Seven Common GST Mistakes

Sybrand van Schalkwyk and Caroline McNeill consider seven common GST errors and how to avoid making them.  This training is aimed at intermediate to senior accountants and lawyers who deal with land transactions.  We have noted the time stamps below if you wanted to navigate directly to the question that is relevant for your circumstance.
Format

Online
Course

Starting date

Now

Author

Sybrand van Schalkwyk and Caroline McNeil

Video

1h and 15mins

Duration

1h and 15 mins

Price

$50

About the course

This course covers the following seven common GST errors:
1. Completing the ADLS/REINZ sale and purchase of land form incorrectly (3:29);
2. Forgetting to make a change of use adjustment when land is converted from taxable to non-taxable, for example part of a farm is converted to private use (16:29)
3. Tripping over the $60k registration threshold and bringing land and buildings into the GST net when not necessary (28:38)
4. Placing a farm and a bach in the same GST registered entity, and then not realising that the bach is actually also in the GST net (45:03)
5. Getting GST deregistered, not paying back the GST, and then selling thinking GST does not apply (51:39)
6. Claiming GST on costs less than $10k on the GST registration of an already existing business (57:49)
7. Registering for GST when your subdivision does not qualify as a taxable activity (1:05:42).

Sybrand van Schalkwyk and Caroline McNeill

Sybrand is the presenter of this course.  The presentation is facilitated by Caroline McNeill, who is the principal of TaxTrail, an Auckland based tax specialist accounting firm.  Caroline has recently started her own practice specialising in tax advice for business advisory accountants.  She has past experience with second tier firms and with the IRD.
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