Pending changes to New Zealand’s regulatory landscape

Invitation

Find out how a proposed new statutory framework for financial reporting and assurance may affect your organisation, and the impact of one of the largest tax work programmes in recent years.

Please join us for one or both segments of the seminar followed by drinks.

Part 1 - Financial reporting update

The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB) recently released discussion documents relating to a proposed new statutory framework for financial reporting and assurance. Find out:

what the proposals set out to achieve at a strategic level
which entities are likely to be most affected, and
what you should do next.

Part 2 – Tax update

We’ll focus on the recent changes from one of the largest tax bills to be enacted in recent years, and include an update on the Tax Working Group’s discussions papers including:

associated person rule changes, impact on the taxation on land transactions and the potential tax risk to property developers
international taxation developments
the possibility of a capital gains tax regime and tax relief measures introduced to assist SMEs
various miscellaneous developments.

Wellington

Date

Tuesday 1 December 2009

Time

From 4.15pm

Venue

Grant Thornton Office
Level 13, AXA Centre
80 The Terrace
Wellington

Numbers are limited. Click here to reserve your place, or for further information contact Julie Judge on (04) 474 8500.