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Navigating the Australian Investor Visa: How IR Legal Can Assist

Navigating the Australian Investor Visa: How IR Legal Can Assist Australia is a land of opportunities, known for its strong economy, high standard of living, and favourable business environment. For high-net-worth individuals looking to invest and reside in Australia, the Investor Visa program offers a promising pathway. There will be some changes happening in this […]

Why You Need a Legal Expert for Your Australian Partner Visa Application

Why You Need a Legal Expert for Your Australian Partner Visa Application Navigating the complexities of Australia’s immigration system can be a daunting task, especially when applying for a partner visa. This visa category is, essential for couples aiming to build their lives together in Australia, it involves a detailed application process with stringent requirements. […]

Tax Issues Arising From Ownership Of Overseas Rental Property

Tax Issues Arising From Ownership Of Overseas Rental Property Recently IRD issued a draft interpretation statement that provides high level summaries of tax issues for NZ-resident individuals who own overseas rental property. The tax issues are summarised as follows: If you are a New Zealand tax resident who owns an overseas rental property, you need […]

COVID-19 Employer Subsidy Scheme

COVID-19 Employer Subsidy Scheme I understand your frustrations when you read potentially misleading, confusing, or somewhat conflicting material online about the COVID-19 Employer Subsidy Scheme and leave entitlements. In fact, there are incorrect statements published in some online news articles and websites. Such information may encourage people to raise frivolous or vexatious claims of personal […]

Changes to employer-assisted temporary work visas

Changes to employer-assisted temporary work visas A place for you. What does this mean for employers? The Government is making a number of changes that will affect employers who want to recruit foreign workers. The changes aim to improve the temporary work visa system by ensuring that foreign workers are only recruited for genuine shortages, […]

Partnership Visas

Partnership Visas Is Immigration NZ following International Law binding on New Zealand? New Zealand’s current immigration stance on partnership-based visa appears to be at odds with International Law. New Zealand immigration laws provide a framework for Immigration New Zealand to manage immigration in a way that balances our national interests with our international obligations. That […]

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax Government rules out introducing Capital Gainst Tax There were good reasons for ruling out Capital Gains Tax. Let’s have a look at some arguments for and against. Whenever we look at improving our tax system it is predictable that capital gains tax will be raised as an option. It has been examined […]

Family Separation is a Violation of International Law

Family Separation is a Violation of International Law A broken Immigration system. New Zealand immigration laws provide a framework for us to manage immigration in a way that balances our national interests with our international obligations, protecting both New Zealanders and migrants. In particular, the Immigration Act 2009 provides a legal basis for New Zealand […]

Tax Audit

Tax Audit Are you under a tax audit? Many business owners in New Zealand believe that the chances of being audited by the Inland Revenue (the “IRD”) are so slim that they don’t need to worry about it. Well, speaking as someone who has been with the IRD for over 16 years as a senior […]

AML/CFT Compliance

AML/CFT Compliance AML/CFT Compliance: Emerging practical issues Under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act 2009, certain businesses are required to put preventative measures in place to help detect and deter money laundering and countering financing of terrorism. Phase 1 of Act has been in force since 2013. It applies to banks, […]