A proposed crackdown on companies that give shareholders loans, rather than pay them taxable income, appears dead in the water.
Inland Revenue has been eyeing the whopping $29 billion shareholders currently owe companies, questioning the extent to which companies are issuing shareholders loans, rather than paying them dividends or wages.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further.
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