New Zealand Updates Tax Policy Work Programme 2016-17 to Include Timetable for Consultations on BEPS and Other Issues

On 17 November 2015, the New Zealand government updated its tax policy work programme for 2016-17 that provides more detail on government plans, including a timetable of planned consultations and events for 2016–17. This includes consultations that will run February to April 2017 on implementation of BEPS project actions for:

• Interest limitation rules (Action 4);
• Hybrid instruments (Action 2);
• Transfer pricing (Actions 8-10, and 13); and
• Permanent establishment definition (Action 7).

Consu…