Nick is a senior associate in the tax group. He has a wide range of experience in New Zealand's domestic and international tax law, including corporate and personal income tax and withholding taxes, double taxation conventions, GST (New Zealand's value added tax), gift duty, and tariffs.
He is an expert in charities and other not-for-profit organisations and corporates involved with such organisations, in relation to both tax and general issues.
Nick works closely with the corporate advisory, commercial, local government, and commercial property groups, providing advice to a wide range of clients.
Examples of Work
- Auckland Transition Agency - establishment of council-controlled organisations (as part of the integration of Auckland into a "supercity")
- Auckland City Council - tax treatment of local authority trust funds and assets
- Christchurch City Council - transfer of civic buildings to a holding entity
- Monavie Inc - restructuring of New Zealand import and distribution business
- Christchurch Arts Centre Trust Board - redevelopment of Christchurch Arts Centre
- Church organisations - charitable status and concessionary tax treatment
Other Credentials
- New Zealand chapters in Law In Context, Software Tax Characterization, Helpdesk, and VAT and Invoicing Requirements Helpdesk - Co-author
- New Zealand Law Journal articles on topical tax issues - Co-author
- LexisNexis Tax Updates - Co-author
- LexisNexis Tax and Charities - Author
- Brookers A Guide to E-Commerce Law (tax chapter) - Co-author
- Brookers Trusts Practice and Procedure (charitable trust section) - Contributor
- Auckland District Law Society Legal Practice Manual (charitable entities chapter) - Author
- New Zealand Herald "Prime Assets" property question-and-answer column - Contributor
