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VIBRANT HUTT | October/November 2015 16 After working for the Inland Revenue for over 16 years as a senior tax lawyer, I have started practicing on my own account as a barrister and solicitor specialising in tax law and immigration law. TAX EXPERIENCE Initially I worked for the Inland Revenue’s Centre of Legal Excellence, the Office of the Chief Tax Counsel, and later moved to the Department’s Large Enterprises Unit in Wellington. More recently, I have been advising Inland Revenue’s Investigations Unit on complex tax issues and the use of the Commissioner’s powers by Inland Revenue staff. In recent years I have focused on tax avoidance issues, taxation of life insurance products, issues involving Crown entities, tax disputes, and preparing specialist tax law advice from Inland Revenue to taxpayers in the form of binding rulings and indicative views. With my experience, IR Legal is very fortunate to be in a position to manage tax disputes on your behalf, request indicative views from Inland Revenue on matters of concern so you know you are doing the right thing, and seek binding rulings from the Commissioner of Inland Revenue for business arrangements you wish to implement in order to limit your audit risks in relation to those arrangements. IR Legal can also contact Inland Revenue on your behalf to negotiate arrangements in relation to tax arrears if it believes there are valid reasons. It is never too late to try and settle your tax issues with Inland Revenue. IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE “I have had experience in immigration matters through my consultancy work in Wellington.” Thoroughness is key when it comes to immigration applications. IR Legal will guide you through the same immigration instructions Immigration Officers are required to follow. Immigration matters can often be challenging and stressful for immigrants wanting to either work or permanently settle in New Zealand. Difficult and complex legislation is often not easily understood by lay people. In order to give high quality immigration advice, a sound understanding of immigration law is required. All New Zealand immigration advisers must now be licensed, but a licence does not mean an adviser has a legal qualification or training. Lawyers are exempt from this licensing requirement due to the stringent professional regulations they are required to follow and the professional development training they must undergo. So, with IR Legal, you can be totally confident you have the right representation. AREAS OF PRACTICE IR Legal services include: SPECIALIST TAX ADVICE Offering tax advice to accountants, law firms and individuals. Offering tax advice to high wealth individuals Offering tax advice to SME businesses and large corporate entities Offering tax advice to insurance companies Offering specialist advice on tax efficient business arrangement and products Offering assessments of tax consequences resulting from commercial or family matters Assisting clients with IRD investigations Managing and taking clients through IRD tax disputes process Obtaining indicative legal views from IRD Obtaining binding rulings from IRD Negotiating tax payment arrangements with IRD VIBRANT BUSINESS www.irlegal.lawyer Introducing

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Page 1: VIBRANT BUSINESS Introducingd284f45nftegze.cloudfront.net/ismailrasheed/IR Legal_v2.pdf · IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE “I have had experience in immigration matters through my consultancy

VIBRANT HUTT | October/November 2015 16

After working for the Inland Revenue for over 16 years as a senior tax

lawyer, I have started practicing on my own account as a barrister and

solicitor specialising in tax law and immigration law.

TAX EXPERIENCEInitially I worked for the Inland Revenue’s

Centre of Legal Excellence, the Offi ce of

the Chief Tax Counsel, and later moved

to the Department’s Large Enterprises Unit

in Wellington. More recently, I have been

advising Inland Revenue’s Investigations

Unit on complex tax issues and the use

of the Commissioner’s powers by Inland

Revenue staff.

In recent years I have focu sed on tax

avoidance issues, taxation of life insurance

products, issues involving Crown entities,

tax disputes, and preparing specialist tax law

advice from Inland Revenue to taxpayers in

the form of binding rulings and indicative

views.

With my experience, IR Legal is very

fortunate to be in a position to manage tax

disputes on your behalf, request indicative

views from Inland Revenue on matters

of concern so you know you are doing

the right thing, and seek binding rulings

from the Commissioner of Inland Revenue

for business arrangements you wish to

implement in order to limit your audit risks

in relation to those arrangements. IR Legal

can also contact Inland Revenue on your

behalf to negotiate arrangements in relation

to tax arrears if it believes there are valid

reasons. It is never too late to try and settle

your tax issues with Inland Revenue.

IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE

“I have had experience

in immigration matters

through my consultancy

work in Wellington.”

Thoroughness is key when it comes to

immigration applications. IR Legal will

guide you through the same immigration

instructions Immigration Officers are

required to follow.

Immigration matters can often be

challenging and stressful for immigrants

wanting to either work or permanently

settle in New Zealand. Diffi cult and complex

legislation is often not easily understood

by lay people. In order to give high quality immigration advice, a sound understanding of immigration law is required. All New Zealand immigration advisers must now be licensed, but a licence does not mean an adviser has a legal qualifi cation or training. Lawyers are exempt from this licensing requirement due to the stringent professional regulations they are required to follow and the professional development training they must undergo. So, with IR Legal, you can be totally confident you have the right representation.

AREAS OF PRACTICEIR Legal services include:

SPECIALIST TAX ADVICE

• Offering tax advice to accountants, law

fi rms and individuals.

• Offering tax advice to high wealth

individuals

• Offering tax advice to SME businesses and

large corporate entities

• Offering tax advice to insurance companies

• Offering specialist advice on tax effi cient

business arrangement and products

• Offering assessments of tax consequences

resulting from commercial or family

matters

• Assisting clients with IRD investigations

• Managing and taking clients through IRD

tax disputes process

• Obtaining indicative legal views from IRD

• Obtaining binding rulings from IRD

• Negotiating tax payment arrangements

with IRD

VIBRANT BUSINESS

www.irlegal.lawyer

Introducing

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October/November 2015 | VIBRANT HUTT 17

SPECIALIST IMMIGRATION ADVICE

• Assisting with temporary visa (visitor,

student or work permit) applications

• Assisting with permanent NZ residency in

the following categories:

– Skilled Migrant category

– Work to Residence category

For your

made-to-measure

orders, please

contact

Shazly

on 566 1133

or email

[email protected]

IR Legal is an incorporated law fi rm based in Lower Hutt. Phone: 566 1155, Email: [email protected]

www.irlegal.lawyer | Facebook: www.facebook.com/irlegal.lawyer

– Entrepreneur Work category

– Investment category

– Family category

– Samoan Quota category

– Pacifi c Access category

• Assisting with Residence class visa appeals

• Assisting with Deportation appeals

• Assisting with Humanitarian appeals

IR Legal will work with you to get the best

possible outcome for you in these areas of

practice.

Passionately Professional,

Absolutely You

VIBRANT BUSINESS

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www.irlegal.lawyer

Specialising in Tax Law and Immigration Law”

With 16 years’ experience as a senior tax lawyer

5 years’ experience as an immigration consultant

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IR Legal Limited, 51 Queens Dr, Lower Hutt | P: 566 1155 | E: [email protected]

Ismail Rasheed Director | Principal Solicitor