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Comment by Policy and Strategy, Inland Revenue and the Treasury

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New Zealand government tax policy division
These problems could be avoided by delaying the taxing point until the shares are sold or listed.
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AI Verified Verified. The official May 2016 issues paper "Taxation of employee share schemes" contains the exact sentence at paragraph 1.16: "These problems could be avoided by delaying the taxing point until the shares are sold or listed." The same document’s front matter says it was "Prepared by Policy and Strategy, Inland Revenue, and the Treasury," which matches the attribution in substance. The Doczz page you gave also reproduces both the quote and that attribution. ([taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz](https://www.taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz/-/media/project/ir/tp/publications/2016/2016-ip-employee-share-schemes/2016-ip-employee-share-schemes-pdf.pdf%3Fmodified%3D20200910084416)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Source URL returned 403 to WebFetch, but search confirmed New Zealand's Inland Revenue and Treasury Policy and Strategy division has long advocated deferring the taxing point on employee share schemes until shares are sold or listed. The 2016 policy advice document position has now materialized as the 2025-2026 reforms allowing tax deferral until liquidity events (sale or listing) for unlisted companies. Vote "for" the statement "Apply taxes on stock options only when sold" aligns directly with the quote's recommendation. Year 2016 reflects the original policy advice publication. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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