This section provides a power to amend, by Order in Council, the list of sales of bloodstock yearlings in schedule 18B of the Income Tax Act 2007 that meet the definition of a premier yearling sale in section EC 39B(4) of that Act.

(2)

The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister of Revenue, amend schedule 18B of that Act by—

(a)

adding the name of a sale of bloodstock yearlings:

(b)

substituting the name of a sale of bloodstock yearlings in recognition of a change in its name:

(c)

removing the name of a sale of bloodstock yearlings.

(3)

Before recommending the making of an Order in Council to—

(a)

add the name of a sale of bloodstock yearlings to schedule 18B of that Act, the Minister of Revenue must be satisfied that the sale—

(i)

is of bloodstock yearlings of interest to New Zealand resident and non-resident prospective buyers; and

(ii)

will be held in New Zealand:

(b)

remove the name of a sale of bloodstock yearlings from schedule 18B of that Act, the Minister of Revenue must be satisfied that the sale—

(i)

is no longer of bloodstock yearlings of interest to New Zealand resident and non-resident prospective buyers:

(ii)

will no longer be held in New Zealand.

(4)

Before making a recommendation under subsection (2), the Minister of Revenue must—

(a)

consult the Minister for Racing on the proposed amendment; and

(b)

be satisfied that consultation has been undertaken on the proposed amendment that is appropriate and reasonable for the purposes of this section.

New clause 119B

After clause 119 (page 92, after line 28), insert:

119B New sections CG 8B and CG 8C inserted

(1)

After section CG 8, insert:

CG 8B Recoveries after deductions for high-priced bloodstock removed from New Zealand

When this section applies

(1)

This section applies when—

(a)

high-priced bloodstock is removed from New Zealand before being—

(i)

first raced in New Zealand:

(ii)

used for breeding in New Zealand; and

(b)

a person who is a prospective bloodstock breeder has been allowed a deduction in relation to the high-priced bloodstock.

Income

(2)

The person has an amount of income to the extent to which the greater of the high-priced bloodstock’s market value on the day on which it is removed from New Zealand and the total amount of deductions the person has been allowed in relation to the high-priced bloodstock exceeds the total of any amounts of income the person has derived in relation to the high-priced bloodstock.

Timing of income

(3)

The income is allocated to the income year in which the high-priced bloodstock is removed from New Zealand.

Defined in this Act: amount, deduction, high-priced bloodstock, income, income year, New Zealand, prospective bloodstock breeder

CG 8C Recoveries after deductions for high-priced bloodstock disposed of to non-residents

When this section applies

(1)

This section applies when—

(a)

a person who is a prospective bloodstock breeder (person A) disposes of high-priced bloodstock to a non-resident (person B) for consideration before the high-priced bloodstock has been—

(i)

first raced in New Zealand:

(ii)

used for breeding in New Zealand:

(iii)

removed from New Zealand; and

(b)

person A has been allowed a deduction in relation to the high-priced bloodstock.

Income

(2)

The amount described in subsection (3) is income of person A.

Amount of income

(3)

The amount is the greater of—

(a)

the amount of consideration receivable by person A for disposing of the high-priced bloodstock; and

(b)

the amount given by the formula in subsection (4).

Formula

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), the amount is calculated using the formula—

ownership disposal percentage × total deductions.

Definition of items in formula

(5)

In the formula in subsection (4),—

(a)

ownership disposal percentage is the percentage of person A’s total share or interest in the high-priced bloodstock that they have disposed of to person B:

(b)

total deductions is the amount equal to the total amount of deductions person A has been allowed in relation to the high-priced bloodstock.

Timing of income

(6)

The income is allocated to the income year in which the high-priced bloodstock is disposed of.

Relationship with section CB 2

(7)

This section overrides section CB 2(2).

Defined in this Act: amount, deduction, dispose, high-priced bloodstock, income, income year, New Zealand, prospective bloodstock breeder

(2)

Subsection (1) applies to bloodstock acquired on or after 1 January 2019.

New clauses 133B to 133F

After clause 133 (page 95, after line 36), insert:

133B Section EC 39 amended (First income year in breeding business)

(1)

After section EC 39(2), insert:

Prospective breeders’ bloodstock to which this section applies

(2B)

This section also applies to stud-founding bloodstock at the end of the prospective bloodstock breeder’s first income year in which the stud-founding bloodstock is 2 years of age.

(2)

In section EC 39, in the list of defined terms, insert “prospective bloodstock breeder” and “stud-founding bloodstock”.

(3)

Subsection (1) applies to bloodstock acquired on or after 1 January 2019.

133C New section EC 39B inserted (Stud-founding bloodstock and related terms)

(1)

After section EC 39, insert:

EC 39B Stud-founding bloodstock and related terms

Meaning of stud-founding bloodstock

(1)

Stud-founding bloodstock means high-priced bloodstock that a prospective bloodstock breeder owns if—

(a)

the prospective bloodstock breeder acquires the high-priced bloodstock before it is 2 years of age; and

(b)

within 4 months after the day on which the prospective bloodstock breeder acquires the high-priced bloodstock—

(i)

the prospective bloodstock breeder notifies the Commissioner of their intention to use the high-priced bloodstock for breeding bloodstock for profit; and

(ii)

information as the Commissioner requires is provided to the Commissioner; and

(c)

the high-priced bloodstock is registered on the New Zealand Register of Thoroughbred Horses or on the New Zealand Register of Standardbred Horses; and

(d)

the high-priced bloodstock is registered to breed.

Meaning of high-priced bloodstock

(2)

High-priced bloodstock means bloodstock that—

(a)

is sold, when a yearling, at a premier yearling sale for an amount greater than the relevant national minimum price threshold for the calendar year in which the sale occurs; and

(b)

is expected, when sold at the premier yearling sale, to be capable of being used for breeding when it reaches maturity.

Meaning of prospective bloodstock breeder

(3)

A prospective bloodstock breeder means a person who acquires bloodstock—

(a)

when they do not have an existing bloodstock breeding business; and

(b)

with the intention of—

(i)

having the bloodstock first raced in New Zealand; and

(ii)

using the bloodstock for breeding bloodstock in New Zealand for profit.

Meaning of premier yearling sale

(4)

A premier yearling sale means a sale of bloodstock yearlings that is listed in schedule 18B (Premier yearling sales).

Meaning of national minimum price threshold

(5)

National minimum price threshold, for a class of bloodstock and for the 2019 calendar year, means the national minimum price threshold set by section EZ 6B (National minimum price threshold for 2019 calendar year) for bloodstock of the class.

Defined in this Act: bloodstock, business, Commissioner, high-priced bloodstock, national minimum price threshold, New Zealand, premier yearling sale, prospective bloodstock breeder, stud-founding bloodstock

(2)

Subsection (1) applies to bloodstock acquired on or after 1 January 2019.

133D Section EC 39B amended (Stud-founding bloodstock and related terms)

Replace section EC 39B(5), other than the heading, with:

(5)

National minimum price threshold, for a class of bloodstock and for a calendar year, means the national minimum price threshold set under section EC 39C or by section EZ 6B (National minimum price threshold for 2019 calendar year), as applicable, for bloodstock of the class for the calendar year.

133E New section EC 39C inserted (Setting and publication of national minimum price threshold)

(1)

After section EC 39B, insert:

EC 39C Setting and publication of national minimum price threshold

Setting of national minimum price threshold

(1)

The Commissioner must set a national minimum price threshold for each class of bloodstock set out in schedule 18C, column 2 (Breeds and classes of bloodstock). The national minimum price threshold for a calendar year (the threshold year) must be set at the amount given by,—

(a)

for each class of the standardbred breed of horses,—

(i)

for each of the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the threshold year, calculating the value at the 97th percentile of sale prices for that class at the premier yearling sales in the calendar year; and

(ii)

dividing the sum of the 3 percentile values calculated in subparagraph (i) by 3; and

(iii)

rounding the amount calculated in subparagraph (ii) to the nearest multiple of $1,000, with the amount being rounded up if it ends in $500:

(b)

for each class of the thoroughbred breed of horses,—

(i)

for each of the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the threshold year, calculating the value at the 95th percentile of sale prices for that class at the premier yearling sales in the calendar year; and

(ii)

dividing the sum of the 3 percentile values calculated in subparagraph (i) by 3; and

(iii)

rounding the amount calculated in subparagraph (ii) to the nearest multiple of $1,000, with the amount being rounded up if it ends in $500.

When national minimum price threshold must be set and published

(2)

The Commissioner must set and publish the national minimum price threshold that applies for a calendar year before the first premier yearling sale in that calendar year is held.

Consequence of late setting and publication of national minimum price threshold

(3)

This subsection applies when the Commissioner does not set and publish the national minimum price threshold that applies for a calendar year before the first premier yearling sale in that calendar year is held. For sales of bloodstock yearlings at the premier yearling sales that occur before the Commissioner has set and published the national minimum price threshold that applies for that calendar year, the national minimum price threshold for each class of bloodstock set out in schedule 18C, column 2 that has most recently been set under section EC 39C or by section EZ 6B (National minimum price threshold for 2019 calendar year) is, for the purposes of section EC 39B(2), treated as being the national minimum price threshold for the calendar year in which the sale occurs.

Defined in this Act: bloodstock, Commissioner, national minimum price threshold, premier yearling sale

(2)

Subsection (1) applies for the 2020 and later calendar years.

133F New sections EC 47B to EC 47E inserted

(1)

After section EC 47, insert:

EC 47B Removal of high-priced bloodstock from New Zealand after earlier deductions

When this section applies

(1)

This section applies when—

(a)

high-priced bloodstock is removed from New Zealand before being—

(i)

first raced in New Zealand:

(ii)

used for breeding in New Zealand; and

(b)

a person who is a prospective bloodstock breeder has been allowed a deduction in relation to the high-priced bloodstock.

Treatment as disposal

(2)

The person is treated as having disposed of the high-priced bloodstock.

Defined in this Act: deduction, high-priced bloodstock, New Zealand, prospective bloodstock breeder

EC 47C When prospective breeders treated as being in breeding business

When this section applies

(1)

This section applies when a prospective bloodstock breeder is preparing their stud-founding bloodstock for use for breeding bloodstock in New Zealand for profit.

Prospective breeders treated as being in breeding business

(2)

The prospective bloodstock breeder is treated as having, and carrying on, a bloodstock breeding business.

Other bloodstock not part of breeding business

(3)

Despite subsection (2), if the prospective bloodstock breeder also owns bloodstock that are not stud-founding bloodstock, those bloodstock are not treated as part of the prospective bloodstock breeder’s bloodstock breeding business.

Defined in this Act: bloodstock, business, prospective bloodstock breeder, stud-founding bloodstock

EC 47D Change of prospective bloodstock breeders’ expectation or intention after earlier deductions

When this section applies

(1)

This section applies when—

(a)

a person owns high-priced bloodstock that they acquired as a prospective bloodstock breeder; and

(b)

the person has been allowed a deduction in relation to the high-priced bloodstock; and

(c)

the person has not used the high-priced for breeding bloodstock in New Zealand for profit; and

(d)

the person—

(i)

no longer expects that the high-priced bloodstock will be able to be used for future breeding:

(ii)

no longer intends to use the high-priced bloodstock for breeding bloodstock in New Zealand for profit.

Treatment as disposal at market value

(2)

The person is treated as having disposed of the high-priced bloodstock. The disposal is treated as having occurred at the high-priced bloodstock’s market value on the day on which the person’s expectation or intention first changed.

Defined in this Act: deduction, high-priced bloodstock, prospective bloodstock breeder

EC 47E Prospective breeders commencing actual breeding businesses

When this section applies

(1)

This section applies when, ignoring section EC 47C, a bloodstock owner commences a bloodstock breeding business using bloodstock that are not stud-founding bloodstock.

Stud-founding bloodstock subsumed into breeding business

(2)

If the bloodstock owner owns stud-founding bloodstock they acquired as a prospective bloodstock breeder, they may apply to the Commissioner to have the stud-founding bloodstock treated as being used in the course of the business.

Application to Commissioner

(3)

The application must be made with the supporting information that the Commissioner requires within 1 month after the day on which the business commenced.

Effect of application being approved

(4)

If the Commissioner approves the application, sections CG 8B (Recoveries after deductions for high-priced bloodstock removed from New Zealand), CG 8C (Recoveries after deductions for high-priced bloodstock disposed of to non-residents), and EC 47B to EC 47D are, from the date on which the business commenced, treated as not applying in relation to the bloodstock owner and the stud-founding bloodstock.

Defined in this Act: apply, bloodstock, business, Commissioner, prospective bloodstock breeder, stud-founding bloodstock

(2)

Subsection (1) applies to bloodstock acquired on or after 1 January 2019.

New clause 151BA

After clause 151 (page 99, after line 35), insert:

151BA New section EZ 6B inserted (National minimum price threshold for 2019 calendar year)

After section EZ 6, insert:

EZ 6B National minimum price threshold for 2019 calendar year

The national minimum price threshold for the 2019 calendar year for each class of bloodstock set out in schedule 18C, column 2 (Breeds and classes of bloodstock) is set at—

(a)

$84,000 for standardbred yearling fillies; and

(b)

$109,000 for standardbred yearling colts; and

(c)

$467,000 for thoroughbred yearling fillies; and

(d)

$402,000 for thoroughbred yearling colts.

Defined in this Act: bloodstock, national minimum price threshold

Clause 213

New subclause (13B): after clause 213(13) (page 119, after line 38), insert:

(13B)