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You don't have to live in NZ most of the year to be tax resident here. A worked example from Inland Revenue's IS 25/16 shows how a house and regular trips can be enough.

It's the question almost every new sole trader, contractor and business owner asks first and it's a bit overwhelmed when working through. But once you understand what tax actually is and how the New Zealand system works, it stops being a scary unknown and becomes just another part of running your business. Let's break it down in more details. What tax actually is At its simplest, tax is your contribution to the community. In New Zealand, the government collects money from ind