Corporate Tax Group tells Inland Revenue to stay in its lane over long-term briefing

Corporate Tax Group tells Inland Revenue to stay in its lane over long-term briefing
IRD's policy project is being unfavourably compared to the 2019 Tax Working Group, chaired by the late Michael Cullen. (Image: NZME)
Jem Traylen
A lobby group representing many of New Zealand’s largest companies is criticising the Inland Revenue Department for embarking on a wide-ranging review of the tax system without the proper Government mandate.The Corporate Taxpayers Group (CTG) said the scope of the Inland Revenue Department’s (IRD) next long-term insights briefing seemed to require a general review of all aspects of the tax system along the lines of the 2019 “Cullen” Tax Working Group and other prior general tax reviews.John Payne, head of tax at the NZ S...

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