Michael Littlewood

University of Auckland - Faculty of Law

Professor

Private Bag 92019

Auckland Mail Centre

Auckland, 1142

New Zealand

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (27)

1.

Taxing Sugary Drinks

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 28 Nov 2016
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 669 (72,878)

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Sugar, Tax, Law, Obesity, Drink, World Health Organisation

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The History of Death Duties and Gift Duty in New Zealand

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 May 2014
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 522 (99,481)
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death duties, estate duty, gift duty, tax history, New Zealand

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Using New Zealand as a Tax Haven: How is it Done? Could it Be Stopped? Should it Be Stopped?

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 11 Apr 2016
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 443 (121,165)
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New Zealand, tax, tax avoidance, tax haven, Panama papers, trusts

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Using New Zealand Trusts to Escape Other Countries' Taxes

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2017
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 383 (143,119)

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Legislating Against Tax Avoidance

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 05 Jun 2019
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 254 (221,700)

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tax, avoidance, general anti-avoidance rule, GAAR, general anti-abuse rule, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Labour Party

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The Artificial Avoidance of Permanent Establishment Status: New Zealand's Response

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Oct 2020
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 215 (259,273)

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Tax, international tax, permanent establishment, avoidance, New Zealand, general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), specific anti-avoidance rule (SAAR), BEPS, OECD, residence, source, double tax treaty, multinational enterprise, multilateral instrument, treaty override, arm’s length principle

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What Would a Capital Gains Tax in New Zealand Look Like?

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 31 Mar 2019
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 189 (291,687)

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capital gains tax, New Zealand, tax, tax working group

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Tax Avoidance: CIR v Frucor

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 01 Dec 2020
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 176 (310,608)

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Tax; income tax; tax avoidance; New Zealand; Court of Appeal; general anti-avoidance rule; GAAR; power of reconstruction; Income Tax Act 2007; section BG 1; annihilation theory; Frucor case; Newton case; Ben Nevis case; Peate case; Elmiger case; Jaques case; Cullen Group case; Alesco case;

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The Possibility of Amending New Zealand’s General Anti-Avoidance Rule

(2013) 26 New Zealand Universities Law Review 522-559.
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 May 2014 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2014
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 162 (333,835)

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Tax avoidance, general anti-avoidance rules, New Zealand, drafting

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Tax Avoidance, the Rule of Law and the New Zealand Supreme Court

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 May 2014
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 161 (335,541)
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Taxing Highly Digitalised Firms: The OECD and New Zealand's Proposed Digital Services Tax

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Sep 2020
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 152 (352,109)
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Tax, digital services, digital services tax, international tax, multinational enterprise, Google, OECD, New Zealand, GST, unified approach, double tax treaty, covid 19

12.

Eric Watson and the Cullen Group Case

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Apr 2019
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 150 (355,792)

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Tax avoidance, General Anti-Avoidance Rule, New Zealand, Eric Watson, Cullen Group, power of reconstruction

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Hong Kong’s Treaty Network: Are the US, Germany and Australia Sensibly Standing Aloof? Or Sadly Missing Out?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 May 2014
Michael Littlewood and Kyle Rainsford
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
Downloads 138 (380,094)

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Hong Kong, tax, double tax treaties, tax avaoidance, tax planning, treaty shopping, double non-taxation, US, Germany, Australia

14.

Tax System Design and the Instructive Case of Hong Kong

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 May 2014
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 102 (476,655)
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The Taxing and Spending Powers of the Hong Kong Government

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Feb 2021
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 90 (520,775)

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Hong Kong, China, tax, taxing and spending power, constitution, Basic Law, fiscal constitutionalism, low tax policy, handover, Westminster model, fiscal firewall, balanced budget

16.

The Supreme Court's Tax Cases, 2004-2014

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 11 Apr 2016
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 90 (517,154)

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New Zealand, Supreme Court, tax, tax cases, income tax, GST, Goods and Services Tax

17.

In the Beginning: Taxation in Early Colonial New Zealand

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 Apr 2016
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 84 (539,593)
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New Zealand, tax, history, British Empire, colony, 1840s

18.

John Tiley and the Thunder of History

Peter Harris and Dominic de Cogan, eds, Studies in the History of Tax Law, Volume 9, Bloomsbury, London, 2019, 55-91
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 81 (551,552)

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Tax, history, tax history, John Tiley, Joseph Schumpeter

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William Hobson and the Origins of the New Zealand Tax System, 1840-1842

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Mar 2019
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 75 (576,502)

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New Zealand, Tax, History, Colonial, William Hobson, Treaty of Waitangi, Colonial Office, Customs Duties, Taxes on Liquor, Land Tax, Land Sales

20.

Robert Fitzroy and the Insolvency of the New Zealand Government, 1843-1845

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 23 Jun 2021
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 60 (648,299)

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New Zealand; history; 1843-1845; Te Tiriti o Waitangi; right of pre-emption; colony; Robert FitzRoy; tax; customs duties; property tax; income tax; land sales; Willoughby Shortland; Te Rauparaha; legislative council; public finance; public debt; Hōne Heke

21.

Public Nuisance in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1849

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 17 May 2023
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 47 (724,251)

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New Zealand, Aotearoa, legal history, New Munster, colony, nuisance, carriageway, night soil, drunkenness, public decency, New Zealand Constitution Act 1846 (UK), Constabulary Force Ordinance 1849 (New Munster)

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Hong Kong and Tax Treaty Disputes

Eduardo Baistrocchi, ed, A Global Analysis of Tax Treaty Disputes, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2017
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2020
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 40 (786,478)

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Tax, tax treaty, double tax agreement, Hong Kong, tax haven, dispute, treaty shopping, treaty network, business profits, dividends, interest, royalties, permanent establishment

23.

Nothing New under the Sun: Tax Avoidance in Otago in 1856

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 May 2023
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 34 (817,230)

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New Zealand, Legal History, Tax, Avoidance, Anti-Avoidance, Otago, Frucor Case, Ferries Ordinance 1856 (Otago), Ferries Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1856 (Otago), Simms Case, Peterson Case, Hooper v Horr, Hooper v Reid, Hill v Tudo

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Sir George Grey’s Machiavellian Constitutional and Fiscal Reforms in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1845–1876

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 May 2023
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 34 (817,230)

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Tax, New Zealand, 19th Century, George Grey, Māori, Colony, New Zealand Constitution Act 1846, New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, Customs, Duties

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Hard Times, Absconding Expatriates and the Possibility of Paye in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 May 2014
Elaine Lee and Michael Littlewood
Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong Office and University of Auckland - Faculty of Law
Downloads 28 (866,718)

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Hong Kong, tax, PAYE, pay-as-you-earn

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Hard Times, Absconding Expatriates and the Possibility of Payne in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1, p. 129, 2005
Posted: 29 Aug 2006
Elaine Lee and Michael Littlewood
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Auckland - Faculty of Law

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The Tax Consequences of Withdrawals of Trading Stock: Resolving the Conundrum of Sharkey V Wernher

Hong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 2, p. 327, 2005
Posted: 29 Aug 2006
Michael Littlewood
University of Auckland - Faculty of Law

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