NZ proposal on Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements

Last week the New Zealand government issued a discussion document proposing that the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s recommendations contained in the Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) plan for combating hybrid mismatches be...

Exchange of info & foreign trust disclosures

The Taxation (Business Tax, Exchange of Information, and Remedial Matters) Bill (‘bill’) was recently introduced in New Zealand. The bill contains a number of proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Tax Administration Act. From an international...