GST at 32%? Treasury's Long-term Fiscal Statement 2025, income tax implications of providing sponsorship & changes to Family Boost take effect

This week a pot-pourri of Inland Revenue consultations and case summaries, the Government releases its financial statements for the year ended 30th June 2026 and a very interesting paper on capital flight vindicates supporters of a wealth tax, or does it?

Today is the 40th anniversary of when GST came into force in New Zealand in 1986. GST guru Allan Bullot and I look at the state of GST after 40 years, its role within the tax system and what changes lie ahead.

We're back with an overview of the Taxation, (Annual Rates for 2026-2027, Simplification, Foreign Investment Funds and Remedial Measures) Bill, highlights from this year's New Zealand Law Society tax conference and is it a tax or is it a levy and does it really matter?

This week Inland Revenue cracks down on the horticultural sector. Meanwhile the election campaign hots up as Labour pitches to small businesses while National promises no new taxes on working people. Finally Inland Revenue gets mob-handed with an 85-year-old.

This week, we look at the OECD’s 2026 Corporate Tax Statistics report, The Taxation & Charities Review Authority confirms the Commissioner’s denial of deductions was correct and how a 70% effective marginal tax rate applied on just $2,000 of income