Shareholder Remuneration 2026
1.25 CPD Hours
Description
Join this practical webinar to get clear, real-world guidance on shareholder remuneration and family payments to help you avoid costly mistakes.
This webinar covers key tax considerations and common pitfalls that advisors and their clients need to be aware of when considering payment of income from a close company to the shareholders and their family members. The course will provide a review of practical issues with a clear analysis of the tax law and practice, using examples to illustrate the issues.
Specifically, the webinar will review:
- Shareholder-employee salaries v PAYE salaries
- Remuneration for family members
- Prohibitions on excessive remuneration
- When IRD may consider shareholder remuneration inadequate
- Retrospective changes to shareholder remuneration
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Attendees will gain an understanding of:
- Understand the Income tax issues in paying shareholder salaries
- Identify relevant requirements of the Income tax law and practice
- Have a greater awareness of the risks & income tax implications in setting shareholder salaries
SUITED TO
This webinar is suited to intermediate through to advanced accountants in public practice who are dealing with close companies and their shareholders. It will also be suitable for corporate accountants of close companies.
PRESENTER
Stephen Richards, Partner – Tax Advisory, Findex NZ / TEO Training
Stephen is Partner in the Tax Advisory team at Findex. Findex is one of the largest providers of integrated financial advisory and accounting services to individuals, SMEs, and corporates in Australasia.
Stephen has been practising in tax advisory for over 25 years and is a sought-after speaker on tax topics, including for CCH, CAANZ, and TEO Training courses and lecturing in taxation practice at the University of Otago.
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