Tax Conference 2024

From the chair

Kia ora tātou

You are cordially invited to attend the NZLS CLE Tax Conference, to be held on 18 September 2024 in person in Auckland, and by live stream. Book now for the opportunity to attend in person, network with colleagues and knowledge share – spaces are limited.

We are delighted that this year’s conference, the first for three years, will feature highly relevant papers and fantastic presentations by leading tax practitioners. From the moment the Minister of Revenue opens the conference, to Lindsay McKay’s keynote presentation in the final session, we are all in for an engaging and informative day.

New Zealand’s tax and tax administration laws have been a major political battleground in recent years. The country has emerged from the strangeness of pandemic times, into a time of high interest rates, inflation, budget deficits and flat productivity. Tax laws affect us all. Good policy and operational choices must take into account the effect of new tax laws in other jurisdictions, and changes in taxpayer behaviour driven by developments in technology, such as the rise of new electronic platforms, increased use of blockchain technology, and the extraordinary potential of artificial intelligence.

The conference programme covers the leading edge issues currently faced by lawyers, accountants and in house tax managers from across New Zealand. Some of the conference sessions will be of benefit to practitioners advising on transactions – including Māori business, GST clauses, employee share schemes and tax clauses in commercial documents. Some sessions will be especially relevant to practitioners assisting clients to plan significant investment or divestment transactions – including financial arrangements, share sales and cancellations. Others will deal with aspects of the Commissioner of Inland Revenue’s audit and investigation activity – including the application of the general anti-avoidance rule, and the “sharp end” – disputes, and the Commissioner’s search and seizure rights.

The papers prepared for conference delegates are sure to provide practical and usable reference material for years to come.
Join us for day of insight, discussion and networking.

Chair: Neil Russ - Russ + Associates, Auckland
 

Programme outline

Download PDF brochure for a full outline of each session

• Opening address: What's happening in the world of revenue?
• The New Zealand GAAR: The New Zealand experience
• Taxation and Māori business
• The financial arrangements rules: key concepts and current issues
• GST: practical issues for lawyers
• The evolution of employee equity plans and Inland Revenue’s updated interpretation of the ESS rules
• Commercial transactions and tax matters: Topical drafting issues
• The Commissioner’s reach: Understanding the scope of Inland Revenue information powers
• Keynote: Dividend integrity: Share sales and share cancellations

Learning objectives

In this conference you will:

• Be provided with up-to-date information on the latest tax developments and issues facing tax professionals.
• Hear presentations from the best tax academics, barristers and Inland Revenue officials on current tax issues relevant to legal advisers and their clients.

Book

Please indicate your selection upon registration:

• Hard Copy - Your book will be given to you when you register on the day* - no extra charge 
• PDF - You will be emailed a PDF copy of the book 3 working days before the event - no extra charge 
• Both Hard Copy & PDF - You will be emailed a PDF copy of the book 3 working days before the event, and you can collect the hard copy book when you register on the day* - additional $30 charge

*Live web stream attendees - if you select hard copy or both - your book will be couriered to you.

Timing

Note: live web stream registrations close 3pm Tuesday 17 September.

Wednesday 18 September

• 8.00am - Registration
• 8.30am - Sessions begin
• 5.00pm - Sessions end followed by networking drinks and canapés

Fee (incl GST)

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off
In-Person

Earlybird - by 22 August 2024

• $845 - Law Society members and associate members
• $1,075 - Non-members

Registration - after 22 August 2024

• $895 - Law Society members and associate members
• $1,125 - Non-members

Live Web Stream

2+1 available for live web stream registrations - must be arranged at time of booking - find out more
Earlybird - by 22 August 2024

• $825 - Law Society members and associate members
• $1,045 - Non-members

Registration - after 22 August 2024

• $875 - Law Society members and associate members
• $1,095 - Non-members

Download PDF brochure & registration form

Auckland	18 September
Live Web Stream	18 September
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Cancellation and refund policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE in writing of the change. NZLS CLE Ltd reserves the right to close registrations, and, cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.