Chair
Dave Ananth, Special Counsel, Stace Hammond
Tax Issues for Lawyers - GST and Brightline Tax
- GST issues such as: zero-rating, GST issues for property transactions, change in use of assets, GST issues related to commercial sale transactions, and recent GST amendments
- Brightline Tax – common issues re the application of the bright-line rules including how the main home exemption applies, the new roll over relief provisions related to trusts and co-ownership, and issues to be aware of with co-ownership familial transactions
Presented by Graham Lawrence, Director and Harriet Zhang, Tax Manager, The Advisory Group
Learning Objective:
- Analyse the implications of recent changes to GST
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
*Original Content was created in March 2023
Presenters
Graham Lawrence, Director, The Advisory Group
Graham is a tax partner at The Advisory Group which is a boutique advisory practice based in Auckland. Graham has over 22 years advising customers on the key tax issues around commercial property transactions and submits on policy changes with the Inland Revenue Department. Needless to say, Graham’s finger is firmly on the pulse of the latest tax and legislative developments affecting commercial property.
Dave Ananth, Special Counsel, Stace Hammond
Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaysia, Dave has over 30 years’ experience in legal practice in New Zealand and overseas jurisdictions. His primary practice area is in tax. Before joining Stace Hammond, Dave was a Director of Ernst & Young, Malaysia. Before that, he worked as a prosecutor for the Inland Revenue Department. Due to his extensive experience and expertise, he can directly negotiate with the IRD, accountants and other professional colleagues in the tax and commercial arena. He also has the added benefit of having extensive networks in Asia and other overseas jurisdictions. Dave is passionate about ensuring that tax law and its financial implications are accessible and understood by a wide audience. To help achieve this, Dave presents seminars addressing GST and other tax related matters to local and international audiences. He has also published opinion pieces that address the impact of GST on the telecommunication industry, petroleum industry and other utility industries.
Harriet Zhang, Tax Manager, The Advisory Group
Harriet joined The Advisory Group as Tax Manager in 2022. Harriet has over 7 years of experience working in the tax space, 5 of which was at one of the top mid-tier CA firms in New Zealand. Harriet has worked with clients from a broad range of industries and enjoys providing clients with practical solutions to complex tax issues. She has a particular interest in the areas of property taxation and tax-efficient business structuring.
