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Year: 2010
MPs to debate youth minimum wage
A bill allowing the Government to re-introduce a youth minimum wage is to be debated by Parliament. The bill in the name of Act MP Sir Roger Douglas was drawn
Info gap leaves KiwiSavers in dark
Hundreds of thousands of people may not know who is managing their KiwiSaver money because of problems with getting their addresses correct. The issue was raised yesterday by industry body
[IRD] February 2010 – Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009
The latest issue of the Tax Information Bulletin Vol 22, No 1 (February 2010) is now available at: www.ird.govt.nz/aboutir/newsletters/tib/ In this issue you can read about the: Taxation (Consequential
[IRD] February 2010 – Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009
The latest issue of the Tax Information Bulletin Vol 22, No 1 (February 2010) is now available at: www.ird.govt.nz/aboutir/newsletters/tib/ In this issue you can read about the: Taxation (Consequential
[DOL] DYNAMICS ISSUE 6, February 2010
In this issue we highlight the December 2009 quarter figures from the Household Labour Force Survey released on 4 February 2010. We also introduce two new labour market information tools:
Holiday entitlements for Anzac day
This year Anzac day falls on Sunday 25 April. This means that those who normally work Sundays will receive a paid day off on Anzac day. Alternatively if you do
Minimum Wage is going up to $12.75
The new minimum wage rates will come into effect on April 1, 2010. The adult minimum wage will increase from $12.50 to $12.75. This applies to all employees aged 18
[IRD taxpolicy] PM signals tax reform changes
Update from Policy Advice Division, Inland Revenue, NZ http://www.taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz In his Statement at the opening of Parliament today, Prime Minister John Key said measures to reform the tax system would
GST hike, tax cuts tipped – Key
A rise in GST to 15 per cent has been strongly signalled in the Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament but it would be offset by across-the-board cuts in personal tax.
[IRD] Feb Agent Answers
In this issue you can read about: end-of-year filing performance tips, tax due 7 April, online financial transfer requests, GST and associated persons, new 0800 number features, IR 3 filers
[IRD] Update regarding payroll specification 2010/2011 version 3
As a follow up to the IRD’s SDLU*s email of 21 January 2010: Section 8.3 Westpac have advised us of a new bank branch range of 1900-1999. This change
Minimum wage climbs from $12.50 to $12.75
Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson said the increase was in line with the Consumer Price Index. \”We do not want to see workers priced out of the market, but we are
[IRD] Learning about using IRD’s – IR-File
If you are still using the manual Employer monthly schedule IR348 and want to learn more about using the online version, IRD has created a series of online training modules
[IRD] Learning about using IRD’s – IR-File
If you are still using the manual Employer monthly schedule IR348 and want to learn more about using the online version, IRD has created a series of online training modules
[IRD] Business Tax Update – Jan/Feb 2010 – new secondary tax rate and payroll giving
In this issue of Business Tax Update you can read about the new secondary tax rate, tax statistics, payroll giving, PAYE tax tables, preparing GST returns, child support deduction notices,
[IRD] Payroll Specification – reminder to use version 3 and not version 2
Please ensure you are using version 3 of the 2010/2011 payroll specification and not version 2. IRD statistics show a number of copies of version 2 have been downloaded
[IRD] [taxpolicy] Tax Working Group releases final report
Victoria University’s Tax Working Group today released its final report which considers the main challenges facing New Zealand’s tax system in the medium-term and suggests possible options to address them.
Cut income tax, raise GST – report
The Government has been advised to consider \”significant changes\” to make New Zealand’s tax system fairer and more effective. \”Put simply, the tax system is broken and needs to be
[DOL] Review of the Holidays Act 2003 Report
Holidays Act review group has produced its final report. http://dol.govt.nz/publications/research/holidays-act-review-2009/index.asp