment funds

HM 55C: Modified source rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign investors in special New Zealand investment funds

HM 55D: Requirements for investors in foreign investment PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How foreign investment PIEs handle changes in investor residency or status

HM 55E: Changes in status of investors in foreign investment PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How foreign investment PIEs handle changes in investor residency or status

HM 55E: Changes in status of investors in foreign investment PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for foreign investors in special investment funds

HM 55F: Treatment of income attributed to notified foreign investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on New Zealand income sources for certain investment funds

HM 55G: Allowable amounts and thresholds for income with New Zealand source

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign investment PIEs that don't meet certain requirements

HM 55H: Treatment when certain requirements for foreign investment PIEs not met

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a multi-rate PIE can choose to become a foreign investment PIE for overseas investors

HM 71B: Choosing to become foreign investment PIE

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for managing New Zealand's retirement and investment funds

HR 4B: Activities relating to New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Venture Capital Fund

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Income Tax Act 2007

This explains when you can use overseas investment losses or income in your NZ tax

IQ 1A: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Māori authority credit for imputation credit from multi-rate PIE investment

OK 6B: MACA attributed PIE income with imputation credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using tax pool funds to pay expected income or provisional tax before filing returns

RP 19B: Transfers for certain expected tax liabilities

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Income Tax Act 2007

The King or Queen of New Zealand is treated as living in New Zealand for tax purposes

YD 3B: Crown

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Income Tax Act 2007

Continuing old tax rules for certain retirement payments

YZ 3: Saving effect of section DF 5 of Income Tax Act 1994

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Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

People who might not be allowed to become immigration advisers

16: Persons subject to restriction on being licensed

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Income Tax Act 2007

What happens when a Maori authority changes its status

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Income Tax Act 2007

Lists showing money added and taken away from special accounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list showing how much tax a company has paid and can share with its owners.

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of things that reduce the amount of money a company can share with its owners.

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list of when to pay and how to figure out your provisional tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

A list that shows how different people or groups are connected to each other

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Building Act 2004

Rules about old fees and costs still apply, even if they were charged before this law was made

281D: Validity of previous fees, charges, and additional costs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How new residents' investment tax rates are determined

HM 57B: Prescribed investor rates for new residents

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

This explains what 'adjusted net income' meant for student loans, but it's no longer used

88A: Meaning of adjusted net income

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Letting you pause your student loan payments when you go overseas

107B: Grant of temporary repayment suspension

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules for people with pauses in student loan repayments from the old law

108A: Borrowers who have had, or are having, temporary repayment suspensions under Student Loan Scheme Act 1992

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Getting more time to report changes to your student loan income or deductions

114A: Extension of time for notification of Schedule 3 adjustments

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You must choose a person in New Zealand to be your contact when you pause your overseas student loan payments

107A: Contact person to be nominated

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Government can ask someone you know to help find you if you owe money on your student loan

193A: Contact person may be requested to assist

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Telling the government about changes to your helper person

193B: Changes relating to identity and details of contact person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for inherited overseas investments in certain companies

EX 67B: Revaluation of inherited interests in grey list companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How some companies split their interest costs for tax purposes

FE 6B: Alternative apportionment of interest by some excess debt entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate group interest deductions and income for tax purposes

FE 12B: Calculations for group for test and apportionment using interest-income ratio

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Income Tax Act 2007

Identifying members of government-owned banks without interest division requirements

FE 36B: Identifying members of New Zealand banking group: Crown-owned, no interest apportionment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Identifying members of government-owned banks without interest division requirements

FE 36B: Identifying members of New Zealand banking group: Crown-owned, no interest apportionment

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Building Societies Act 1965

How to buy shares in special types of building societies

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Building Societies Act 1965

Special loans given when a house is used as security

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Building Societies Act 1965

Money given to members based on their ownership in the society

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Building Societies Act 1965

Money given without anything to back it up

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Building Societies Act 1965

Extra rules about giving money to people

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free benefits for workers affected by Canterbury earthquakes

CZ 23: Employee benefits for Canterbury earthquake relief: exempt income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption on some income for young people under certain conditions

CW 55BB: Minors' income, to limited extent

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for charity fund-raisers about sharing information when asking for money

28A: Regulations relating to disclosure by fund-raisers making requests for charitable purposes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the government's ownership in mixed-ownership enterprises is treated for tax purposes

YC 5B: Treatment of mixed-ownership enterprises

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Why the law helps regulators from other countries

48B: Purpose of sections 48C to 48O (which relate to assistance to overseas regulators)

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Explaining important words used in the Fair Trading Act about working with other countries

48C: Definitions of terms used in sections 48B to 48O

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about sharing information that was forced from someone with other countries

48D: Restrictions on providing compulsorily acquired information and investigative assistance

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The Commission can share certain information with overseas regulators

48M: Sharing of non-compulsorily acquired information not affected

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Income Tax Act 2007

Shares given as part of a profit-sharing plan count as dividends

CD 7B: Shares issued under profit distribution plans

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Income Tax Act 2007

Shares sold back to company under profit plans aren't considered dividends

CD 23B: Returns of capital: shares repurchased under profit distribution plans

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for replacing earthquake-damaged business property in Canterbury

CZ 25: Land and buildings as revenue account property affected by Canterbury earthquakes and replaced—insurance or compensation, Government purchase

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for selling earthquake-affected Canterbury property to the government

CZ 26: Land and buildings affected by Canterbury earthquakes—sections CB 9 to CB 11 and CB 14 overridden for Crown purchases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money back for unfinished business software development

DB 40B: Expenditure in unsuccessful development of software

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for business costs during Canterbury earthquake disruptions

DZ 20: Expenditure incurred while income-earning activity interrupted by Canterbury earthquake

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax when insurance contracts are transferred mid-year

ED 3: Part-year tax calculations for transfers: general insurance OCR

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing how to handle money from overseas companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to treat your foreign company or fund as active for tax purposes

EX 73: Election that CFC not non-attributing active CFC or FIF not non-attributing active FIF

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed tax rules for Canterbury earthquake insurance payouts

EZ 23C: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: treatment as disposal and reacquisition

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Income Tax Act 2007

Old rule for earthquake-affected items no longer applies

EZ 23E: Item treated as available for use if access restricted due to Canterbury earthquake

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Income Tax Act 2007

Optional timing for insurance money from Canterbury earthquake damage (no longer applies)

EZ 23F: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage causing disposal: optional timing rule for income, deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about timing of insurance and repair costs for Canterbury earthquake damage

EZ 23G: Insurance for repairs of Canterbury earthquake damage: optional timing rule for income, deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating income for CFCs with pre-2012 excessive debt funding

EZ 32D: Value of asset fraction: CFC with excessive debt funding and loan entered before 21 June 2012

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Income Tax Act 2007

Interest waived on certain CFC insurer terminal tax debts from 2009 to 2012

EZ 32E: Change in section EX 20B for income of CFC insurer: interest on terminal tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to value group assets affected by Canterbury earthquake while awaiting insurance

FZ 7: Valuation of group assets: insurance proceeds from Canterbury earthquake

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Income Tax Act 2007

Optional rules for investment funds to treat income from other funds as their own

HM 6B: Optional look-through rules for certain PIEs

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the law handles the ending of trusts set up for governments

YC 19B: Treatment when certain trusts terminated

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Local Government Act 2002

Local councils must pay back money the government spends to help fix their problems

258W: Recovery of expenses from local authority

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules can include special money guidelines in the law

259D: Regulations may incorporate financial reporting standards by reference

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Local Government Act 2002

How changes to financial reporting standards affect government rules

259E: Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, standards incorporated by reference in regulations

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Local Government Act 2002

How to prove that official standards are part of the rules

259F: Proof of standards incorporated by reference

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Local Government Act 2002

What happens when money rules in the law stop working

259G: Effect of expiry or revocation of standards incorporated by reference

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Local Government Act 2002

How you can see and read the special rules included in the law

259H: Access to standards incorporated by reference

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Local Government Act 2002

Some special rules don't apply to certain financial standards used in local government

259I: Application of Legislation Act 2019 to standards incorporated by reference

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Loan company tells tax office about your helper's details

16A: Loan manager must notify Commissioner of any details held about borrower’s contact person

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

No repayment needed if you meet special conditions

76A: Commissioner must assess borrowers to whom section 72(b) applies as having zero repayment obligation

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How the Act's rules work and change over time

8A: Application of provisions of Act

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Checking your student loan payments when you move back to New Zealand

115A: Reassessment of borrower's overseas-based repayment obligations in year of return to New Zealand

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules for challenging student loan decisions are found in another law

174A: Part 8A of Tax Administration Act 1994 applies to challenges under this Act

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can question a decision about pausing your student loan payments

182A: Challenge to decision concerning temporary repayment suspension

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You must tell the student loan manager if your address changes

193C: Changes relating to contact details of borrower

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign investors in PIEs may get extra dividend payments from NZ companies

HM 55FB: Notified foreign investors and tax credits for supplementary dividends

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The tax office can remove penalties if you ask and explain your situation

146A: Commissioner may grant relief from penalties

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Old rule about penalties for not paying enough of your student loan has been removed

161A: Underestimation penalty where interim payments underestimated as at last interim payment date

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Extra money you might have to pay if you guess your loan amount wrong

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving Australian retirement savings to KiwiSaver without tax

CW 29B: Amounts from Australian complying superannuation schemes reinvested in KiwiSaver schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving Australian retirement savings to KiwiSaver without tax

CW 29B: Amounts from Australian complying superannuation schemes reinvested in KiwiSaver schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received for land rights: when it counts as income

CC 1B: Consideration relating to grant, renewal, extension, or transfer of leasehold estate or licence

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received for ending a land lease or licence early may be taxable income

CC 1C: Consideration for agreement to surrender leasehold estate or terminate licence

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rights to buy or sell back company shares aren't counted as dividends

CD 29B: Issues to shareholders of rights to subscribe for or sell back shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income from hedging currency changes in specific Australian shares

CV 18: Hedging of currency movements in Australian non-attributing shares and attributing FDR method interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from using certain assets and how it's taxed

CW 8B: Certain amounts derived from use of assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

KiwiRail and its subsidiaries are exempt from tax on certain income related to railway assets

CW 65: New Zealand Railways Corporation restructure: exempt income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax estimates are made for benefits given to MPs

CX 33B: Benefits for members of Parliament

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for commercial fit-out expenses removed from tax calculations

DA 5: Treatment of expenditure for commercial fit-out

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for payments to obtain or extend land use rights

DB 20B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deduction for paying to end a lease or land use licence early

DB 20C: Consideration for agreement to surrender leasehold estate or terminate licence

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart explains how to calculate tax deductions for mixed-use assets

DG 1: What this subpart does

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section explains how to apply specific tax rules for different types of property and expenses

DG 2: Application of this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as an asset for tax purposes in this part of the law

DG 3: Meaning of asset for this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as personal use of an asset for tax purposes

DG 4: Meaning of private use for this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

How interest costs are defined and handled for tax purposes

DG 5: Meaning and treatment of interest expenditure for this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

When company ownership lets you use company assets

DG 6: Associated persons: company rule modified

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Income Tax Act 2007

Claiming expenses for assets used only to earn taxable income

DG 7: Expenditure related to income-earning use

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming expenses on assets used to earn income

DG 8: Expenditure limitation rule

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the tax-deductible portion of an asset's expenses

DG 9: Apportionment formula

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for managing interest expenses on certain company assets

DG 10: Interest expenditure rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for close companies deducting interest expenses on certain assets

DG 11: Interest expenditure: close companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deducting group company interest expenses based on net asset balance

DG 12: Interest expenditure: group companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for limiting interest deductions for companies with shares in other companies

DG 13: Interest expenditure: corporate shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for individual shareholders deducting interest on company-related borrowing

DG 14: Interest expenditure: non-corporate shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for limiting expense deductions when an asset doesn't earn enough

DG 15: Quarantined expenditure rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Restricted deductions for low-income generating business assets

DG 16: Quarantined expenditure when asset activity negative

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to use previously set-aside money for tax deductions on assets

DG 17: Allocation of amounts quarantined under section DG 16

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling limited expenses in company groups and for shareholders

DG 18: Quarantined expenditure: group companies and shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using previously set-aside money for expenses based on current year's profit

DG 19: Allocation of amounts quarantined under section DG 18

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Income Tax Act 2007

When income from using an asset in business can't be separated out

DG 20: When income cannot be separately attributed

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to opt out of tax rules for small amounts of income from asset use

DG 21: Opting out of treatment under this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for assets used or owned for part of the year

DG 22: Application of rules to part years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax relief for protecting Australian investments against currency changes

DV 25: Hedging of currency movements in Australian non-attributing shares and attributing FDR method interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies transferring certain assets to shareholders in 2013-14

DZ 21: Transfer in 2013–14 income year of assets to which subpart DG applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling livestock to connected persons using the herd scheme

EC 4B: Compulsory use of herd scheme method for associated persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing and timing livestock transfers between farmers

EC 4C: Value and timing of transfers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Valuing certain foreign currency financial deals at year-end exchange rates

ED 4: Valuation of certain excepted financial arrangements denominated in foreign currency

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for payments related to land use agreements

EI 4B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing certain Australian shares and foreign investments

EM 1: Australian non-attributing shares and attributing FDR method interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart applies to certain investors, funds, and life insurers

EM 2: Who does this subpart apply to?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of foreign currency agreements covered by this subpart

EM 3: What hedges does this subpart apply to?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing special tax rules for managing eligible hedges

EM 4: Elections

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating hedge portions for foreign investments using two different methods

EM 5: Fair dividend rate hedge portions: hedge-by-hedge methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate income or spending for fair dividend rate hedge portions

EM 6: Income and expenditure for fair dividend rate hedge portions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Checking and adjusting your fair dividend rate hedge portions every three months

EM 7: Quarterly test of fair dividend rate hedge portions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions for income tax timing and measurement rules

EM 8: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Setting tax rules for New Zealand Railways Corporation's change to a state enterprise

EZ 64: New Zealand Railways Corporation restructure: purpose and initial amounts for tax purposes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How KiwiRail and New Zealand Railways Corporation are treated for tax purposes

EZ 65: Expenditure or loss incurred, and amounts derived

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Income Tax Act 2007

How KiwiRail can claim deductions for prepaid expenses

EZ 66: Prepayments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for KiwiRail's leased assets and personal property lease payments

EZ 67: Leased assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for KiwiRail's leased assets and personal property lease payments

EZ 67: Leased assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains key terms used in specific sections of the Act

EZ 68: Definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to use a specific overseas investment loss when certain income calculation methods aren't available

IQ 2C: Effect of FIF net loss if attributed FIF income method not available

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Income Tax Act 2007

Crown remains economic owner despite railway restructure

YC 18C: Railways restructure not affecting Crown economic ownership

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Auctioneers Act 2013

When the law about auctioneers starts working

2: Commencement

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Rules for selling things through competitive bidding

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Auctioneers Act 2013

This law explains how auctioneers are registered and what rules they need to follow

3: Purpose of Act

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Auctioneers Act 2013

What important words mean in this law about auctions

4: Interpretation

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Registered auctioneers can only hire other qualified auctioneers

7: Restriction on who registered auctioneers may engage as auctioneer

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Auctioneers Act 2013

What you need to tell us when you want to become an auctioneer

9: Information and material to be included in application

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Auctioneers Act 2013

How the Registrar checks and approves your application to become an auctioneer

10: Acceptance of application

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Explaining why an application to be an auctioneer was turned down

11: Refusal of application

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Auctioneers Act 2013

How long someone can be registered as an auctioneer

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Your auctioneer licence runs out after a year unless you renew it

12: Registration expires after 12 months

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Auctioneers must confirm their details yearly to stay registered

13: Annual confirmation

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Auctioneers Act 2013

How the Registrar can cancel an auctioneer's registration

14: Cancelling registrations

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Auctioneers Act 2013

When an auctioneer is no longer allowed to sell things at auctions

15: When registered auctioneer ceases to be registered

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Telling the Registrar when important things change for auctioneers

16: Obligation to notify Registrar of changes

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Rules about keeping important documents and information

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Auctioneers must keep detailed records of sellers, items, and auction details

17: Auctioneer record

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Keeping and sharing your auction record

18: Storage and inspection of auctioneer record

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Person who keeps a list of official auctioneers

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Person in charge of managing auctioneers' registration

19: Registrar of Auctioneers

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Auctioneers Act 2013

The Registrar can give you a paper that proves if someone is an auctioneer

20: Registrar's certificate

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Auctioneers Act 2013

A list of all registered auctioneers that anyone can look up online

21: Register of auctioneers

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Auctioneers Act 2013

What to do if you disagree with the Registrar's decisions

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Auctioneers Act 2013

How to disagree with decisions about your auctioneer registration

22: Appeals

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Auctioneers Act 2013

The court can temporarily stop an auctioneer's registration from being cancelled

23: Interim order by District Court

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Things auctioneers can get in trouble for

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Rules to follow if you're an auctioneer to avoid getting in trouble

24: Offences

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Rules for people who sell things at auctions

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Rules for becoming an auctioneer

25: Regulations

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Rules that help switch from old laws to new laws

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Rules for existing auctioneers when the new law starts

26: Application of Act to existing licence holders and others

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Changes made to other laws because of this one

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Changes to the law mean you now need to be registered to run auctions

27: Amendments removing exemption from requirement to be registered

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Making changes to other laws because of the new auctioneers law

28: Consequential repeal and amendments

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Auctioneers Act 2013

Changes to rules about people who sell things for others at special sales

Schedule : Amendments relating to auctioneers

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This law makes sure trading is fair for everyone in New Zealand

1A: Purpose

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Sellers can't trick buyers by pretending to bid on their own items at auctions

14A: When vendor bids are misrepresentations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The Minister can make, change, or cancel rules to help keep products safe

30A: Product safety policy statements

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The government checks if safety rules for products are still good every five years

30B: Review of product safety policy statements

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Fair Trading Act 1986

When companies choose to take back unsafe products, they must tell the government quickly

31A: Voluntary product recall

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Fair Trading Act 1986

People who check if products are safe

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for choosing people to check if things are safe to use

33A: Appointment of product safety officers

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Proof of job for product safety officers

33B: Certificates of appointment

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Product safety officers can check places for unsafe goods

33C: Powers of product safety officers

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Stopping the sale of possibly dangerous goods to keep people safe

33D: Suspension of supply notices

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Fair Trading Act 1986

How to ask for help if someone breaks the rules in trading

43A: Application for order under section 43

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for which courts can make orders based on how much money is involved

43B: Limits on jurisdiction of District Court and Disputes Tribunal to make orders under section 43

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The government can agree to promises people make about following the rules

46A: Commission may accept undertakings

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Fair Trading Act 1986

How the Commerce Commission can make you keep your promises

46B: Enforcement of undertakings

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Commission can give staff permission to check and enforce rules about product safety and information

47K: Commission may authorise employees for monitoring and enforcement purposes

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What employees can do to check if shops are following the rules

47L: Powers of authorised employees

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

This law explains how to make buying and selling fair for everyone

1A: Purpose

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What happens when you buy things using a special credit deal set up by the seller

23A: Goods subject to collateral credit agreement

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

What happens when you buy things using a special credit deal set up by the seller

23A: Goods subject to collateral credit agreement

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Rules for cancelling a service you bought with a special payment plan

39A: Services subject to collateral credit agreement

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

This law explains how weights and measures keep buying and selling fair for everyone

1A: Purpose

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Rules for weighing and measuring goods in shops

15A: Weighing and measuring of goods sold by retail

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Some special weighing or measuring tools used in trade need a paper to show they're correct

22B: Certificate of accuracy required for certain weighing or measuring instruments

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Employment Relations Act 2000

How money for joining a workers' group can be taken out of your pay if you say it's okay

55: Deduction of union fees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free refunds for some foreign investment fund fees

CW 55BAB: Rebate of fees paid by FIF

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Income Tax Act 2007

Repay past tax deductions for bad debts under new rules

CZ 27: Prior bad debt deductions clawback

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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

You may need to pay a fee to help cover workplace safety costs

201: Funding levy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Delaying tax on insurance money for earthquake-damaged property

EZ 23BB: Interest in property acquired after depreciable property affected by Canterbury earthquakes

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You pay less extra money when the government takes some of what you're owed to pay your student loan

141A: Late payment interest reduced if deduction or extraction notice applies

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

You can get in trouble if you don't pay your student loan while living overseas

162A: Offence for default of overseas-based repayment obligation

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The court can stop you from leaving New Zealand if you haven't paid your student loan

162B: Arrest of liable person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income calculation for employees receiving job benefits

MB 7B: Family scheme income from employment benefits: employees not controlling shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using older accounting methods for overseas companies in specific situations

EZ 32F: Applicable accounting standard for section EX 21E: former generally accepted accounting practice without IFRS

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing money from overseas retirement funds

CD 36B: Foreign superannuation withdrawals and pensions from foreign superannuation scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing money from overseas retirement funds

CD 36B: Foreign superannuation withdrawals and pensions from foreign superannuation scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing money taken out of overseas retirement funds

CF 3: Withdrawals from foreign superannuation scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing money taken out of overseas retirement funds

CF 3: Withdrawals from foreign superannuation scheme

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for taking legal action about money-related products and services

48P: Proceedings relating to financial products or financial services

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can't be fined twice for the same mistake with money stuff

48Q: No pecuniary penalty and fine for same conduct involving financial products or financial services

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can't be fined twice for the same mistake with money stuff

48Q: No pecuniary penalty and fine for same conduct involving financial products or financial services

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The rule about proving claims doesn't apply to special financial papers

48R: Unsubstantiated representations prohibition does not apply to financial markets disclosure

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Some actions allowed by financial market rules don't break fair trading rules

48S: Certain conduct under Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 does not contravene various provisions of this Act

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Some actions allowed by financial market rules don't break fair trading rules

48S: Certain conduct under Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 does not contravene various provisions of this Act

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra income from certain tax credits on company dividends

CV 19: Additional income for certain imputation credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free withdrawals from foreign super schemes for new NZ residents

CW 28B: Foreign superannuation withdrawal in initial period of residency

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free withdrawals from foreign super schemes for new NZ residents

CW 28B: Foreign superannuation withdrawal in initial period of residency

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for large withdrawals from foreign superannuation schemes

CW 28C: Foreign superannuation withdrawal exceeding given amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for large withdrawals from foreign superannuation schemes

CW 28C: Foreign superannuation withdrawal exceeding given amount

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax option for unreported foreign super withdrawals before April 2014

CZ 21B: Optional treatment of withdrawals from foreign superannuation schemes not included in return or assessed before 1 April 2014

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax option for unreported foreign super withdrawals before April 2014

CZ 21B: Optional treatment of withdrawals from foreign superannuation schemes not included in return or assessed before 1 April 2014

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for miners on tax from pre-2014 mining expenses

CZ 28: Transitional provision for mineral mining: previously appropriated mining expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Words that explain what things mean

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Income Tax Act 2007

Different types of money spent on mining

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Income Tax Act 2007

Spreading mining costs over a mine's expected lifespan

EJ 20B: Certain mining expenditure spread over assumed life of mine

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Income Tax Act 2007

How long mining costs are spread for tax purposes

EJ 20C: Length of spreading period

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax deductions for mineral miners based on estimated mine life

EJ 20D: Measurement of assumed life of mine and application to rate

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Income Tax Act 2007

Spreading mining costs over time based on production levels

EJ 20E: Certain mining expenditure spread on basis of units of production

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign superannuation rights that aren't FIF interests

EX 42B: Interests in foreign superannuation scheme other than FIF superannuation interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign superannuation rights that aren't FIF interests

EX 42B: Interests in foreign superannuation scheme other than FIF superannuation interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Accounting for interest-free and low-interest loans using IFRS reporting

EZ 69: IFRS financial reporting method: interest-free and low-interest loans

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Employment Relations Act 2000

Getting back money you should have been paid for your work

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Employment Relations Act 2000

You can get back money your boss owes you, even if you agreed to less pay before.

131: Arrears

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for dividends from certain foreign investments

LE 8B: Dividends from certain FIF interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for mineral miners who have losses or specific expenses

LU 1: Tax credits for mineral miners

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Promises to fix mistakes in finance can include paying people back or paying fines

46A: Undertaking may include requirements as to compensation or penalties

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Promises to fix mistakes in finance can include paying people back or paying fines

46A: Undertaking may include requirements as to compensation or penalties

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can join and speak up in certain money-related court cases

48A: FMA may appear and be heard and adduce evidence

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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

FMA can join and speak up in certain money-related court cases

48A: FMA may appear and be heard and adduce evidence

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Employment Relations Act 2000

How you can get money back if someone breaks the rules at work

135: Recovery of penalties

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Employment Relations Act 2000

Money from fines can go to the government or sometimes to other people if a judge says so.

136: Application of penalties recovered

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much of your overseas pension is taxable when you take it out

Schedule 33: Default fractions of foreign superannuation withdrawals

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much of your overseas pension is taxable when you take it out

Schedule 33: Default fractions of foreign superannuation withdrawals

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Companies Act 1993

Auditors must follow official standards when checking company finances

207A: Audit must be carried out in accordance with auditing and assurance standards

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Companies Act 1993

Auditors must follow official standards when checking company finances

207A: Audit must be carried out in accordance with auditing and assurance standards

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Companies Act 1993

You can ask for a copy of the money papers made for taxes

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Companies Act 1993

Shareholders can ask for and receive tax-related financial statements

207F: Shareholders may request copy of financial statements prepared for tax purposes

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Companies Act 1993

Explaining key terms for financial statement registration rules

207X: Interpretation in this subpart

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Companies Act 1993

How fines for breaking company rules are paid to the government

207ZB: Payment of infringement fee

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Employment Relations Act 2000

The Governor-General can choose people to be temporary judges for a short time when they are needed.

207: Appointment of acting Judges

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Employment Relations Act 2000

Written requests for money owed

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Employment Relations Act 2000

A special notice that tells bosses they need to pay their workers money they owe them

224: Demand notice

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Employment Relations Act 2000

This explains how employers can disagree with a notice asking them to pay money to their workers.

225: Objections to demand notice

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Electricity Industry Act 2010

How to settle disagreements about who pays for electricity supply problems

95A: Indemnity disputes

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules in this law apply no matter what, even if you make a different agreement

5C: No contracting out: general rule

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Trading businesses can agree to different rules if it's fair

5D: No contracting out: exception for parties in trade

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Statements made without good reasons to back them up

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Don't make claims about things you're selling without proof

12A: Unsubstantiated representations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The court considers all the details when someone makes a claim without proof

12B: Court must have regard to certain matters

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Only the Commerce Commission can take legal action for claims made without proof

12C: Limitation on commencement of proceedings in relation to unsubstantiated representations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What happens if you get stuff you didn't ask for in the mail

21A: Liability of recipient of unsolicited goods

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You don't have to pay for services you didn't ask for

21B: Liability of recipient of unsolicited services

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You don't have to pay for things you didn't ask for

21C: Prohibition on asserting right to payment in respect of unsolicited goods or unsolicited services

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for unsolicited goods and services made by the Governor-General

21D: Regulations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Businesses selling online must tell you they're a business

28B: Disclosure of trader status on Internet

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for buying and selling: How to be fair when shopping or running a business

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This part explains the rules for different ways of buying things

36A: Purpose of Part

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What a layby sale is and how it works

36B: Meaning of layby sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for sellers when making a layby sale agreement

36C: Disclosure requirements relating to layby sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can ask the seller for more details about your layby sale agreement, and they must provide it for free

36D: Further disclosure if requested by consumer

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Fair Trading Act 1986

When you buy something in parts, the shop looks after it until you finish paying

36E: Risk in goods

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can cancel a layby sale before taking the items home

36F: Cancellation of layby sale agreement by consumer

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Fair Trading Act 1986

When a shop can stop your layby agreement

36G: Cancellation of layby sale agreement by supplier

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What happens when you end a layby agreement

36H: Effect of cancellation of layby sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What happens to your layby purchase if the shop goes broke?

36I: Bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, or voluntary administration of supplier: completion of layby sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What happens if a store goes out of business before you finish paying for something?

36J: Bankruptcy, receivership, or liquidation of supplier: consumer priority

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What it means when a business tries to sell you things without you asking

36K: Meaning of uninvited direct sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for sellers when they make unexpected sales to you

36L: Disclosure requirements relating to uninvited direct sale agreements

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can cancel a sale if someone comes to your house to sell you something

36M: Cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement by consumer

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for sellers who come to your home or work without invitation

36N: Enforcement of uninvited direct sale agreement by supplier

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What happens when you cancel a door-to-door sale agreement

36O: Effect of cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What sellers must do when you cancel a door-to-door sale

36P: Supplier's obligations on cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What you need to do when you cancel a sale from a door-to-door salesperson

36Q: Consumer's obligations on cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Money rules when you cancel a surprise door-to-door sale

36R: Compensation on cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about financial products and when they don't have to follow all the usual rules

36S: Regulations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about financial products and when they don't have to follow all the usual rules

36S: Regulations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What is an extended warranty and who can offer it when you buy something?

36T: Meaning of extended warranty agreement and related definitions

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for sellers when offering extended warranties

36U: Disclosure requirements relating to extended warranty agreements

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Fair Trading Act 1986

How to cancel an extended warranty and get your money back

36V: Cancellation of extended warranty agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about extended warranties can be made by the Governor-General

36W: Regulations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What some important words mean in this part of the law about buying and selling

36X: Definitions

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Each piece of property sold at an auction is its own separate deal

36Z: Each lot is separate contract of sale

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Fair Trading Act 1986

How an auction starts and finishes, and what happens after

36ZA: Start and end of auction

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for joining an auction must be clearly shown to everyone taking part

36ZB: Notice to participants

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for buying things at auctions from businesses

36ZC: Vendors selling in trade

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about sellers bidding on their own items at auctions

36ZD: Vendor bids

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can take back your bid before an auction finishes

36ZE: Bids may be withdrawn until end of auction

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Auctioneers must give you your money and a sale report within a set time

36ZF: Account and payment of proceeds

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What are infringement offences and how much do they cost?

40B: Infringement offence, etc, defined

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The government can give you a written warning if they think you broke the rules

40D: Issue of infringement notice

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for giving you a notice if you break a Fair Trading rule

40E: Procedural requirements for infringement notices

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The Commerce Commission gives money from fines to the government

40F: What Commission does with infringement fees

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Fair Trading Act 1986

An infringement notice protects you from getting a criminal record

40G: Effect of infringement notice

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Goods must be delivered on time or you can ask for help

5A: Guarantee as to delivery

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Gas and electricity must be safe, reliable, and good enough for everyday use

7A: Guarantee of acceptable quality in supply of gas and electricity

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

How section 7A works with the rest of the Consumer Guarantees Act

7B: Relationship of section 7A with rest of Act

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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Gas and electricity sellers can get money back from pipe and line owners if there are problems

46A: Indemnification of gas and electricity retailers

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Companies Act 1993

Rules for changing or combining code companies that affect voting rights

236A: Arrangement or amalgamation involving code company

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Income Tax Act 2007

This explains when you're considered to have acquired land for tax purposes

CB 15B: When land acquired

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed: Tax rules for money forgiven when leaving bankruptcy

CG 2B: Remitted amounts on discharge from bankruptcy

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax implications for company groups when debts are cancelled during liquidation

CG 2C: Remitted and other amounts: companies in liquidation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax consequences when companies leave groups with unpaid debts

CG 2D: Remitted and other amounts: companies leaving groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Splitting special income among company group members after shared tax losses

CG 2E: Remitted and other amounts: income apportionment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax implications when benefiting from previously deducted expenses

CG 7B: Disposals or applications after earlier deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money for work clothes isn't taxed in certain cases

CW 17CC: Payments for distinctive work clothing

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for community housing organisations that help people with housing

CW 42B: Community housing trusts and companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free accommodation for Christchurch earthquake recovery workers

CZ 29: Accommodation expenditure: Canterbury earthquake relief

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining how to apply new rules for work-related accommodation and meal expenses from 2011 to 2015

CZ 30: Transitional provision: application of certain accommodation provisions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special accommodation rules for Defence Force members from 2012 to 2015

CZ 31: Accommodation expenditure: New Zealand Defence Force

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Income Tax Act 2007

How income is calculated when petroleum miners sell underground gas storage facilities

CZ 32: Treatment of certain petroleum storage facilities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for unsuccessful plant variety rights applications

DB 40BA: Expenses in application for plant variety rights

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies can claim deductions for costs related to paying dividends

DB 63: Expenses in paying dividends

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Income Tax Act 2007

Listed companies can deduct regular stock exchange listing fees

DB 63B: Periodic company registration fees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions on shareholder meetings

DB 63C: Meetings of shareholders

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This law aims to make money-related activities safe, fair, and easy to understand for everyone

2A: Purposes of this Act

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This law aims to make money-related activities safe, fair, and easy to understand for everyone

2A: Purposes of this Act

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The FMA can stop people from registering as financial providers if it might mislead others

15A: Purpose of FMA's powers relating to registration

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The FMA can stop people from registering as financial providers if it might mislead others

15A: Purpose of FMA's powers relating to registration

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The FMA can stop you from becoming a registered financial service provider

15B: FMA may prevent registration of financial service provider

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

FMA can stop someone from registering as a financial service provider, even if they meet all other rules

15C: FMA may prevent registration regardless of whether applicant is otherwise qualified to be registered

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Why the FMA can remove someone from the financial service providers list

18A: Purpose of FMA's powers relating to deregistration

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Why the FMA can remove someone from the financial service providers list

18A: Purpose of FMA's powers relating to deregistration

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

FMA can check if a financial service provider should be taken off the list

18B: Consideration of deregistration of financial service provider by FMA

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

FMA can check if a financial service provider should be taken off the list

18B: Consideration of deregistration of financial service provider by FMA

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

FMA can remove a financial service provider from the register for any reason

18C: FMA may direct deregistration regardless of whether section 18(1) applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign currency transactions with specific hedges in property or service arrangements

EW 33B: Foreign ASAPs: designated FX hedges

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling foreign currency in certain sales agreements

EW 33C: Consideration in foreign currency: some agreements for sale and purchase

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle certain foreign financial arrangements before 2014-2015 tax year

EZ 75: Consideration for property or services: IFRS foreign ASAPs before 2014–15 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for valuing certain foreign financial agreements before 2014-15

EZ 76: Consideration for property or services: non-IFRS foreign ASAPs before 2014–15 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling old substituting debentures after law change

EZ 77: Substituting debentures repeal: transitional rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a charity's assets and expenses are valued when it loses its tax-free status

HR 11: Non-exempt charities: initial tax base

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for charities that lose their registration

HR 12: Non-exempt charities: treatment of tax-exempt accumulations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Maximum tax on inflation-related increases in investment value

RE 18B: Capital value increase under inflation-indexed instruments: RWT cap

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for Te Urewera Board's expenses related to its official duties

CW 40B: Te Urewera Board

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Local Government Act 2002

What you can argue about when you think the council made a mistake asking you for money to build things in your neighbourhood

199D: Scope of development contribution objections

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for deciding how much money local boards get

48M: Local boards funding policy

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Local Government Act 2002

What your local council needs to tell you about their big future plans

93C: Content of consultation document for adoption of long-term plan

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules for fair sharing of costs for new community facilities

197AB: Development contributions principles

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Local Government Act 2002

List of community projects funded by new building fees

201A: Schedule of assets for which development contributions will be used

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Crimes Act 1961

This law explains how tricking people in sports and dog races to change betting results is considered a crime.

240A: Application of section 240 to match-fixing

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Building Act 2004

This part doesn't change your rights as a shopper under other laws that protect you.

362C: Consumer rights under Fair Trading Act 1986 or Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 not affected by this Part

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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Businesses and individuals cannot use insurance to pay health and safety fines

29: Insurance against fines unlawful

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Employment Relations Act 2000

This rule explained how pay cuts during small strikes couldn't make your pay less than the lowest amount allowed by law.

95E: Relationship between specified pay deduction and minimum wage

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Words in a deal that aren't fair

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules to stop businesses from using unfair terms in their contracts with customers

26A: Unfair contract terms in standard form consumer contracts

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Saying which parts of a contract are not fair

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The Commerce Commission can ask a court to decide if a contract term is unfair

46H: Application by Commission for declaration of unfair contract term

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Courts can decide if some contract terms are not fair for customers or small businesses

46I: Declaration of unfair contract terms

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about contracts that are mostly written by one side

46J: Standard form contracts

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about which contract terms can't be called unfair

46K: Terms that may not be declared to be unfair contract terms

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Fair Trading Act 1986

When a contract term is not fair to one side

46L: When term in consumer contract or small trade contract is unfair

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Fair Trading Act 1986

List of ways a contract can be unfair to one person

46M: Examples of unfair contract terms

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Child Support Act 1991

Money parents keep for basic needs before paying child support

35A: Living allowance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer-provided accommodation or housing payments count as income

CE 1B: General rule: accommodation provided by employers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for employer-provided overseas accommodation

CE 1C: Exception: overseas accommodation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Defence Force accommodation value rules for members

CE 1D: Exception: accommodation provided by Defence Force

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Income Tax Act 2007

Religious leaders' housing provided by their organisation may count as taxable income

CE 1E: Exception: accommodation provided to ministers of religion

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free accommodation for temporary out-of-town work assignments

CW 16B: Accommodation expenditure: out-of-town secondments and projects

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax-free accommodation during temporary work assignments

CW 16C: Time periods for certain accommodation expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for work-related overnight accommodation

CW 16D: Accommodation expenditure: conferences and overnight stays

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free accommodation for new employees in special work situations

CW 16E: Accommodation expenditure: new employees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax-free accommodation when you work at multiple locations

CW 16F: Accommodation expenditure: multiple workplaces

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free meals when working away from your usual workplace

CW 17CB: Payments for certain work-related meals

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine your worldwide group if you're controlled by non-residents or a trustee

FE 31D: Worldwide group for entity controlled by non-resident owning body or trustee

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Income Tax Act 2007

Matching company ownership and debt levels for tax purposes

GB 51: Proportionality between amount of debt and ownership interests

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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules for setting and managing work safety fees

215: Regulations relating to levies

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for keeping ACC's money fair and steady

166A: Principles of financial responsibility in relation to Accounts

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Changes to the rules about paying for work accidents

336A: Repeal of and amendments to provisions relating to residual levies for Work Account

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Changes to rules about old car fees for the Motor Vehicle Account

336B: Repeal of and amendments to provisions relating to residual levies for Motor Vehicle Account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on residential land sold within 2 years of purchase

CB 6A: Disposal within 2 years: bright-line test for residential land

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Income Tax Act 2007

No tax on selling your main home within two years, with some exceptions

CB 16A: Main home exclusion for disposal within 2 years

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about selling residential land within 5 years no longer applies

DB 18A: Ring-fenced allocations: disposal of residential land within 5 years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about tax deductions when selling houses to people you know

DB 18AB: Deduction cap: disposal of residential land within 5 years to associated persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring residential land in relationship property settlements

FB 3A: Residential land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for residential land transfers after someone dies

FC 9: Residential land transferred to executor, administrator, or beneficiary on death of person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about deals with houses and land

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies selling shares when they own residential land

GB 52: Arrangements involving residential land: companies’ shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for trusts that own residential land and make certain changes

GB 53: Arrangements involving residential land: trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains what 'settlement of relationship property' and 'property' mean in this law

FB 1B: Meaning of settlement of relationship property and property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax responsibilities before and after transferring property in a relationship settlement

FB 1C: Obligations for periods before and from transfer of property

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to treat costs for business-related building interiors

DB 22B: Amounts paid for commercial fit-out for building

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the cost of certain intangible assets

EE 18B: Cost: some depreciable intangible property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exception for housing provided to religious ministers from 2013 to 2015

CZ 33: Transitional exception for accommodation provided to ministers of religion

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign pension payments reported as income before April 2014

EZ 32G: Person deriving pension from foreign superannuation scheme and returning as income before 1 April 2014

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign pension payments reported as income before April 2014

EZ 32G: Person deriving pension from foreign superannuation scheme and returning as income before 1 April 2014

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income and property limits for community housing assistance

Schedule 34: Community housing trusts and companies: income and assets of beneficiaries and clients

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Income Tax Act 2007

Changing interest amounts in tax pooling requests made between July 2014 and early 2016

RZ 12: Adjustments to interest in requests made after commencement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling or restating hidden assets after claiming tax deductions

CG 7C: Disposal or rerecognition of derecognised non-depreciable assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can claim a deduction for reinstating research and development tax losses

DV 26: Deduction for reinstatement of R&D tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out the yearly rate for claiming design registration costs

EE 34B: Annual rate for design registrations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for businesses using IFRS reporting when equity or income recognition changes

EZ 69B: IFRS financial reporting method: equity or other comprehensive income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting a tax credit for losses from research and development activities

LB 4B: Tax credit for R&D tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

This explains when companies can use special tax rules for research and development expenses

MX 1: When subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies to qualify for cash tax credits

MX 2: Corporate eligibility criteria

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much of your wage spending must be on R&D to qualify for tax credits

MX 3: Wage intensity criteria

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for research and development losses

MX 4: R&D loss tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

How cancelled R&D tax loss credits affect your yearly tax losses

MX 5: Cancellation of R&D tax losses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deduction available when company tax rate increases for those with R&D loss tax credits

MX 6: Deduction if increase in basic tax rate for company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Repaying R&D tax credits when company circumstances change

MX 7: Reinstatement of R&D tax losses and R&D repayment tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax repayment for companies receiving R&D loss tax credits

OB 47B: Tax paid by recipients of R&D loss tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Activities not counted as research and development for tax purposes

Schedule 22: Proscribed R&D activities

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Social Security Act 2018

Helping people in need with money and support

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Social Security Act 2018

Setting Up the Rules for Helping People

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Social Security Act 2018

This law helps people in need by giving money and support

3: Purpose of this Act

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Social Security Act 2018

Main ideas for helping people with jobs and money

4: Principles

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Social Security Act 2018

This Act explains how to get help from the government and what you need to do

5: Guide to this Act

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Social Security Act 2018

This Act explains how to get help from the government and what you need to do

5: Guide to this Act

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Social Security Act 2018

Words you don't know are explained in a special section

6: Definitions are in dictionary in Schedule 2

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Social Security Act 2018

The Minister can tell MSD how to do its job

7: Minister may give MSD binding directions

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Social Security Act 2018

Deciding if someone is single or in a relationship for benefit purposes

8: Determinations person is single or in de facto relationship

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Social Security Act 2018

How to understand references to old laws in the new Social Security Act

9: Interpretation: references to old law, and using it as a guide

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Social Security Act 2018

Tables comparing old and new laws to help understand changes

10: Comparative tables of old and new provisions

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Social Security Act 2018

Special rules for when changes happen to the Social Security Act 2018

11: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Social Security Act 2018

The government must follow the Social Security Act 2018 just like everyone else

12: Act binds the Crown

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Social Security Act 2018

Guides and outlines in the Act are helpful notes, not official rules

13: Status of guides or outlines

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Social Security Act 2018

Examples help explain the law but don't change what it actually says

14: Status of examples

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Social Security Act 2018

Examples help explain the law but don't change what it actually says

14: Status of examples

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Social Security Act 2018

Help for People in Need: Money and Support for Different Situations

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

This part explains how MSD can help you with money

15: What this Part does

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Social Security Act 2018

Who can get government help based on where they live

16: Residential requirement

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Social Security Act 2018

How much money you can get from the government

17: Rates

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Social Security Act 2018

How much money you can get from the government

17: Rates

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Social Security Act 2018

You can only get one main benefit or pension at a time

18: General limitation on receiving more than 1 benefit

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Social Security Act 2018

No benefit for people living in New Zealand illegally or on temporary visas

19: General limitation on receiving benefit: persons unlawfully resident or present in New Zealand and persons holding temporary entry class visa

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting help when you're looking for a job

20: Jobseeker support: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

Age rules for getting jobseeker support

23: Jobseeker support: age requirement

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Social Security Act 2018

You can get help if you have no money or very little money

24: Jobseeker support: no or minimum income

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Social Security Act 2018

Jobseeker support: extra money for people who are struggling financially

25: Jobseeker support: discretionary grant on ground of hardship

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Social Security Act 2018

When you can't get jobseeker support

26: Jobseeker support: ineligibility

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Social Security Act 2018

You need a doctor's note to get jobseeker support for health reasons

27: Jobseeker support: on ground of health condition, injury, or disability: application must include certificate

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD might ask you to see a doctor if you apply for jobseeker support because of health reasons

28: Jobseeker support: on ground of health condition, injury, or disability: medical examination

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting help as a single parent

29: Sole parent support: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

The sole parent requirement is for single parents caring for young children

30: What is sole parent requirement

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Social Security Act 2018

When the government might treat you as a child's parent for help purposes

31: When dependent child may be regarded as applicant’s child

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Social Security Act 2018

Your support changes from sole parent to jobseeker when your youngest child turns 14

33: Expiry of sole parent support, and replacement with jobseeker support, when youngest dependent child turns 14 years old

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Money for people who can't work much or can't see at all

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting money to help if you can't work much or can't see

34: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

You can't get support if you caused your own work problems or blindness on purpose

36: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness: ineligibility

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Social Security Act 2018

Medical check-up for people who can't work much or are blind and want financial help

37: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness: medical examination

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Social Security Act 2018

Special payment rules for couples when one person is in long-term care

38: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness: payment not apportioned in specified cases

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Social Security Act 2018

Helping people with health problems try working while keeping their support payment

39: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity: encouraging open employment

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Social Security Act 2018

Money for people who take care of someone else full-time

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting money to care for someone at home full-time

40: Supported living payment: on ground of caring for another person: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

You need a doctor's note to get money for caring for someone full-time

41: Supported living payment: on ground of caring for another person: application must include certificate

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can ask for a medical check when you apply to get paid for caring for someone at home

42: Supported living payment: on ground of caring for another person: medical examination

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting money help if you're a young person with no kids

49: Youth payment: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

When you're ready to start studying or training full-time

50: When person is study ready

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Social Security Act 2018

Youth payment helps young people with little or no money

51: Youth payment: no or minimum income

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Social Security Act 2018

When you can't get money from your parents or guardians

52: When person has parental support gap

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Social Security Act 2018

Extra help for young people in tough times

53: Youth payment: discretionary grant on ground of hardship

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Social Security Act 2018

Youth payment can continue for a short time after you turn 18

54: Youth payment: continuation after turning 18 years old

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Social Security Act 2018

Extra money for young people who follow special rules

55: Youth payment: incentive payments

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting money as a young parent

56: Young parent payment: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

Young parents can get money help even if they earn a little bit

58: Young parent payment: no or minimum income

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Social Security Act 2018

When you don't have parents or guardians to support you with money

59: When person has parental support gap

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Social Security Act 2018

Young parents in hardship might get help even if they don't live in New Zealand

60: Young parent payment: discretionary grant on ground of hardship

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Social Security Act 2018

Young parents can keep getting payments after turning 20 in some cases

61: Young parent payment: continuation after turning 20 years old

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Social Security Act 2018

Extra money for young parents who follow certain rules

62: Young parent payment: incentive payments

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Help for people who can't earn enough money

63: Emergency benefit: discretionary grant on ground of hardship

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Social Security Act 2018

Extra money during a big sickness in New Zealand

64: Emergency benefit: grant during epidemic in New Zealand

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can give you money to help with housing costs if you qualify

65: Accommodation supplement: discretionary grant

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Social Security Act 2018

You can't get extra money for housing if you live in certain government or community homes

66: Social housing exclusion

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Social Security Act 2018

Reasons you can't get extra money for housing costs

67: Other funding exclusion

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Social Security Act 2018

Special rules for couples sharing a home with others when getting housing cost help

68: Accommodation supplement: special rules for joint tenants who are in relationship

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Social Security Act 2018

Special rules for couples sharing a home with others when getting housing cost help

68: Accommodation supplement: special rules for joint tenants who are in relationship

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Social Security Act 2018

When the government can say no or change your housing cost help

69: Accommodation supplement: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

The government helps some people pay for childcare

76: Childcare assistance: purpose

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting help with childcare costs

77: Childcare assistance: eligibility

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Social Security Act 2018

Allowance for children with serious disabilities who live at home or in special care

78: Child disability allowance: discretionary grant

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD may ask for a doctor's note when you apply for money to help with your child's disability

80: Child disability allowance: MSD may require medical certificate

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Social Security Act 2018

The government might ask your child to see a doctor before giving you money to help with their disability

81: Child disability allowance: MSD may require medical examination

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Social Security Act 2018

How the government pays money to help with a child who has a disability

82: Child disability allowance: payment

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Social Security Act 2018

Child disability allowance can't be paid with most other benefits or pensions

83: Child disability allowance: not payable with other assistance or pension

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Social Security Act 2018

Extra money for disability costs if you need it

85: Disability allowance: discretionary grant

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Social Security Act 2018

Expenses not covered by disability allowance for people in care homes

86: Disability allowance: excluded expenses

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can change or stop your disability allowance if you get similar help elsewhere

87: Disability allowance: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

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Social Security Act 2018

You might need to see a special doctor before getting disability money

88: Disability allowance: medical examination

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Social Security Act 2018

Extra money for couples when one partner is in hospital or care

89: Special disability allowance: entitlement in special circumstances

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting help with funeral costs when someone dies

90: Funeral grant: general eligibility and definitions

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Temporary extra money to help with basic costs when you're struggling

95: Temporary additional support: purpose

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting extra money when you're short on cash

96: Temporary additional support: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

You might get less or no extra money if you or your partner do certain things

97: Temporary additional support: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

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Social Security Act 2018

This part explains important words used in the rules about extra money help

98: Interpretation

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

This rule about special help notices no longer exists

102: Special assistance: status of, and access to, notices

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Money help for 18-year-olds still in school

103: Provisions relating to children aged 18 years or over who continue education

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting help: What you need to do and what happens if you don't follow them

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

A quick overview of what you need to know

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Social Security Act 2018

This part explains the duties of MSD and people who get benefits

104: What this Part does

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Social Security Act 2018

Making sure people know what they need to do

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD must clearly explain your responsibilities and rights when you get social support

106: MSD must make people affected aware of their obligations, consequences of non-compliance, and their review and appeal rights

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD must tell you how leaving New Zealand affects your benefit

107: MSD must explain rules relating to absence from New Zealand

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Social Security Act 2018

Ways to help people follow rules about pensions from other countries

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD helps you with overseas pensions

108: MSD must assist in relation to obtaining overseas pension, etc

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules that people getting money from the government must follow

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for people getting benefits: what you need to do

109: Outline of beneficiary’s general and specific obligations

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules you must follow when getting benefit money

110: When obligations apply

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Social Security Act 2018

You need to have a bank account and tell us about it

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Social Security Act 2018

You need a bank account for your benefit and must tell MSD about it

111: Beneficiary must hold, and give MSD details of, bank account

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You need to give your tax number when asked

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You need to give MSD your tax number when you ask for or get help with money

112: Beneficiary must supply tax file number

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You must tell us if something important in your life changes

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You must tell MSD about changes in your life that might affect your benefit

113: Beneficiary must notify change of circumstances

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Tell someone if you're going to leave New Zealand

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You must tell MSD before you leave New Zealand if you get most types of benefits

114: Obligation to notify absence from New Zealand

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You might lose money if you miss a work ability test without a good reason

119: Person who fails to comply with requirement to undergo work ability assessment is subject to sanction

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Getting ready for work while receiving benefits

120: Work-preparation obligations

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Work preparation tasks for some people getting supported living payments

123: Persons subject to work-preparation obligations if sufficient capacity to comply

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You may be punished if you don't do your work-preparation tasks without a good reason

126: Person who fails to comply with work-preparation obligation subject to sanction

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Rules for parents getting government help with kids

127: Obligations in relation to dependent children

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Rules for taking care of kids when you get money from the government

128: Obligations of beneficiary in relation to dependent children

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Rules for looking after your partner's children if they get a benefit

129: Obligations of spouse or partner of beneficiary in relation to dependent children of beneficiary

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Responsibilities for your partner's children when they get government help

130: Obligations of spouse or partner of beneficiary in relation to dependent children of spouse or partner

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Rules about what you need to do to get some types of financial help

138: Work-test obligations

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These sections explain how to keep your benefits by trying to find or keep a job

139: Purpose of sections 140 to 154

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Who needs to follow work rules when getting government help

140: Persons subject to work-test obligations

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Rules for working while on jobseeker support due to health reasons

141: Jobseeker support: work capacity determination and work test

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When you must follow work rules if you get government help

143: Time when work-test obligation applies

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MSD can pay for job-related drug tests, but there are rules

151: Costs of drug test

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Explaining what words mean in rules about testing for drugs

152: Definitions for drug-testing provisions

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You might lose some benefits if you don't follow the work rules

153: Person who fails to comply with work-test obligations is subject to sanction

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When you're thought to have broken work rules without a good excuse

154: Deemed failure to comply with work-test obligation

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Ways to be excused from doing things the law says you should do

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How to ask for and manage breaks from your duties when getting social security help

160: Procedure for grant of exemption

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You might lose money if you miss an interview without a good reason

161: Person who fails to comply with requirement to attend interview is subject to sanction

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Things a young person must do when they get money from the government

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Things you must do when you get money from the government as a young person

162: Obligations of young person granted youth support payment

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When young parents have to start learning or training after having a baby

163: When education obligation or training obligation begins for young parent

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Things a young parent receiving money must do

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Young parents receiving payments must follow rules about parenting and childcare

164: Obligations of young person granted young parent payment

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Rules for young jobseekers who might need help for a long time

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Young people getting jobseeker support might need special help

165: Young person aged 18 or 19 years who is receiving jobseeker support in young person’s own right and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency

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What young people must do if they are married to or living with someone getting financial help

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Rules for 16 or 17-year-olds with a partner who gets benefits but no kids of their own

166: Young person aged 16 or 17 years who has no dependent child and who is spouse or partner of specified beneficiary

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Help for young parents aged 16-19 who are with someone getting a benefit

167: Young person aged 16 to 19 years who has dependent child and who is spouse or partner of specified beneficiary

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Young person might need extra help to avoid long-term benefit use

168: Young person aged 18 or 19 years, who is receiving jobseeker support as spouse or partner of person granted that benefit, or who is work-tested spouse or partner of specified beneficiary, and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency

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What certain words mean in this part of the law about young people, their partners, and benefits

169: Interpretation

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You must work with MSD's hired helpers if you get certain benefits

170: Obligation to work with contracted service providers

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You might get in trouble if you don't do what MSD asks you to do

171: Person who fails to comply with requirement under section 170(2) subject to sanction

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What you need to do about pensions from other countries

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Understanding special words in benefits laws

172: Interpretation

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You must try to get any overseas pensions you or your family might be able to get when asking for NZ benefits

173: Applicant for benefit, etc, to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension

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MSD can tell you to try to get a pension from another country

174: MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension

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MSD can ask you to help your dependant get a pension from another country

175: MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension for dependant

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What happens if you don't follow MSD's instructions about overseas pensions

176: Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 174 or 175

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You must tell the government about any overseas pensions when you ask for help with money

177: Applicant for benefit must provide information as to rate of overseas pension

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MSD can ask you about your overseas pensions to check your benefit amount

178: MSD may give notice requiring beneficiary to provide information as to rate of overseas pension

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What happens if you don't reply to MSD about your overseas pension

179: Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 178

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What 'rate' means when talking about overseas pensions

180: Meaning of rate

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What 'rate' means when talking about overseas pensions

180: Meaning of rate

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Different types of things you must do

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Your benefit rules are paused if MSD lets you keep getting money while overseas

182: Obligations suspended where MSD has exercised discretion to pay benefit while beneficiary overseas

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Things that can change or stop your money help from the government

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This part explains things that can change your benefit

183: What this Part does

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Things you need to do before you can get help from the government

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The government can make rules about tasks you might need to do before getting money help

184: Regulations may prescribe pre-benefit activities

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MSD must tell you about important rules and what happens if you don't follow them

185: MSD must explain requirements

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How insurance payouts can change your benefits

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You might need to pay back some insurance money before getting a benefit

186: Benefit may be subject to repayment of insurance payment

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Things that can lower your benefit: money you get from other countries

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Explaining what words mean in benefit and overseas pension rules

187: Interpretation

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How overseas pensions can change your New Zealand benefits

188: Persons affected by receipt of overseas pension

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Your NZ benefit might be less if you get money from another country

189: Benefit of person affected is reduced by amount of overseas pension

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MSD can make a deal with you if you get a pension from another country

190: MSD may enter into arrangement with person affected by receipt of overseas pension

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Rules about getting less money if you don't help with child support

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Old rule about lowering solo parents' benefits for not helping with child support is gone

192: MSD must reduce rates of benefits for sole parents for failure to assist child support

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This rule about keeping benefits the same in some cases no longer exists

193: No reduction in certain cases

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No more extra money cut for not helping with child support

194: Additional reduction in certain cases

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How taking turns caring for a child can affect getting help from the government

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How the government decides which parent gets extra money for shared childcare

195: Shared care of dependent child

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Things that can lower your benefit: money you get for injuries or damages

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How getting money for an injury or unfair dismissal affects your benefit application

197: Effect of compensation or damages on application for benefit

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Money from benefits might be reduced if you also get payments for lost earnings due to an accident

198: Loss of earnings compensation under Accident Compensation Act 2001

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How a veteran's benefits can change

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Veterans can't get other benefits if they already get veteran support

199: Veteran’s entitlement excludes any other benefit

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When you can get other benefits even if you receive money for being a veteran

200: Exceptions to rule that veteran’s entitlement excludes any other benefit

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Your own benefit doesn't include money you get for someone else.

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You can't get extra money for your partner if they already get their own benefit

201: Personal benefit of spouse or partner excludes benefit on behalf of spouse or partner

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Rules about asking for money from a parent or ex-partner

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MSD can stop your money if you don't try to get support payments you're owed

202: MSD may refuse or cancel benefit for failure to take reasonable steps to obtain maintenance

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How a claim for family protection can affect your benefit

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MSD can stop your benefit if you don't try to get money from a dead relative's estate

203: MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if family protection claim not pursued

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Benefits may change if you don't usually live in New Zealand

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MSD can stop or reduce benefits if you don't usually live in New Zealand

204: MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if person not ordinarily resident in New Zealand

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How being a refugee or protected person can change your benefit

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Financial help for refugees and others in special situations

205: Refugee or protected person status

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How being in the hospital can change your benefit

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How your benefit changes if you're in hospital for a long time

206: Hospitalisation

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Your partner's benefit may increase if you're in hospital for a long time

207: Benefit of spouse or partner increased after 13th week of hospitalisation

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Rules about benefits for people getting help with alcohol or drug problems

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Rules for people getting benefits while in addiction treatment

208: Beneficiary resident in institution for treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction

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What happens to your benefit if there's a warrant for your arrest

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You might not get your benefit if the police are looking for you

209: Benefit not payable to person who is subject to warrant of arrest

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What 'beneficiary' and 'offence' mean in section 209

210: Beneficiary and offence defined for section 209

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Police can ask to stop your benefit if they think you might be dangerous

213: Immediate suspension of benefit at request of New Zealand Police

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Explaining who and what section 213 covers

214: Beneficiary and offence defined for section 213

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MSD must quickly tell you in writing if they stop your benefit because of an arrest warrant

215: MSD must give beneficiary notice of immediate suspension

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What happens when your benefit is stopped or not paid

216: Effect of non-payment or suspension of benefit

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How being in jail or waiting for trial affects your benefits

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No benefits while in prison or waiting for court

217: Benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand

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When you can still get some benefit money if you or a family member is in prison

218: Exceptions to rule that benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand

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What happens to your benefit when you leave New Zealand

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You usually can't get benefit payments when you're outside New Zealand

219: General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand

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How having another child affects your benefit

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Rule about extra kids in families no longer exists

222: Additional dependent child must not be taken into account in certain cases

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Special rules for extra children no longer exist

224: Limited application of additional dependent child rules

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Rules about benefits when you quit your job or get fired

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No work benefit for 3 months if you quit or get fired from your job

225: Basic rule: no work-tested benefit for 13 weeks after leaving employment or scheme or loss of employment due to misconduct

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Who needs to follow the basic work rule when getting benefits

226: Persons to whom basic rule applies

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Basic rule cancels your benefit for 13 weeks, with some exceptions

227: What happens if basic rule applies

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What MSD can do if you lose your job for doing something wrong

228: MSD’s options in case of misconduct

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Explaining important words about benefit rules

229: Interpretation

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Things that can stop or delay your benefit payments

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How waiting periods or stopping benefits affects extra help and your partner's benefits

230: How non-entitlement period, etc, affects supplementary benefits, and spouse or partner

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Rules about punishments and crimes for not following benefit rules

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Consequences for not following Social Security Act rules

232: Sanctions for failure to comply with certain obligations under this Act

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Rules you must follow or you might lose your benefit

233: Obligations that carry sanction for failure to comply

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Different punishments for breaking benefit rules

234: Hierarchy of sanctions

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Explaining what happens when you don't follow the rules, and how many times you can break them

235: Failure, and first, second, and third failure, defined for obligations other than young person or young parent obligations

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What happens if you break the rules for getting money from the government for the first time

236: Sanction for first failure: reduction in main benefit

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Your main benefit payment stops if you don't follow the rules twice

237: Sanction for second failure: suspension of main benefit

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What happens if you don't follow the rules three times: Your main benefit stops for 13 weeks

238: Sanction for third failure: cancellation of main benefit

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Your benefit can still be reduced or stopped if you didn't follow the rules before

239: Reduction or suspension of reduced benefit

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Understanding how the government keeps track of times you don't follow benefit rules

240: Failures that can be counted

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What counts as getting benefits without stopping

241: Meaning of continuous payment

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Some mistakes don't count when keeping track of rule-breaking

242: Failures that cannot be counted

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Your benefit will be cancelled if you refuse a suitable job offer

244: Variation for failure to comply with work-test obligation to accept offer of suitable employment

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Changes to couple's benefit when one person doesn't follow work rules

245: Variation for breach of work-test obligation by 1 spouse or partner

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What happens if you and your partner both don't follow work rules while on a benefit

246: Variation for breach of work-test obligation by both partners or spouses

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Rules for couples with children when their benefit is suspended or cancelled

247: Variation for suspension or cancellation of benefit or non-entitlement period affecting couple with 1 or more dependent children

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Changes to benefit payments for sole parents during suspensions or non-entitlement periods

248: Variation for suspension or cancellation of main benefit or non-entitlement period affecting sole parent

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When someone has a good reason for not following the rules

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MSD's mistake can be a valid reason for not following a rule

249: Good and sufficient reason for non-compliance: default by MSD

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MSD must tell you in writing before they change your benefit

252: MSD must give notice of sanction

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One notice covers one mistake, even if it mentions many

253: Notice relates to single failure

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How MSD tells you about a penalty for breaking the rules

254: How notice of sanction may be given

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When MSD changes your benefit, you get 5 working days' notice

256: When reduction, suspension, or cancellation of benefit takes effect

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You can ask for a second drug test if you get in trouble for failing the first one

257: Request for evidential drug test if sanction imposed for failing screening drug test

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What happens if you fail a drug test for work requirements

259: Effect of failure of evidential drug test

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Who pays for drug tests that MSD asks you to take

260: Costs of evidential drug test

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How to fix things when you break a rule

261: How person recomplies after failure to comply with obligation

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How to fix things if you don't follow drug-testing rules

263: How person recomplies after failure to comply with drug-testing obligation

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Rules for drug testing to get benefits back

264: Drug testing for purposes of recompliance

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Failing a drug test when trying to fix past mistakes counts as your third strike

265: Failure of drug test for purposes of recompliance constitutes third failure

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Who pays for drug tests when you're trying to follow the rules again

266: Costs of drug testing for purposes of recompliance

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What happens when young people or parents don't follow the rules

268: Failure, and first, second, and third failure, defined for young person or young parent obligations

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What happens if young people don't follow the rules

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Stopping some money for young people who break rules once or twice

270: Sanction for first or second failure: suspension of in-hand allowance and incentive payments

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Losing payments for young people who break rules three times

271: Sanction for third failure: cancellation of youth payment and incentive payments

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What happens to your housing help when your youth payment stops

272: Effect of cancellation of youth payment on accommodation supplement or temporary additional support

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Cancelling a youth payment means you can't get emergency money instead

273: Effect of cancellation of youth payment on emergency benefit

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Youth payment cancellation doesn't stop disability allowances

274: Effect of cancellation of youth payment on disability allowance or child disability allowance

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Young people with managed benefits can lose money if they don't follow youth services rules

275: Sanctions for failure by young person required to receive youth services to comply with obligations: money management

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Young people getting youth services can lose money if they don't follow the rules

276: Sanctions for failure by young person required to receive youth services to comply with obligations: other cases

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Young parents getting help must follow rules or face punishment

279: Sanction for failure to comply with young parent obligation

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Money stops for young parents who don't follow rules

280: Sanction for first or second failure: suspension of in-hand allowance and incentive payments

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Young parents might lose payments if they don't follow rules three times

281: Sanction for third failure: cancellation of young parent payment and incentive payments

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What happens when your young parent payment stops and how to get it back

282: Effect of cancellation of young parent payment

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What happens to your housing help when your young parent money stops

283: Effect of cancellation of young parent payment on accommodation supplement or temporary additional support

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Cancelling a young parent payment means you can't get emergency money

284: Effect of cancellation of young parent payment on emergency benefit

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You can still get disability money if your young parent payment stops

285: Effect of cancellation of young parent payment on disability allowance or child disability allowance

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How you can meet your responsibilities

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How young people on benefits can lose money if they break rules

287: Procedure for imposing sanctions for failure to comply with young person or young parent obligation

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Rewards given to encourage good behavior

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What happens to your bonus money if you get your youth payment back after losing it

288: Effect of regrant of youth payment on incentive payment

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MSD can stop your reward payment if you break the rules

289: MSD may cancel incentive payment

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It's against the law to lie or trick the government to get benefits

290: Offences: false statements, misleading, or attempting to mislead, to receive or continue to receive benefits

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Crime for benefiting from your partner's benefit fraud

291: Offences: spouse or partner knowingly benefiting from excess amount obtained by beneficiary's fraud

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It's against the law to ask for payment when helping with benefit applications

292: Offence of demanding or accepting fee or other consideration in relation to grant of benefit

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It's illegal to make someone promise to give away their benefit money

293: Offence of demanding or accepting acknowledgement or undertaking

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What happens if you break a rule in the Social Security Act

294: General penalty for offences

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When you can charge someone for breaking social security rules

295: Time for filing charging document

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Rules for getting help from the government and how it's given out

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This part explains how benefits work, from applying to getting paid

296: What this Part does

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How you can ask for help from the government

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How to apply for a benefit and what happens with your application

297: Application for benefit: making of, help with, lapse, and deemed receipt

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MSD checks if you can get a benefit when you ask for one

298: MSD must inquire into claim for benefit

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Special rules for getting benefits during an epidemic

299: Exception during epidemic

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Money given to help run something

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MSD checks your application and decides if you can get a benefit

301: MSD decides whether to grant benefit

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Getting temporary help while waiting for the right benefit

302: Immediate provisional grant, and later backdating of other benefit

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What happens if you die while waiting for your benefit application

303: After death of applicant

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Checking if your benefit amount is correct

304: Review of entitlement and rate payable

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MSD might ask for information when checking your benefit, and you must provide it

305: Information for review

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Your benefit might change or stop if MSD finds you shouldn't have gotten it

306: No entitlement, or entitlement only at different rate

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Checking if you can get a better type of benefit

307: Benefit on another eligibility ground more appropriate

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MSD can change your benefit if they think a different one suits you better

308: Another benefit more appropriate

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Benefits can change if you have certain insurance payments

310: Certain benefits granted, or granted at rate, not taking into account certain insurance payments

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When benefits start to be paid

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Rules about when your benefit starts after you apply

311: General

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What happens if you get ACC money but your claim is later denied

312: If applicant paid, but claim fails for, ACC weekly compensation

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Waiting periods for some benefits before they start

313: Benefits subject to stand down

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Rules for getting work-related benefits after being disqualified

314: Work-tested benefit of applicant subject to non-entitlement period

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Some benefits can start right away without waiting

315: Exemptions from stand down, and when certain benefits commence

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When your benefit payments start and how long you have to wait

316: Start and calculation of stand-down period

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Minister can allow benefits to start from an earlier date

317: Minister may consent to backdating

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You can get a benefit from an earlier date if MSD made a mistake that stopped you from applying

318: No consent unless benefit not granted earlier because of error

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Getting your benefits back after they were stopped or lowered

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What happens when you no longer have to follow work or youth rules for your benefit

320: Effect of no longer being subject to work-test or young person obligations

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What happens when you don't have to get ready for work anymore

322: Effect of no longer being subject to work-preparation obligations

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Getting a job can help you get your benefit back sooner

323: Effect of employment on non-entitlement period

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How doing certain activities can shorten the waiting time for benefits

324: Effect of participation in certain activities on non-entitlement period

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When and how payments stop for people getting help

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When your benefit stops: How MSD decides the last day you get paid

325: General rule if person’s entitlement to benefit ceases

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What happens to certain benefits when the person receiving them dies

326: After death of beneficiary receiving specified benefit

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Sole parents can keep getting benefits for 28 days if they suddenly can't care for their child

327: Benefits payable to sole parent who stops caring for dependent child due to sudden and uncontrollable circumstances

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You can keep getting your payment for 28 days after you stop caring for someone

328: Supported living payment payable to beneficiary who stops caring for another person

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What happens when a child's orphan's or unsupported child's benefit ends

329: If child ceases to be entitled to orphan’s benefit or unsupported child’s benefit

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Your supported living payment might end if a doctor says you no longer need it

330: Supported living payment on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness and cancelled on medical grounds

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When certain benefits end and how to get them again

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Explaining when certain types of government help end and what types of help are included

331: Expiry date, and specified benefit, defined

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Benefits have end dates, but there are some exceptions

332: General rule

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Christmas benefit extension for payments ending near the holidays

333: Exception for specified benefit expiring in week of or before 26 December

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When MSD can decide your benefit doesn't need to end

334: Exemptions

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MSD must let you know when your benefit is ending and how to reapply

335: MSD must notify or advise beneficiary

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Rules for getting your benefit back after it has ended

336: Requirements for regrant

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How benefits are given to people

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Rules explain how you get your benefit money

337: How benefits are paid

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How often you get your benefit money

338: Weekly instalments

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How you usually get your benefit money and when it might be paid differently

339: Payment generally to, or on account of, beneficiary personally

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Social Security Act 2018

How MSD decides to pay your benefit money

340: Required manner of payment: general

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Social Security Act 2018

Special rules for paying money to help young people manage their finances

341: Required manner of payment: money management for certain payments to young people

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Social Security Act 2018

Young people can manage their own payments if they follow special rules

342: Money management for certain payments to young people: exception if young person meets prescribed criteria for managing own payments

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Social Security Act 2018

You can ask MSD to look again at some decisions they make about you, but only in a specific way

343: Review and appeal of specified determinations made by MSD under regulations

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Social Security Act 2018

Young people on certain benefits can choose to have their money managed for them

344: Young person beneficiaries may elect money management

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Social Security Act 2018

How benefit payments are handled when someone receiving a benefit dies

346: Required manner of payment: payment on death of beneficiary

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Social Security Act 2018

Getting some of your benefit money early if you need it right away

347: Advance payment of instalments of benefit

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Social Security Act 2018

You might need to learn about budgeting if you want your benefit money early

348: Requirement for beneficiary, spouse or partner, or both, to undertake budgeting activity

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Social Security Act 2018

Money taken from payments to people who need help

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Social Security Act 2018

What important words mean in the law about tax on benefits

349: Interpretation

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can pay your benefit tax directly to Inland Revenue instead of deducting it from your payments

350: MSD may pay tax on main benefit other than by tax deduction from source deduction payment

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Social Security Act 2018

Money MSD pays for your tax counts as part of your benefit and income

351: Status of amount for income tax paid by MSD

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Social Security Act 2018

Getting back extra tax paid on your benefit

352: Recovery amount paid in excess of amount properly payable

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about money owed and taken away from payments

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Social Security Act 2018

How the government can get back money you shouldn't have received or need to pay

353: Debts and deductions

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can make you pay back extra money if you lie to get benefits you shouldn't have

354: Recovery of penalty from beneficiary who obtains by fraud amount in excess of entitlement

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can't make you pay extra if you've already been in trouble with the law for the same thing

355: Restriction on imposing penalty under section 354: prosecution for offence

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD must tell you about a penalty and give you time to respond before making you pay

356: Restriction on imposing penalty under section 354: notice and period to respond

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Social Security Act 2018

Once a penalty decision is final, you can't challenge it anymore

357: Restriction on recovering penalty under section 354: decision to be final

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can make your partner pay back extra money if they lied about your benefit

358: Recovery from spouse or partner who misleads MSD of excess amount beneficiary obtained

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Social Security Act 2018

Getting money back when your partner cheats on benefit payments

359: Recovery from spouse or partner of apportioned excess amount beneficiary obtained by fraud

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Social Security Act 2018

What fraud means and how it's proven when getting money wrongly

360: Obtaining amount by fraud: meaning and proof

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Social Security Act 2018

Money taken back if your partner lied to get extra

361: Recovery from spouse or partner of unapportioned excess amount beneficiary obtained by fraud

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD must try to get back money people owe to the government, except in special cases

362: MSD’s duty to recover debts

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Social Security Act 2018

You must pay back money given to you by mistake, even if the giver was wrong about the law or facts

363: Duty unaffected by law on mistaken payments

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How MSD and you can share important papers

364: Ways MSD or person can meet requirement to give notice or other document

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Social Security Act 2018

Help for young people

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Things given to people who need help, provided by chosen companies

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can choose special shops for people on benefits to buy important things from

366: Preferred suppliers: contracts

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Social Security Act 2018

Minister can choose specific suppliers for certain disability and urgent needs support

367: Preferred suppliers: determinations

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for buying special items from chosen shops using government money

368: Preferred suppliers: paying them disability allowance, special assistance, or advance payment

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Social Security Act 2018

Paying suppliers when there's not enough money in your disability allowance

369: Preferred suppliers: paying them disability allowance: exception if total benefit payments less than amount required

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Social Security Act 2018

Special rule for using the highest disability allowance: choosing your own suppliers

370: Preferred suppliers: paying them disability allowance: exception if allowance granted at maximum rate

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Social Security Act 2018

You can't appeal MSD's decisions about preferred suppliers in the usual way

371: Preferred suppliers: no appeal lies against MSD decisions

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Social Security Act 2018

The Minister can tell MSD how to handle changes when new suppliers are chosen

372: Preferred suppliers: transitional or savings provisions directions

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for MSD hiring people to help with government services

373: Administration service providers: contracts

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Rules for written agreements between the government and companies helping with social security

374: Administration service providers: contents and form of contracts

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MSD can update old agreements to work with new rules

375: Administration service providers: adoption of existing contracts

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Social Security Act 2018

Youth service provider's actions count as MSD's actions in certain cases

377: Conduct of provider of services in relation to young people to be treated for specified purposes as if MSD’s conduct

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can choose someone to help young people with money and support

378: MSD may assign contracted service provider to young person

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Rules about managing someone else's money and property

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for making social security agreements with other countries

380: Orders adopting reciprocity agreements

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Social Security Act 2018

Report needed to check if sharing social security info between countries is safe and fair

381: Privacy report for orders adopting agreements with mutual assistance provisions

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Social Security Act 2018

Explaining important words and ideas about social security agreements between countries

382: Interpretation

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Social Security Act 2018

Deals with agreements about how to manage things

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Social Security Act 2018

Countries can agree to help each other with social security

383: Inclusion of mutual assistance provisions in reciprocity agreements

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Social Security Act 2018

How the government gets back money it's owed and shares information

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can collect money owed to other countries' social security systems

384: MSD may use mutual assistance provisions to recover debts

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD can share information with other countries to help with social security

385: MSD may use mutual assistance provisions to exchange information

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Social Security Act 2018

What happens when there's a difference between information given and what's found out

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Social Security Act 2018

MSD might change your benefits if information from other countries doesn't match their records

386: Adverse action against individual if discrepancy shown by information from other country

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for court cases about social security law-breaking or owing money

387: Prosecutions and debt recovery proceedings: representation and fees

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Social Security Act 2018

Getting benefits doesn't mean you can stop helping your family

388: Payment of benefit does not affect right to maintenance

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Social Security Act 2018

Legal actions about money for support when you're on a benefit

389: Maintenance proceedings

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Social Security Act 2018

This part explains how to challenge decisions about your social security benefits

390: What this Part does

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Your right to ask for a second look at a decision

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Social Security Act 2018

You can ask MSD to look again at some decisions they made about you

391: Right to seek review of specified decision of MSD made under delegation

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Social Security Act 2018

You must ask for a review within 3 months, or explain why you need more time

392: Application must be made within 3 months after date of notification or further period allowed

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Social Security Act 2018

A group that looks at complaints and decisions about social security

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Social Security Act 2018

A group of people who review decisions about your benefits

393: Benefits review committee

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Social Security Act 2018

How to ask for a review or make an appeal

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Social Security Act 2018

How to start and carry out a review of your benefit decision

394: How to begin, and procedure and powers for, review by benefits review committee

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Rules about when you can challenge a decision

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Social Security Act 2018

You can only appeal decisions that a committee or the boss have looked at

395: Appeals only against decision confirmed or varied by benefits review committee or made by chief executive personally

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Social Security Act 2018

What you can do if you disagree with a decision

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for disagreeing with MSD decisions about your benefits or support

397: Decision under specified social assistance enactments

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Social Security Act 2018

You can challenge MSD's decisions about money owed under special agreements

398: Decision under reciprocity agreements

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Social Security Act 2018

Appealing MSD's decision to take back extra money

399: Decision to recover excess amount

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Social Security Act 2018

You have 60 working days to appeal a decision about your social security, or you can ask for more time

400: Appeal must be begun within 60 working days of notification or further allowed period

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Social Security Act 2018

A group that looks at decisions people disagree with

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A group that helps people challenge decisions about their social security benefits

401: Social security appeal authority

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Social Security Act 2018

Other laws still let you appeal, even with this Act in place

402: Act does not affect appeals to authority under other enactments

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Social Security Act 2018

How to ask for a review or make an appeal

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Social Security Act 2018

How to challenge a decision and what the authority can do

403: How to begin, and procedure and powers for, appeal to authority

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Social Security Act 2018

You can ask to challenge the High Court's decision on social security, if the Court of Appeal agrees

409: Appeal, with Court of Appeal’s leave, against High Court’s determination

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Social Security Act 2018

You can ask for a change if you don't agree with a decision

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Social Security Act 2018

You can ask experts to check if a decision about your health and benefits was right

411: Right of appeal on medical grounds

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Social Security Act 2018

How to ask for a decision to be looked at again

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for appealing a decision to a special group

414: How to apply, and procedure and powers, for appeal to board

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about money help and other important stuff for people in New Zealand

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Social Security Act 2018

This section explains what you'll find in the following parts.

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Social Security Act 2018

This part explains the rules about benefits and how they work

416: What this Part does

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Social Security Act 2018

Benefits cannot be given away or taken by someone else

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Social Security Act 2018

Your benefit is protected and usually can't be given away or taken from you

417: Benefits cannot, in general, be assigned or charged, or pass by operation of law

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Rules about other things in the law

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules can be made to help the Social Security Act work properly

418: Regulations: general

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Social Security Act 2018

Government can use both general and special powers to make social security rules

419: Regulations: general powers not limited by special powers

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about who can get help from social security based on where they live

421: Regulations: residential requirement

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about what money counts when working out your benefit payments

422: Regulations: income exemptions

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting help with housing costs

423: Regulations: accommodation supplement

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Rules for helping families pay for childcare

424: Regulations: childcare assistance

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about who can get extra money for disabilities

425: Regulations: disability allowance: special categories of eligibility

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about how you can spend your disability allowance money

426: Regulations: use of disability allowance to fund specified expenses

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about funeral money: how much you can get and how you'll receive it

427: Regulations: funeral grants: amounts and methods of payment

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting extra money when you're struggling with living costs

428: Regulations: temporary additional support

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for giving money to people who do activities under this law

429: Regulations: participation allowance for people participating in activities

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about things you need to do before getting money help

432: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: pre-benefit activities

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about how insurance money can change your benefit payments

433: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: insurance recovery

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Rules about how overseas pensions affect your New Zealand benefits

434: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: overseas pensions

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about benefits when there's a warrant to arrest you

435: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: issue of warrant to arrest beneficiary

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about getting benefits when you leave New Zealand

436: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: absence from New Zealand

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for special cards that show what help you can get

437: Regulations: issue and use of entitlement cards

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for applying for benefits and getting help with your application

438: Regulations: application for benefit: making of, help with, lapse, and deemed receipt

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about how insurance payments affect certain benefits

439: Regulations: certain benefits granted, or granted at rate, not taking into account certain insurance payments

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for when and how you get your benefits

440: Regulations: exemptions from, and calculation of, stand down

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for when some benefits stop and how to get them again

441: Regulations: expiry and regrant of specified benefits

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for how the government pays social security benefits

442: Regulations: payments

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Social Security Act 2018

Special rules for giving out benefits during an epidemic

443: Regulations: payments during epidemic in New Zealand

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for managing money owed to the government and how it's collected

444: Regulations: debts and deductions

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for taking money from people who owe money to the government

445: Regulations: further provisions on deductions

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting your benefit money early

446: Regulations: advance payment of instalments of benefit

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for budgeting activities when asking for early benefit payments

447: Regulations: budgeting activities due to application for advance payment of instalments of benefit

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for delaying or cancelling money owed to the government

448: Regulations: remittance or suspension of debt

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for sending and receiving important papers in social security

449: Regulations: ways MSD or person can meet requirement to give notice or other document

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about sharing information with other countries to check benefit details

450: Regulations: reciprocity agreements with mutual assistance provisions, and adverse action if discrepancy shown by information from other country

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for starting and handling reviews or appeals in social security matters

451: Regulations: how to begin, and procedure and powers for, review or appeal

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for changing how much money people get from the government

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Social Security Act 2018

Government can increase benefit payments and change eligibility rules

452: Orders in Council: discretionary increases in rates of benefits, etc

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Social Security Act 2018

Yearly update: Government must increase certain benefit payments based on price changes

453: Orders in Council: mandatory annual CPI adjustment of rates of certain benefits

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules that need to be checked and approved

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Social Security Act 2018

Getting rid of old rules that aren't needed anymore

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Social Security Act 2018

Old law about job help and money support is cancelled

458: Employment Services and Income Support (Integrated Administration) Act 1998 repealed

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Social Security Act 2018

Changes made to other rules because of this law

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for changing from the old Social Security Act to the new one

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Social Security Act 2018

Words and their meanings used in this law about money help from the government

Schedule 2: Dictionary

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Social Security Act 2018

Money coming in and money owed: How it affects your benefits

Schedule 3: Income and liabilities

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Social Security Act 2018

How much money you can get from different types of benefits

Schedule 4: Rates of benefits

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about how much money and stuff you can have and still get help from the government

Schedule 5: Asset and income limits

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for collecting and sharing information about people who get benefits

Schedule 6: Information gathering, disclosure, and matching

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Social Security Act 2018

Groups that check if benefit decisions are fair

Schedule 7: Benefits review committees

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for the group that listens to people who disagree with decisions about their benefits

Schedule 8: Appeal authority

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Social Security Act 2018

Changes made to other laws because of this new Act

Schedule 10: Consequential amendments

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Social Security Act 2018

List of changes made to New Zealand's social security laws

Schedule 11: Identified changes in legislation

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Social Security Act 2018

Tables showing how old and new social security laws match up

Schedule 12: Comparative tables of old and rewritten provisions

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Employment Relations Act 2000

Other laws about payment and holidays can be used when asking for money if someone breaks the rules at work.

142K: Application of section 132 of this Act and section 83 of Holidays Act 2003

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Employment Relations Act 2000

You can't get insurance to pay fines for breaking this law, and it's against the rules to try.

142V: Insurance against pecuniary penalties unlawful

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Employment Relations Act 2000

People who helped break work rules might have to pay money owed to workers if the boss can't pay.

142Y: When person involved in breach liable for default in payment of wages or other money due to employee

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for choosing between annual and periodic fair dividend rate methods

EX 52A: Fair dividend rate method: use of different forms

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle insurance payouts for Canterbury earthquake-damaged property

EZ 70: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: treatment as disposal and reacquisition

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on taxable income from insurance payouts for Canterbury earthquake-damaged property

EZ 71: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Depreciation allowed for items inaccessible due to Canterbury earthquake restrictions

EZ 72: Item treated as available for use if access restricted due to Canterbury earthquake

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Income Tax Act 2007

Optional timing for reporting income and deductions from Canterbury earthquake-damaged property disposal

EZ 73: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage causing disposal: optional timing rule for income, deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Optional timing for Canterbury earthquake insurance income and repair deductions

EZ 74: Insurance for repairs of Canterbury earthquake damage: optional timing rule for income, deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for grouping foreign companies to manage income and losses

GB 15BA: CFC income or loss: arrangements for inclusion of CFC in test group

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Modernising and simplifying business and trade rules

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Getting Ready: Important Rules Before We Start

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Why we have this law and what it covers

3: Purpose

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This law explains different types of agreements and business matters in simple terms

5: Overview of this Act

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules for switching to the new law and keeping important old rules

6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Explaining important words used in this part of the law

9: Interpretation

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This part explains how you can benefit from promises made in legal documents even if you didn't sign them

10: Purpose

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Explaining special words used in this part of the law

11: Interpretation

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Promises made in contracts can help people who didn't sign them

12: Deed or contract for benefit of person who is not party to deed or contract

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Section 12 doesn't work if the contract wasn't meant to give someone special rights

13: Section 12 does not apply if no intention to create obligation enforceable by beneficiary

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

You might need permission to change or cancel a promise made to someone else

14: Variation or discharge of promise may require beneficiary’s consent

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Changing or ending promises: when everyone agrees or when it's allowed

15: Variation or discharge by agreement or in accordance with express provision

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Court can allow changes or cancellations to promises or duties

16: Court may authorise variation or discharge

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How you can make someone keep a promise they made about you in a contract

17: Enforcement by beneficiary

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The person being sued can defend themselves just like they would against the original person they made a promise to

18: Availability of defences

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This part of New Zealand law doesn't apply to agreements made using other countries' rules

19: This subpart does not apply to promises, contracts, or deeds governed by foreign law

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This law keeps other rules about contracts and doesn't change them

20: Savings

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This part explains how courts can help fix mistakes in contracts

21: Purpose of this subpart

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This section sets new rules for contract mistakes

22: This subpart to be code

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What words mean and how we use them in this part of the law

23: Interpretation

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Courts can help if you made a mistake when agreeing to a contract

24: Relief may be granted if mistake by one party is known to another party or is common or mutual

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

A mistake in understanding a contract's meaning is not the same as other contract mistakes

25: Mistake does not include mistake in interpretation of contract

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You can't claim a mistake if you knew about it before signing the contract

26: Decision to enter into contract not influenced by mistake if party aware of it

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

When you make a mistake in a contract, the court looks at how much it was your fault

27: Mistake caused by party seeking relief

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Court can help people connected to someone in a contract

29: Court may grant relief to person claiming through or under party

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This law protects innocent buyers when someone else made a mistake

31: Rights of third persons not affected

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Rules for foreign contracts don't follow this part of NZ law

32: This subpart does not apply to contracts governed by foreign law

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What it means to cancel a contract

33: Meaning of cancel

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A contract's own rules for fixing problems come first

34: Remedy provided in contract

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What happens if someone lies or misleads you in a contract

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When someone lies to you about a deal, you can get money back

35: Damages for misrepresentation

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Rules about ending or stopping a contract

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You can end a deal if someone else shows they won't do their part

36: Party may cancel contract if another party repudiates it

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You can stop a deal if someone fooled you or breaks the rules

37: Party may cancel contract if induced to enter into it by misrepresentation or if term is or will be breached

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

You can't change your mind about a contract once you've said it's okay

38: No cancellation if contract is affirmed

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Court decides if you can cancel a contract when someone else misbehaves

39: Parties with substantially same interest

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

New rules replace old ones for cancelling contracts

40: Sections 36 to 39 have effect in place of rules of common law and of equity

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Cancelling a contract: When it starts to count

41: When cancellation may take effect

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What happens when you cancel a contract

42: Effect of cancellation

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How a court can help when there's a problem with a contract

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The court can make things fair when someone ends a contract

43: Power of court to grant relief

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Things the court thinks about when making decisions about contracts

45: Matters court must have regard to

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Protecting honest buyers who pay fair prices for property

46: Protection of purchaser of property in good faith and for valuable consideration

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If you change things after a contract, the court might not be able to help you

47: Party who has altered position

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Who can ask for help with contract problems

48: Persons who may apply

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When someone breaks a contract, you can ask for money to make things fair

49: Recovery of damages

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Rules that try to stop courts from looking into things

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What someone says or promises before making a deal can still matter

50: Statement, promise, or undertaking during negotiations

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Courts can check if someone had permission to make promises for others, even if a contract says they can't

51: Authority for making or giving statement, promise, or undertaking

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Rules to protect you when buying things

52: Contracts for sale of goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

The Disputes Tribunal can still use its special powers when you take a case to them

53: Proceeding before Disputes Tribunal

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

People who take over someone else's contract rights

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What happens when someone gives you their contract rights and duties

54: Remedies enforceable by or against assignee

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You can't be charged more than what you'd get from a contract someone gave you

55: Damages may not exceed value of performance of assigned contract

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The person giving you a contract must pay for mistakes they made or information they didn't share

56: Assignee indemnified by assignor

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Rules to know when you take over someone else's contract

57: Other provisions relating to assignees

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Extra rules that don't fit into the main groups

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Rules for foreign contracts don't follow this part of NZ law

58: This subpart does not apply to contracts governed by foreign law

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This part keeps important contract rules the same as before

59: Savings

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This part explains when you don't have to follow a contract anymore because it's too hard or impossible

60: Application

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Money that is paid or will be paid

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You can get back money you already paid and don't have to pay money you owed when a contract ends

61: Money paid may be recovered and money payable ceases to be payable

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Court can let you keep or get back money you spent on an unfinished job

62: Court may allow party who has incurred expenses to retain or recover money

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Things that are good and useful besides money

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You might have to pay back money if you got something valuable from an agreement that ended early

63: Sum may be recovered if party has obtained valuable benefit

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Court can treat a benefit given to someone else as if it was given to you

64: Benefit may be treated as being obtained

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Money spent on contracts

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Courts can count extra costs when deciding how much money was spent on a contract

65: Estimates of expenses

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Rules about insurance agreements

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Insurance money and frustrated contracts: When it counts and when it doesn't

66: Money payable under contract of insurance

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More rules about how this law works

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The court must follow special rules in your contract when things go wrong

67: Court must give effect to provision in contract

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Court can split contracts into finished and unfinished parts when something goes wrong

68: Court must treat performed part of contract that can be properly severed as separate contract

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Sometimes this part of the law doesn't count for certain agreements

69: This subpart does not apply in certain circumstances

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Words used in this law and what they mean

70: Interpretation

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What makes a contract illegal?

71: Illegal contract defined

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Contracts stay legal even if they break rules, unless the rules say otherwise

72: Breach of enactment

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A contract that breaks the law doesn't work.

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Contracts that break the law don't count and can't be used

73: Illegal contracts have no effect

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Protection for innocent people who receive property from illegal contracts

74: Protection of persons who acquire property in good faith and without notice

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The court can give help

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The court can help you if you're in a tricky situation with an illegal contract

75: Who may be granted relief

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The court can help make things fair when there's a problem with a contract

76: Court may grant relief

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The court can add rules when it helps someone in a contract

77: Order may be subject to terms and conditions

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Court can't help if it's not good for everyone

79: Court must not grant relief if not in public interest

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Who can ask the court for help with a contract

81: Persons who may apply

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Rules about agreements that limit competition in business

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Courts can change or remove unfair rules in contracts

83: Restraints of trade

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Rules for special contracts that limit your actions or court options stay the same

84: Law relating to restraint of trade and to ouster of jurisdiction not affected

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Explaining important words used in this part of the law

85: Interpretation

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Rules about when young people can make agreements

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Contracts don't work against kids, but still count for grown-ups

86: Contracts unenforceable against minors but otherwise have effect

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Court can check if contracts with minors are fair

87: Court may inquire into fairness and reasonableness of contract

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Courts can make decisions about fair contracts with young people

88: Court orders where contract was fair and reasonable

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Courts can fix unfair contracts

89: Court orders where contract was not fair and reasonable

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What the court thinks about when dealing with young people's contracts

90: Matters court must have regard to

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Special rules for certain types of agreements and life protection plans

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Contracts for jobs and life insurance work like adult contracts for young people

92: Contracts of service and life insurance contracts have effect as if minor were of full age

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Court can help if your work or life insurance contract is unfair

93: Court may make orders about unconscionable, harsh, or oppressive contract of service or life insurance contract

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Sometimes the rules for young people's contracts don't count

94: Sections 92 and 93 do not apply in certain circumstances

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Getting money back or fixing things that went wrong

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Court can give you money or your stuff back if it's fair

95: Compensation or restitution

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Rules about asking for and getting legal decisions

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Getting permission from a special court to make an agreement

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Who can ask the court to approve a contract for someone under 18

99: Persons who may apply

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Promises to pay for someone else's debts or losses

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Legal promises to cover for children's contracts

102: Guarantees and indemnities

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Solving disagreements or settling claims involving young people

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When a court tells someone to look after money or things for a young person

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Getting your money when you become an adult or start a serious relationship

109: Payment on minor reaching 18 years or marrying or entering into civil union or de facto relationship

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More things to know about the rules we just talked about

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Sections 103 to 109 work with other important laws without changing them

110: Sections 103 to 109 do not limit or affect certain other provisions

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The court can change its decisions about young people's contracts and money

111: Variation of certain orders

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The rules about contracts and who can make decisions about them

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The District Court can decide on some contract matters

113: Jurisdiction of District Court

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The Disputes Tribunal can decide on small legal cases up to $30,000

114: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal

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These rules are like a special code for agreements.

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This section sets out all the rules for contracts involving kids

115: This subpart to be code

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Rules about agreements involving trusts

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Rules for buying and selling things: How to be fair when you trade with others

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Explaining important words and ideas about buying and selling things

119: Interpretation

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An agreement to buy and sell something

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Agreeing to sell something you own for money

120: Contract of sale of goods

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Part-owners can sell their share to each other

121: Contracts of sale may be between one part-owner and another

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Sales contracts can be simple or have special conditions

122: Contracts of sale may be absolute or conditional

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Agreeing to buy or sell something now or later

123: Sale and agreement to sell

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Who can buy and sell things, and special rules for some people

124: Capacity to buy and sell

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Rules for making agreements when buying or selling things

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Different ways to make a contract to sell something

125: How contract of sale is made

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What the agreement is about

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Buying things that exist now or will exist later

126: Existing or future goods

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The deal is off if the stuff you're buying is already gone when you agree to buy it

127: Contract void if goods have perished at time when contract is made

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Agreement cancelled if item is destroyed before you receive it

128: Contract void if goods perish before sale but after agreement to sell

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How much something costs when you buy it

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How prices are decided when you buy something

129: Fixing contract price

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Rules for selling when someone else sets the price

130: Agreement to sell at valuation

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Rules about promises and guarantees when buying things

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Time limits in contracts are not always strict unless specified

131: Stipulations about time

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Rules in buying agreements: Important ones and less important ones

132: Conditions and warranties

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What happens when a seller breaks a promise in a sale

133: Breach of condition to be fulfilled by seller

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When you can't keep a promise for a good reason

134: Impossibility or other excuse

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The law says sellers must own what they sell and you can use it without problems

135: Implied condition and warranties as to title and quiet possession

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The seller must give you what they described when you buy something

136: Sale by description

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Automatic promises about a product's quality or usefulness when you buy things

137: Implied conditions or warranties as to quality or fitness

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Goods should work for what you need them for when you buy them

138: Implied condition that goods are reasonably fit for purpose

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Items sold should be good enough to sell, unless you saw problems before buying

139: Implied condition that goods are of merchantable quality

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Unwritten promises about what you buy based on common business practices

140: Implied warranty or condition by usage of trade

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Promises made when you buy something

141: Express warranty or condition

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Selling things based on a small example of the product

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Buying something based on a sample: what you need to know

142: Sale by sample

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When someone sells something to someone else

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You don't own goods you've bought until they're clearly picked out for you

143: Goods must be ascertained

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Ownership changes when buyer and seller agree it should

144: Property passes when intended to pass

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Finding out when you own something you bought

145: Ascertaining parties’ intention

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How to know when you own something you've agreed to buy

146: Rules for ascertaining parties’ intention

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Seller can keep control of goods until buyer meets certain conditions

147: Reservation of right of disposal

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When you buy something, you become responsible for it once you own it, unless you agree otherwise

148: Risk passes with property unless otherwise agreed

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Changing who owns something after it's sold

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When someone sells something they don't own, you might not get to keep it

149: Sale by person who is not owner

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Rule about keeping things bought in markets doesn't work in New Zealand

150: Market overt

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Buying things from someone who might not be allowed to sell them

151: Sale under voidable title

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Rules for selling something you've already sold but still have

153: Seller in possession after sale

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When you buy something and sell it again before paying fully

154: Buyer in possession after sale

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How the court can take someone's belongings to pay their debt

155: Effect of writs of execution

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Seller and buyer must follow through on their agreement

156: Duties of seller and buyer

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Buying things: You pay and get the item at the same time

157: Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions

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How to give things you sell to the buyer

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Figuring out who's responsible for delivering what you buy

158: Determining whether buyer to take possession of goods or seller to send goods

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Where to pick up what you bought

159: Place of delivery

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Send goods quickly if no delivery date is set

160: Goods must be sent within reasonable time if no time is fixed

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When someone else has the thing you bought, you need them to agree it's yours now

161: Goods in possession of third person

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Giving or getting things should happen at a sensible time

162: Demand or tender of delivery must be at reasonable hour

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The seller pays to get your item ready for you

163: Seller must bear expenses of putting goods into deliverable state

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What happens when the seller gives you the wrong amount or mixed-up items

164: Delivery of wrong quantity or of mixed goods

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You can expect to get everything you buy all at once, not in bits and pieces

165: Buyer not bound to accept delivery by instalments

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What happens if there's a problem with goods delivered in parts?

166: Instalment deliveries: breach of contract

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Sending goods to the buyer through a shipping company

167: Delivery to carrier

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Who's responsible when things are delivered to a different place than where they were sold

168: Risk where goods are delivered at place other than place where goods are sold

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You can check what you buy before keeping it

169: Buyer’s right to examine goods

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How you show you're happy with something you bought

170: Acceptance of goods

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You don't have to send back things you don't want to keep

171: Buyer not bound to return rejected goods

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What happens if you don't pick up something you bought when it's ready

172: Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing to take delivery of goods

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What it means to be an unpaid seller of goods

173: Unpaid seller defined

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What you can do if someone doesn't pay you for goods you sold them

174: Unpaid seller's rights

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When someone hasn't paid for something they bought, the seller can keep it

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Seller can keep goods until paid

175: Unpaid seller's lien

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Keeping some goods until you get paid for all of them

176: Part delivery

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When a seller can no longer keep an item they haven't been paid for

177: When unpaid seller loses lien

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Preventing goods from being delivered while they're on their way

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The seller can take back unpaid goods while they're still on the way to the buyer

178: Right to stop goods in transit

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How long goods are considered 'in transit' when you send them to someone

179: Duration of transit

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When goods are sent to a ship you've rented, it's not always clear who's responsible for them

180: Goods delivered to ship chartered by buyer

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Seller can stop delivering the rest if you only got some goods

181: Part delivery

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How an unpaid seller can stop goods being delivered

182: How right is exercised

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Sellers must tell someone to stop delivering goods they've sold

183: Notice of seller’s claim

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Returning goods back to the seller during delivery

184: Redelivery of goods

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When someone who bought something sells it again, or when the original seller sells it again

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Seller's rights when a buyer sells or uses unpaid goods

185: Effect of subsale or pledge by buyer

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How goods ownership papers affect buyer and seller rights

186: Transfer of document of title to person in good faith and for valuable consideration

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Seller's rights to hold or stop goods don't usually cancel the sale

187: Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stopping goods in transit

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New buyers get to keep goods that were resold because the first buyer didn't pay

188: Buyer’s title on resale

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What happens if you don't pay for perishable goods or goods the seller wants to resell quickly

189: Resale in case of perishable goods or notice of intention to resell

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Seller can resell if buyer backs out of purchase

190: Express power of sale

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Things a seller can do if there's a problem with selling something

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Seller can ask for payment when goods are sold

191: Claim for price

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Payment for losses when a buyer doesn't accept what you're selling

192: Damages for non-acceptance

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What a buyer can do if there's a problem with something they bought

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You can ask for money if a seller doesn't give you things you bought

193: Damages for non-delivery

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Courts can make sellers give you exactly what you bought

194: Specific performance

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What you can do if a seller breaks a promise about the goods they sold you

195: Remedy for breach of warranty

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Getting money back when things go wrong in a deal

196: Interest and special damages

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You can change or remove automatic rules in a sale agreement

197: Exclusion of implied terms and conditions

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Consumer protection rules apply instead of certain contract rules when you buy things

198: Exclusion where Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies

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Figuring out fair prices and times when buying things

199: Reasonable price and reasonable time are questions of fact

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You can go to court if someone doesn't follow the rules in this law

200: Rights and duties enforceable by proceeding

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This provision keeps some old rules and other laws working alongside the new rules for buying and selling things.

201: Savings

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This provision keeps some old rules and other laws working alongside the new rules for buying and selling things.

201: Savings

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This part explains why we have rules for buying and selling things with other countries

202: Purpose

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What words mean in this part about buying and selling things between countries

203: Interpretation

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The Convention's rules are now part of New Zealand law and everyone must follow them when buying or selling things

204: Convention to have force of law

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The Convention rules replace other laws when selling goods internationally

205: Convention to be code

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Understanding which countries agree to follow special rules when selling goods

206: Certificates about Contracting States

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Rules for using computers and the internet to do important things

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This part explains how to use computers and the internet for legal stuff

207: Purpose

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This part explains how electronic information works in legal matters

208: Overview

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Explaining important words used in this part of the law

209: Interpretation

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Extra guidelines for understanding this part of the law

210: Further provision relating to interpretation

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Checking if online actions are allowed and real

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Electronic information is just as legally valid as paper information

211: Validity of information

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Rules about sending and receiving messages on computers or phones

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When the rules about electronic messages are used

212: When default rules in sections 213 to 216 apply

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When an electronic message is considered sent

213: Time of dispatch

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When a digital message counts as being received

214: Time of receipt

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Where the law thinks you sent an electronic message from

215: Place of dispatch

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Where the law thinks you got an electronic message

216: Place of receipt

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When an offer is accepted using email or text message

217: Time of communication of acceptance of offer

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Basic rules that come before the main rules

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This law applies to most New Zealand rules, with some exceptions

218: When subpart applies

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You can use electronic methods to follow legal rules if you do it the right way

219: When legal requirement can be met by electronic means

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You can choose whether or not to use electronic information

220: Consent to use of electronic technology

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Keeping information the same: what it means and when it's okay to make small changes

221: When integrity of information maintained

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When the law says something must be in writing

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Electronic information can replace written documents if you can find it easily later

222: Legal requirement that information be in writing

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You can use a computer instead of paper to write things down when the law says you must

223: Legal requirement to record information in writing

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You can give written information electronically if you follow some simple rules

224: Legal requirement to give information in writing

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Rules for paper documents don't apply when using electronic forms

225: Legal requirements relating to layout and format of certain information and writing materials

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Rules about when you need to sign something

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Using electronic signatures instead of handwritten ones for legal documents

226: Legal requirement for signature

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Electronic signatures are usually trustworthy if they follow certain rules

228: Presumption about reliability of electronic signatures

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Keeping important information safe and stored

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Keeping paper records safe by turning them into digital files

229: Legal requirement to retain document or information that is in paper or other non-electronic form

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Rules for keeping electronic information safe and easy to find

230: Legal requirement to retain information that is in electronic form

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Keeping important details when saving electronic messages

231: Extra conditions for electronic communications

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Rules about giving, showing, and looking at information

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You can give information electronically instead of on paper if you follow certain rules

232: Legal requirement to provide or produce information that is in paper or other non-electronic form

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How to share information stored on computers or electronic devices

233: Legal requirement to provide or produce information that is in electronic form

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You can show paper information electronically if it's accurate and the person agrees

234: Legal requirement to provide access to information that is in paper or other non-electronic form

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How to share electronic information with others

235: Legal requirement to provide access to information that is in electronic form

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When the law says you need the original version of something

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Electronic copies can be used instead of original documents for comparison

236: Originals

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Other things to know about doing business online

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Rules about what you must say in a message still apply when using electronic communication

237: Legal requirement relating to content of information

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Creating electronic copies for legal reasons is okay and doesn't break copyright rules

238: Copyright

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Rules about moving and storing things: Who's in charge and what happens if something goes wrong

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A quick look at other business-related topics

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How this section applies and what it does

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Carriers have limited responsibility for lost or damaged goods

244: Other remedies affected

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You can change some rules in special shipping contracts if everyone agrees

245: Contracting out permitted for some matters

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Understanding different business issues

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What counts as one item when shipping goods

247: Meaning of unit of goods

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Different shipping agreements decide how much the carrier pays if your things get lost or damaged

248: Liability depends on kind of contract of carriage

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You can choose how to carry things, but you must follow the rules

249: Particular kind of contract of carriage is matter for agreement subject to meeting requirements for that kind

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Rules for making a contract to carry goods at the owner's risk

250: Requirements for contract for carriage at owner's risk

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Rules for making a special shipping agreement with a set value

251: Requirements for contract for carriage at declared value risk

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Rules for making a special agreement when sending things

252: Requirements for contract for carriage on declared terms

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Fair pricing for different levels of protection when sending goods

253: Difference between amounts charged must be fair and reasonable for contract at owner’s risk or declared value risk

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Agreements between different types of carriers when moving your goods

254: Contract between contracting carrier and actual carrier or between actual carriers

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Who is responsible when something goes wrong with a delivery

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Rules for different types of shipping contracts

255: Application of sections 256 to 258

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The mover you hire is responsible for your things

256: Liability of contracting carrier

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When the carrier starts looking after your stuff during shipping

257: When responsibility for goods begins

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The carrier stops being responsible for your stuff after delivering it or trying really hard to let you know it's ready

258: When responsibility for goods ends

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Rules about how much a carrier must pay if something goes wrong during shipping

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Carriers usually pay up to $2,000 if they lose or break your stuff during transport

259: Carrier’s liability limited to $2,000 for each unit of goods or to declared value

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When a carrier might not be responsible for lost or damaged goods

260: Carrier not liable in certain circumstances

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Who is responsible when things go wrong with shipping goods

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Who is responsible when goods are lost or damaged during shipping by one carrier

262: Liability where 1 actual carrier is involved

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Who is responsible for goods when multiple carriers are involved in transporting them

264: When actual carriers are jointly responsible or separately responsible for goods

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Rules about who is responsible when things go wrong during shipping

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What you can do if the moving company you hired goes bankrupt or disappears

266: Rights of contracting party where contracting carrier insolvent or cannot be found

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Money from lost or damaged goods must go to customers first when a company closes

267: Liquidator or assignee in bankruptcy holds money on trust

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Rules about what happens if your bags get lost or damaged when traveling

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Rules about how carriers look after your bags during travel

268: Special rules relating to liability of carrier in respect of baggage

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Rules for when your hand luggage gets lost or damaged during a trip

269: Other rules relating to hand baggage

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Who is responsible when goods are carried by more than one person

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Rules for when multiple airlines carry your things on one trip

270: Contracts of successive carriage by air

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Rules for who's in charge of your stuff when different delivery people handle it

271: When successive carriers are jointly responsible or separately responsible for goods

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A promise made by people who agree to do something

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Sender promises goods are safe and legal to send

273: Contracting party to warrant condition of goods and compliance with enactments

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Rules about taking legal action against people who transport things

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You must tell the carrier within 30 days if your stuff is damaged or missing

274: Notice of claim against contracting carrier must be given within 30 days

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Tell the carrier quickly if someone claims their goods were damaged or lost

275: Notice of claim against actual carrier must be given within 10 days

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No need to tell carriers about damage they should know about or if they're dishonest

276: No notice required if carrier is or ought to be aware of damage or loss or in case of fraud

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You can sue a carrier without giving notice if they agree or if the court allows it

277: Non-notified proceeding may be brought with carrier’s consent or leave of court

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You must act quickly if a carrier loses your stuff

278: Limitation on proceedings against carriers for loss of goods

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Time limit for suing carriers if your stuff is damaged or lost

279: Limitation on proceedings against carriers for damage to or partial loss of goods

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You can still sue a carrier after the time limit if they agree or if the court says it's okay

280: Proceeding may be brought after limitation period with carrier’s consent or leave of court

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You can take action if goods you now own are damaged during delivery, even if you didn't make the original agreement

281: Proceeding by consignee if not contracting party

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What carriers can do when they transport things for other people

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

You can change some rules about carrying goods if both sides agree

282: Contracting out permitted on rights of carriers

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Carriers can ask for payment after delivering goods

283: Right to sue for freight

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

You might have to pay for shipping goods you own, even if you didn't order them

284: Proceeding for recovery of freight

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Carrier can keep your stuff until you pay for transport

285: Carrier’s lien

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Carrier must tell owner if keeping goods for unpaid money

286: Notice of carrier’s claim

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Carrier can keep goods safe while waiting for a claim to be settled

287: Carrier may store goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What happens when a carrier sells your stuff if you don't pay them

288: Sale of goods by public auction

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules for storing and selling goods when people don't collect them

289: Storage and disposal of unclaimed or rejected goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

When goods can go bad, you can sell or throw them away

290: Disposal of perishable goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What to do if goods become dangerous during transport

291: Disposal of dangerous goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Carrier not responsible when goods are sold or disposed of

292: Liability of carrier extinguished in respect of sale or disposal of goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other important things to know about business agreements

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Taking legal action against NZ agents for overseas shipping companies

294: Proceedings against New Zealand agents of overseas carriers

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This law doesn't change rules about special goods like dangerous items

295: Certain other Acts not affected

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This part explains important words used in rules about buying, selling, and moving things.

296: Interpretation

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

When agents sell, promise, or do other things with goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Agent can sell or promise owner's stuff if they have permission

297: Sale, pledge, or other disposition by agent in possession with owner’s consent is valid

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Buyer should check if the seller really owns the goods

298: Buyer, etc, has notice of lack of authority if goods subject to perfected security interest

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What happens when the owner changes their mind about letting someone sell their stuff

299: Effect of withdrawal or expiry of owner’s consent

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules about agreeing to let someone handle your stuff

300: Provisions relating to consent

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Promising papers that prove you own something is like promising the actual thing

301: Effect of pledges of documents of title

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Using goods you don't fully own to pay off a debt you already have

302: Pledge of goods as security for existing debt or liability

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Trading goods or papers: What you need to know about swapping stuff

303: Rights acquired by exchange of goods or documents

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Agreements made with a business agent's workers or helpers are the same as deals made with the agent

304: Agreements through employees or other authorised persons

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Your right to keep goods until you're paid, even if the sender isn't the owner

305: Consignee’s lien

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How giving someone a document showing they own goods affects the seller's rights

306: Effect of transfer of document of title to goods on vendor’s lien and right of stopping goods in transit

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other important rules about business deals

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How to give a document to someone else

307: Mode of transferring documents

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rights of true owners when others handle their goods

308: Saving of rights of true owner

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Agents who buy and sell things for others keep their usual powers

309: Common law powers of mercantile agent

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This section explains how the rules apply to business-related things.

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Explaining words used in business deals

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Explaining what words mean in this part of the law

312: Interpretation

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What happens when stuff mentioned in a document is lost or mixed up

313: Goods that cease to exist or cannot be identified

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Documents that give you rights when sending things by ship

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What happens when your shipping document doesn't let you collect goods anymore

315: Rights where possession of bill of lading no longer gives right to possession of goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Your rights when receiving goods from a ship are based on what the delivery order says

316: Rights in relation to ship’s delivery order

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

You can get help if your shipped items are damaged, even if you're not the one who can sue

317: Rights may be exercised for benefit of person who suffers loss or damage

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules about who is responsible when sending things by ship

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

When you get rights to shipped goods, you might also get responsibilities

319: Person in whom rights are vested becomes subject to liabilities

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Ship's delivery order only makes you responsible for goods listed on it

320: Liabilities exclude liabilities in respect of goods to which ship’s delivery order does not relate

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Goods in transit: You can still stop delivery or ask for shipping payment

321: Right of stopping goods in transit, or claims for freight, not affected

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

A shipping document proves what goods were loaded, even if they weren't

322: Bill of lading in hands of shipper, consignee, or endorsee is conclusive evidence as against master or other signer of bill

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules for using computers and technology with important documents

323: Regulations relating to network or other information technology

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules about special shipping documents that show goods have been received

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules for special shipping documents that say goods are ready to be sent

324: Special provisions about received for shipment bills of lading

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What words mean in laws about business and trade

325: Interpretation

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Ship owner can handle goods if you don't collect them on time

326: Shipowner may enter and land goods in default of entry and landing by owner of goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Ship owner must let you take your stuff if you're ready

328: Owner who is ready and offers to land or take delivery of goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Ship owners can keep their right to be paid for carrying goods after delivery by telling the warehouse

331: Continuation of lien for freight if shipowner gives notice

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How to get your stuff back from a wharf or warehouse when you owe money

332: Discharge of lien on production of receipt and delivery of copy of receipt or release

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How to remove a shipowner's claim on your goods by paying money to a warehouse

333: Discharge of lien on deposit with warehouse owner

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Wharf or warehouse owner can give deposit to shipowner if not told otherwise

334: Right of wharf owner or warehouse owner, if no notice is given, to pay deposit to shipowner

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What happens when you want to keep your goods at a wharf or warehouse

335: Course to be taken if notice to retain is given

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Wharf or warehouse can sell your stuff if you don't pick it up or pay

336: Wharf owner or warehouse owner may sell goods by public auction after 90 days

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Telling people about selling goods from your wharf or warehouse

337: Notices of sale to be given

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How to use money from selling stored goods

338: How money arising from sale is to be applied

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Paying for storing and caring for your stuff at a wharf or warehouse

339: Wharf owner’s or warehouse owner’s rent and expenses

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Wharf and warehouse owners don't have extra responsibilities for goods

340: Wharf owner’s or warehouse owner’s protection

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Tidying up old rules and making small changes to other laws

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Old business laws are replaced by newer ones

345: Repeal of revised Acts

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

When old electronic transaction rules are cancelled

346: Revocation

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Changes to other laws are listed in Schedule 6

347: Amendments to other enactments

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How the new law works with old contracts and legal stuff

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Small fixes to make laws clearer and work better together

Schedule 2: Minor amendments to clarify Parliament’s intent or reconcile inconsistencies

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

A list that shows how old laws became part of the new law

Schedule 3: Comparative table

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules for buying and selling things between countries

Schedule 4: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

List of laws and rules not included in a part of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Schedule 5: Enactments and provisions excluded from subpart 3 of Part 4

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

List of changes to other laws because of this new law

Schedule 6: Consequential amendments

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government keeps a list of charities that affects student loans

27A: Commissioner must keep and publish list of charities

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Rules for when an organisation can be called a charity

27B: When entity qualifies to be listed as charity

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

How to ask to be put on the charity list

27C: Application by entity to be listed as charity

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The Commissioner must check if they took too much money from you

68B: Commissioner must determine whether Commissioner over-deduction made

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens if the government takes too much money for your student loan

68C: Procedure if Commissioner over-deduction made

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What to do if you think too much money was taken for your student loan

68A: Commissioner over-deduction identified by borrower

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The tax office can put charities on a special list, even if they didn't ask to be on it

27D: Commissioner may list tax charities even if no application made

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

What happens if too much money is taken out of your pay for student loans

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Sharing student loan borrower details with Australian tax office to find overseas borrowers

209A: Disclosure of information to Australian Taxation Office in relation to borrowers who are, or may be, overseas-based

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for communicating tax information

YA 4: General rules for giving information or communicating matters

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Income Tax Act 2007

Earthquake-related terms from old law still apply to some tax rules

YZ 4: Saving of effect of certain terms defined in Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for paying tax when selling residential land

RA 6C: Withholding and payment obligations for residential land

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Income Tax Act 2007

How buyers pay tax when buying property from someone they're connected to

RL 3: Associated persons: who must pay, and how?

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Residential land sellers must pay tax through their lawyer when selling property

RL 2: Vendors: who must pay, and how?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting a tax credit for RLWT paid when selling residential land

LB 6B: Tax credits for RLWT

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to pay Residential Land Withholding Tax to Inland Revenue

RL 5: Paying RLWT

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating the amount of Residential Land Withholding Tax to pay when buying residential land

RL 4: How much RLWT?

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to get a refund on your Residential Land Withholding Tax

RL 6: Commissioner repaying RLWT

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on selling residential property for overseas owners

RL 1: Residential land withholding tax

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Social Security Act 2018

How the government handles certain money you get from other countries

191: Treatment of certain overseas benefits, pensions, and allowances that are not overseas pensions

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Social Security Act 2018

Money management rules for young partners of benefit recipients

277: Sanctions for failure by young spouse or partner of specified beneficiary to comply with obligations: money management

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Social Security Act 2018

Consequences for young partners of beneficiaries who don't follow the rules

278: Sanctions for failure by young spouse or partner of specified beneficiary to comply with obligations: other cases

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Social Security Act 2018

Leftover money on cards or vouchers after money management ends

345: Credit on payment card, etc, at end of money management

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Courts can be flexible about time limits in contracts

118: Stipulations not of essence of contracts

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

You can sell someone's item if they don't pay you for work you did on it

341: Power of sale under lien for work done

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Seller must tell you before selling your things to pay off your debt

342: Notice of sale to be given

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Seller must tell you before selling your things to pay off your debt

342: Notice of sale to be given

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Ways to tell someone you're selling their stuff

343: How notice of sale is given to owner of goods

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Money from selling goods must be used to pay costs and debts first

344: How money arising from sale is to be applied

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Companies Act 1993

Different reporting rules for companies that deal with financial markets

209C: Alternative obligations for FMC reporting entities

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Employment Relations Act 2000

Rules about when you don't have to pay court fees or can pay them later

237B: Regulations providing for waiver, etc, of fees

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Employment Relations Act 2000

You can ask to pay court fees later while waiting for a decision about getting help with fees.

237C: Postponement of fees

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Building Societies Act 1965

When the District Court can help with building society issues

136A: Jurisdiction of District Court

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Companies Act 1993

How to close down an association and deal with its assets and debts

Schedule 11: Liquidation of associations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money spent on things that are not part of what a group is meant to do

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income rules for Te Awa Tupua and Te Pou Tupua's non-standard spending

CH 11: Te Awa Tupua and Te Pou Tupua

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for Te Pou Tupua's income, with specific exceptions

CW 40C: Te Pou Tupua

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money not counted for groups run by local councils

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for local authorities and their controlled organisations

CB 15C: Council-controlled organisations and other companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transport in non-passenger vehicles without motors isn't a fringe benefit

CX 19B: Transport in vehicle other than motor vehicle

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating share cost when company debts are forgiven

DV 18B: Cost base for shares when debt remitted within economic group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling cancelled debts between related businesses

EW 46C: Consideration when debt remitted within economic group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Deductions for life insurers managing policyholder investments

EY 16B: Policyholder base allowable deductions: consideration for investment management services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Life insurers' income from managing non-profit participation savings policies

EY 19B: Shareholder base income: consideration credited for investment management services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for replacing earthquake-damaged property using insurance money

EZ 23BC: Property acquired after depreciable property affected by Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Insurance pay-outs for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage treated as property sale and repurchase

EZ 78: Insurance for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage of property: treatment as disposal and reacquisition

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on tax for insurance payouts from Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake property damage

EZ 79: Insurance for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How property transfers to the Official Assignee during bankruptcy are treated for tax purposes

FC 10: Transfers from person to Official Assignee under Insolvency Act 2006

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

This part explains when rules apply to foreign banks lending money to their New Zealand branches

FG 1: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

This part explains when rules apply to foreign banks lending money to their New Zealand branches

FG 1: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How banks' internal money transfers to branches are treated as loans for tax purposes

FG 2: Notional loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

How banks' internal money transfers to branches are treated as loans for tax purposes

FG 2: Notional loans

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Income Tax Act 2007

How banks handle notional interest for tax purposes

FG 3: Notional interest

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Income Tax Act 2007

How banks handle notional interest for tax purposes

FG 3: Notional interest

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Income Tax Act 2007

Bankruptcy or insolvency cancels old tax losses

IA 3B: Tax losses and procedures under Insolvency Act 2006

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Income Tax Act 2007

No longer applies: Income rules for people discharged from bankruptcy removed

MB 14: Remission income of discharged bankrupt excluded

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Income Tax Act 2007

Extra money for parental tax credit when baby is born near tax year end

MD 12B: Additional parental tax credit amount included in lump sum if 70-day period crosses 2 tax years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of imputation credits to a company using another company's tax losses

OB 19B: ICA transfer to loss-using group company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of tax credits between companies in the same group when one is using a loss

OB 46B: ICA transfer from group company to loss-using group company

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies can transfer tax credits when sharing tax losses with related companies

OB 83: Group companies transferring imputation credits with transfer of tax loss

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Income Tax Act 2007

How a company tells the government about sharing its tax loss with another company in its group

OB 84: When and how group company transferring tax loss makes election

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Income Tax Act 2007

Income rules for shareholder-employees in certain companies

RD 3B: Shareholders who are employees, for some companies: income other than PAYE

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for shareholder-employees of certain companies on how their pay is taxed

RD 3C: Shareholders who are employees, for some companies: PAYE and income other than PAYE

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for taxing interest on loans to related parties in New Zealand

RF 2B: Non-resident financial arrangement income: outline and concepts

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as income from borrowing money from overseas lenders

RF 2C: Meaning of non-resident financial arrangement income

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as income from borrowing money from overseas lenders

RF 2C: Meaning of non-resident financial arrangement income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating income from loans to related parties

RF 12D: Determining amount of non-resident financial arrangement income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating income from loans to related parties

RF 12D: Determining amount of non-resident financial arrangement income

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Income Tax Act 2007

When income from overseas financial arrangements is considered paid

RF 12E: When non-resident financial arrangement income treated as paid

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating additional income from overseas loans in the first year

RF 12F: Adjustments: first year additional amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to categorise certain income as non-resident financial arrangement income

RF 12G: Choosing to treat income as non-resident financial arrangement income

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a loan between connected parties for tax purposes

RF 12H: Meaning of related-party debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

How related-party debt is defined using indirect lending and non-resident ownership

RF 12I: Concepts used for definition of related-party debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax applies to payments in complex lending arrangements

RF 12J: Treatment of certain payments made under indirect associated funding arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax applies to payments in complex lending arrangements

RF 12J: Treatment of certain payments made under indirect associated funding arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle prepayments for overseas financial arrangements

RZ 13: Treatment of prepayments

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Resource Management Act 1991

Rules for deciding how much local councils can charge people for their services

36AAA: Criteria for fixing administrative charges

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Resource Management Act 1991

If you don't pay certain costs when asked, the government can make you pay them back like a debt.

149ZF: Liability to pay costs constitutes debt due to EPA or the Crown

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Resource Management Act 1991

If you don't pay the costs, they might stop working on your case until you do.

149ZG: Process may be suspended if costs outstanding

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Resource Management Act 1991

Rules about how councils can set fees for planning and resource consent activities

360F: Regulations relating to administrative charges and other amounts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How employers handle taxes for employee share schemes

RD 7B: Treatment of employee share schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating deductions for mixed-use space using area measurements

DB 18AA: Square metre rate method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing how to calculate car expenses for business use

DE 2B: Election to use kilometre rate method or costs method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate and deduct tax from schedular payments

RD 10B: Amounts of tax for schedular payments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Reclaiming money from aircraft engine overhaul deductions when selling

CG 9: Recovery of deductions for aircraft engine overhaul

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for smoothly changing from the old law to the new law

2A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for how building societies share information about their money

Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from aircraft engine overhaul tax provisions counts as income

CZ 34: Income arising from tax accounting provision for aircraft engine overhauls

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for aircraft operators claiming deductions for engine costs and overhauls

DW 5: Aircraft operators: aircraft engines and aircraft engine overhauls

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Income Tax Act 2007

How aircraft lease payments for engine overhauls are treated for tax purposes

DW 6: Aircraft operators: payments and adjustments under finance leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for maintaining older aircraft engines

DZ 22: Aircraft maintenance: aircraft engines acquired before 2017–18 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for aircraft maintenance expenses claimed before 2017

DZ 23: Aircraft maintenance: tax accounting provisions for expenditure incurred after 2016–17 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to spread out deductions for aircraft engine costs over time

EJ 24: Allocation of expenditure on aircraft engine overhauls

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing how to claim deductions for aircraft engine overhauls under IFRS rules

EJ 25: Allocation of expenditure on aircraft engine overhauls: election by IFRS user

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to allocate costs for aircraft engine overhauls if you operate only one aircraft

EJ 26: Allocation of expenditure on aircraft engine overhauls: election by operator of single aircraft

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for selling an aircraft engine or aircraft you've claimed expenses for

EJ 27: Disposal of aircraft engine or aircraft

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for paying someone else's debt when you're connected to them

EW 49B: Guarantees for associated persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Aircraft purchased before 2017-2018: adjusting value and deductions for engine overhauls

EZ 23BA: Aircraft acquired before 2017–18 income year: adjusted tax value, base value, reduced; total deductions increased

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for settling financial agreements when related companies merge

FO 21: When amalgamating companies are parties to financial arrangements: economic groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies leaving the look-through company system due to 2017 law changes

HZ 4E: Transition out of LTC regime for Taxation (Annual Rates for 2016–17, Closely Held Companies, and Remedial Matters) Act 2017

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating extra tax due to changes in market valuation laws

HZ 8: Retrospective transitional provision for market valuation under section HB 4

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax on dividends that are part cash and part non-cash

RE 14B: Combined cash and non-cash dividends

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord can only ask for a bond that's equal to 4 weeks' rent or less.

18: Bonds to be no more than 4 weeks' rent

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

When a landlord receives money for a bond, they must give a receipt and send the money to the government quickly.

19: Duties of landlord on receipt of bond

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The boss of the rental office must safely keep the money you give as a bond and tell you and your landlord about it.

20: Duties of chief executive in relation to bonds

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

If the landlord agrees, you can pay your rental bond directly to the government instead of to the landlord.

21: Tenant may pay bond direct to chief executive with landlord's consent

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Telling the government when your name or address changes for your rental bond

21A: Notification of changes of address to chief executive

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

When both the landlord and tenant agree, they can ask for the bond money to be paid out

22: Agreed applications to chief executive for payment of bond

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Landlords can only ask for up to two weeks' rent ahead of time and can't make you pay before your current rent is used up.

23: Rent in advance

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Rules for landlords when they want to make the rent higher for people renting their houses

24: Rent increases

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Landlords must give renters a proper receipt when they pay rent

29: Receipts for rent

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Explains how rent is calculated daily and divided up when a tenancy ends

31: Apportionment of rent

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Landlords can't make tenants pay extra money or higher rent if they break the rules

32: Accelerated rent or damages prohibited

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord pays for general costs, while the tenant pays for things they use themselves.

39: Responsibility for outgoings

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

A special bank account for holding money related to renting homes

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

A special bank account that holds money from tenants' bonds and other rental payments

127: Residential Tenancies Trust Account

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The government's top money-checker looks after the special bank account for rented homes.

128: Auditor-General to be auditor of Residential Tenancies Trust Account

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

This law explains how you should give money to the government when you're told to.

134A: Method of payment

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Rules for people who help others find places to live or stay

139: Regulations relating to accommodation brokers

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Rules for including rent increase details in fixed-term tenancy agreements

Schedule 1: Clauses for rent increases in fixed-term tenancy agreements

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for fair and honest trading to protect everyone

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This explains the name of the law and when it started working

1: Short Title and commencement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Understanding important words and phrases used in the Fair Trading Act

2: Interpretation

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Fair Trading Act 1986

New Zealand's fair trading rules apply even when you're overseas

3: Application of Act to conduct outside New Zealand

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can't get in trouble under this law if you didn't break other money rules, but this rule doesn't exist anymore

5A: No liability under Act if not liable under Securities Act 1978 or Securities Markets Act 1988

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The Fair Trading Act doesn't cover company buying and selling rules

5B: Act does not apply to certain conduct regulated by Takeovers Code

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Commission's job is to help people understand buying and selling rules

6: Functions of Commission in relation to dissemination of information

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The government no longer sets aside money for this law in the same way

7: Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The rule about yearly reports was removed from the law in 2005

8: Annual report

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about being fair and honest when selling things or making deals

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Tricking or fooling people is not allowed.

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Businesses must be honest and not trick people

9: Misleading and deceptive conduct generally

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You must be honest when selling things

10: Misleading conduct in relation to goods

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Businesses must be honest about their services

11: Misleading conduct in relation to services

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Be honest about jobs and don't trick people looking for work

12: Misleading conduct in relation to employment

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Lying or misleading people

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Fair Trading Act 1986

No lying or tricking when buying or selling things

13: False or misleading representations

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Telling lies or tricking people when buying or selling land is not allowed

14: False representations and other misleading conduct in relation to land

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Fair Trading Act 1986

News companies don't have to follow some rules when sharing information, except for ads

15: Limited application of sections 9 to 14 to news media

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can't use fake trademarks when doing business

16: Certain conduct in relation to trade marks prohibited

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Things that are not fair when buying or selling

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Don't trick people with fake gifts or prizes when selling things

17: Offering gifts and prizes

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Fair Trading Act 1986

No more collecting stamps or tokens to get free stuff

18: Trading stamp schemes prohibited

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about advertising things for sale at a certain price

19: Bait advertising

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Fair Trading Act 1986

You can't make someone buy things by promising rewards for finding new customers

20: Referral selling

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Fair Trading Act 1986

It's against the law to take money for things you don't plan to give

21: Demanding or accepting payment without intending to supply as ordered

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Don't lie about home businesses or money-making opportunities

22: Misleading representations about certain business activities

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Fair Trading Act 1986

No bullying or forcing people when buying or selling things

23: Harassment and coercion

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Unfair money-making schemes that trick people are not allowed

24: Pyramid selling schemes

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Fair Trading Act 1986

All rules in this part are equally important and work together

25: Provisions of this Part not limited by reference to other provisions of this Part

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Bringing goods with wrong labels into New Zealand is not allowed

26: Importation of goods bearing false trade description

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for telling shoppers important stuff and making sure businesses follow these rules

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about important information you should get when buying things or using services

27: Consumer information standards

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for giving customers the right information when selling things

28: Compliance with consumer information standards

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Making sure things you buy are safe to use

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules to keep you safe when buying and using products

29: Product safety standards

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Selling safe products: Follow the rules for safety standards

30: Compliance with product safety standards

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The government can stop people from selling things that might hurt you

31: Unsafe goods

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The government can force companies to take back unsafe products

32: Compulsory product recall

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules to make sure the things people do for you are safe

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This section explains what 'services' means in this law, like fixing things or building houses

34: Meaning of services

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Follow safety rules when providing services

36: Compliance with services safety standards

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What happens when someone breaks the rules and how to make things right

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Which courts can deal with problems related to unfair trading

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The High Court can make important decisions about fair trading issues

37: Jurisdiction of High Court

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The Disputes Tribunal can help with some problems under this law

39: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What happens when someone breaks the rules and how they can make it right

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Breaking certain rules in the Fair Trading Act can lead to fines

40: Contraventions of provisions of Parts 1 to 4A an offence

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Extra punishment for making money by breaking Fair Trading rules

40A: Additional penalty for contravention of section 24 involving commercial gain

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about taking legal action when someone breaks the law

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The court can stop people from breaking the Fair Trading Act rules

41: Injunctions may be granted by court for contravention of Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Court can order rule-breakers to share information or fix mistakes

42: Order to disclose information or publish advertisement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The law explains different ways to help someone if they've been treated unfairly when buying things

43: Other orders

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Ways you can defend yourself if someone says you broke the Fair Trading Act

44: Defences

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Companies and people are responsible for what their workers do

45: Conduct by servants or agents

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Court findings from earlier cases can be used as evidence in new cases

46: Finding in proceedings to be evidence

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Extra rules about searching, sharing information, and working with other countries

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Fair Trading Act 1986

The Commission can search places to check if someone is breaking the rules

47: Power to search

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This law about special permissions is no longer used

47A: Powers conferred by warrant

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This rule about showing a warrant was removed from the law

47B: Warrant to be produced

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for searching have changed and this part no longer exists

47C: Other duties of person who executes a warrant

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This section about helping others was removed from the law

47D: Duty to assist

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This part of the law about checking papers and things was removed

47E: Power to inspect documents and goods

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Fair Trading Act 1986

It's against the law to stop or slow down special workers doing their job

47F: Offence to resist, obstruct, or delay

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Commission can ask for info and you must help

47G: Commission may require person to supply information or documents or give evidence

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for official notices from the Commission

47H: Notices

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Fair Trading Act 1986

How you can be sent important legal notices and when they're considered received

47I: Service of notices

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Breaking rules about giving information can get you in trouble

47J: Offence to contravene section 47G

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This rule about sharing information with money experts is no longer part of the law

48A: Sharing of information and documents with Financial Markets Authority or Takeovers Panel

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Changes and removals of other laws and rules

49: Repeals and consequential amendments

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This law works alongside other laws and doesn't replace them

50: Saving of other laws

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Fair Trading Act 1986

This schedule lists changes made to another law

Schedule 1: Enactment amended

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Fair Trading Act 1986

List of old laws that are no longer used because of the Fair Trading Act 1986

Schedule 2: Enactments repealed

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Old rules about product labels that don't apply anymore

Schedule 3: Orders and notices revoked

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for old building societies to follow new laws

13A: Transitional arrangements

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

When your final-year fees-free money is added to your student loan account

195B: Date on which final-year fees-free entitlement treated as being credited

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Privacy Act 2020

Agency's decision to give you access to your information

45: Decision to grant access to personal information

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Privacy Act 2020

Deciding if a privacy breach is serious enough to report

113: Assessment of likelihood of serious harm being caused by privacy breach

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Privacy Act 2020

When and how agencies can charge for accessing or correcting your personal information

66: Charges

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free income for Te Kōwhatu Tū Moana trust during specific period

CZ 35: Amounts derived by Te Kōwhatu Tū Moana

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about late social rehabilitation payments from 2008 to 2018

CZ 35: Treatment of backdated payments for social rehabilitation: 2008–09 to 2017–18 income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax refunds on income statements of deceased people without executors (2008-2019)

RZ 15: Treatment of certain refunds made on income statements: 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2019

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax refunds for overpayments made between 2008 and 2013 that weren't repaid within four years

RZ 16: Treatment of certain refunds not paid within 4-year period: 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2013

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money for disability support services isn't taxed as income

CW 52B: Disability support services

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax relief for replacing earthquake-damaged property with insurance money

CZ 25B: Land and buildings as revenue account property affected by Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes and replaced—insurance or compensation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about when Kāinga Ora and its group don't have to pay income tax

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for Kāinga Ora and its fully owned companies

CB 15D: Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities and wholly-owned group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Temporary tax benefits for donations to the New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust in Le Quesnoy

YZ 5: New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust — Le Quesnoy: sunset

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on high-value racehorses taken overseas before racing or breeding in New Zealand

CG 8B: Recoveries after deductions for high-priced bloodstock removed from New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Defining terms for special horses used in breeding and racing

EC 39B: Stud-founding bloodstock and related terms

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax consequences for exporting expensive racehorses before use in New Zealand

EC 47B: Removal of high-priced bloodstock from New Zealand after earlier deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Minimum prices for buying different types of young racehorses in 2019

EZ 6B: National minimum price threshold for 2019 calendar year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on selling high-priced race horses to overseas buyers before they're used in New Zealand

CG 8C: Recoveries after deductions for high-priced bloodstock disposed of to non-residents

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for treating prospective horse breeders as operating a breeding business

EC 47C: When prospective breeders treated as being in breeding business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for racehorses bought for breeding but no longer used for that purpose

EC 47D: Change of prospective bloodstock breeders’ expectation or intention after earlier deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Starting a bloodstock breeding business with previously purchased stud-founding bloodstock

EC 47E: Prospective breeders commencing actual breeding businesses

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for companies working on important public projects

CW 38B: Public purpose Crown-controlled companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle extra payments when buying or selling a business using foreign agreements

EW 33D: Foreign ASAPs: contingencies for business combinations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to make a debt funding special purpose vehicle transparent for tax purposes

HR 9BA: Elections to treat debt funding special purpose vehicles as transparent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to make existing debt funding vehicles tax-transparent

HZ 9: Elections to treat existing debt funding special purpose vehicles as transparent

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving savings to new accounts when government closes special farm savings scheme

EZ 82: Transfers of deposits when adverse event income equalisation accounts abolished

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Income Tax Act 2007

Moving savings to new accounts when government closes special farm savings scheme

EZ 82: Transfers of deposits when adverse event income equalisation accounts abolished

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules apply when a debt funding company is chosen

HZ 10: What happens when election is made under section HZ 9?

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax credits on charitable donations and preventing misuse

GB 55: Arrangements involving tax credits for charitable or other public benefit gifts

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Income Tax Act 2007

How overpaid wages are handled for tax purposes

RD 8B: Treatment of PAYE-related overpayments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for businesses doing research and development

LY 1: Research and development tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definition of core and supporting research and development activities for tax purposes

LY 2: Key terms

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section outlines who can claim tax credits for research and development in New Zealand

LY 3: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your research and development tax credit

LY 4: Calculation of tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

What costs can be claimed for research and development tax credits

LY 5: Eligible research and development expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits for money spent on research and development done by others

LY 6: Contracted research and development expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for including overseas research and development costs in tax credits

LY 7: Foreign research and development expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Unused R&D tax credits can be carried forward to the next year, with special rules for companies

LY 8: Carry forward for remaining research and development tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Governor-General can make temporary changes to R&D tax credit rules

LY 9: Orders in Council

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Income Tax Act 2007

Minister to report on effectiveness of research and development tax credit system

LY 10: Evaluation

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies can get a credit for research and development tax credits in their imputation credit account

OB 9C: ICA credit for research and development tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Māori authorities can receive a credit for research and development tax credits

OK 6C: MACA research and development tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group tax credit for company's research and development

OP 11C: Consolidated ICA credit for research and development tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Activities not eligible for research and development tax credits

Schedule 21: Excluded activities for research and development activities tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Expenses you can and can't claim for research and development tax credits

Schedule 21B: Expenditure or loss for research and development tax credits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent misuse of research and development tax credits

GB 56: Arrangements involving research and development tax credits

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Social Security Act 2018

Old rule about yearly changes to main benefit rates is no longer used

452A: Orders in Council: mandatory annual average weekly earnings adjustment of rates of main benefits

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Companies Act 1993

Fee for New Zealand Business Number costs is confirmed as valid

402: Validation of fee used to recover costs of Registrar of New Zealand Business Numbers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Emissions unit transfers: Tax-free income from certain financial deals

CX 54B: Transfers of emissions units under certain excepted financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule for tax-free backdated social rehabilitation payments from 2008 to 2018

CZ 36: Treatment of backdated payments for social rehabilitation: 2008–09 to 2017–18 income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for transferring emissions units in specific financial deals

DB 17B: Transfers of emissions units under certain excepted financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trust payments that count towards family scheme income

MB 12B: Family scheme income from trusts, not being beneficiary income, and where recipient not settlor

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Income Tax Act 2007

Co-op companies can attach tax credits to group cash payments

OB 78B: Co-operative companies attaching imputation credits to cash distributions to groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section summarises how deductions for residential land expenses are limited and carried forward

EL 1: Outline of subpart: general

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for deducting expenses from residential rental properties

EL 2: Outline of subpart: specific provisions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining important terms used in tax rules for property income

EL 3: Definitions for this subpart

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle losses from rental properties for tax purposes

EL 4: Allocation of deductions for loss-making residential rental properties

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using unused excess amounts when selling your entire residential property portfolio

EL 5: When residential portfolios sold

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to manage rental property expenses individually

EL 6: Choosing to apply rules on property-by-property basis

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for using leftover tax deductions when you sell a rental property

EL 7: When property A sold

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Income Tax Act 2007

Handling transferred money when selling fully-taxed items

EL 8: Treatment of previously transferred amounts on fully-taxed disposals

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Income Tax Act 2007

Things that don't follow the usual rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rule exemption for residential land used mainly as your home

EL 9: Main home exclusion

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Income Tax Act 2007

When land sales rules apply to residential property

EL 10: Exclusion for land held on revenue account

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Income Tax Act 2007

Certain big companies and government groups don't have to follow residential land rules

EL 11: Exclusion for property held by certain persons and entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Some residential land isn't subject to Section EL 4 if it's a mixed-use asset

EL 12: Exclusion for mixed-use assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for employee housing don't apply to some work-related accommodation

EL 13: Exclusion for property provided as employee accommodation

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Income Tax Act 2007

How certain groups use the rules for figuring out when and how much

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies using leftover money from previous years

EL 14: Continuity rules for companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Sharing tax benefits between companies owned by the same people

EL 15: Transfers between companies in wholly-owned groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about people or groups that come between others in money matters

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about people or groups that come between others in money matters

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming interest on loans for investing in companies with significant residential property holdings

EL 16: Interests in residential land-rich entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming interest on loans for investing in companies with significant residential property holdings

EL 16: Interests in residential land-rich entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate interest expenditure and net income for interposed entities

EL 17: Calculations for section EL 16

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for transparent entities with residential income

EL 18: Modifications when entities transparent

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine the value of assets for tax purposes

EL 19: Valuation of assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to claim expenses when you sell a house quickly

EL 20: Allocation of deductions related to bright-line disposals of residential land

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Privacy Act 2020

Rules for retirement plans and superannuation for the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner

16: Superannuation or retiring allowances

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Privacy Act 2020

How you can get compensation if someone interferes with your privacy

103: Damages

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord gets the money if the tenant accidentally damages the property, not the insurance company.

49C: Landlord, not insurer, to benefit from tenant liability for careless damage

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Companies Act 1993

Rules for enforcing security over collateral in certain financial agreements during voluntary administration

239ABMA: Enforcement of security interest over collateral for qualifying derivative

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for switching to new laws about money services

Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for switching to new laws about money services

Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Making racing better and fairer for everyone

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Racing Industry Act 2020

When different parts of the Racing Industry Act 2020 start working

2: Commencement

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Racing Industry Act 2020

This law explains what the Racing Industry Act 2020 aims to achieve

3: Purposes

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Racing Industry Act 2020

This law explains how racing works in New Zealand and who's in charge

4: Outline

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Racing Industry Act 2020

This part explains what important words mean in the Racing Industry Act 2020

5: Interpretation

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for changing from the old racing system to the new one

7: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Getting Started: Important Words and Rules for Horse Racing

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Different types of racing

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing groups must write a yearly plan about what they will do

16: Racing codes must prepare statement of intent

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing groups have to make and share a yearly plan about their activities

17: Racing codes must prepare business plan

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing groups must share money from TAB NZ with their racing clubs

19: Racing codes must distribute funds received from TAB NZ to racing clubs

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about racing clubs

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Members can't make money from racing club property

20: No pecuniary interest in club property

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You need permission to change or sell your racing club's land

21: Restriction on dealing with racing venue

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Special rule for land with racing venues must be written on official records

22: Restriction on dealing must be recorded on record of title

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

This part explains important words used in the racing law

23: Interpretation

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Moving things from one place to another

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Club's leftover money and property goes to bigger racing group when club shuts down

24: Transfer of assets on dissolution of club

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing clubs can share their stuff when they join together

25: Transfer of assets if racing clubs combine

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Moving extra race tracks to new owners

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing clubs can give away extra racecourses to their racing group

26: Transfer of surplus venue by agreement

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The Governor-General can step in to move unused racetracks to new owners when people can't agree

27: Transfer of surplus venues by Order in Council

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Special rules make it easier to transfer a racing venue when it's no longer needed

32: Effect of transfer of surplus venue

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for how racing works

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules that control how races are run and what everyone involved must do

37: Racing rules

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing clubs must talk to others before changing their rules

38: Amendment of racing rules

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing rules must be shared and are like a contract for everyone in racing

39: Availability and status of racing rules

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about who can enter racecourses during races

40: Rules controlling or prohibiting admission to racecourses

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing rules must follow New Zealand laws

41: Rules must not conflict with any Act or general law

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Racing Industry Act 2020

A group that makes sure racing is fair and follows the rules

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Racing Industry Act 2020

A new group is formed to keep racing fair and honest

42: Racing Integrity Board established

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The Racing Integrity Board aims to set and enforce good rules for everyone in racing

43: Objectives of Board

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How the Racing Integrity Board is chosen and what its members do

45: Board members

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How the Racing Integrity Board gets money to do its job

46: Funding of Board

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The racing board makes a yearly plan to show what it will do

47: Board must prepare statement of intent

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The Racing Board makes a plan each year about what they'll do

48: Board must prepare business plan

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for racing decision-makers are in Schedule 2

50: Further provisions relating to adjudicative committees and appeals tribunals

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Racing Industry Act 2020

People who check if racing rules are being followed

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The racing boss can pick people to check if betting places follow the rules

51: Chief executive may appoint inspectors

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Inspectors can check racing places without paying and ask for information

52: Powers of inspector

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You can be punished for getting in the way of an inspector doing their job

53: Obstructing inspector

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for horse and dog races, and how to run racing clubs and racecourses

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The law creates a new racing organisation called TAB New Zealand

54: TAB New Zealand established

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ is run by a group of people chosen by the Minister

55: Governing body of TAB NZ

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ's main jobs: help people bet and make money to support racing and sports

57: Objectives of TAB NZ

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ's jobs: planning races, managing betting, and helping the racing industry

58: Functions of TAB NZ

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must create and check its money records each year

59: Accounts and audit

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must have a check-up every five years to see if it's doing a good job

60: Performance and efficiency audit

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must be careful with its money and spend wisely

61: TAB NZ must operate in financially responsible manner

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ writes a yearly plan about its goals and shares it with important people

62: TAB NZ must prepare statement of intent

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ makes a yearly plan and talks to racing groups about it

63: TAB NZ must prepare business plan

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must write a yearly report about their activities and share it with important people

64: Annual report

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ can save extra money in special accounts for future use

65: TAB NZ may maintain reserves

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The list of races that will happen

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Planning races and deciding when and where they happen

66: Setting of racing calendar and allocation of racing dates

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The dates committee can change racing schedules if TAB NZ and racing codes can't agree

67: Change of racing dates, allocations, or conditions

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about who can run betting games

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ gives racing clubs permission to hold betting races

68: Issue of betting licences

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Changes to racing dates or rules mean betting licences might need to change too

69: Amendment or revocation of betting licence

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Racing Industry Act 2020

No betting licenses for races on some special days and holidays

70: Betting licence must not be issued for certain days

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How TAB NZ shares its extra money and money made from betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ gives agreed-upon money to racing groups each year

72: Distribution to codes

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for sharing out money from betting

73: Regulations relating to distribution from betting profits

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for the betting company: how it's set up, what it does, and how it shares money from bets

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ can run different kinds of betting on races and sports

74: TAB NZ may conduct betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing clubs can run a special type of betting if they follow the rules

75: Racing clubs may conduct equalisator betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Places where you can bet on horse races

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for how TAB NZ manages betting on races

76: Racing betting rules

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How TAB NZ spends the money it gets from horse racing bets

77: Application of revenue from racing betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Places where you can bet on sports and races

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for betting on sports

78: Sports betting rules

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ needs permission from sports groups to run betting on their events

79: Agreements with New Zealand national sporting organisations

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ can make deals with Sport NZ to allow betting on sports without official NZ groups

80: Agreements with Sport and Recreation New Zealand

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ can use its current offices and tools for sports betting, or set up new ones

81: Use of facilities

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How TAB uses money from sports betting

82: Application of revenue from sports betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Different kinds of betting on races or sports

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ can make rules about other betting, but they need approval and must follow guidelines

83: Rules relating to other racing or sports betting conducted by TAB NZ

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Basic rules and information about betting and TAB places

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How TAB NZ takes a small part of your bet money for horse races and sports events

84: Deductions for totalisator betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must share new betting rules with the government and put them online for everyone to see

85: Availability of betting rules

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for how much money you can win when betting on races

86: Amounts of dividends

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for using TAB NZ's betting systems for special games

87: Use of betting systems for gaming purposes

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ can mix betting money with other countries to make bigger prizes

88: Amalgamation with overseas betting systems

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Racing Industry Act 2020

It's illegal for under-18s to bet or for others to help them bet

89: Offences relating to underage betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You must show proof of your age when asked by certain people

90: Power to require particulars

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You can take legal action if someone doesn't pay up on a fair bet

91: Betting contracts enforceable

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ or racing clubs can choose not to accept your bet

92: Bets may be refused

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Getting permission from the local council to open a new betting place

93: When territorial authority consent is required

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Asking your local council for permission to open a TAB venue

94: Application for territorial authority consent

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How councils decide if a new betting shop can open

95: Considering and determining application for territorial authority consent

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Councils must make rules about betting shops in their area

96: Territorial authority must adopt TAB venue policy

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for making and updating betting shop policies

97: Adoption and review of TAB venue policy

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about how TAB NZ works

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules to help keep people safe when betting on races and sports

98: Regulations relating to harm prevention and minimisation

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about who can and can't go into TAB betting places

99: Regulations relating to admission to and exclusion from TAB venues

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for keeping problem gamblers away from betting places

100: Regulations relating to exclusion of problem gamblers from TAB venues and racecourses

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Money collected to help people who gamble too much

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ pays a special tax to help people with gambling problems

101: TAB NZ must pay problem gambling levy

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must share information with the boss when asked

102: TAB NZ must provide information to chief executive

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about betting and places where people can bet on races and sports

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Getting ready to talk about betting from other countries and related topics

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Racing Industry Act 2020

This section explains how overseas betting companies pay for using New Zealand racing and sports information

103: Purpose and overview

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The law applies to betting services offered to New Zealanders, even from overseas

104: Territorial scope

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Words and their meanings in the betting and racing rules

105: Interpretation

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Fees for using betting information

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for using NZ racing and sports info in overseas betting

110: Requirements on offshore betting operators before using New Zealand racing and sporting information

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for using New Zealand racing and sports information in betting

111: Terms and conditions of betting information use agreement

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Money you have to pay when you bet on races from outside New Zealand

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Offshore betting companies must pay special charges for bets from New Zealand

113: Requirement to pay consumption charges

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Offshore betting companies must pay special charges for bets from New Zealand

113: Requirement to pay consumption charges

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Minister decides how much offshore betting companies pay in charges

114: Minister must set rates of consumption charges

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Betting businesses must share info about their charges

115: Information to be provided relating to consumption charges

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules that apply to everyone

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How money from betting charges and fines is used to help racing and reduce gambling problems

118: Application of money received from consumption charges and penalties

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The most money you can be fined for breaking racing betting rules

119: Maximum amount of penalties

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How to get money back from betting companies who owe charges or penalties

120: Recovery of outstanding charges and penalties

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You must pay penalties even if you're challenging them, but you'll get a refund if you win

121: Obligation to pay penalty not suspended by review or legal proceedings

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You can ask a court to check if your betting penalty was fair

122: Appeal to District Court

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for betting businesses outside New Zealand

123: Regulations for offshore betting

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You can't use certain names that might make people think you're connected to racing organisations

125: Restriction on use of certain names

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Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must follow rules about sharing information with the public

126: Application of Official Information Act 1982

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The government usually doesn't pay racing groups' debts, but there are some exceptions

127: Crown not liable for debts

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for managing different parts of horse racing in New Zealand

128: Other regulations

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Changes made to other rules when this law is updated

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Changes to other laws because of this new racing law

129: Consequential amendments

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Racing Industry Act 2020

This section removes old racing laws and rules to make way for new ones

130: Repeal and revocations

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about betting from other countries and how to handle money from it

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for changing from the old racing law to the new one

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about getting help and appealing decisions in horse racing

Schedule 2: Provisions relating to adjudicative committees and appeals tribunals

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for how TAB NZ works and what its members should do

Schedule 3: Provisions relating to TAB NZ

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for checking how well TAB NZ is doing its job

Schedule 4: Provisions relating to performance and efficiency audit of TAB NZ

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Changes to other laws and rules because of the Racing Industry Act 2020

Schedule 5: Consequential amendments to other enactments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the Commissioner sets and shares minimum prices for horse sales

EC 39C: Setting and publication of national minimum price threshold

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Social Security Act 2018

Who can get help paying for a funeral when someone they depended on dies

91: Funeral grant: eligibility if deceased person has dependants

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Social Security Act 2018

You might get help paying for someone's funeral if they had no family to support

92: Funeral grant: eligibility if deceased person has no dependants

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Social Security Act 2018

When you can get money to help pay for a child's funeral

93: Funeral grant: eligibility if deceased person is child

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules about who can't get money to help with funeral costs

94: Funeral grant: restrictions on payment

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing codes must give a yearly report to the Minister about their activities and money

18: Annual report

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing groups want to make their races better and more popular

14: Objectives of racing codes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Australian company giving shares in its subsidiary to shareholders may not be taxed as a dividend

CD 29C: Transfers to shareholders by ASX-listed Australian company of shares in subsidiary

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Income Tax Act 2007

New Zealand tax on Lloyd's of London life insurance premiums

CR 3B: Lloyd’s of London: income from life insurance premiums

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The Racing Integrity Board tells the government what it did each year

49: Annual report

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from exempt employee share schemes is not taxed

CW 26B: Exempt ESS

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing groups need to make and share plans for their new properties

33: Racing codes must prepare property investment strategy in respect of transferred assets and venues

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a tax-approved employee share scheme with specific rules and limits

CW 26C: Meaning of exempt ESS

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explanation of a tax-approved employee share scheme with specific rules and limits

CW 26C: Meaning of exempt ESS

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Income Tax Act 2007

This explains who is considered an employee when a company provides benefits

CW 26D: Meaning of employee

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as the normal age to retire for different workers

CW 26E: Meaning of normal retiring age

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as the normal age to retire for different workers

CW 26E: Meaning of normal retiring age

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Income Tax Act 2007

Defining shares for exempt employee share schemes

CW 26F: Meaning of share

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains who counts as a trustee for employee share schemes

CW 26G: Meaning of trustee

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Punishment for wrongly using New Zealand racing and sports information

112: Penalty for using New Zealand racing and sporting information in contravention of section 110

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How TAB NZ shares money with racing codes each year

71: Amounts of distribution to codes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemptions for certain overseas investment funds selling shares or financial products

CX 55B: Proceeds from disposal of certain shares and financial arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for certain financial deals between companies in the same group

DB 23B: Revenue account property: certain intra-group transactions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Foreign investment entities can't deduct expenses from certain income

DB 54C: Certain expenditure incurred by foreign PIE equivalents

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Income Tax Act 2007

Costs of buying certain foreign investments can't be deducted

DN 9: Treatment of certain costs incurred in acquiring FIF interests

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from foreign investments not taxed when using specific calculation methods

CX 57B: Amounts derived during periods covered by calculation methods

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Income Tax Act 2007

How 'market value' is defined for employee share schemes

CE 7CB: Meaning of market value

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate market value for tax purposes

CW 26DB: Meaning of market value

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How Sport NZ says which sports events are official New Zealand events

106: Declaration of New Zealand sporting events

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The person or group chosen to make important decisions

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The designated authority manages betting charges and penalties

108: Functions and powers of designated authority

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The Department is in charge of betting and spending schemes

107: Designated authority for each scheme

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules for offshore betting operators about paying charges and giving correct information

116: Penalties relating to consumption charges

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Rules about betting with companies outside New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exceptions for tax deductions on prerequisite supplies in cross-border transactions

FH 5B: Exception: when payee group not allowed deductions for supplies as prerequisites for payer supplies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Delaying or not asking for payment can be seen as giving a gift

HC 31B: Value transfer by deferral, or non-exercise, of right to demand payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Delaying or not asking for payment can be seen as giving a gift

HC 31B: Value transfer by deferral, or non-exercise, of right to demand payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Protection from penalties for certain securities rule breaches due to tax law changes

HZ 11: Protection from non-compliance: Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Act 2020

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Income Tax Act 2007

Protection from penalties for certain securities rule breaches due to tax law changes

HZ 11: Protection from non-compliance: Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

What the Racing Board does and how it helps keep racing fair

44: Functions and powers of Board

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Hunt clubs don't have to follow some parts of the racing law

6: Application of Act to hunt clubs

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Some overseas betting companies don't have to pay extra fees if they don't make much money from New Zealand bets

117: Certain offshore betting operators not liable for consumption charges

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Some overseas betting companies don't have to pay extra fees if they don't make much money from New Zealand bets

117: Certain offshore betting operators not liable for consumption charges

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the country where joint trustees live is determined

YD 3BA: Country of residence of joint trustees

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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

The government can tell your work to take less money for your student loan when you're almost done paying it

62A: Commissioner may notify employers when loan balance close to zero

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions in exempt employee share schemes

DV 28: Exempt employee share schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Lloyd's of London can't claim expenses on life insurance premium income

DW 3B: Lloyd’s of London: deductions for life insurance business

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for when Australian companies give shareholders shares in their subsidiaries

ED 2B: Transfers to shareholders by ASX-listed Australian company of shares in subsidiary

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules about ending special business groups and breaking up partnerships

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine a company's status when you own it for only part of a period

EX 21F: Part-period calculations

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Income Tax Act 2007

Option to refund research and development tax credits for the 2019-20 tax year

LZ 14: Research and development tax credits’ refundability: option for 2019–20 income year

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for PAYE intermediaries who were eligible for subsidies before law changes

RZ 14: Listed PAYE intermediaries: transitional provision

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for calculating tax when a business partnership ends or a look-through company stops operating

EW 47B: Cessation of LTCs and dissolution of partnerships

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax changes are calculated for people investing in multi-rate PIEs

HM 36B: Calculating PIE schedular income adjustments for natural person investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax changes are calculated for people investing in multi-rate PIEs

HM 36B: Calculating PIE schedular income adjustments for natural person investors

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Income Tax Act 2007

Inland Revenue can set your PIE tax rate if needed

HM 60B: Investor rates provided by Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Inland Revenue can set your PIE tax rate if needed

HM 60B: Investor rates provided by Commissioner

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Income Tax Act 2007

Custodial institutions' tax responsibilities when passing on investment income

RE 10C: Obligations of custodial institutions in relation to certain payments of investment income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for partial-year Callaghan Innovation Growth Grant recipients in 2020-2021

LZ 13: Part-year override of section LY 3(2)(b)

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling taxes on Lloyd's of London life insurance premiums in New Zealand

HD 17B: Lloyd’s of London: agents for life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for handling taxes on Lloyd's of London life insurance premiums in New Zealand

HD 17B: Lloyd’s of London: agents for life insurance

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The boss can share some work with others, but keeps important decisions

109: Delegation

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Racing Industry Act 2020

A group that helps run horse and dog races in New Zealand

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Racing Industry Act 2020

A new team called Racing New Zealand is created to help different racing groups work together

9: Racing New Zealand established

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing New Zealand helps different racing groups work together and speak as one voice

10: Functions of Racing New Zealand

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing groups help manage and pay for Racing New Zealand

11: Servicing and funding of Racing New Zealand

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing groups can share some of their tasks with Racing New Zealand

12: Delegation of functions and powers by racing codes

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Who makes up Racing New Zealand's board and how long they can serve

13: Membership of Racing New Zealand

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Racing Industry Act 2020

How disagreements about racing industry matters are settled by an expert

124: Resolution of disputes

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Income Tax Act 2007

How companies can share tax credits with shareholders who are also employees

LB 1B: Treatment of tax credits of certain companies with shareholders who are employees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for Lloyd's of London underwriters on NZ life insurance income

HR 13: Lloyd’s of London: life insurance

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies trying to use past losses to reduce earlier tax bills

GB 3B: Arrangements for carrying back net losses: companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choose to use a loss from 2019-20 or 2020-21 as a tax loss in the previous year

IZ 8: Election to use net loss for 2019–20 or 2020–21 year as tax loss in preceding year

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Racing Industry Act 2020

A group of people helps choose who will run TAB New Zealand

56: Selection panel

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Special rules for giving others power to make decisions during COVID-19 (no longer used)

218A: Temporary modification relating to powers of attorney and outbreak of COVID-19

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

How long a temporary change lasted (no longer applies)

218B: Period for which temporary modification applies

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules for certain orders have been removed from the law

218C: Requirements relating to orders made under section 218B

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This part of the law about temporary changes was removed and no longer applies

218D: Repeal of temporary modification provisions

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing group can say a club isn't racing anymore if it hasn't had races in a while

34: Racing code may determine that racing club is no longer racing

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Racing Industry Act 2020

You can ask a judge to check if a decision about your racing club is fair

35: Appeal to High Court

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Inactive racing clubs can be closed down by their racing code

36: Racing club no longer racing may be dissolved

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Racing Industry Act 2020

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Minister must think about important things before deciding on a racing place

28: Minister must have regard to certain matters before recommending order under section 27

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Minister can't suggest closing a racing venue if it's important to the community

29: Minister must not recommend order under section 27 if special circumstances exist

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Racing Industry Act 2020

Minister decides what to do with surplus racing venues that don't have a good reason to keep

30: What happens if exemption from transfer to code unjustified under section 28(3)

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Racing Industry Act 2020

The Minister must choose a fair expert to review racing venue transfers

31: Minister must appoint reviewer before recommending order

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for foreign companies passing non-cash dividends through other groups

RE 14C: Non-cash dividends distributed through intermediaries

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Income Tax Act 2007

Trustees act in a separate role from their other responsibilities

YA 5: General rule: capacity of trustees

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Income Tax Act 2007

How New Zealand taxes Lloyd's of London on life insurance premiums

YD 8B: Apportionment of life insurance premiums derived by Lloyd’s of London

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Companies Act 1993

Managing company funds during liquidation

256A: Duties in relation to company money

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Companies Act 1993

Rules for protecting innocent buyers when company property transfers are challenged

296D: Additional provisions relating to setting aside dispositions

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Social Security Act 2018

This law is called the Social Security Act 2018

1: Title

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating provisional tax using an approved accounting system

RC 7B: AIM method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your provisional tax payments using AIM

RC 10B: Calculating amount of instalment for periods using AIM method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Getting money back if you've overpaid tax instalments using the AIM method

RM 6B: Refunds for overpaid AIM method instalments

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax instalments for April to June 2018 (no longer applicable)

MF 4F: Calculation of instalments: 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for restarting oil or gas production after previously stopping

CT 5B: Resuming commercial production

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for petroleum miners restarting production after a break

DT 7B: Resuming commercial production: petroleum development expenditure

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax credit instalments were calculated from July 2018 to March 2019 (now outdated)

MF 4G: Calculation of instalments: 1 July 2018 to 31 March 2019

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies using AIM for provisional tax with shareholder-employee pay arrangements

HD 13B: AIM companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credits available for petroleum miners with losses from stopping operations or well abandonment

LT 1: Tax credits for petroleum miners

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle excess tax paid by companies using the AIM method

RC 35B: Treatment of overpaid provisional tax instalments calculated using AIM method

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax when rates or thresholds change

RD 10C: Calculating amounts of tax following changes to rates or thresholds

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax on super contributions when rates or thresholds change

RD 67B: Calculating amounts of tax following changes to rates or thresholds

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate tax on super contributions when rates or thresholds change

RD 67B: Calculating amounts of tax following changes to rates or thresholds

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for petroleum miners working outside New Zealand

LT 2: Petroleum mining operations outside New Zealand

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Social Security Act 2018

Why the government gives extra money for heating in winter

70: Winter energy payment: purpose

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Social Security Act 2018

Explaining important words for winter energy help

71: Winter energy payment: interpretation

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting extra money to help with heating costs in winter

72: Winter energy payment: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

You can choose not to receive the winter energy payment

73: Winter energy payment: election not to receive

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Social Security Act 2018

How you get your winter energy payment and how much you get

74: Winter energy payment: instalments, rates, and payment

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Social Security Act 2018

When MSD checks your winter energy payment, they can stop it if your benefit changes

75: Winter energy payment: termination on review

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Social Security Act 2018

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Landlords must tell you how much the rent is when they advertise a place for you to live in.

22F: Landlord must state amount of rent when advertising residential premises

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord can get money back from the tenant for costs related to changing who lives in the house.

44A: Recovery of expenses incurred by landlord

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The owner must let you get fast internet in your rented home if it's possible and doesn't cost them anything, unless there's a good reason not to.

45B: Landlord must permit and facilitate installation of fibre connection in certain circumstances

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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

List of fines and fees for breaking tenancy rules

Schedule 1B: Fines and fees for infringement offences

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Social Security Act 2018

Special rule lets you get winter energy payment while away from NZ for up to 28 days

220: Special absence rule: winter energy payment

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

This law explains who must follow the rules about financial services

7A: Application of Act

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You don't need to sign up twice for some money-related jobs if you're already signed up for similar work

12A: Registration for certain overlapping services not required

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

You don't need to sign up twice for some money-related jobs if you're already signed up for similar work

12A: Registration for certain overlapping services not required

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When and how your registration as a financial service provider can be paused

22B: Suspension of registration

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When and how your registration as a financial service provider can be paused

22B: Suspension of registration

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How to sign up as a financial advisor, even if you're not the boss

22C: Registration of financial advisers

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial advisers can lose their registration if they don't work with a provider for a long time

22D: Financial adviser may be deregistered if not engaged by provider for extended period

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial advisers can lose their registration if they don't work with a provider for a long time

22D: Financial adviser may be deregistered if not engaged by provider for extended period

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

A simple guide to who hires a financial adviser when they work through someone else

44A: Who financial adviser is treated as engaged by when engaged indirectly

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

A simple guide to who hires a financial adviser when they work through someone else

44A: Who financial adviser is treated as engaged by when engaged indirectly

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When a financial adviser doesn't need to join a complaint-handling group

48A: When financial adviser is exempt from being member

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When a financial adviser doesn't need to join a complaint-handling group

48A: When financial adviser is exempt from being member

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

FMA oversees licensing for people who run financial markets

44B: FMA acts as licensing authority in relation to operators of financial product markets

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Social Security Act 2018

When the winter energy payment can be stopped

309: Termination of winter energy payment

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Social Security Act 2018

When you can start getting extra money for winter heating

319: Commencement of winter energy payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax treatment of refunds from income smoothing schemes for farmers and businesses

CZ 37: Income equalisation schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

Selling business goods to unrelated people without a business reason (no longer applies)

CZ 38: Disposals of trading stock to non-associates without business purpose

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Income Tax Act 2007

Selling homes bought after 29 March 2018 within 5 years: old tax rule ending 1 July 2024

CZ 39: Disposal within 5 years: bright-line test for residential land: acquisition on or after 29 March 2018

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling homes bought after 29 March 2018, changing from 1 July 2024

CZ 40: Main home exclusion for bright-line: acquisition on or after 29 March 2018

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rule about reducing the cost of some residential land has been removed

DB 23C: Revenue account property: cost of some residential land reduced

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Income Tax Act 2007

Spreading costs over time for abandoned business projects

DB 66: Feasibility expenditure: spread deduction

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Income Tax Act 2007

Immediate tax deduction for some expenses when exploring new business opportunities

DB 67: Feasibility expenditure: immediate deduction

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax treatment for certain leases under NZ IFRS 16 accounting standard

EJ 10B: IFRS leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Spreading income over six years for cattle culled due to Mycoplasma bovis

EZ 4B: Cattle destroyed because of Mycoplasma bovis: spreading

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Child Support Act 1991

The government can forgive some old penalties for late child support payments

135AB: Discretionary relief for pre-2021 penalties

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies keeping past losses when ownership or business changes

GB 3BA: Arrangements for carrying forward loss balances: companies’ business activities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for shifting income to companies with past losses to avoid tax

GB 3BAB: Arrangements to inject income into companies carrying forward loss balances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules against shifting expenses from companies with tax losses to avoid tax

GB 3BAC: Arrangements to shift expenditure from companies carrying forward loss balances

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies donating goods to charities or government agencies (no longer applies from 1 April 2024)

GZ 4: Disposals of trading stock to donee organisations or public authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Selling trading stock to unrelated parties (no longer applies)

GZ 5: Disposals of trading stock to non-associates

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating income from IFRS leases

CC 14: NZ IFRS 16 leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Repaying tax on previously claimed project expenses when restarting within 7 years

CH 13: Feasibility expenditure clawback

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions on international financial reporting standard leases

DB 51C: NZ IFRS 16 leases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund for overpayment into income equalisation account due to Mycoplasma bovis cattle sale income spreading

EZ 80: Refund of excess deposit in main income equalisation account as consequence of election under section EZ 4B

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Income Tax Act 2007

Refund of extra money in your special farming account after choosing to spread out cattle income

EZ 81: Refund of excess deposit in adverse event income equalisation account as consequence of election under section EZ 4B

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for giving trading stock to certain groups (no longer in effect)

FZ 9: Transfers of trading stock to non-associates, donee organisations, or public authorities

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Income Tax Act 2007

This provision explains why companies can carry forward tax losses to support growth and adaptation

IB 1: Purpose

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Income Tax Act 2007

When a company changes ownership too much and can't use past tax losses

IB 2: Meaning of ownership continuity breach

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Income Tax Act 2007

Companies can keep tax losses after ownership changes if they meet certain conditions

IB 3: When tax loss components of companies carried forward despite ownership continuity breach

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Income Tax Act 2007

How long a company can use tax losses after ownership changes

IB 4: Business continuity period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group companies in New Zealand are treated as one for certain tax purposes

IB 5: When group companies treated as single company

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate your minimum family tax credit instalments for April to June 2021

MF 4H: Calculation of instalments: 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your Minimum Family Tax Credit payments from July 2021 to March 2022

MF 4I: Calculation of instalments: 1 July 2021 to 31 March 2022

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How the Commerce Commission can share information about some businesses

23: Information-sharing provisions between Registrar and Commission

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to split the sale price when you and the buyer don't agree

GC 21: Purchase price allocation required: no agreement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Agreement on sale price allocation for different property types in a transaction

GC 20: Effect of purchase price allocation agreement

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Fair Trading Act 1986

What you can include when you promise to fix a problem

46AA: Matters included in undertakings

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Commission can keep some things secret during investigations

48T: Powers of Commission to prohibit disclosure of information, documents, and evidence

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Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Tell the Commerce Commission if you think a mobile trader might be breaking credit laws

67A: Duty to communicate information about mobile traders

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Income Tax Act 2007

How interest payments from overseas companies to overseas people are taxed in New Zealand

RF 11C: Interest paid by non-resident companies to non-residents

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Income Tax Act 2007

New Zealand members of large multinational groups may have to pay tax for overseas members

HD 30: Members of wholly-owned large multinational group

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a fixed business location for tax purposes

Schedule 23: Meaning of permanent establishment

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Special rules for giving decision-making power during COVID-19 have ended

240A: Temporary modification relating to powers of attorney and COVID-19

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This part about how long changes last is no longer used

240B: Period for which temporary modification applies

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

The government's special rule for giving more time no longer exists

240C: Order in Council may extend application period

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Government can decide to stop special changes to the law

240D: Order in Council may provide for modification to cease to apply

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Temporary rule changes are gone from the law

240E: Repeal of temporary modification provisions

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

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Social Security Act 2018

Requirements for getting an orphan's benefit for a child without parents who can care for them

43: Orphan’s benefit: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

Money for orphans must be used to take care of the child

45: Orphan’s benefit to be used for benefit of child

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Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting money to help care for a child whose family can't look after them

46: Unsupported child’s benefit: requirements

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Social Security Act 2018

Money for caring for someone else's child must be used for that child's needs

48: Unsupported child’s benefit to be used for benefit of child

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can get the Best Start tax credit and how it's calculated

MG 1: Best Start tax credit entitlement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Financial support for families with young children

MG 2: Best Start tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How the Best Start tax credit may be reduced based on family income

MG 3: Best Start credit abatement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can get a protected Best Start tax credit

MG 4: Person receiving protected Best Start tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can get a protected Best Start tax credit

MG 4: Person receiving protected Best Start tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

What counts as a fixed place of business in New Zealand for tax purposes

YD 4B: Meaning of permanent establishment

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate income and expenses for your New Zealand-based permanent business location

YD 5B: Attribution of income and expenditure to permanent establishment in New Zealand

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to split and count interest on public project debt for tax purposes

CH 10B: Interest apportionment: public project debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate income for borrowed foreign shares

EX 47B: Method required for shares subject to certain returning share transfers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explaining key terms for public project funding and assets

FE 4B: Meaning of public project asset, public project debt, and public project participant debt

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for interest on public project debt for certain entities

FE 7B: Interest on public project debt for certain excess debt entities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating a group's total non-debt financial obligations

FE 16B: Total group non-debt liabilities

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Income Tax Act 2007

This law puts OECD suggestions into action to address international tax issues

FH 1: Subpart implements OECD recommendations for domestic law

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to decide which rule applies when multiple rules could affect your tax deductions or income

FH 2: Order of application of provisions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming tax deductions on payments from certain financial arrangements

FH 3: Payments under financial instruments producing deduction without income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Taxing payments from overseas that usually wouldn't be income

FH 4: Receipts under financial instruments producing deduction without income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions denied for certain overseas payments not treated as income

FH 5: Payments by New Zealand resident or New Zealand deducting branch producing deduction without income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money received from overseas that creates a tax mismatch

FH 6: Receipts from non-resident or foreign deducting branch producing deduction without income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Overseas payments that reduce your tax but aren't taxed elsewhere

FH 7: Payments to person outside New Zealand producing deduction without income

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Income Tax Act 2007

No double tax deductions for expenses from overseas entities

FH 8: Expenditure or loss through hybrid entity or foreign deducting branch producing double deduction without double income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Preventing double tax deductions for certain overseas companies operating in New Zealand

FH 9: Expenditure or loss of hybrid entity, or non-resident through deducting branch, producing double deduction without double income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Dual resident companies can't claim double tax deductions without double income

FH 10: Expenditure or loss of dual resident company producing double deduction without double income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for payments that could fund overseas tax avoidance schemes

FH 11: Residents, or non-residents with deducting branches, having expenditure funding overseas hybrid mismatches

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using extra income to offset tax differences between countries

FH 12: Offset of mismatch amounts against surplus assessable income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choosing to treat borrowed money as shares for tax purposes

FH 13: Election by borrower under financial arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Owner can permanently choose to treat their foreign hybrid entity as a company for tax purposes

FH 14: Irrevocable election by owner of hybrid entity

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Income Tax Act 2007

Explains important terms used in the Income Tax Act 2007 for 'Recharacterisation of certain transactions'

FH 15: Definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Ignoring value changes made to avoid interest and thin capitalisation rules

GB 51B: Increases or decreases in value

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Social Security Act 2018

Getting help when you're a single parent sharing care of your kids

32: Sole parent support: situation of split care

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for adjusting international company loans for tax purposes

GC 15: Aspects of loan adjusted for application of sections

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for determining a borrower's credit rating for loans, excluding insurers and lenders

GC 16: Credit rating of borrower: other than insuring or lending person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for determining a borrower's credit rating for loans, excluding insurers and lenders

GC 16: Credit rating of borrower: other than insuring or lending person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine a borrower's credit rating for overseas-connected loans

GC 17: Credit rating of borrower: insuring or lending person

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to determine a borrower's credit rating for overseas-connected loans

GC 17: Credit rating of borrower: insuring or lending person

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for ignoring certain loan features in transfer pricing arrangements

GC 18: Loan features disregarded by rules for transfer pricing arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Financial arrangements before July 2018 are subject to specific rules

GC 19: Sections GC 15 to GC 18 and financial arrangements entered before application period

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Income Tax Act 2007

Financial arrangements before July 2018 are subject to specific rules

GC 19: Sections GC 15 to GC 18 and financial arrangements entered before application period

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Income Tax Act 2007

How non-resident companies selling to New Zealand may be taxed

GB 54: Arrangements involving establishments

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money earned from certain international tax arrangements must be counted as taxable income

CH 12: Income from hybrid mismatch arrangement

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from financial instruments that may be tax-free

CX 64: Income from financial instrument

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for claiming deductions in multi-country arrangements

DB 57B: Matching of deductions and income from multi-jurisdictional arrangements

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies adjusting to new interest expense limits over 5 years

FZ 8: Transition period for amendments to interest apportionment rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

This rule about residential land transfers involving family trusts has been removed

CB 6AB: Residential land transferred in relation to certain family trusts and other capacities

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for residential land transfers involving Māori family trusts (repealed from July 2024)

CB 6AC: Residential land transferred in relation to certain Māori family trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Residential land transfers for Treaty of Waitangi settlements are ending soon

CB 6AE: Certain transfers of residential land included in settlement of claim under the Treaty of Waitangi

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions on interest paid for certain types of land

DH 1: Interest related to certain land

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Income Tax Act 2007

This explains when the rules about interest deductions apply

DH 2: When this subpart applies

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Income Tax Act 2007

This subpart applies to close companies, residential land companies, and certain company groups

DH 3: When this subpart applies: companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

This law doesn't apply to certain types of housing and land development

DH 4: When this subpart does not apply: exemptions for new builds, development, social or emergency or transitional housing, and council housing

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions of important terms for deductions and income tax

DH 5: Key terms

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the percentage of residential property held through other entities

DH 6: Interposed residential property percentage

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Income Tax Act 2007

Interest on certain loans for residential property

DH 7: Grandparented residential interest

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Income Tax Act 2007

You can't claim tax deductions for interest on certain residential property loans

DH 8: Deduction not allowed

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removal of exception for foreign currency loan deductions

DH 9: Exception to limited denial of deductions: loans denominated in foreign currencies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Calculating how much interest you can't deduct for residential property loans

DH 10: Limited denial of deductibility: simplified calculation of interest affected

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Income Tax Act 2007

How previously denied costs are handled when you sell a disallowed residential property

DH 11: Denied amounts: treatment upon disposal of disallowed residential property

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to value land and other property for tax purposes

DH 12: Valuation

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax exemption for foreign-currency loan income used for certain residential properties

CW 62C: Income from foreign-currency loans used for disallowed residential property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Removed rule about losses from selling certain old structures

EZ 23BD: Loss on disposal of grandparented structure

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Income Tax Act 2007

Using past tax losses when a company's business has changed

IP 3B: Business continuity breach: tax loss components of companies carried forward

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Income Tax Act 2007

Types of land not considered residential for tax purposes

Schedule 15: Excepted residential land

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate property value changes for interposed residential property

GB 53B: Interposed residential property percentage: increases or decreases in value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for lending borrowed money at lower rates to connected people

GB 53C: On-lending at lower rate

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for lending borrowed money at lower rates to connected people

GB 53C: On-lending at lower rate

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free dividends for council-controlled companies under specific conditions

CW 10B: Dividends derived by council-controlled organisation holding companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate hedge portions for foreign investments using the portfolio method

EM 5B: Fair dividend rate hedge portions: portfolio method

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special rules for giving houses to certain trusts or groups

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for some people transferring residential land, ending 1 July 2024

FC 9B: Residential land: certain transferors

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Income Tax Act 2007

This section about residential land recipients has been removed from the law

FC 9C: Residential land: certain recipients

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Income Tax Act 2007

Treaty settlement land no longer subject to residential land tax rules

FC 9D: Residential land: certain recipients of Treaty of Waitangi land

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Building Societies Act 1965

Making sure fees for government services were okay to use for other things

137A: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc

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Companies Act 1993

Confirming the legality of past fees for Companies Office services

403: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for smooth changes when the Act is updated

2A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Unfair behavior that goes beyond what is right or reasonable

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Businesses must always act fairly and reasonably when dealing with customers

7: Unconscionable conduct

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Fair Trading Act 1986

How courts decide if actions are unfair

8: Court may have regard to certain matters

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules about unfair parts in small business contracts

26B: Unfair contract terms in standard form small trade contracts

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Explaining what counts as a small business agreement

26C: Definition of small trade contract

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for small business deals: who's involved, how much money, and what words mean

26D: Small trade contracts: trading relationship, annual value threshold, and other definitions

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for deciding what counts as a small business deal

26E: Regulations relating to definition of small trade contract

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for telling uninvited sellers to leave your home or stay away

36RA: Directions to leave premises or not enter premises

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Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for changing old contracts and how new rules work

Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Building Act 2004

You can get in trouble if you sell or bring in building products without following the rules about sharing information.

362VB: Failure to comply with building product information requirements an offence

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Social Security Act 2018

Understanding special rules that protect your partner's benefits when you're in residential care

17A: Guide to specified abatement exemptions

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Companies Act 1993

Explaining why the government charges fees for using official registers

404: Purpose of imposing levies

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Companies Act 1993

Rules for collecting money from certain groups to help pay for company registration costs

405: Regulations relating to levies

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Companies Act 1993

Acts and their official registers for different types of organisations in New Zealand

Schedule 14: List of relevant Acts and registers

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free employer assistance for North Island flood-affected workers

CZ 23B: Employee benefits for North Island flooding events: exempt income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free employer benefits for North Island flood victims

CZ 24B: Employee benefits for North Island flooding events relief: not fringe benefits

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax-free accommodation for workers helping with North Island flood recovery

CZ 29B: Accommodation expenditure: North Island flooding events

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for companies becoming non-resident and their shareholders' tax responsibilities

FL 3: Treatment of companies that start being treated as non-resident and their shareholders

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Income Tax Act 2007

When later ownership changes affect a company's ability to use past tax losses

IB 2B: When subsequent ownership continuity breach regarded as occurring

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for sharing company tax losses from before March 2017

IZ 7B: Grouping tax losses for commonality periods starting before 15 March 2017 for tax years after 1990–91

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of unused tax credits when leaving a group

OB 23B: ICA transfer from consolidated imputation group to departing member for unused tax payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Transfer of unused tax credit when a smaller group leaves a larger tax group

OP 16B: Consolidated ICA credit transfer to departing consolidated imputation group for unused tax payment

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Income Tax Act 2007

Group can record debit when departing member's unused tax payment remains with IRD

OP 41B: Consolidated ICA debit for unused tax payment of departing member

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Income Tax Act 2007

Debit for unused tax payment when part of group leaves

OP 41C: Consolidated ICA debit for unused tax payment of departing part of group

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Income Tax Act 2007

Dividends paid to companies living in two countries

RF 11BB: Certain dividends paid to dual resident companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for dividing shared land

CW 3C: Certain partitions or subdivisions of land

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax law treats money spent on utility distribution assets

DB 68: Amounts paid for utilities distribution assets

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax works for people working across different countries

CE 1F: Treatment of amounts derived by cross-border employees

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Income Tax Act 2007

Employer payments for public transport to work are not considered fringe benefits

CX 19C: Certain public transport

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for employer-provided bikes, scooters, and vehicle-share services for commuting

CX 19D: Certain self-powered and low-powered vehicles and vehicle-share services

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Income Tax Act 2007

How insolvent companies repay debt by issuing shares

EW 46D: Consideration when insolvent company’s debt repaid with consideration received for issuing shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

How insolvent companies repay debt by issuing shares

EW 46D: Consideration when insolvent company’s debt repaid with consideration received for issuing shares

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Income Tax Act 2007

Cross-border employees' tax duties for fringe benefits received in New Zealand

RD 62B: Obligations of cross-border employees when FBT liability not paid

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Income Tax Act 2007

Cross-border employees' tax responsibilities for superannuation contributions

RD 71B: Obligations of cross-border employees when amounts of tax not paid

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Income Tax Act 2007

Cross-border employees' tax responsibilities for superannuation contributions

RD 71B: Obligations of cross-border employees when amounts of tax not paid

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Social Security Act 2018

When you can ask to check how MSD counts your child support money as income

304A: Grounds for review of whether person’s information share child support payment is or was their weekly income

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Social Security Act 2018

Computers can help decide about your benefits, but people are still in charge

363A: Use of automated electronic systems to make decisions, exercise powers, comply with obligations, and take related actions

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Social Security Act 2018

You can still challenge decisions made by computers

363D: Appeals and reviews unaffected

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Social Security Act 2018

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Income Tax Act 2007

When shares from an employee share scheme become taxable

CE 7B: Meaning of share scheme taxing date

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Income Tax Act 2007

Who can benefit from an employee share scheme

CE 7C: Meaning of employee share scheme beneficiary

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money from employee share schemes counts as income for tax purposes

CV 20: Employee share schemes

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Employment Relations Act 2000

A reminder notice tells you again about a fine you got and must look just like the first notice.

235DC: Reminder notices

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for tax deductions in employee share schemes

DV 27: Employee share schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

What a replacement employee share scheme means

CE 7D: Meaning of replacement employee share scheme

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules to prevent unfair tax advantages in employee share schemes

GB 49B: Employee share schemes

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Income Tax Act 2007

When you split land with someone who owns it with you, you don't have to pay tax on it.

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax relief for flood-damaged property replaced with insurance money

CZ 25C: Land or buildings as revenue account property affected by North Island flooding events and replaced—insurance or compensation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules for farmers and horticulturalists replacing flood-damaged property using insurance money

CZ 25D: Improvements to farmland and horticultural plants affected by North Island flooding events and replaced—insurance or compensation

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules don't apply when selling flood-damaged property to government or council

CZ 26B: Land and buildings affected by North Island adverse weather event—sections CB 6A and CB 9 to CB 11 overridden for local authority and Crown purchases

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for money Fonterra gives to its supplying shareholders from 2022 to 2025

CZ 41: Distributions to supplying shareholders of Fonterra: 2022–23 to 2024–25 income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to calculate the remaining value of land improvement costs you can claim

DO 9B: Meaning of diminished value

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax deductions for business costs during North Island flood-related interruptions

DZ 20B: Expenditure incurred while income-earning activity interrupted by North Island flooding event

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Income Tax Act 2007

Replacing flood-damaged property with insurance money: tax implications

EZ 23BE: Property acquired after depreciable property affected by North Island flooding events

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for selling land you got from dividing shared property

CB 15E: Disposals of land subject to section CW 3C

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to handle taxes when you receive insurance for flood-damaged property

EZ 83: Insurance for damage of property caused by North Island flooding events: treatment as disposal and reacquisition

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Income Tax Act 2007

Limits on taxable income from insurance for flood-damaged depreciable property

EZ 84: Insurance for damage of property caused by North Island flooding events: limit on depreciation recovery income

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Income Tax Act 2007

Assets unavailable due to North Island floods still count as usable for tax purposes

EZ 85: Item treated as available for use if access restricted due to North Island flooding events

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Income Tax Act 2007

Choose when to report insurance payouts and costs for North Island flood-damaged property in your taxes

EZ 86: Insurance for North Island flooding event damage causing disposal: optional timing rule for income, deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Optional delay for reporting flood insurance and repair costs until 2027-28

EZ 87: Insurance for repairs of North Island flooding event damage: optional timing rule for income, deductions

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to value company assets after North Island floods for insurance payouts

FZ 7B: Valuation of group assets: insurance proceeds from North Island flooding events

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special deduction for fit-out in older commercial buildings

DB 65B: Allowance for embedded fit-out of certain commercial buildings

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax on trust money for four years after someone dies

HC 8B: Trustee income in income year of person’s death and following 3 income years

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for close companies receiving money from trusts

HC 38: Beneficiary income of certain close companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for trusts that only support people with disabilities

HC 39: Trustee income: disabled beneficiary trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Small trust with low income

HC 40: De minimis trust

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Income Tax Act 2007

How trustees' tax credits are treated when close companies receive trust income

LE 4B: Trustees for certain close companies

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax is calculated on lump sum accident compensation payments covering multiple years

RD 20B: Payments of accident compensation for period of more than 1 year

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Income Tax Act 2007

How tax is calculated on back-payments of main benefits

RD 20C: Payments of recalculated main benefit

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Income Tax Act 2007

List of special farming and food industry buildings that get different tax treatment

Schedule 39: Items for purposes of definition of special excluded depreciable property

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for money close companies receive from trusts

CX 58B: Amounts derived by certain close companies from trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Flat-rate credits from platform economy rules are not taxable income

CX 1B: Treatment of flat-rate credits under platform economy rules

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Income Tax Act 2007

How much tax credit independent earners can get from April to July 2024

LC 14: Amount of tax credit for independent earners for 1 April 2024 to 30 July 2024

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit calculation for independent earners from 31 July 2024 to 31 March 2025

LC 15: Amount of tax credit for independent earners for 31 July 2024 to 31 March 2025

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your tax credit payments from April to July 2024

MF 4J: Calculation of instalments: 1 April 2024 to 30 July 2024

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Income Tax Act 2007

How to work out your tax credit payments from July 2024 to March 2025

MF 4K: Calculation of instalments: 31 July 2024 to 31 March 2025

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Income Tax Act 2007

Special tax rules for transferring residential land to close associates

FD 1: Relief from bright-line test for transfers between associated persons

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Income Tax Act 2007

Exemptions for property transfers involving Māori trusts under the bright-line test

FD 2: Relief from bright-line test for Māori rollover trusts

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Income Tax Act 2007

Residential land transfers for Treaty settlements: Tax rules explained

FD 3: Certain transfers of residential land included in settlement of claim under Treaty of Waitangi

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

FamilyBoost tax credits help caregivers pay for early childhood education

MH 1: FamilyBoost tax credits: purpose

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Income Tax Act 2007

Definitions for understanding the FamilyBoost tax credit

MH 2: Some definitions

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax credit for people paying for early childhood services

MH 3: FamilyBoost tax credit

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your income is calculated to determine FamilyBoost tax credit eligibility

MH 4: Meaning of tax credit income

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Income Tax Act 2007

How your FamilyBoost tax credit may be reduced based on your income

MH 5: FamilyBoost tax credit abatement

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Income Tax Act 2007

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Income Tax Act 2007

Money back for childcare costs

LB 4BA: Tax credits for early childhood education

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Income Tax Act 2007

Rules against misusing FamilyBoost tax credits

GB 44B: Arrangements involving FamilyBoost tax credits

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