Legislation introduced yesterday will clarify the GST status of bodies corporate. Here's the press release: http://taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz/news/2015-02-26-bill-clarifies-gst-bodies-corporate-rules This issue has some history. In the past Inland Revenue took the view...
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Surprise in body corporate treatment?
A Product Ruling (BR Prd 14/08) published by IRD on 28 July is fascinating as much for what it doesn't say as the conclusions reached. Facts briefly: - Unit title building in Christchurch. - Mostly commercial property. - Destroyed in earthquake. - Body corporate...
Bodies corporate and GST
Last week the Revenue Minister issued another Discussion Document on the GST treatment of bodies corporate. The IRD seems to have come full circle on this one. See here: Bodies corporate and GST. It is proposed our GST legislation will exempt a body corporate under...
Bodies corporate and GST
Brian Fallow's opinion piece in today's Herald on residential bodies corporate and GST is timely. See here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11231055 This issue baffles me. Why is it so complicated and why is it taking so long...