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Govt takes action to fix "broken" Foreign Investment Fund tax

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Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 8:38am
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Govt takes action to fix "broken" Foreign Investment Fund tax

Author
¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞtalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 8:38am

The Revenue Minister's confident changes to the Foreign Investment Fund will greatly benefit tech and startup companies. 

The Government's working on changes which would see new migrants taxed on a realisation basis for interests not easily disposable and acquired before coming to New Zealand. 

It applies to migrants who became tax residents here on or after April last year. 

Simon Watts told Mike Hosking this has been on the radar since he assumed the portfolio. 

He says the system hits migrants —particularly returning Kiwis and those who are wealthy unfairly— and they've been getting good feedback on the changes. 

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