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Below is a log of the issues raised to date showing the current status of the issue and any outcome.

Section / Provision Income Tax Act 2007
Sub No.
Date Received
Description of issue
Status
BC 5, BC7
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147 18/11/10 The company has a breach of shareholding during the current year. The part-year..... Finalised
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CB 30, CB 26, EQ 1(1)
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117 16/07/09 A number of provisions in the Income Tax Act 2004 are subject to limitations or qualifications found..... Finalised
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CB 33, DV19, HE
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127   A submission received from Professor Prebble considers that section CB 33 of the 2007 Act..... Finalised
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CC 9(1) and (2), YA 1 and Schedule 51
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80 18/08/08 The new definitions of 'natural resource' and 'land'... Finalised
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CD 33
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98 18/02/09 The related party capital gain restriction in the Income Tax Act 2004 could apply... Finalised
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CD 39(9)(b)

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122 14/10/09 Dividends with nil RWT or NRWT to pay could be included... Finalised
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CE 1, YA 1

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121 02/11/09 Do amounts listed in CE 1 [amounts derived in connection with emplo... Finalised
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CE 1(1)(a) and (c), RD 5 (1)

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134 12/03/10 Under the Income Tax Act 1994 where an individual received accommodation in........ Finalised
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CX 17(4), CX 16(4)


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105 30/04/09 Section CX 16(4)(a) of the Income Tax Act 2004 had \"; and\" replaced with \":\"..... Finalised
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DB 9(1), HG 9(3)


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141 13/05/10 Section DB 9(1) of the ITA07 reduces any interest deduction available to..... Finalised
See Outcome
DC 13(5)(d), DC 12(5)(d)
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91 15/10/08 There appears to be an unintended change in the employee share... Finalised
See Outcome
DT 9, DM 1(6)
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131 22/10/09 TSection DT 9 of the Income Tax Act 2007 ("the 2007 Act") limits the amount of the... Finalised
See Outcome
DU 12(3)(b)
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69 07/07/08 The submission relates to the section DN 3(3) (b) in the ITA 1994... Finalised
See Outcome
EA 4(1), DF 5
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144 25/05/10 Clarification is required of when a deduction may be taken for a redundancy payment... Finalised
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Subpart EC
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150 25/05/10 Subpart EC of the 2004 and 2007 Act have omitted to contain the "business... Finalised
See Outcome
EE 21, EG 11


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62 10/04/08 The number of months to which the formula relates is completely altered in 2004... Finalised
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EE 60(3)(b), EE 51(3)(b), OB 1
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110 16/06/09 Wording in the 2004 and 2007 Acts for the theoretical \"total deductions\" does... Finalised
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EG 1
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146 9/09/10 Can election in section EG 1 be applied to separate Income sources - e.g. from... Finalised
See Outcome
EJ 16, EJ 14


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119 30/09/09 Section EJ 16 of the Income Tax Act 2007 limits the amount of the deduction available for... Finalised
See Outcome
EX 1(1)(b)


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111 19/06/09 Tax Acts (ITA) are different to the definition included in the 1994 ITA..... Finalised
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EX 21(26)
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95 22/01/09 Section EX21(26) of the Income Tax Act 2007 ("ITA 2007") outlines the branch equivalent ("BE"). Finalised
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EX 32(1)(f), EX 33D(1)(d)
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106 15/06/09 Under section EX 33D(1)(d) of the Income Tax Act (ITA) 2004, a person's rights in a FIF.... Finalised
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EX 52, EX 44c(1)


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104 17/06/09 S EX 52(2) appears to calculate FDR income on a line by line basis rather than a pooled basis.... Finalised
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EW 31(4), DB 11, DB 9


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136 9/04/10 Section EW 31(4) of the Income Tax Act 2007 provides that a deduction for negative.... Finalised
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FE 6(1A)
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70 05/06/08 It is not clear in the 2007 Act that under a resident\'s restricted amalgamation (formerly... Finalised
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FE 12(1), FG 4(1)
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139 24/04/10 Section FE 13(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007  (the Act) allows a natural person... Finalised
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FE 36, FG 8C
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86 10/09/08 This submission set out what we view as an unintended legislative change in section... Finalised
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FE 41(1), FG 2(3-5)
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154 11/08/11 There appears to be an unintended change concerning section FE 41(1) which impacts ... Pending
FM 12(2), HB 2(1)(d)
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118 12/08/09 Company A and Company X are both qualifying companies and members of a.... Finalised
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FO 18, FE 10(2) (4)


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132 27/11/09 This submission sets out what we view as an unintended change in section FO 18.... Finalised
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GB 1(3), YA 1, OB 1 (definition of "dividend")
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88 18/09/08 This submission address what we consider is an unintended change in section GB 1(3)... Finalised
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GB 25(3)(b), GD 5(a)

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128 4/12/09 Section GB 25(3)(b) of ITA2007 has narrower meaning than equivalents in... Finalised
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GC 5, GD 10

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143 17/05/10

The meaning of \"a property\" in section GC 5 of the Income Tax Act 2007...

Finalised
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HA 1(1)(a), HA 11(4),

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112 06/03/09 This submission sets out what we view as unintended changes to the qualifying... Finalised
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HA 7(3)(c)(ii), OB 3(3)(d)(i)
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75 08/07/08 Section HA 7(3)(c)(ii) of the 2007 Act refers to "... the group who derived beneficiary income from... Finalised
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HA 11(5)(b), OB 3(3A)(b)
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89 15/10/08 Section HA 11(5)(b) of the Income Tax Act 2007 does not seem to require that the dividends... Finalised
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HA 21, HG 11(3)

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101 13/02/09 Section HA 21 states that in an income year in which a non-QC company becomes... Finalised
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HC 6(1), OB 1

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100 30/03/09 Section HC 6(1) of the ITA 2007 requires income to be "paid" to a beneficiary within... Finalised
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HC 16

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148 6/09/10 Present ordering rules of HC 16 may have a retrospective effect in that a taxpayer... Finalised
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HC 24(2)(a), HH 4(2)(a)

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115 21/07/09 Section HC 24(2) seems to attempt to deny a trustee a tax credit arising under Parts L... Finalised
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HC 25, HH4(3)

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151 11/07/2011 Section HC 25 taxes a non-resident trustee on a foreign sourced amount whether it is... Finalised
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HC 27 and 28, HH 1(1)

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99 30/03/09 Section HH 1(1) of the ITA 2004 contained an exception for settlements of nominal... Finalised
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HM 25

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142 16/03/10

This submission has been submitted as there is a potential unintended legislative...

Finalised
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HR 8, FC 24
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94 17/11/08 This submission relates to the election not to be a transitional resident under section HR 8... Finalised
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IC 3(3), IG 1(5)(a)(ii)
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123 6/10/09 It appears that in the ITA 2007 the test measuring common voting interests may have been... Finalised
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IC 12, IG 2(6)
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124 16/10/09 This submission sets out what we view as an unintended law change resulting from the... Finalised
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IP 5, IG 2(5)

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130 25/11/09 This submission sets out what we view as an unintended law change resulting from the... Finalised
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IQ 1 and IQ 2, IA 2(5), IA 7, IA 7(5)
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90 15/10/08 The ability to carry forward an attributed CFC net loss is in doubt as the general rules... Finalised
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LE 1, LE 5, LE 8
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125 9/11/09 Restrictions on imputation credits attached to trust distributions sourced... Finalised
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LF 8(1), LD 9(1)

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114 07/07/09 LF 8(1) of the ITA 2007 does not allow for FDP credits to be refundable to tax exempt... Pending
LP 4, LE 2(5)
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85 09/09/08 Section LP 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007 which deals with continuity rules for... Finalised
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LP 10(1), LE 4(2)
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116 16/07/09 Section LP 10(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (ITA '07) provides the formula for the calculation... Finalised
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LJ 1(2), LC 1(1)
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137 24/03/10 "LC 1(1) [Credit for tax paid overseas] Where a person who is resident in New Zealand derives... Finalised
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LJ 4, LJ 5(1), LJ 5(4)
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133 15/10/09 LJ 5(1) should not be just for calculating NZ tax on foreign income... Finalised
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LJ 5(5) and 5(6), LC14(4)
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65 03/06/08 The formula for calculating a person's notional income tax liability in...  Finalised
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MB 4, KD 1(g)
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97 10/08/08 An adjustment is required to be made to a taxpayers family scheme income... Finalised
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ME 14(6)(b)(i)
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77 16/07/08 Section ME 14(6)(b)(i) ITA 2004: An equivalent to section ME 14(6)(b)(i) does not seems... Finalised
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s24P
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71 05/06/08 Inconsistency between s NC 15(3) of the Income Tax Act 2004 and the listed corresponding... Finalised
See Outcome
OB 1(2)(a)(i), ME 1(2)(a)

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63 14/05/08

This submission is that apart from the exception for Australian resident companies in...

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OB 6, ME 41(1)(ad)

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113 14/07/09 A transfer of an amount in a tax pooling account of a company taxpayer no longer results in... Finalised
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OB 13, OB 71, ME 9B

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87 19/06/08

Sections OB 13 and OB 71 of the Income Tax Act 2007 ('2007 Act") arising the redraft of...

Finalised
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OB 32(2)(b), ME 5(1)(e)(iii)

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129 18/11/09

Section OB 32(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (the 2007 Act) states...

Finalised
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OB 41, ME 5(1)(i), ME 5(2)(h)

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96 20/03/09

Under the rewritten legislation it appears the debit to a company\'s ICA on...

Finalised
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OB 67, ME 9(8)

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138 12/04/10

If further income tax (FIT) is payable under s OB 65 or s OB 66 of the Income Tax Act 2007...

Finalised
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OD 16(3), MI 5(1)(e)
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82 4/08/08 This submission is made in respect of an unintended law change resulting from the... Finalised
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OE 8, MF 5(7), (8)
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126 23/12/09 Section OE 8 produces a different outcome from that given by the corresponding... Finalised
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OZ 5(1)(d), MJ 5(1)
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149 14/12/10 Section should read \"the amount paid on subscription for a unit is greater than the... Finalised
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RA 15(2)(c), NH 3(1)

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64 28/05/08 Foreign dividend payments (FDPs) appear to fall within the concession extending... Finalised
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RD 2(1)(e)

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83 25/08/08 Section RD 2(1) defines "PAYE rules".  Subsection 1(e) refers to "sections 15C to 15M... Finalised
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RD 3, OB 2

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145 13/07/10 It appears as though a shareholder-employee that receives a salary with no PAYE... Finalised
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RD 3(3) and RD 3(4), OB 2 2(d)

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79 25/07/08 Section RD 3(3) and 3(4) of the 2007 Act refer to a person choosing whether an amount paid to... Finalised
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RD 4(2), NC 16

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135 06/04/10 Section RD 4(2) of the Income Tax Act 2007 requires an employee to account for and pay... Finalised
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RD 8(1)(b)(iii), YA 1 \"agricultural, horticultural,

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92 18/11/08 The application of the schedular payment rules to a \"agricultural, horticultural.... Finalised
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RD 17, NC 2(5)

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93 10/12/08 Unintended change in method used to calculate PAYE on \"extra pay\" ... Finalised
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RE 2(1), NF 1(2)

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78 22/07/08 RWT cannot be deducted from interest paid to non-residents with... Finalised
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RE 22, NF 5

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102 24/04/09 Section NF 5 of the 1994 and 2004 Acts contained a \"reasonable grounds\" defence for... Finalised
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RF 7 - RF 12, Schedule 5s, NG 2(1)

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68 03/07/08 The 2007 Act does not include a corresponding provision to that under the 2004 Act deeming... Finalised
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RF 2(5), NG 4

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84 20/08/08 Section RF 2(5) omits the reference to non-literary royalties that was in... Finalised
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YA 1, HC 27, HC 7(3)

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73 27/06/08 The new definition of settler in section HC 27 results in an unintended change... Finalised
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Subpart IP, Subsection IG 2(4)

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81 19/08/08 Part-year grouping of losses between companies has been restricted to situations... Finalised
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YA 1, OB 1

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74 27/06/08 In comparing the definition of "money lent" in the ITA 2004 with the definition of "money lent"... Finalised
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YA 1 employee, (c)(ii) employer, (c)(ii), OB 1 employee, (c)(ii) employer, (c)(ii) view more... 76 15/07/08 In comparing the definition of "money lent" in the ITA 2004 with the definition of "money lent"... Finalised
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YA 1, OB 1

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67 04/06/08 Incorrect use of drafting convention in the definition of shares of the same class... Finalised
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YA 1 "revenue account property", OB 1 "revenue account property"

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108 15/06/09 "revenue account property" means . property in respect of which any amount derived on disposition would be gross ... Finalised
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YA 1, Subpart RE

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72 27/06/08 Under section RE 3 of the 2007 Act, RWT is still required to be deducted even where the... Finalised
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YC 11(2) & (3), OD 5(6)

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140 09/04/10 Sections YC 11(2) and (3) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (Sections OD 5(6)(a) and (b) of both... Finalised
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YD 1(7), OE 1(5)


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66 03/06/08 The circumstances where a Government servant not physically in NZ will be deemed to be... Finalised
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Section / Provision Income Tax Act 2004
Sub No.
Date Received
Description of issue
Status
BB 2, LD 7, MB 2, OB1 ("provisional taxpayer")
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30 02/08/05 The Income Tax Act 2004's reference to "tax year" in section BB 2(3), section LD 7, subpart... Finalised
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CB 5, CB 6, CB 7, CB 8, CB 9, CB 10, OD 8(4)
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40 16/09/2005 The taxing provisions of CB make reference to the gross income of a person... Finalised
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CB 6(1)(c) and CB 9(1) and (2)
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15 26/04/05 The omission of the minor nature clause from CB 6(1)(c) and CB 9(1) ... Finalised
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CB 9
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07 16/02/05 In particular land sales and being associated ...

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CB 9(1)(b)
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14 20/04/05 Under the 1994 Act (CD1(2)(d)), the test of whether ... Finalised
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CB 11(1)
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08 18/03/05

An amount that a person derives from disposing of land is income of ...

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CB 11(1)
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33 15/08/05 The issue described in submission number 008 also arises in relation... Finalised
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CB 11(1)(iv)
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38 05/09/05 The last item in the list of Section CB 11(1)(iv).... Finalised
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CB 11(1)
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48 23/03/06 The omission of the words "to the extent"... Finalised
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CB 14(2)
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13 18/04/05 ITA2004 states: "...the land that has the dwellinghouse on it. " Finalised
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CD 9
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37 05/09/05 The submission sets out an unintended change in section CD 9 of the ... Finalised
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CD 14
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03 22/12/04 Section CF 3 1994 Act ... Finalised
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CD 17(4) and CD 15(1)
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61 06/08/07 The reduction in ASC that results from a treasury stock acquisition ... Finalised
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CD 32(15)(b)
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18 24/05/05 The provision in the 1994 Act limiting the subscriptions ... Finalised
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CD 33
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12 18/04/05 1.s CD 33 does not specify application... Finalised
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CD 3-5, CD 27, CF 2(1)(g)
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58 21/06/07 The buy-back of shares by a company was, under the 1994 Act, expressly a dividend.... Finalised
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CG 4
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39 07/09/05 Section CG 4 of the Income Tax Act 2004... Finalised
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CE 1
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16 29/04/05 The definition of monetary remuneration... Finalised
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CE 2 has been omitted
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34 22/08/05

Section CE2 has been omitted....

Finalised
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CE 2
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45 1/12/05

Section CH 2 of the Income Tax Act 1994...

Finalised
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CT 5, DT 20, OB 1 view more... 55 26/02/07 Definition of "petroleum mining operations" Finalised
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CW 35
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56 04/05/07 Section CW 35 of the 2004 Act and section CB 4(1)(e) of the 1994 Act... Finalised
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CZ 6
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60   A UCL resulting from the enactment of ITA 2004 Finalised
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DB3
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53 06/12/06 The capital limitation rule - section DB 3(1) ITA 2004... Finalised
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DB 36
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21 30/06/05 Under the 1994 Act ... Finalised
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DC 9 (1)(2)(3)(4)
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51 09/08/06 Deductibility of excess monetary remuneration provisions. Finalised
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DC 9(2)
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36 06/09/05 Section DC 9(2) of the Income Tax Act 2004... Finalised
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DE 2(1)
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31 11/08/05 Unintended change in DE 2(1). This section... Finalised
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DO 4
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09 01/04/05 The new section DO 4 ... Finalised
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DO 6(2)c, DO 6(3)c, DP 3(2)c, DP 3(3)c
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49 31/03/06 Black hole expenditure. Amortisation of Aquaculture and .... Finalised
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DR 2 and EY 46
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23 14/07/05 Section DR 2(4) refers to subsection EY 46(6)..... Finalised
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ED 1(5)
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44 22/11/05 Deducting the cost of worthless... Finalised
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EC 48(1)(a)
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17 29/04/05 Bloodstock breeding... Finalised
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EE 21, EG 11


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62 10/04/08 The number of months to which the formula relates is completely altered in 2004... Finalised
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EH 3
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02 26/11/04 Under the 1994 Act a partnership cannot make a deposit to the ... Finalised
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EH 37 and EH 81
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06 02/02/05 Unintended change ... Finalised
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EI 6
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05 28/01/05 The timeframe ...

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EX 13, EX 31
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54 06/12/06 Partnerships and FIF rules - section EX 31 ITA 2004... Finalised
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UFTC and "interest" including definition of "income interest" in section OB 1.  EX 15
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57 29/05/07 There are unintended legislative changes arising from the way the
"income interest of 10% or greater" test in the Income Tax Act 1994...
Finalised
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EX 36
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43 19/10/05 Section EX 36(1) "to the extent to which" should be replaced with.... Finalised
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EY 8
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35 23/08/05 Under the 1994 Act, accidential death... Finalised
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EY 8, EY 9, Schedule 22A
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59 27/06/07 Section EY 9 of 2004 Act defines "life insurance policy"... Finalised
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EZ 35(3), DA 1, DA 2, DA 3
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20 25/05/05

Section EZ 35(3) deems a negative amount arising under a BPA to be a ...

Finalised
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FC 21
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27 28/05/05 Non Resident Film Renters and Non resident person .... Finalised
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FE 5, EE 33 and EE 34
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24 19/07/05 Under the ITA 1994, section FE 5(1) provided that property.... Finalised
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FE 6(5) and (6) and FE 7(1) and (2)
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25 20/07/05 The Income Tax Act 2004's reference to 'tax year' .... Finalised
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LD
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41 22/09/05 References to "income year" have been replaced with ... Finalised
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LE 3
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04 23/12/04 This potential unintended change ... Finalised
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LJ 5(5) and 5(6), LC14(4)
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65 03/06/08 The formula for calculating a person's notional income tax liability in...  Finalised
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HH 1(7)


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28 29/07/05 The reference to the entire definition of corpus in Section HH 1(7) of the 2004 Act... Finalised
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KH 1(1)

29 29/07/05

 

Withdrawn
NG 1(2)
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42 13/10/05 Section NG 1(2) provides that the NRWT rules... Finalised
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OB 1
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01 14/10/04 Beneficiary income ... Finalised
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OB 1
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10 06/04/05 The ITA 2004 no longer includes, a general definition of "person" ... Finalised
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OB 1  'beneficiary income'
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11 08/04/05 The amended definition of 'beneficiary income' Finalised
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OB 1
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22 12/07/05 "Shares of the same class" Finalised
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OB 1
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46 13/03/06 Definition of "market value circumstance" ... Finalised
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OB 1 "qualifying trust"
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26 21/07/05 The reference in paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of "qualifying trust" ... Finalised
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OB 1(2)(a)(i), ME 1(2)(a)

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63 14/05/08

This submission is that apart from the exception for Australian resident companies in subsection...

Finalised
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OD 5(6F)
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32 15/08/05 Section OD 5(6F) of the Income Tax Act 2004.... Finalised
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Part Y
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19 24/05/05 The omission from Part Y of a savings provision ... Finalised
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RA 15(2)(c), NH 3(1)

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64 28/05/08 Foreign dividend payments (FDPs) appear to fall within the concession extending... Finalised
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RF 7 - RF 12, Schedule 5s, NG 2(1)

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68 03/07/08 The 2007 Act does not include a corresponding provision to that under the 2004 Act deeming... Finalised
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YA 1, OB 1

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67 04/06/08 Incorrect use of drafting convention in the definition of shares of the same class... Finalised
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YD 1(7), OE 1(5)


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66 03/06/08 The circumstances where a Government servant not physically in NZ will be deemed to be... Finalised
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Section / Provision
Sub No.
Date Received
Description of issue
Status
61(1) Tax Administration Act 1994
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47 13/03/06 A possible unintended change results in ... Finalised
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24M(5) Tax Administration Act 1994
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107 15/06/09 (5) An exemption certificate must not be altered or be used to cause a person... Finalised
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