IRD exposure draft – Tax Credits for US income tax

IRD has released an exposure draft seeking comments on whether state income tax paid in the United States qualifies as a foreign tax credit in the New Zealand tax return. The deadline for comment is 10 October 2012. The issue affects New Zealand tax residents...

Interim Changes to ITIN Application Process

In order to protect the integrity of the ITIN process, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced some interim changes, which are effective from 22 June 2012 through the end of 2012. The changes generally only affect applicants who apply for ITINs for the...