Taxation consulting and planning

We offer a range of taxation consulting services including:

Personal Tax

Grant Thornton provides a comprehensive range of tax services to individuals and can tailor a service package to suit your needs. We can attend to your routine compliance obligations and assist you in structuring ownership and funding of your portfolio investments in a tax efficient manner that is consistent with your wealth creation and estate planning objectives.

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Property Tax

The landscape of the property market will significantly alter this year with recent announcements from the 2010 Budget following the changes implemented last year.  Click here to find out more about what you will need to consider if you, your trust, your company or your business has an interest in a property.

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Expatriates and international remuneration

Expatriate assignments and international transfers are not only inherently expensive in themselves, but raise complex international and domestic tax issues that can impose significant additional tax costs on expatriate personnel and their employers. Employment remuneration and personal taxation is a specialist area where tax rules may differ markedly between different jurisdictions. Expatriates are not only exposed to foreign taxes on their remuneration, but may encounter unexpected tax exposures in respect of personal assets and investments, or employment bonus arrangements (including share and share option schemes).

Grant Thornton has the specialist skills to advise expatriate employees and their employers on international remuneration packages and expatriate transfers and assignments. We liaise with our global network to:

  • minimise additional tax costs associated with expatriate assignments
  • maximise tax saving opportunities that can arise as a result of the assignment
  • implement and manage tax equalisation strategies

Please click here to read about how Grant Thornton can help ensure the smooth transition of your valued employees across the globe.

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High net worth individuals

Grant Thornton recognises the global mobility of high net worth individuals and the necessity for a flexible and specialised approach to the structuring of their investments and in the implementation of taxation, asset protection and estate planning strategies. Our tax specialists bring a practical perspective to domestic and international tax issues affecting mobile high net worth individuals. Grant Thornton's services include:

  • planning and implementation of domestic and international tax planning strategies
  • assistance with international and domestic tax compliance obligations

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Post-Budget update: a guide to savings

To read more about how you can get the most out of the tax rate reductions click here.

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Expatriate tax iInformation

Expatriates taking up employment in New Zealand will be subject to our comprehensive tax rules and work permit requirements.

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