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25 August 2021

Tax implications of Government Support Payments during COVID-19

Following the discovery of a community case of the Delta variant of COVID-19, at 11. 59pm on 17 August 2021, New Zealand was placed into Alert Level 4 Lockdown.

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23 August 2021

COVID-19 Income Support Mechanisms: Wage Subsidy Applications Now Open

Applications for the Wage Subsidy opened at 9 am on Friday 20 August 2021.   To be eligible, businesses must expect a loss of at least 40% of revenue as a result of the move to Level 4.

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21 August 2021

Delta Lockdown 2021 – Adjusting Employee Hours / Redundancies

Lessons from the 2020 Lockdown   New Zealand is settling in for the August 2021 Delta variant Covid-19 lockdown. For employers it comes with a sense of déjà vu.

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18 August 2021

COVID-19 Income Support Mechanisms: Wage Subsidy Scheme Available Again

At 11. 59pm on Tuesday 17 August 2021, all of New Zealand was placed into Alert Level 4 Lockdown following the discovery of a community case of the delta variant of COVID-19.

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18 August 2021

COVID-19 Alert Level 4 – Family Court Matters  

With the announcement that New Zealand is at COVID-19 Alert Level 4, Auckland and Coromandel likely for seven days and the rest of New Zealand for an initial period of 3 days, this impacts the operation of the Courts.

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3 August 2021

Inland Revenue Audits and Investigations – What you Should Know

Daunting. Stressful. Time-consuming. What are we describing? Inland Revenue Investigations.   When Inland Revenue investigate your tax affairs, they may choose to send you a “Risk Review” letter, or a notification of audit letter.

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