“CB 27B Entering partners’ livestock income

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when section HG 10 (Disposal of livestock) applies, and—

  • “(a) an entering partner acquires partner’s interests in livestock; and

  • “(b) the relevant exiting partner has a net loss from the amount of consideration paid or payable by the entering partner for the livestock, ignoring other transactions.

  “Income: default position

  “(2) For the income year in which the entering partner acquires the livestock, the entering partner has income equal to the amount of loss described in subsection (4), unless they choose to apply subsection (3) in the return of income for the income year.

  “Income: election to spread

  “(3) If the entering partner chooses, for the income year in which the entering partner acquires the livestock, and in each of the following 4 years, the entering partner has income calculated using the following formula:

  loss

  5.

  “Definition of item in formula

  “(4) In the formula, loss is the net loss that the exiting partner has from the disposal of their partner’s interests in livestock, ignoring other transactions.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, entering partner, income, income year, net loss, partner, partner’s interests”.

“Partners and partnerships

“CB 35  Amounts of income for partners

• A person who is a partner has an amount of income to the extent to which an amount of income results from the application of subpart HG (Joint venturers, partners, and partnerships) to them and their partnership.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, income, partner, partnership”.

“Partners and partnerships

“CW 55B  Amounts of exempt income for partners

• A person who is a partner has an amount of exempt income to the extent to which an amount of exempt income results from the application of subpart HG (Joint venturers, partners, and partnerships) to them and their partnership.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, exempt income, partner, partnership”.

“Partners and partnerships

“CX 62  Amounts of excluded income for partners

• A person who is a partner has an amount of excluded income to the extent to which an amount of excluded income results from the application of subpart HG (Joint venturers, partners, and partnerships) to them and their partnership.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, excluded income, partner, partnership”.

“Partners and partnerships

“DV 20  Partners

• A person who is a partner is allowed a deduction for expenditure or loss to the extent to which the deduction results from the application of subpart HG (Joint venturers, partners, and partnerships) to them and their partnership.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, deduction, partner, partnership”.

“DO 11B Entering partners’ livestock deduction

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when section HG 10 (Disposal of livestock) applies, and—

  • “(a) an entering partner acquires partner’s interests in livestock; and

  • “(b) the relevant exiting partner has net income from the amount of consideration paid or payable by the entering partner for the livestock, ignoring other transactions; and

  • “(c) the amount paid or payable is not exempt or excluded income of the exiting partner.

  “Deduction: default position

  “(2) For the income year in which the entering partner acquires the livestock, the entering partner has a deduction equal to the amount of income described in subsection (4), unless they choose to apply subsection (3) in the return of income for the income year.

  “Deduction: election to spread

  “(3) If the entering partner chooses, for the income year in which the entering partner acquires the livestock, and in each of the following 4 years, the entering partner is allowed a deduction calculated using the following formula:

  income

  5.

  “Definition of item in formula

  “(4) In the formula, income is the net income that the exiting partner has from the disposal of their partner’s interests in livestock, ignoring other transactions.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, deduction, entering partner, excluded income, exempt income, income year, net income, partner, partner’s interests”.

“Arrangements involving partners

“GB 50 Arrangements involving partners

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when—

  • “(a) a partner of a partnership enters into an arrangement; and

  • “(b) the arrangement involves an amount of consideration (the arrangement amount of consideration) that is not a market value amount of consideration; and

  • “(c) the arrangement has a purpose or effect of defeating the intent and application of subpart HG (Joint venturers, partners, and partnerships).

  “Market value amount substituted

  “(2) A market value amount of consideration is substituted for the arrangement amount of consideration.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, arrangement, partner, partnership”.

“HD 20 Persons carrying on business for absentees

• A person is treated as an agent if they carry on in New Zealand a business for an absentee, whether or not the income is received by the agent.

  “Defined in this Act: absentee, agent, business, income, New Zealand,

“HD 20B General partners and partners carrying on with or managing business involving absentees

• “(1) This section applies to a person who—

  • “(a) in New Zealand carries on a business in a partnership that is not a limited partnership:

  • “(b) is a general partner of a limited partnership that carries on a business in New Zealand ignoring section HG 2 (Partnerships are transparent).

  “(2) If the person carries on the business with an absentee or, as a general partner, is responsible for the management of a limited partnership in which a limited partner is an absentee, the person is treated as the agent of the relevant absentee in relation to the absentee’s partnership share of the partnership’s income under section HG 2.

  “Defined in this Act: absentee, agent, business, general partner, income, limited partner, limited partnership, New Zealand, partnership, partnership share”.

“Subpart HG—Joint venturers, partners, and partnerships

“Joint venturers

“HG 1 Joint venturers

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when 2 or more people derive income jointly or have deductions jointly, and they are not partners in the same partnership.

  “Separate shares

  “(2) Each person must calculate their net income for a tax year taking into account their share of the joint income and deductions.

  “Exclusion

  “(3) This section does not apply to the income derived by and the deductions of an airport operator from activities that are activities undertaken as an airport operator.

  “Defined in this Act: airport operator, deduction, income, net income, partner, partnership, tax year,

“Partners and partnerships

“HG 2 Partnerships are transparent

• “Look-through in accordance with share

  “(1) For the purposes of a partner’s liabilities and obligations under this Act in their capacity of partner of a partnership, unless the context requires otherwise,—

  • “(a) the partner is treated as carrying on an activity carried on by the partnership, and having a status, intention, and purpose of the partnership, and the partnership is treated as not carrying on the activity or having the status, intention, or purpose:

  • “(b) the partner is treated as holding property that a partnership holds, in proportion to the partner’s partnership share, and the partnership is treated as not holding the property:

  • “(c) the partner is treated as being party to an arrangement to which the partnership is a party, in proportion to the partner’s partnership share, and the partnership is treated as not being a party to the arrangement:

  • “(d) the partner is treated as doing a thing and being entitled to a thing that the partnership does or is entitled to, in proportion to the partner’s partnership share, and the partnership is treated as not doing the thing or being entitled to the thing.

  “No streaming

  “(2) Despite subsection (1), for a partner in their capacity of partner of a partnership, the amount of income, tax credit, rebate, gain, expenditure, or loss that they have from a particular source, or of a particular nature, is calculated by multiplying the total income, tax credit, rebate, gain, expenditure, or loss of the partners of the partnership from the particular source or of the particular nature by the partner’s partnership share in the partnership’s income.

  “Expenditure or loss previously incurred

  “(3) A partner of a partnership may be treated as incurring an expenditure or loss which the partnership incurs ignoring this section, despite the partner not being a partner at the time the expenditure or loss is incurred. This subsection does not allow 2 deductions for 1 expenditure or loss.

  “Excluded amounts

  “(4) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following amounts:

  • “(a) expenditure or loss that relates to a person entering a partnership by acquiring partner’s interests disposed of by another partner, to the extent to which sections HG 5 to HG 10 do not apply to the partner’s interests:

  • “(b) supplementary dividends, to the extent to which subpart LP (Tax credits for supplementary dividends) applies:

  • “(c) CTR additional dividends, to the extent to which subpart LQ (Tax credits of conduit tax relief companies) applies:

  • “(d) imputation credits, to the extent to which section LE 6 (Partners in partnerships) applies:

  • “(e) FDP credits, to the extent to which section LF 4 (Partners in partnerships) applies.

  “Defined in this Act: arrangement, CTR additional dividend, FDP credit, imputation credit, income, partner, partnership, partnership share, rebate, supplementary dividend, tax credit,

“HG 3 General provisions relating to disposals

• “Relationship between disposal upon dissolution and disposal safe harbours

  “(1) Section HG 4 overrides sections HG 5 to HG 10.

  “Election out of disposal safe harbours for small partnerships

  “(2) Sections HG 5 to HG 9 do not apply for the partners of a small partnership if they choose that those sections do not apply by the small partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores the sections.

  “Election out for livestock disposals

  “(3) Section HG 10 does not apply for the partners of a partnership if they choose that it does not apply, by the partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores the section.

“HG 4 Disposal upon final dissolution

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies immediately before a partnership is finally dissolved by agreement of the partners, court order, or otherwise, and the partnership’s business ignoring section HG 2 will not continue to be carried on in partnership.

  “Disposal

  “(2) Each partner of the partnership is treated as disposing of all of their partner’s interests in the partnership to a single third party for a payment equal to the interests’ market value.

  “Receipts upon dissolution

  “(3) Anything received by a partner in relation to the dissolution of the partnership described in subsection (1) is ignored.

  “Relationship with subject matter

  “(4) This section overrides sections HG 4 to HG 10.

  “Defined in this Act: dispose, entering partner, excluded income, partner, partner’s interests, partnership,

“HG 5 Disposal of partner’s interests

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a person (the exiting partner) disposes of some or all of their partner’s interests (the current interests) in a partnership, if the amount calculated using the following formula is less than zero:

  disposal payment

  +

  previous payments

  −

  (gross tax value − liabilities)

  −

  $50,000.

  “Definition of items in formula

  “(2) In the formula,—

  • “(a) disposal payment is the total amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the current interests:

  • “(b) previous payments is the total amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for other disposals of some or all of their partner’s interests (the other interests) that have occurred in the year before the disposal of the current interests:

  • “(c) gross tax value is the value for the purposes of this Act of the current interest and other interests at the time the relevant interest is disposed of, treating any interest that has no value for the purposes of this Act as having a value equal to its accounting book value at the time it is disposed of:

  • “(d) liabilities is the amount of liabilities under generally accepted accounting practice at the time the relevant interest is disposed of, calculated by reference to the exiting partner’s partnership share for the relevant interest.

  “Exiting partner: excluded payment

  “(3) The disposal payment described in subsection (2)(a) is excluded income of the exiting partner.

  “Exiting partner: no deduction

  “(4) The exiting partner is denied any deduction in relation to the current interests for the income year in which the disposal of the interests occurs and later income years to the extent to which the entering partner is allowed a deduction because of subsection (6).

  “Entering partner: no deduction

  “(5) An entering partner is denied any deduction for the disposal payment described in subsection (2)(a).

  “Entering partner: stepping in

  “(6) For the purposes of calculating the income and deductions of an entering partner for the part of the income year after the disposal of the interests occurs and later income years (the post-disposal periods), the entering partner is treated for the post-disposal periods as if they had originally acquired and held the current interests, not the exiting partner. However, this subsection does not apply to a deduction carried forward under section HG 12.

  “Exclusion by election

  “(7) This section does not apply for the partners of a small partnership if they choose that it does not apply, by the small partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores sections HG 5 to HG 9.

  “Relationship with section HG 4

  “(8) Section HG 4 overrides this section.

  “Defined in this Act: deduction, dispose, entering partner, excluded income, income tax liability, partner, partner’s interests, partnership, partnership share, return of income, year,

“HG 6 Disposal of trading stock

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a person (the exiting partner) disposes of some or all of their partner’s interests in a partnership, to the extent to which those interests include trading stock that is not livestock, and, for the income year of disposal, the total turnover of the partnership, ignoring section HG 2, is $3,000,000 or less.

  “Exiting partner: excluded payment

  “(2) The amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the trading stock is excluded income of the exiting partner.

  “Exiting partner: no deduction

  “(3) The exiting partner is denied any deduction in relation to the trading stock for the income year in which the disposal of the trading stock occurs and later income years, to the extent to which the entering partner is allowed a deduction because of subsection (5).

  “Entering partner: no deduction

  “(4) The entering partner is denied any deduction for the amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the trading stock.

  “Entering partner: stepping in

  “(5) For the purposes of calculating the income tax liability of an entering partner, the entering partner is treated as if they had acquired and held the trading stock, not the exiting partner.

  “Exclusion by election

  “(6) This section does not apply for the partners of a small partnership if they choose that it does not apply, by the small partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores sections HG 5 to HG 9.

  “Relationship with section HG 4

  “(7) Section HG 4 overrides this section.

  “Defined in this Act: deduction, dispose, entering partner, excluded income, income tax liability, partner, partner’s interests, partnership, small partnership, trading stock, turnover,

“HG 7 Disposal of depreciable property

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a person (the exiting partner) disposes of some or all of their partner’s interests in a partnership, to the extent to which those interests include an item of depreciable property that is not depreciable intangible property, and the total cost of the item when it was first acquired by the partners of the partnership is $200,000 or less.

  “Exiting partner: excluded payment

  “(2) The amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the depreciable property is excluded income of the exiting partner.

  “Exiting partner: no deduction

  “(3) The exiting partner is denied any deduction in relation to the depreciable property for the income year in which the disposal of the depreciable property occurs and later income years, to the extent to which the entering partner is allowed a deduction because of subsection (5).

  “Entering partner: no deduction

  “(4) The entering partner is denied any deduction for the amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the depreciable property.

  “Entering partner: stepping in

  “(5) For the purposes of calculating the income tax liability of an entering partner for the part of the income year after the disposal of the depreciable property occurs and later income years (the post-disposal periods), the entering partner is treated for the post-disposal periods as if they had originally acquired and held the depreciable property, not the exiting partner.

  “Exclusion by election

  “(6) This section does not apply for the partners of a small partnership if they choose that it does not apply, by the small partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores sections HG 5 to HG 9.

  “Relationship with section HG 4

  “(7) Section HG 4 overrides this section.

  “Defined in this Act: deduction, depreciable intangible property, depreciable property, dispose, entering partner, excluded income, income tax liability, partner, partner’s interests, partnership, small partnership,

“HG 8 Disposal of financial arrangements and certain excepted financial arrangements

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a person (the exiting partner) disposes of some or all of their partner’s interests in a partnership, to the extent to which those interests include a financial arrangement or an excepted financial arrangement described in section EW 5(10) (What is an excepted financial arrangement?) and, ignoring section HG 2—

  • “(a) the purpose for which the financial arrangement or excepted financial arrangement was entered into was necessary and incidental to the business of the partnership; and

  • “(b) the partnership does not derive income from a business of holding financial arrangements.

  “Exiting partner: excluded payment

  “(2) The amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the relevant financial arrangement or excepted financial arrangement is excluded income of the exiting partner. The exiting partner is, for the relevant financial arrangement, a party that is not required to calculate a base price adjustment, despite section EW 29 (When calculation of base price adjustment required).

  “Exiting partner: no deduction

  “(3) The exiting partner is denied any deduction in relation to the relevant financial arrangement or excepted financial arrangement for the income year in which the disposal of the financial arrangement or excepted financial arrangement occurs and later income years.

  “Entering partner: no deduction

  “(4) The entering partner is denied any deduction for the amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the relevant financial arrangement or excepted financial arrangement.

  “Entering partner: stepping in

  “(5) For the purposes of calculating the income tax liability of an entering partner for the part of the income year after the disposal of the relevant financial arrangement or excepted financial arrangement occurs and later income years (the post-disposal periods), the entering partner is treated for the post-disposal periods as if they had acquired and held the financial arrangement or excepted financial arrangement, not the exiting partner.

  “Exclusion by election

  “(6) This section does not apply for the partners of a small partnership if they choose that it does not apply, by the small partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores sections HG 5 to HG 9.

  “Relationship with section HG 4

  “(7) Section HG 4 overrides this section.

  “Defined in this Act: deduction, disposal, entering partner, excepted financial arrangement, excluded income, financial arrangement, income tax liability, partner, partner’s interests, partnership, small partnership,

“HG 9 Disposal of short-term agreements for the sale and purchase of property or services

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a person (the exiting partner) disposes of some or all of their partner’s interests in a partnership, to the extent to which those interests include a short-term agreement for the sale and purchase of property or services.

  “Exiting partner: excluded payment

  “(2) The amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the short-term agreement for the sale and purchase of property or services is excluded income of the exiting partner.

  “Exiting partner: no deduction

  “(3) The exiting partner is denied any deduction in relation to the short-term agreement for the sale and purchase of property or services, to the extent to which the entering partner is allowed a deduction because of subsection (5).

  “Entering partner: no deduction

  “(4) The entering partner is denied any deduction for the amount of consideration paid or payable to the exiting partner for the short-term agreement for the sale and purchase of property or services.

  “Entering partner: stepping in

  “(5) For the purposes of calculating the income tax liability of an entering partner for the part of the income year after the disposal of the short-term agreement for the sale and purchase of property or services occurs and later income years (the post-disposal periods), the entering partner is treated for the post-disposal periods as if they had originally acquired and held the short-term agreement for the sale and purchase of property or services, not the exiting partner.

  “Exclusion by election

  “(6) This section does not apply for the partners of a small partnership if they choose that it does not apply, by the small partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores sections HG 5 to HG 9.

  “Relationship with section HG 4

  “(7) Section HG 4 overrides this section.

  “Defined in this Act: deduction, disposal, entering partner, excluded income, income tax liability, partner, partner’s interests, partnership, short-term agreement for the sale and purchase of property or services, small partnership,

“HG 10 Disposal of livestock

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a person (the exiting partner) disposes of some or all of their partner’s interests in a partnership, to the extent to which those interests include livestock that is not valued using—

  • “(a) the herd scheme:

  • “(b) 1 of the cost price, replacement price, or market value methods described in section EC 25 (Cost price, replacement price, or market value).

  “Entering partner: stepping in

  “(2) For the purposes of calculating the income tax liability of an entering partner for the income year in which the disposal of the relevant non-specified or specified livestock occurs and later income years, the entering partner is treated as if they had originally acquired and held the non-specified or specified livestock, not the exiting partner.

  “Exclusion

  “(3) This section does not apply for the partners of a partnership if they choose that it does not apply, by the partnership furnishing a joint return of income that ignores this section.

  “Relationship with section HG 4

  “(4) Section HG 4 overrides this section.

  “Defined in this Act: cost price, disposal, entering partner, herd scheme, income tax liability, partner, partner’s interests, partnership,

“HG 11 Limitation on deductions by partners in limited partnerships

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies for a limited partnership and an income year when, but for this section, a deduction by virtue of section HG 2 or HG 12 is allowed to—

  • “(a) a limited partner of the limited partnership:

  • “(b) a general partner of the partnership who—

    • “(i) was a limited partner of the limited partnership within 60 days of the last day of the income year; and

    • “(ii) is or will be a limited partner of the limited partnership within 60 days after the last day of the income year.

  “No deduction

  “(2) The partner is denied the deduction for an income year to the extent to which their limited partnership deduction for the income year is greater than the amount (the partner’s basis) calculated using the formula in subsection (3) on the last day of the income year.

  “Partner’s basis

  “(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the amount that is the partner’s basis is calculated using the following formula:

  investments − distributions + income − deductions − disallowed amount.

  “Definition of items in formula

  “(4) The items in the formula are defined in subsections (5) to (9).

  “Investments

  “(5) Investments is the total of—

  • “(a) the market value of capital contributions made by the partner to the limited partnership at the time the relevant contribution is contributed or agreed to be contributed by them:

  • “(b) the amount paid by the partner for the assignment of capital contributions to them:

  • “(c) the secured amounts.

  “Distributions

  “(6) Distributions is the total of—

  • “(a) the market value of distributions to the partner from the limited partnership:

  • “(b) the amount paid to the partner for the assignment of capital contributions by them.

  “Income

  “(7) Income is the total of—

  • “(a) income that the partner has by virtue of section HG 2 in the income year and previous income years, excluding dividends paid by a FIF for which the partner has FIF income to the extent to which those dividends are equal to or less than the partner’s FIF income for the relevant income year:

  • “(b) capital gain amounts under section CD 44(7)(a) (Available capital distribution amount) that the partner would have by virtue of section HG 2 in the income year and previous income years, if the partner were treated as a company for the purposes of section CD 44(7)(a), unless the gain is accounted for under paragraph (a):

  • “(c) assessable income that the partner has in previous income years from goods and services they contributed to the limited partnership, if the income is not accounted for under subsection (5) or paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

  “Deductions

  “(8) Deductions is the total of—

  • “(a) expenditure or loss in previous income years, to the extent to which the expenditure or loss is incurred by virtue of section HG 2 in the partner deriving income by virtue of section HG 2, excluding any deductions denied in those previous years under this section:

  • “(b) capital loss amounts under section CD 44(9) that the partner would have by virtue of section HG 2 in the income year and previous income years under section HG 2, if the partner is treated as a company for the purposes of section CD 44(9), unless the loss is accounted for under paragraph (a):

  • “(c) deductions that the partner is allowed in previous income year in relation to assessable income described in subsection (7)(c), if the deduction is not accounted for under subsection (6) or paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section.

  “Disallowed amounts

  “(9) Disallowed amount is the amount of investments, as defined in subsection (5), made by the partner within 60 days of the last day of the income year, if those investments are or will be distributed or reduced within 60 days after the last day of the income year.

  “Exclusion

  “(10) This section does not deny a partner (the exiting partner) a deduction that is equal to or less than the amount of net income that the exiting partner has for the amount paid or payable to the exiting partner for the disposal of their partner’s interests, ignoring other transactions.

  “Relationship with subject matter

  “(11) This section is modified by sections HZ 3 and HZ 4 (which relate to transitions to limited partnerships).

  “Some definitions

  “(12) In this section,—

  “capital contribution includes a capital contribution for the purposes of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008

  “limited partnership deduction means, for the partner and the income year, the amount of any deductions that the partner would be allowed if the partner is treated as having no income or deductions other than those that arise by virtue of sections HG 2 and HG 12

  “partner’s associate means, for a partner, a person who is not a partner of the relevant limited partnership, and who is—

  • “(a) a relative of the partner:

  • “(b) a company in the same wholly-owned group as the partner

  “secured amounts means, for the partner, the lesser of—

  • “(a) the amount of the limited partnership’s debt ignoring section HG 2 (the debt) that the partner or the partner’s associate secures by a guarantee or indemnity:

  • “(b) the amount that results from dividing the amount described in paragraph (a) by the number of partners who are jointly and severally liable for the debt:

  • “(c) the amount that is the market value of property against which the guarantee or indemnity may be enforced, treating the partner’s interests as having a market value of zero:

  • “(d) the proportion of the amount described in paragraph (c) that is attributable to the partner in the case of the partners being jointly and severally liable for the debt.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, capital contribution, deduction, dividends, entering partner, FIF, FIF income, income, income year, limited partnership deduction, net income, net loss, partner, partner’s associate, partnership,

“HG 12 Limitation on deductions by partners in limited partnerships: carry-forward

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when, for an income year, a partner is denied a deduction under section HG 11.

  “Carry-forward

  “(2) The partner is allowed a deduction, for an amount for which the partner is denied a deduction under section HG 11, for the income year after the one for which it is denied under section HG 11.

  “Relationship with subject matter

  “(3) The deduction allowed under this section is subject to section HG 11, to the extent to which that section applies to the deduction and the relevant partner.

  “Defined in this Act: amount, deduction, income year, limited partner”.

“HZ 3 Special partnerships: transition into limited partnerships and limited partnerships deduction rules

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a special partnership under Part 2 of the Partnership Act 1908—

  • “(a) is in existence on 1 April 2008; and

  • “(b) is terminated and a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (the new limited partnership) succeeds to that special partnership.

  “No disposal: same partnership

  “(2) No partners’ interests are disposed of merely because of the termination and succession described in subsection (1)(b). The partners of the special partnership are treated as the same partners of the new limited partnership.

  “Initial basis

  “(3) For the purposes of applying sections HG 11 and HG 12 (which relate to limited partnerships deduction rules) to the partners of the new limited partnership, all of the partners must choose one of the 2 following methods for calculating their partner’s basis under section HG 11(3):

  • “(a) they may choose to use the market value or the accounting book value of the amounts described in section HG 11(3), as at the day the calculation is first performed, namely the last day of the first income year in which they are subject to sections HG 11 and HG 12; or

  • “(b) they may choose to apply section HG 11(3) as if the special partnership had always been a limited partnership and all relevant rules relating to limited partnerships had always existed (applying those rules with any necessary modifications).

  “Initial basis not less than zero

  “(4) If the application of sections HG 11 and HG 12, as modified by this section, calculates a partner’s basis as less than zero, then the partner’s basis is treated as being zero.

  “Defined in this Act: disposal, limited partnership, partner, partner’s interests, partnership

“HZ 4 Overseas limited partnerships: transition into limited partnerships deduction rules

• “When this section applies

  “(1) This section applies when a limited partnership described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of limited partnership (the overseas limited partnership) existed before 1 April 2008, and a partner of that partnership (a relevant partner) is a member of the partnership on 1 April 2008 and is subject to sections HG 11 and HG 12 (which relate to limited partnerships deduction rules) on or after 1 April 2008.

  “Initial basis

  “(2) For the purposes of applying sections HG 11 and HG 12 to the relevant partners of the overseas limited partnership, all relevant partners must choose one of the 2 following methods for calculating their partner’s basis under section HG 11:

  • “(a) they may choose to use the market value or the accounting book value of the amounts described in section HG 11, as at the day the calculation is first performed, namely the last day of the first income year in which they are subject to sections HG 11 and HG 12; or

  • “(b) they may choose to apply section HG 11 as if the overseas limited partnership had always been a limited partnership and all relevant rules relating to limited partnerships had always existed (applying those rules with any necessary modifications).

  “Initial basis not less than zero

  “(3) If the application of sections HG 11 and HG 12, as modified by this section, calculates a partner’s basis as less than zero, then the partner’s basis is treated as being zero.

  “Defined in this Act: limited partnership, partner, partnership”.

“capital contribution is defined in section HG 11(12) (Limitation on deductions by partners in limited partnerships) for the purposes of that section”.

• “(ab) does not include a partnership:

• “(ac) includes a listed limited partnership:

• “(ad) includes a foreign corporate limited partnership:”.

• “(h) for a partner,—

  • “(i) includes surrendering or extinguishing some or all of their partner’s interests:

  • “(ii) does not include when their partner’s interests may be treated as disposed of by operation of law because another partner disposes of that partner’s interests, unless section HG 4 (Disposal upon final dissolution) applies”.

“entering partner—

• “(a) means a person who acquires a partner’s interests in a partnership:

• “(b) includes a person who is already a partner in the partnership when they acquire another partner’s interests”.

“foreign corporate limited partnership means an entity or group of persons that—

• “(a) meets the definition of overseas limited partnership in section 4 of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008; and

• “(b) is treated as a separate legal entity under the laws (other than taxation laws) of the country, territory, or jurisdiction where it is established”.

“general partner—

• “(a) means a general partner of a limited partnership:

• “(b) includes a general partner of an overseas limited partnership as defined in section 4 of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008”.

“limited partner means a limited partner of a limited partnership or an overseas limited partnership as defined in section 4 of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008

“limited partnership—

• “(a) means a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008; and

• “(b) includes an overseas limited partnership as defined in section 4 of that Act; and

• “(c) despite paragraph (a) or (b), does not include a listed limited partnership or a foreign corporate limited partnership

“limited partnership net deduction is defined in section HG 11(12) (Limitation on deductions by partners in limited partnerships) for the purposes of that section”.

“listed limited partnership means an entity or group of persons that is listed on a recognised exchange, and that entity or group of persons—

• “(a) is a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008; or

• “(b) meets the definition of overseas limited partnership in section 4 of that Act”.

“New Zealand partnership means a partnership that—

• “(a) is a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008; or

• “(b) has 50% or more of its partners’ interests in capital, by value, held by New Zealand residents; or

• “(c) has its centre of management in New Zealand ignoring section HG 2”.

“partner, in relation to a partnership,—

• “(a) means a person who is a member of the partnership:

• “(b) includes—

  • “(i) a limited partner of a limited partnership:

  • “(ii) a general partner of a limited partnership:

  • “(iii) a joint venturer or a co-owner, if they make the relevant choice to be treated as partnership:

“partner’s associate is defined in section HG 11(12) (Limitation on deductions by partners in limited partnerships) for the purposes of that section

“partner’s interests means the relevant interests in rights and obligations and other property, status, and things that a partner has as a result of applying section HG 2 (Partnerships are transparent)

“partnership means—

• “(a) a group of 2 or more persons who have, between themselves, the relationship described in section 4(1) of the Partnership Act 1908:

• “(b) a joint venture, if the joint venturers all choose to be treated as a partnership for the purposes of this Act and the Tax Administration Act 1994:

• “(c) co-owners of property, other than persons who are co-owners only because they are shareholders of the same company, or settlors, trustees, or beneficiaries of the same trust, if the co-owners all choose to be treated as a partnership for the purposes of this Act and the Tax Administration Act 1994:

• “(d) a limited partnership

“partnership share means, for a particular right, obligation, or other property, status, or thing, the share that a partner has in respect of it”.

“small partnership means a partnership that is not a limited partnership and has 5 or less partners, none of whom are companies or partnerships”.

“Exception: limited partners

• “(1B) Subsection (1) does not apply if the partner is a limited partner. Instead, a limited partnership and a limited partner are associated persons if the limited partner has a partnership share of 25% or more in a right, obligation, or other property, status, or thing of the limited partnership.”

“Exception: limited partners

• “(1B) Subsection (1) does not apply if the partner is a limited partner. Instead, a limited partnership and a person associated with a limited partner are associated persons if the limited partner has a partnership share of 25% or more in a right, obligation, or other property, status, or thing of the limited partnership.”

“Income from New Zealand partnerships

• “(17B) Income has a source in New Zealand if, treating all of the partners of a New Zealand partnership as resident in New Zealand, the income is treated as having a source in New Zealand under another provision of this section. The application of the other provisions of this section is unaffected if this subsection does not apply.”

• “(c) by a partner of a partnership, if the partnership retains the records that the partner would be required to retain but for this paragraph.”

“42 Returns by joint venturers, partners, and partnerships

• “(1) This section applies when 2 or more people derive income jointly or have deductions jointly.

  “(2) Despite subsection (1), this section does not apply to the income derived by, and the deductions of, an airport operator from activities undertaken as an airport operator.

  “(3) In the case of partners,—

  • “(a) if the partnership of the partner is a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 or is a partnership that would carry on a business in New Zealand ignoring section HG 2 of the Income Tax Act 2007, then the partners must make a joint return of income that includes—

    • “(i) the total amount of income derived by the partners as members of the partnership; and

    • “(ii) the partners’ partnership shares in the income; and

    • “(iii) a summary of the deductions of each partner:

  • “(b) there is no joint assessment, but each partner must make a separate return of income under section 33, including the income derived by the partner as a member of the partnership, and the partner’s deductions. Each partner is separately assessed.

  “(4) In any other case, each person shall make a separate return taking into account that person’s share of the joint income and deductions. Each person is separately assessed.”