New Zealand Tax Handbook for Inbound and Outbound Migrants

Written in a clear and accessible style, and peppered with illustrative examples, this handbook is designed to take the mystery out of tax issues that migrants commonly face - whether they are leaving, arriving or returning to New Zealand.

Topics covered include:

• residence and source
• foreign tax credits
• dealing with foreign income
• transitional residency rules
• impact of residency on trusts
• non-resident contractors withholding tax
• moving foreign superannuation schemes to New Zealand
• rental properties held offshore
• residency status of settlors, trustees and beneficiaries- impact on trusts
• New Zealand land held by non-residents
• Residential Land Withholding Tax (RLWT)
• Land Transfer Tax Statements
• tax issues for temporary migrant workers
• effect of residency on FIF and CFC investments
• foreign trust disclosure rules.

This book covers the tax issues arising for both inbound and outbound taxpayers. Accountants, lawyers and immigration consultants will find this book to be an invaluable resource.