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Call for cap on compounding tax penalties
Friday, 7 July 2006, 10:04 am | Institute of Chartered Accountants
Following the prosecution and imprisonment of a Nelson Caf owner for failure to account for PAYE deductions, the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants has renewed its call for a cap on the amount of interest and penalties that can be charged on ... More >>
Accountants Tribunal Strikes Off Member
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 2:16 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Disciplinary Tribunal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand met to consider charges against two members, in a hearing conducted in Wellington yesterday. More >>
No tax relief for investors in failed companies
Monday, 3 July 2006, 6:13 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
"Investors in companies that go into receivership need to be aware that the losses on their loan (debenture) are not deductible for tax purposes," says Craig Macalister, Tax Director of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. More >>
Three Year Sponsorship Announced
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 11:38 am | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants has announced Public Trust’s Silver Sponsorship of its Business Partner Programme. The sponsorship is for a term of three years starting on 1 July 2006. More >>
Call to curb “regulatory juggernaut”
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 9:58 am | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants today backed the Business Roundtable’s call for a law to slow the government’s “regulatory juggernaut”. More >>
Regulation review doesn’t go far enough
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 10:44 am | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants has welcomed Minister of Commerce Lianne Dalziel's efforts to improve the quality of regulation in New Zealand, but says the Government needs to go further to do the job properly. More >>
Green’s gas-guzzler policy misguided
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 4:30 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
Proposals by the Green Party to raise registration charges on large cars and reduce them on small cars are seriously flawed, says the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. More >>
Aucklander Elected Vice President of Institute
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 3:18 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
Denise Bovaird of Auckland has been elected First Vice-President of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. More >>
Chartered Accountants - New Fellows
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 2:02 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The following members received Fellowships at the Institute’s AGM in October 2005. Fellowships are conferred by the Institute each year for outstanding contribution to the accountancy profession and/or service to the community. More >>
Money Comes Distant Third On Accountants Wish-List
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 11:32 am | Institute of Chartered Accountants
Money Comes Distant Third On Accountants’ Wish-List Survey reveals accountants’ priorities The 2006 Hudson Remuneration Survey has revealed that New Zealand Chartered Accountants are not as money-oriented as the stereotype suggests. One-third of respondents to ... More >>
Tax penalty rules change welcome, says Institute
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 12:07 am | Institute of Chartered Accountants
An inadvertent mistake in a tax return should not cost taxpayers thousands of dollars in penalties, says New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Tax Director Craig Macalister. More >>
Never mind the quality, feel the width?
Monday, 30 January 2006, 5:38 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
“It is not enough for organisations to report sustainability practices; the reporting needs to be of value to stakeholders,” says David Pickens of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr Pickens was commenting on a BT research report that ... More >>
Differential reporting aids SMEs
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 1:58 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
FRSB approved the Framework for Differential Reporting in May 2005; in June 2005, approved by ASRB IASB is developing IASB standards for SME ; NZ framework is interim measure – a short-term conversion of existing measures More >>
Matchmaker’s Decade Of Success
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 3:01 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
What does a fourth-year accounting student, the owner of a restaurant chain, and the CFO from a manufacturing plant have in common? More >>
New Pres. For Institute Of Chartered Accountants
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 7:27 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand is Roy Tiffin of Wellington. More >>
Changes To Privilege For Tax Advice Welcomed
Tuesday, 14 September 2004, 3:28 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand has welcomed the news that the tax advice its members give to their clients will soon be covered by statutory privilege. The Government announced today that legislation to extend statutory privilege ... More >>
Amendments To Lawyers And Conveyancers Bill
Tuesday, 27 July 2004, 4:35 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand has welcomed just announced amendments to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill, describing them as a “breakthrough” when compared with the draft Bill first put before the Justice and Electoral Select ... More >>
FRSB Revisits Accounting Standard on Agriculture
Wednesday, 21 July 2004, 3:55 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountant’s Financial Reporting Standards Board (FRSB) announced today that it will undertake a further round of consultation on the New Zealand equivalent of the International Accounting Standard on agriculture (IAS 41). More >>
Accountants Welcome Ifrs Copyright Agreement
Friday, 14 May 2004, 5:03 pm | Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand has welcomed the announcement by Commerce Minister Margaret Wilson that International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) can now be used in New Zealand. More >>
Tax Bill a Mixed Bag Says ICANZ
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 12:17 am | Institute of Chartered Accountants
"The latest tax bill, the Taxation (Annual Rates, Venture Capital and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, contains significant changes to the Disputes rules which govern the ability to alter a tax assessment to correct errors," More >>