This webinar will confirm who is an employee (reflecting on the principles from multiple recent employee-contractor cases) and then look at benefits that are commonly supplied to employees. There are a range of options available for providing benefits to employees as part of their remuneration package that can be cost effective for an employer. We will work through the options, the taxation considerations and outcomes to assist in weighing up the alternatives. We will also discuss business related benefits that an employee receives and look at the taxation treatment of these.

During this webinar, we will work through these options with practical examples to illustrate how the tax rules work and assist you to guide your clients.

Upon satisfactory completion of this activity you will be able to:

• understand the rules and principles
• make informed decisions up front with your clients when it matters most

Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Suited to:

• intermediate through to advanced accountants in public practice who are dealing with employers
• accountants employed by SMEs
• HR professionals

PRESENTER

Richard Muth, Senior Manager – Tax Advisory, Findex/Crowe

Richard Muth is an experienced taxation practitioner at Findex / Crowe having more than 10 years of experience with clients ranging from large multinational groups, Australasian groups, New Zealand based SMEs along with high net worth individuals.

A core specialty of Richard’s is helping those who are looking to call New Zealand home understand what this means for them from a tax viewpoint. Richard also helps those looking to take up opportunities overseas understand how New Zealand will or will not tax them while they are away.