20 Tax Basics for Newbies - Part 01: Introduction

excl. GST - Broadcast Date: 29 April 2020

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Tax Basics for Newbies is a tax course intended for those in their first two years of practice.  It will provide coverage of the key elements of the New Zealand income tax and GST regimes.

 

The webinar series will comprise a total of 21 webinars. Following the introduction, each webinar will explore another aspect of the New Zealand tax regime. The course will cover assessable income, allowable deductions, residence and source, before considering land disposals, financial arrangements and how foreign equity are taxed. The income tax section will include consideration of how individuals, companies, trusts, partnerships, and look-through companies are taxed. The series will finish with three webinars on the GST regime.

 

Upon satisfactory completion of this activity you will understand:

  • How New Zealand taxes residents and non-residents
  • The way New Zealand taxes different entities
  • How to identify supplies subject to GST and when they can be zero-rated
  • The extent to which input tax can be claimed and needs to be apportioned

 

Total CPD Hours: 1 - 1.25

 

Suited to:
This course is targeted at accountants in the first two years of practice and others wanting to brush up on their understanding if the principles underlying New Zealand’s income tax and GST regimes.

 

  1. Introduction
  2. Assessable Income
  3. Residence and Source
  4. Double Tax Treaties
  5. Annual Gross Income
  6. Allowable Deductions
  7. Specific Deductions
  8. Land Disposals
  9. Financial Arrangements
  10. Foreign Equity
  11. Taxation of Individuals
  12. Fringe Benefits
  13. Taxation of Standard Companies
  14. Taxation of Trusts
  15. Taxation of Partnerships and Limited Partnerships
  16. Taxation of Look-Through Companies
  17. Provisional tax and withholding taxes
  18. Associated Persons
  19. GST Framework
  20. GST Output Tax
  21. GST Input Tax

 

 

 

PRESENTER

 

Stephen Richards, National Technical Director, Findex/Crowe

 

Stephen Richards is the National Technical Director of Tax Advisory for Findex/Crowe, the largest accounting firm in New Zealand specialising in the SME/HNWI space.

 

Stephen has been practicing in tax advisory for 20 years and is a sought-after speaker on tax topics, including for CCH and TEO Training courses.

 

Stephen is renowned for making complex topics understandable