Direct Dial: +64 3 265 0915
E-mail: Josie.Berliner@saunders.co.nz
Office: Wigram
I have been with Saunders & Co since 2019, working as a law clerk and tax advisor.
I completed my degrees in Law and English in 2021, and was admitted to the bar in early 2022.
I started with a pure focus on tax and am particularly interested in property, GST, and international/migrant tax law, and enjoy guiding clients through these complex tax issues.
In 2020, I expanded my skill-set into relationship property, with a focus on separation agreements, property divisions, contracting-out agreements, and other related aspects of such work.
I enjoy offering a supportive approach for what can be an overwhelming or distressing time in a person’s life while focusing on reaching a practical solution. I aim to simplify and clarify these often complex matters.
Outside of work I am a keen writer, love socialising, camping, and heading to the beach with my greyhounds.
Recently, Inland Revenue reissued their 2019 and 2021 draft public rulings on the tax treatment of cryptoassets when they are paid as remuneration to employees. On 15 May 2023 Inland Revenue issued final versions of rulings.
Recently Inland Revenue released three public rulings outlining the GST requirements for directors and board members that will apply indefinitely from 1 April 2023.
On 30 August 2022 the Government released its Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (Bill).