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Coverage of the Tax Policy Charitable Trust Scholarships, Lectures and Symposium.

Reflections on 30 years of tax reform – lessons from history 2560 1707 Taxpolicy

Reflections on 30 years of tax reform – lessons from history

Three former Treasury heads came together to discuss NZ’s approach to tax reform over the past 30 years, at a forum hosted by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust. The Tax Policy Charitable Trust, funded by Tax Management New Zealand (TMNZ) aims to promote broader tax thinking for the public good, helping to shape discussion on…

Tax Policy Scholarship showcases the next generation of talent 2048 1365 Taxpolicy

Tax Policy Scholarship showcases the next generation of talent

Four bright young industry minds have emerged as finalists in this year’s Tax Policy Scholarship Competition, an annual prize hosted by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust.  The biannual competition, which supports the continuation of leading tax policy research and thinking in New Zealand, enters its fourth round in 2022. The first competition was run in…

Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship launched 2560 1707 Lee Stace

Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship launched

A scholarship aimed at encouraging university students to think critically about tax policy has been launched by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust. The Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship is worth $5000 and available to support one year of study for those majoring in taxation at Victoria University of Wellington or tax law at the University…

Trusted taxpayer regime just the beginning 2315 1545 Lloyd

Trusted taxpayer regime just the beginning

Winning this year’s Tax Policy Scholarship Competition has given Spark’s Nigel Jemson huge encouragement to keep sharing his tax reform ideas. Jemson will receive $10,000 after wowing a heavyweight judging panel while presenting his trusted taxpayer regime idea at Wellington’s Victoria University. The winning entry Under his proposal, businesses would receive a 10 percent discounted…

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2019 Tax Policy Scholarship Competition finalists 1200 630 Lee Stace

2019 Tax Policy Scholarship Competition finalists

A negative income tax coupled with a flat tax rate for individuals and the creation of a trusted taxpayer regime. These are among the ideas judges will hear as part of the Tax Policy Scholarship Competition. A tax on biogenic methane emissions and freshwater as well as reforming the R&D tax credit regime are the…

Future of Tax Symposium: Most of TWG supports capital gains tax 1200 800 Lee Stace

Future of Tax Symposium: Most of TWG supports capital gains tax

Sir Michael Cullen revealed at an event organised by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust that the majority of the Tax Working Group (TWG) supports taxation on capital income. However, where the group had yet to reach a consensus was mainly around some aspects of how it should be done rather than whether it should be…

OECD’s David Bradbury meets with IRD, Treasury 620 349 Lee Stace

OECD’s David Bradbury meets with IRD, Treasury

The Tax Policy Scholarship Charitable Trust recently sponsored the visit by an OECD official who met with government officials to discuss the direction of tax policy changes around the world and how New Zealand might respond to these. David Bradbury, head of the tax policy and statistics division for the Centre of Tax Policy and…

Matt Woolley and Talia Smart named joint winners of tax comp. 510 307 Lee Stace

Matt Woolley and Talia Smart named joint winners of tax comp.

Treasury’s Matt Woolley and Talia Smart from Inland Revenue (IRD) are the co-winners of tax policy competition run by the Tax Policy Scholarship Charitable Trust (TPSCT). The pair impressed the heavyweight judging panel while presenting their respective proposals at Wellington’s Victoria University, receiving $7000 each for their efforts. Woolley discussed a fully integrated tax system…

Minister of Revenue announces tax policy competition finalists 510 300 Taxpolicy

Minister of Revenue announces tax policy competition finalists

Minister of Revenue Judith Collins was on hand to announce the finalists for this year’s Tax Policy Competition. They are Talia Smart and Nicholas Coyle (both from Inland Revenue), Treasury’s Matt Woolley, and PwC’s Chris Park. The finalists for the competition, which has been organised by the Tax Policy Scholarship Charitable Trust (TPSCT), were announced…

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