Vinelight Nominees Limited and Weyand Investments Limited v The Commissioner of Inland Revenue - SC 10/2014

Summary

Civil appeal - tax avoidance - Tax Administration Act 1994.  Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding there was an arrangement with a more than incidental purpose or effect of tax avoidance - whether a tax avoidance purpose can be inferred from aspects of a transaction other than those which produce the impugned tax result - whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that resort to sGB1 reconstruction power was unnecessary - whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that the time bar in s 108 did not apply to particular approved issuer levy payments.[2013] NZCA 655 CA 35/2013

Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B  The applicants are jointly and severally liable to pay costs of $2,500 to the respondent.
17 June 2014

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Additional Information

VINELIGHT NOMINEES LTD & ANOR v THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE CA36/2013 [2013] NZCA 655     16 December 2013