TIEA between New Zealand and St. Vincent and the Grenadines enters into force

The New Zealand Government delivered Budget 2026 to Parliament on 28 May 2026, with Minister of Finance Nicola Willis outlining a strategy aimed at restoring a fiscal surplus by the 2028/29 financial year. To implement the budget proposals, the

New Zealand Inland Revenue has released a draft interpretation statement for public consultation titled “GST – Arranging and brokering financial products” on 21 May 2026. The statement guides when intermediaries or brokers involved in the

The New Zealand Labour Party has announced that it would reverse the National Government’s planned fuel excise tax increase, citing rising fuel costs and ongoing cost-of-living pressures on households and businesses. The announcement was made on

Croatia’s President promulgated the law ratifying the Croatia–New Zealand Income Tax Treaty (2025), as published in the Official Gazette (Narodne Novine) No. 4 of 15 May 2026. On 30 April 2026, the Croatian Parliament passed a law for the

New Zealand’s Inland Revenue launched a public consultation on 6 May 2026, regarding a new GST guideline for unincorporated bodies. The guide helps taxpayers identify which GST rules apply to their specific organisational structure. Some GST

New Zealand Inland Revenue has issued a determination on 29 April 2026, which sets the deemed rate of return, used to calculate foreign investment fund income under the deemed rate of return calculation method, for the 2025-26 income year at 7.84%.