Business generally
Schemes for profit
Personal property
Land
Exclusions for residential land
Exclusions for business premises
Exclusions for farm land
Exclusion for investment land
Timber
Investments
Farming, forestry, or fishing
Environmental restoration
Minerals
Intellectual property
Transfer of business
Stolen property
Mutual associations
Partners and partnerships
Emissions trading scheme
Land use
Financial instruments
Royalties
Finance leases
Hire purchase agreements
Income
What is a dividend?
What is not a dividend?
Calculation rules
Attributed repatriation calculation rules
Prevention of double taxation
Returning share transfers
Employment income
Definitions
Attributed income
Restrictive covenants and exit inducement payments
Income protection insurance
Tax credits
Matching rules: revenue account property, prepayments, and deferred payments
Change to accounting practice
Goods and services tax (GST)
Finance leases
Avoidance and non-market transactions
Interest apportionment on thin capitalisation
Attributed controlled foreign company income
Foreign investment fund income
Withdrawals
Exclusions
Transfers to or from superannuation funds and superannuation schemes
Treatment of amounts when superannuation fund becomes superannuation scheme or vice versa
Treatment of distributions when superannuation fund wound up
Treatment of loans to members
Definitions
Introductory provision
Income from mining
Definitions
Income from business or trade-like activities
Income from holding property (excluding equity)
Income from equity
Employee or contractor income
Certain income of transitional resident
Income from living allowances, compensation, and government grants
Income of certain entities
Partners and partnerships
Income from certain activities
Goods and services tax
Fringe benefits
Introductory provisions
Fringe benefits
Exclusions and limitations
Definitions
Insurance
Petroleum mining
Mineral mining
Government grants
Superannuation and savings
Farming, forestry, or fishing
Environmental restoration
Inflation-indexed instruments
Share-lending arrangements
Portfolio investment income
Minors’ beneficiary income
Transactions between companies in consolidated groups
Avoidance arrangements
Partners and partnerships
Taxes
Financing costs
Financial arrangements adjustments
Share-lending arrangements
Premises or land costs
Revenue account property
Bad debts
Research and development
Marketing
Theft and bribery
Pollution control
Repayments
Matching rules: revenue account property, prepayments, and deferred payments
Adjustments for leases that become finance leases
Change to accounting practice
Investment income
Exempt income
Use of motor vehicle under certain arrangements
Payments to spouses, civil union partners, or de facto partners
Avoidance and non-market transactions
Emissions trading scheme
Introductory provisions
Actual records
Logbook
Mileage rates
Attributed controlled foreign company (CFC) loss
Foreign investment fund (FIF) loss
Farming
Aquaculture
Petroleum exploration expenditure
Petroleum development expenditure
Other expenditure
General provisions
Superannuation funds
Other entities
Partners and partnerships
Introductory provisions
Standard valuation
Low-turnover valuation
Low value trading stock
Disposal of business assets
Introductory provisions
Valuation of specified livestock
Herd scheme
National standard cost scheme
Other methods
Definitions
Valuation of non-specified livestock
Valuation of high-priced livestock
Valuation of bloodstock
Introductory provision
Meaning of own
Meaning of depreciable property
How amounts of depreciation loss and depreciation recovery income are calculated
Methods
Amount of depreciation loss under diminishing value method or straight-line method
Amount of depreciation loss under pool method
Depreciation rates
Improvements, items of low value, or items no longer used
Transfers of depreciable property: associated persons and certain amalgamations
Disposals and similar events
Interpretation provisions
Adjusted tax value
Definitions
Introductory provisions
Main income equalisation scheme
Application
Deposits and accounts
Interest
Deduction
Refunds: automatic
Refunds: on application
Refunds: general provisions
Tax credit
Definitions
Adverse event income equalisation scheme
Application
Deposits and accounts
Interest
Deduction
Refunds: automatic
Refunds: on application
Refunds: general provisions
Transfers
Definitions
Thinning operations income equalisation scheme
Application
Deposits and accounts
Interest
Deductions
Refunds: automatic
Refunds: on application
Refunds: general provisions, and tax credits
Definitions
Farming and forestry
Inflation-indexed instruments
Intellectual property
Land
Shareholder-employees
Farming and forestry
Films
Leases
Petroleum mining
Definitions
Superannuation contributions
Research, development, and resulting market development
Introductory provisions
Meaning of financial arrangement and excepted financial arrangement
Application of financial arrangements rules
Calculation and allocation of income and expenditure over financial arrangement’s term
Calculation and allocation of income and expenditure when rights and obligations under financial arrangement cease
Consideration
Consideration when financial arrangement involves property or services
Consideration treated as paid to person
Consideration treated as paid by person
Consideration when legal defeasance has occurred
Consideration when anti-avoidance provision applies
Income and deduction provisions specifically related to financial arrangements
Treatment of original share acquired under financial arrangement
One kind of avoidance
Application of financial arrangements rules to cash basis persons
Controlled foreign company (CFC) rules
When is a company a controlled foreign company?
Calculation of person’s control interest
Calculation of person’s income interest
Ten percent threshold and variations in income interest level
Calculation of attributed CFC income or loss
Calculation of branch equivalent income or loss
Grey list exemption
Change of residence of companies
Change of CFC’s balance date
Ownership measurement concession
Anti-avoidance rule: stapled stock
Foreign investment fund (FIF) rules
What is a foreign investment fund?
Attributing interests in FIFs
Calculation of FIF income or loss
Relationship with other provisions in Act
Changing calculation method
Cases of entry into and exit from FIF rules
Measurement of cost
Change of FIF’s balance date
Market value rules
Commissioner’s default assessment power
Introductory provisions
Premium loading
Mortality profit
Discontinuance profit
Policyholder income
Disposal of property
Non-resident life insurers
Life insurance
Petroleum mining
Livestock
Patent rights
Leases of land
Depreciation
Definitions
Accident insurance
Controlled foreign company and foreign investment fund rules
Old financial arrangements rules
Introductory provision
Debentures and shares
Leases
Finance leases
Hire purchase agreements
Introductory provisions
Exceptions for property transferred on death of person
Introductory provisions
Interest apportionment rules
Calculations
Debt percentage of New Zealand group
Debt percentage of worldwide group
New Zealand banking group
Determining membership of groups
New Zealand group
Worldwide group
New Zealand banking group
Measuring ownership interests in companies
Introductory provisions
Interest apportionment rule
Membership and debt percentages of foreign groups
Introductory provisions
Calculating taxable income for consolidated group returns
Accounting generally
Accounting for particular property
Treatment of foreign dividends
Membership of consolidated groups
Eligibility and restrictions
Nominated companies
Forming, joining, or leaving consolidated groups
When membership starts and stops
Introductory provisions
Treatment of shares, income, expenditure, and bad debts
Property passing to amalgamated company on amalgamation
Treatment of financial arrangements between amalgamating companies
Debentures
Leases
Relationship property
Estate property
Arrangements involving dividend stripping
Arrangements involving transfer pricing
Arrangements involving tax losses
Arrangements to defeat continuity provisions
Arrangements involving qualifying companies
Arrangements involving controlled foreign companies
Arrangements involving foreign investment funds
Arrangements involving film rights
Arrangements involving petroleum mining
Arrangements involving financial arrangements
Arrangements involving trust beneficiary income
Excessive remuneration
Arrangements involving repatriation of commercial bills
Attribution rule for income from personal services
Arrangements involving restrictive covenants
Arrangements involving fringe benefit tax
Arrangements involving depreciation loss
Arrangements involving imputation rules
Arrangements involving foreign dividends
Arrangements involving Maori authority credits
Arrangements involving tax credits for families
Arrangements involving money not at risk
Arrangements involving returning share transfers
Arrangements involving partners
Disposals of trading stock or similar property
Leases
Transfer pricing arrangements
Introductory provisions
Qualifying company status
Treatment of profits, dividends, and tax losses
Special tax matters for loss-attributing qualifying companies
Elections: qualifying companies
Elections: loss-attributing qualifying companies
Qualifying company election tax
Effective interests in qualifying companies
Introductory provisions
Trust income
Classification of trusts
Distributions from trusts
Tax treatment of amounts that beneficiaries derive from trusts
Tax treatment of trustee income
Settlors and their liabilities
Treatment of transition situations
Valuation of property, trading stock, and financial arrangements
Rate and payment of income tax
Introductory provisions
Particular cases
Absentees
Non-residents
Introductory provisions
Maori authority distributions
Changing status
Joint venturers
Partners and partnerships
Introductory provisions
Eligibility requirements: portfolio investment entities and foreign investment vehicles
Becoming and ceasing to be portfolio investment entity
Periods relevant to calculation of portfolio entity tax liability
Allocation of income in some cases
Calculating portfolio entity tax liability
Payment by portfolio tax rate entity of tax for tax year
Results for investors
Tax credits for entity
Treatment of losses for entity
Portfolio investor proxies
Partnerships and joint ventures
Funds
Airport operators
Transitional residents
Introductory provisions
Requirements and methods
Introductory provisions
Tax loss components carried forward
Grouping part-year tax losses
Statements and notices
Tax credits for persons on low incomes
[Repealed]
Tax credits for children
Tax credits for transitional circumstances
Tax credits for housekeeping
Tax credits for absentees
Adjustments to certain tax credits
Amounts of credits
Use of credits in later tax years
Treatment of taxable distributions
Consolidated companies
Amalgamations of companies
Introductory provision
Use of credits
Supplementary dividend holding companies
Underlying foreign tax credits
Credits for certain non-resident investment companies
Credits for interest on home vendor mortgages
Credits for savings in special home ownership accounts
Calculating amount of credit
Family tax credit
In-work tax credit
Parental tax credit
Credit abatement
Tax credits for fund providers
Tax credits for employers
Introductory provisions
Credits and debits
Opening balances
Shareholder continuity requirements
Treatment of credits and debits on resident’s restricted amalgamation
General provision
When companies amalgamate
Amalgamation of companies in consolidated groups
Maximum permitted ratios
Introductory provisions
Imputation credits
Imputation debits
Imputation credits attached to dividends
Further income tax
Imputation additional tax
Distributions of statutory producer boards and co-operative companies
Tables of credits and debits in memorandum accounts
Introductory provisions
FDP credits
FDP debits
FDP credits attached to dividends
Further FDP
Some definitions
Table O3: FDP credits
Table O4: FDP debits
Introductory provisions
CTR credits
CTR debits
CTR credits attached to dividends
Payment of FDP and refunds
Table O5: conduit tax relief credits
Table O6: conduit tax relief debits
Introductory provision
Companies with branch equivalent tax accounts
Introductory provisions
Branch equivalent tax credits
Branch equivalent tax debits
Persons with branch equivalent tax accounts
Introductory provisions
Branch equivalent tax credits
Branch equivalent tax debits
Table O7 branch equivalent tax credits
Table O8 branch equivalent tax debits
Table O9 person's equivalent tax credits
Table O10 person's equivalent tax debits
Introductory provisions
ASC credits
ASC debits
Table O11 ASC credits
Table O12 ASC debits
Introductory provision
Companies with policyholder credit accounts
Introductory provision
Policyholder credits of PCA company
Policyholder debits of PCA company
Persons with policyholder credit accounts
Introductory provisions
Policyholder credits of PCA person
Policyholder debits of PCA person
Table O13 policy holder credits
Table O14 policyholder debits
Table O15 person's policyholder credits
Table O16 person's policyholder debits
Introductory provision
Maori authority credits
Maori authority debits
Maori authority credits attached to distributions
Further income tax
Table O17 Maori authority credits
Table O18 Maori authority debits
Introductory provisions
Consolidated groups and imputation credit accounts
Introductory provisions
Imputation credits of consolidated imputation groups
Imputation debits of consolidated imputation groups
Table O19 imputation credits of consolidated imputation groups
Table O20 imputation debits of consolidated imputation groups
Consolidated groups and FDP accounts
Introductory provisions
FDP credits of consolidated FDP groups
FDP debits of consolidated FDP groups
Table O21 : credits of consolidated FDP groups
Table O22 : FDP debits of consolidated FDP groups
Consolidated groups and CTR credits
Introductory provisions
CTR credits of consolidated groups
CTR debits of consolidated groups
Consolidated groups’ FDP payments and refunds
Table O23 : conduit tax relief credits of consolidated groups
Table O23 : conduit tax relief debits of consolidated groups
Consolidated groups and branch equivalent tax accounts
Introductory provisions
Branch equivalent tax credits of consolidated BETA groups
Branch equivalent tax debits of consolidated BETA groups
Table O25 : branch equivalent tax credits of consolidated BETA groups
Table O26 : branch equivalent tax debits of consolidated BETA groups
Consolidated groups and policyholder credit accounts
Introductory provision
Policyholder credits of consolidated groups
Policyholder debits of consolidated groups
Introductory provisions
Payment and withholding obligations
Payment dates
Refunds
Amalgamations
Regulations
Application of other provisions
Introductory provisions
Calculating provisional tax liability
Instalments of provisional tax
Requirements for using GST ratio
Transitional years
When persons start or stop paying GST, or change taxable periods
Treatment of groups of companies and amalgamated companies
Attribution rule for income from personal services
Credits
Disaster relief
Early-payment discounts
Introductory provision
PAYE rules and PAYE income payments
Introductory provisions
Types of PAYE income payments
Calculating amounts of tax
Adjustments for certain PAYE income payments
Paying amounts of tax
Fringe benefit tax (FBT) rules and fringe benefits
Introductory provisions
Value of fringe benefits
Attributing fringe benefits to employees
Taxable value of fringe benefits
Options for payment of FBT
Employer’s superannuation contribution tax (ESCT) rules and employer’s superannuation contributions
Introductory provisions
Calculating amounts of tax
Tax on certain withdrawals from superannuation funds
Introductory provisions
Withholding obligations
Calculating amounts of tax
Paying amounts of tax
RWT exemption certificates
Introductory provisions
Withholding obligations
Calculating amounts of tax
Paying amounts of tax
Introductory provisions
Obligation to make payments
Calculation of payments
Adjustments to payments
Calculating amounts of tax
Introductory provision
Refunds for overpaid amounts
Use of refunds
Limits on refunds and transfers
ICA companies
Companies receiving foreign dividends
Maori authorities
Persons with policyholder credit accounts
Qualifying companies
Certain unit trusts and group investment funds
Introductory provision
PAYE intermediaries
Obligations and treatment of PAYE intermediaries
Employers’ responsibilities
PAYE intermediaries’ responsibilities
Tax pooling intermediaries
Provisional tax
Refunds
Withdrawal income
Table Y1 Associated person rules
Associated persons
Nominees
Control
Voting and market value interests
Voting and market value interests: modifications for continuity provisions
Residence
Source
Conduit tax relief companies: special residence rules
Taxation (Limited Partnerships) Act 2008
Taxation (Personal Tax Cuts, Annual Rates, and Remedial Matters) Act 2008
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