Tax Update Webinar - March 2026
Our premium Tax update webinars are presented by a panel of leading tax experts from throughout New Zealand. These webinars ensure you keep up to date with tax and regulatory changes.
Description
Our premium Tax update webinars are presented by a panel of leading tax experts from throughout New Zealand. These webinars ensure you keep up to date with tax and regulatory changes.
The March Tax update will be presented by Brian Clarke from Tax Answers.
Topics covered in the March Tax Update are:
- Business Test for Income Tax
- Importance of the business test
- Facts considered
- When does a business start and cease?
- Difference between a business for income and a GST taxable activity
- Prosecution for non-compliance with tax obligations
- IR guidelines
- Options for dealing with non-compliance
- Affect of voluntary disclosures
- Gifting revisited - a deeper dive
- When are gifts taxable?
- Gift cards, rebates, trade rewards, promotion incentives
- Donation receipts issues by charities & donee organisations
- GST unconditional gifts
- Liquidations
- First legal steps in the liquidation process
- Why the order of events is important
CPD Hours and Recordings
1.5 CPD hours
A recording will be sent out after the live presentation. This recording will be accessible for 12 months.
Presenters

Brian Clarke
Tax Answers Limited
Brian Clarke is a Chartered Accountant and a sole-practice Specialist Tax Advisor based in Christchurch. As a former Associate Tax Partner with Polson Higgs, Brian continues to be involved in delivering tax training seminars and webinars with Polson Higgs. Brian has many years of experience in a wide range of tax roles, including more than 20 years working in public practice, and prior to that held Senior Tax Investigator roles with Inland Revenue.
TrainSmart
This webinar is included in all four of our TrainSmart packages.
If you have a TrainSmart package, there is no need to register as you will be sent the link the week of the webinar, along with the slides.
A recording will follow on the afternoon of the live presentation.
Who should attend?
Polson Higgs' Premium Tax Update Webinars brings you a monthly update on all matters tax. These webinars are suitable for senior members of staff.