Tax Conference 2025

Elevate your tax expertise at this year’s CLE Tax Conference, a one-day event designed to expand your knowledge of the latest developments and pressing challenges facing tax professionals today. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from influential leaders in the field. Whether you are embarking on your career in tax, a seasoned tax professional, or looking to bolster your everyday work with key tax knowledge, this conference is your gateway to valuable insights. Secure your spot now!

Keynote speakers and highlights:

Revenue Minister Hon Simon Watts will again launch the conference with his perspective on the evolving revenue portfolio, offering fresh insights a year on.

David Patterson will demystify the complexities surrounding tax issues in limited partnerships and offshore investment and activities.

Prof Craig Elliffe will explore the implications of discriminatory tax practices against foreigners, revealing the inconvenient truth for politicians and policymakers.

Joanne Hodge and Geof Nightingale will ignite discussions on whether New Zealand needs a capital gains tax (or tariffs!) to avoid a looming fiscal crisis.

Other sessions include:

• A taxing time for charities and not-for-profits
• Financial arrangement rules – emerging challenges and solutions
• What are you paying for? PepsiCo, the characterisation of payments, and why it matters
• Start-up survival kit – navigating tax issues for a fast-growing business
• Foreign investment funds (FIF) unpacked – tackling today’s issues, and tomorrow’s rules for migrants and returning Kiwis.

Full conference information & brochure will be available after 10 July 2025.

Conference chair

  Helen Johnson, PwC Legal, Auckland

Learning objectives

In this conference you will be:

• Updated on topical issues, legislation and case law.
• Able to apply this knowledge in your practice.

Who should attend

Lawyers and other tax professionals in the banking/finance, company/commercial, civil litigation and tax sectors.

Timing

• 8.30am – 5.00pm
• 5.00pm – 7.00pm – Drinks and canapés sponsored by:  

Book

A background book written by the presenters is available in hard copy, PDF, or both. Please indicate your choice upon registration.

• Hard Copy - Your book will be couriered to you - no extra charge
• PDF - You will be emailed a PDF copy of the book 3 working days before the event - no extra charge
• Both Hard Copy & PDF - You will be emailed a PDF copy of the book 3 working days before the event, and couriered the hard copy book - additional $45 charge

Format

This conference will include a diverse lineup of expert presenters covering a range of topics. Each session will include time for questions.

Held in-person & online. Live web stream registrants - you will be emailed a link to join the live stream one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the live web stream, click here.

Fee (incl GST) 

In-Person

Earlybird – by 7 August 2025

• $895 – Law Society members & associate members
• $1,275 – Non-members

Registration – after 7 August 2025

• $995 – Law Society members & associate members
• $1,375 – Non-members

Live Web Stream

2+1 available for Law Society Member live web stream registrations – must be arranged at time of booking – find out more
Earlybird – by 7 August 2025

• $875 – Law Society members & associate members
• $1,255 – Non-members

Registration - after 7 August 2025

• $975 – Law Society members & associate members
• $1,355 – Non-members

Download PDF flyer & registration form

Auckland	4 September
Live Web Stream	4 September
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Comments from past attendees

• "Good detail and level of technical information on issues."
• "Really appreciated the papers."
• "A great day with superb content."

Cancellation and Refund Policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.