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The following table lists all public rulings issued by us since 1998. Each ruling is available for download in both PDF and RTF format.

Ruling number Ruling title Status
BR Pub 09/07 Provision of benefits by third parties - fringe benefit tax consequences - section CX 2(2) Expires 2013/14 income year
BR Pub 09/06 Lease surrender payments received by a landlord - income tax treatment Indefinite
BR Pub 09/04 and BR Pub 09/05 Fishing quota - secondhand goods input tax credits / Coastal permits and certificates of compliance - secondhand goods input tax credits Expires 30/06/14
BR Pub 09/03 Charitable organisations and fringe benefit tax Indefinite
BR Pub 09/02 Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) - fringe benefit tax (FBT) liability Indefinite
BR Pub 09/01 Payments made by parents of guardians or students to state schools - GST treatment Expires 20/06/13
BR Pub 08/04 Projects to reduce emissions programme - GST treatment Expires 31/12/13
BR Pub 08/03 Projects to reduce emissions programme - Income Tax treatment Expires 31/12/13
Associated persons test statement Associated persons test - timing in relation to gross income derived from the sale or other disposition of land  
BR Pub 08/02 Maori Trust Boards: Declaration of trust for charitable purposes made under section 24B of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 - income tax consequences Indefinite
BR Pub 08/01 GST - when the supply of leasehold land is an exempt supply Indefinite
BR Pub 07/11 GST - lottery operators and promoters Expires 21/12/12
BR Pub 07/10 Netherlands social security pensions - taxation when the recipient is a New Zealand resident Indefinite
BR Pub 07/04-07/09 Interest deductibility - Roberts and Smith - borrowing to replace and repay amounts invested in an income earning activity or business Expires 22/05/10
BR Pub 07/03 Legal services provided to non-residents relating to transactions involving land in New Zealand Expires 22/05/10
BR Pub 07/02 Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) - FBT liability Reissued as: BR Pub 09/02
BR Pub 07/01 Forestry rights - secondhand goods GST input tax deduction Indefinite
BR Pub 06/06 Employment Court awards for loast wages or other remuneration - employers' liability to make tax deductions Indefinite
BR Pub 06/05 Assessability of payments under the Employment Relations Act for humiliation, loss of dignity, and injury to feelings Indefinite
BR Pub 06/04 "Paid-up capital amount" definition: section CD 32(4) Indefinite
BR Pub 06/03 Importers and GST input tax deductions Indefinite
BR Pub 06/02 Section GD 10 - Income Tax Act 2004 - Rent deemed to be payable by the lessee Indefinite
BR Pub 06/01 Debt factoring arrangments and GST Indefinite
BR Pub 05/14 "Anything occurring on liquidation" when a company requests removal from the Register of Companies Under review
BR Pub 05/13 Directors' fees and GST Indefinite
BR Pub 05/12 Taxability of payments under the Human Rights Act 1993 for humiliation, loss of dignity, and injury to feelings Indefinite
BR Pub 05/11 Tertiary student association fees Indefinite
BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10 Dispositions where the transferor reserves or retains a benefit or advantage in real property - gift duty and income tax implications Indefinite
BR Pub 05/01 Bad debts - writing of debts as bad for GST and income tax purposes Indefinite
BR Pub 04/06 Trading stock - tax treatment of sales and agreements to sell Under review
BR Pub 04/05 The provision of benefits by third parties: Fringe benefit tax (FBT) consequences - Section CI 2(1) Reissued as: BR Pub 09/07
BR Pub 04/04 Land sales - whether income tax exemptions for farm land apply to non-natural persons Indefinite
BR Pub 04/03 Fringe benefit tax and motor vehicle multi-leases No reissue
BR Pub 04/02 Licensed premises' operators - deductibility of entertainment expenditure Indefinite
BR Pub 04/01 Supplies paid for in foreign currency - GST treatment Indefinite
BR Pub 03/10 Coastal permits, certificate of compliance, marine farming permits, and secondhand goods input tax credits Reissued as: BR Pub 09/05
BR Pub 03/09 Marine farming licences and secondhand goods input tax credits No reissue
BR Pub 03/08 Marine farming leases and secondhand goods input tax credits No reissue
BR Pub 03/07 Fishing quota and secondhand goods input tax credits Reissued as: BR Pub 09/04
BR Pub 03/06 "Cost price of the motor vehicle" - meaning of the term for fringe benefit tax (FBT) purposes Under review
BR Pub 03/05 Associated persons test - timing in relation to gross income derived from the sale or other disposition of land No reissue
BR Pub 03/04 Payments made by parents or guardians of students to state schools - GST treatment Reissued as: BR Pub 09/01
BR Pub 03/03 Advertising space and advertising time supplied to non-residents - GST treatment Indefinite
BR Pub 03/02 Tertiary student association fees Reissued as: BR Pub 05/11
BR Pub 03/01 Netherlands social security pensions - taxation when the recipient is a New Zealand resident Reissued as: BR Pub 07/10
BR Pub 02/10 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where there is a "simultaneous" grant of a licence and transfer of the balance to another person - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/09 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where there is a "simultaneous" grant of a lease and transfer of the balance to another person - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/08 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where there is a "simultaneous" grant of a life estate and transfer of the balance to another person - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/07 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where the transferor purports to grant him or herself a licence to occupy and transfer the balance - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/06 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where following the transfer to another person a licence is granted back - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/05 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where following the transfer to another person a lease is granted back - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/04 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where following the transfer to another person a life estate is granted back - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/03 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where following a grant of a lease the balance is transferred to another person - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/02 Disposition of real property for inadequate consideration where following a grant of a life estate the balance is transferred to another person - gift duty and income tax implications Reissued as: BR Pub 05/02 - 05/10
BR Pub 02/01 Subsidised transport provided by employers to employees - value for fringe benefit tax purposes No reissue
BR Pub 01/09 Taxability of payments under the Human Rights Act 1993 for humiliation, loss of dignity, and injury to feelings Reissued as: BR Pub 05/12
BR Pub 01/08 Forestry rights - secondhand goods GST input tax deduction Reissued as: BR Pub 07/01
BR Pub 01/07 Maori trust boards: declaration of trust for charitable purposes made under Section 24b of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 - income tax consequences Reissued as: BR Pub 08/02
BR Pub 01/06 Employment court awards for lost wages or other remuneration - employers' liability to make tax deductions Reissued as: BR Pub 06/06
BR Pub 01/05 Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) - fringe benefit tax (FBT) liability Reissued as: BR Pub 07/02
BR Pub 01/04 Assessability of payments under the Employment Relations Act for humiliation, loss of dignity, and injury to feelings Reissued as: BR Pub 06/05
BR Pub 01/03 Rent deemed to be payable - deductibility Reissued as: BR Pub 06/02
BR Pub 01/02 "Transitional capital amount" - definition Reissued as: BR Pub 06/04
BR Pub 01/01 GST - when the supply of leasehold land is an exempt supply Reissued as: BR Pub 08/01
BR Pub 00/12 Lease surrender payments received by a landlord - income tax treatment Reissued as: BR Pub 09/06
BR Pub 00/11 Directors' fees and GST Reissued as: BR Pub 05/13
BR Pub 00/10 "Cost price of the motor vehicle" - meaning the term for fringe benefit tax (FBT) purposes Reissued as: BR Pub 03/06
BR Pub 00/09 Directors' fees and GST Reissued as: BR Pub 00/11
BR Pub 00/08 Charitable organisations and fringe benefit tax (FBT) Reissued as: BR Pub 09/03
BR Pub 00/07 Debt factoring arrangements and GST Reissued as: BR Pub 06/01
BR Pub 00/06 Advertising space and advertising time supplied to non-residents - GST treatment Reissued as: BR Pub 03/03
BR Pub 00/05 Associated persons test - timing in relation to gross income derived from the sale or other disposition of land Reissued as: BR Pub 03/05
BR Pub 00/04 Supplies paid for in foreign currency - GST treatment Reissued as: BR Pub 04/01
BR Pub 00/03 Bad debts - writing off debts as bad for GST and income tax purposes Reissued as: BR Pub 05/01
BR Pub 00/02 Discounts enjoyed by life agents and their families on life policy premiums - fringe benefit tax implications Under review
BR Pub 00/01 Commissions received by life agents on own policies and family policies - income tax implications Under review
BR Pub 99/08 Local authority rates apportionments on property transactions - goods and services tax treatment Under review
BR Pub 99/07 Debt forgiveness in consideration of natural love and affection Under review
BR Pub 99/06 Car parks provided by employers - fringe benefit tax exemption Under review
BR Pub 99/05 Frequent flyer schemes promoted by credit card companies - fringe benefit tax liability Incorporated in: BR Pub 04/05, and BR Pub 09/07
BR Pub 99/04 Land sales - whether income tax exemptions for farm land apply to non-natural persons Reissued as: BR Pub 04/04
BR Pub 99/03 Licensed premises' operators and entertainment expenditure Reissued as: BR Pub 04/02
BR Pub 99/02 Subsidised transport provided by employers to employees - value for fringe benefit tax purposes Reissued as: BR Pub 02/01
BR Pub 99/01 Tertiary student association fees Reissued as: BR Pub 05/11
BR Pub 98/08 Trading stock - tax treatment of disposals Reissued as: BR Pub 04/06
BR Pub 98/07 Easements - deductibility of the costs of preparation, stamping, and registration Reissued as: Interpretation statement ISXPB0006
BR Pub 98/06 Netherlands social security pensions - taxation when the recipient is a New Zealand resident Reissued as: BR Pub 07/10
BR Pub 98/05 Forestry rights - secondhand goods GST input tax deduction Reissued as: BR Pub 07/01
BR Pub 98/04 Year 2000 expenditure - income tax deductibility No reissue
BR Pub 98/03 Domestic air travel - zero-rating for GST purposes No reissue
BR Pub 98/02 Payments under the Human Rights Act 1993 for humiliation, loss of dignity, and injury to feelings - assessability Reissued as: BR Pub 05/12
BR Pub 98/01 "Transitional capital amount" - definition Reissued as: BR Pub 06/04

 


Date published: 31 Aug 2009

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