NZ GVT Reportable Jurisdictions Regs

Updated on: Mar 3, 2025

Latest Event


On Feb. 29, NZ GVT gazetted tax administration amendment regs.

  • NZ GVT gazetted Administration (reportable jurisdictions for application of CRS standard) amendment regulations 2024, which adds the countries listed below as reportable jurisdictions for reporting periods beginning on/after Apr. 1, 2024.
  • Adds Georgia, Kenya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Thailand, Uganda, and Ukraine.
  • Follows OECD Aug. 2021 stated Ukraine commits to financial data exchange, #114794.
  • Also follows NZ Tax Nov. 2020 common reporting standard 2021 changes, see #91563.
  • Overview of Amendments
  • These regulations amend the Tax administration (reportable jurisdictions for application of CRS standard) regulations 2017 (hereafter, the principal regulations).
  • Principal regulations prescribe overseas territories to be reportable jurisdictions.
  • Namely for purposes of CRS applied standard - the Common standard on reporting and due diligence for financial account information which is part of Standard for automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters, as it applies in New Zealand.
  • Reportable jurisdictions are territories to which NZ Tax may provide certain data about non-residents that is reported by it by financial institutions, per CRS applied standard.
  • Effectiveness
  • These amendments come into force on Mar. 31, 2024.
  • Feb. 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025
  • On Feb. 27, 2025, NZ GVT registered Tax administration (reportable jurisdictions for application of CRS standard) amendment regulations 2025, which amend the principal regulations that prescribe overseas territories to be reportable jurisdictions.
  • These regulations add Armenia, Jordan, Rwanda, Senegal, and Tunisia as reportable jurisdictions for reporting periods beginning on or after Apr. 1, 2024.
  • The published regulations come into force on Mar. 31, 2025.
Regulators
NZ GVT
Entity Types
Auditor; CNSM; Corp
Reference
OG, Reg 2025/15, 2/27/2025; OG 2/29/2024; Reg 2024/17, 2/26/2024; Tax administration (reportable jurisdictions for application of CRS standard) regulations 2017; Administration (reportable jurisdictions for application of CRS standard) amendment regulations 2024; Tax administration (reportable jurisdictions for application of CRS standard) amendment regulations 2025;
Functions
Accounting; Compliance; Financial; Legal; Privacy; Reporting; Tax
Countries
New Zealand; Cross-Border
Category
State
N/A
Products
Corporate
Rule Type
Final
Regions
AP
Rule Date
Feb 29, 2024
Effective Date
Mar 31, 2025
Rule ID
202738
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Feb 27, 2025
Report Section
International