New Zealand’s Inland Revenue invites feedback on proposed changes to thin capitalisation rules to encourage foreign investment in private infrastructure projects. Submissions are open until 19 June 2025. New Zealand’s Inland Revenue has

New Zealand's Revenue Minister, Simon Watts, announced on 20 May 2025 that the government has decided to scrap the Digital Services Tax Bill from the legislative programme. The Digital Services Tax Bill was introduced in 2023 by the previous

An upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) agreement came into effect on 21 April 2024. It covers a market of over 703 million people with a combined GDP of more than USD 5.6 trillion. The agreement is expected to enhance

New Zealand's Inland Revenue has released a draft Interpretation Statement (PUB00494) to clarify the tax treatment of money or property received by New Zealand tax residents from overseas, including inheritance. The document, issued on 5 May 2025,

New Zealand held talks with Croatia in March 2025 to begin negotiations for a new income tax treaty. In January 2025, it also held a third round of talks with Germany to update their 1978 tax treaty, aiming to align it with OECD/G20 BEPS

New Zealand and the UK resumed negotiations in March 2025 to finalise a new Double Tax Agreement (DTA) aimed at addressing income and capital gains tax matters. The objective is to replace the existing DTA, which was signed in 1983, with an