- New Zealand Inland Revenue is consulting on a draft guideline to clarify GST rules for unincorporated bodies such as partnerships, joint ventures, and trustees of a trust.
- The guideline aims to help taxpayers determine which GST rules apply to their specific organizational structure.
- It distinguishes between unincorporated bodies and other arrangements like co-ownership or cost-sharing, which may not be subject to the same GST rules.
- For GST, unincorporated bodies are treated as separate “persons,” and supplies are attributed to the body, not individual members.
- Special rules apply to joint ventures, allowing them to register as an unincorporated body or as a flow-through joint venture, affecting how GST is accounted for.
Source: regfollower.com
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