Chartered Accountants and Cryptocurrency Specalists
You have likely received an email in the past month informing you that IRD has requested client information from NZ cryptocurrency retailers. This includes your personal details and purchase/sale history. All businesses in NZ (regardless of industry) are legally required…
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The Labour Party has announced that if re-elected, they would introduce a new marginal tax rate of 39% for an individual’s income over $180,000. The 39% tax rate would only apply to income over $180,000 and the remainder of an…
Update (March 2021): We have recently submitted binding rulings with IRD on the position outlined below (further reading here). At this point in time, tax-free capital gains from cryptocurrency are unlikely. A potential tax-free position requires the taxpayer to show…
Read More Cryptocurrency Purchased to Earn an Income – Part 2
Update (March 2021): We have recently submitted binding rulings with IRD on the position outlined below (further reading here). At this point in time, tax-free capital gains from cryptocurrency are unlikely. A potential tax-free position requires the taxpayer to show…
Read More Cryptocurrency Purchased to Earn an Income – Part 1
IRD have made an overhaul to their cryptocurrency guidance. Their updated information can be found here. In summary, there are no significant changes or updates to the taxation of cryptocurrency, however the guidelines do provide some (but limited) clarity about…
A transfer of a cryptocurrency token from one wallet to another, or from a wallet to an exchange (or vice versa) is not a taxable event. Before and after a transfer, the cryptocurrency token is owned (and controlled) by the…
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You need to keep records for your cryptocurrency activity. Having a system for keeping accurate tax records, and storing them in an organised way will make it more efficient to prepare financial statements, answer queries from IRD, provide information to…
A shoe shop sells a pair of shoes to a customer – a taxable event. The difference between the sale price to the customer, and the cost price from their supplier, is profit. Like the shoe shop, the sale of…
Read More Trade a Cryptocurrency Token for Another – A Taxable Event
This article outlines our: 1. Tax Summary for Cryptocurrency2. Cryptocurrency End of Year Checklist3. How we can help as cryptocurrency accountants and tax advisers If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch Tax Summary for Cryptocurrency IRD…
IRD have released a consultation paper about an exclusion of GST and financial arrangements to cryptocurrencies. In summary, IRD propose to exclude GST and financial arrangement rules from cryptocurrency retrospectively from 1 January 2009. This is positive news for New…
Read More Cryptocurrency GST & Financial Arrangements – IRD Update
