Marsden Fund grants are contestable funding for investigator-led fundamental research in New Zealand. Grants are made in all areas of research in science, engineering, mathematics, the social sciences and the humanities. The grants are made from the Marsden Fund, which was established by the New Zealand Government in 1994. The Marsden Fund is administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand . Most of the grants go to researchers at New Zealand universities, but some go to researchers at Crown Research Institutes and elsewhere.
14-559: The first Marsden Fund grants were awarded in 1995, when NZ$ 10.2 million (excluding GST ) was shared between 51 successful projects. In 2001, the Fast Start category was introduced specifically for Early Career Researchers (within 7 years of completing their PhD). By 2018, the size of the Marsden Fund had grown to NZ$ 85.6 million and 136 grants were made. These included 53 Fast Start grants and 83 Standard grants. The 2018 round also introduced
28-485: A new category of grant, the Marsden Fund Council Award. These larger grants are focused on interdisciplinary research; however, there were no successful applications in the initial round. The Marsden Fund granting process is highly competitive, with over 1,000 applications per year and success rates that often hover around 10%. Proposals are assessed primarily on the potential of the research to contribute to
42-547: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Goods and Services Tax (New Zealand) Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) is a value-added tax or consumption tax for goods and services consumed in New Zealand . GST in New Zealand is designed to be a broad-based system with few exemptions, such as for rents collected on residential rental properties, donations, precious metals and financial services. Because it
56-660: Is broad-based, it collects 31.4% of total taxation, GDP . The rate for GST, effective since 1 October 2010 as implemented by the National Party, is 15%. This 15% tax is applied to the final price of the product or service being purchased and goods and services are advertised as GST inclusive. Reduced rate GST (9%) applies to hotel accommodation on a long-term basis (longer than 4 weeks). Zero rate GST (0%) applies to exports and related services; financial services; land transactions; international transportation. Financial services, real estate, precious metals are also exempt (0%). GST
70-536: Is the latest jurisdiction to include such rules in legislation following in the path of Norway, the EU, South Africa, South Korea, Japan, and Australia. Several studies have investigated GST compliance costs in New Zealand. The first of these was published by Sandford and Hasseldine in 1992. Cash flow Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
84-536: The taxation of digital goods . The general taxation of digital goods and services has become more common internationally since the OECD released its long-awaited BEPS report in October 2015. Action 1 of the report deals with the taxation of the digital economy . The report provided guidelines and recommendations for such taxes be they in the form of value-added tax , GST, equalisation levy, or withholding tax . New Zealand
98-507: The 'Netflix Tax' ) is applied to all supplies from offshore digital service suppliers to New Zealand-based consumers. It is the supplier's responsibility to apply, collect and remit the new GST to New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department . That new piece of GST legislation mirrors similar rules governing the supply of digital services introduced in the European Union (EU) in January 2015 on
112-494: The IRD for the GST so collected. Persons or entities with annual revenue less than $ 60,000 do not have to register for GST. This threshold has increased three times since the introduction of GST in 1986. On 1 October 2016, the taxation of digital ('remote') services supplied by offshore companies (non-New Zealand) to consumers based in New Zealand changed. Since that date, a GST of 15% (dubbed
126-611: The New Zealand Minister for Research, Science and Innovation . In 2022 the council was made up of the following people who convene different panels: Professor Gillian Dobbie (Chair), Professor Jacqueline Beggs , Professor Penny Brothers , Professor Colin Brown, Professor Kathleen Campbell , Distinguished Professor Geoff Chase, Dr Richard Newcomb, Professor Chellie Spiller , Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley and Professor Cynthia White . This New Zealand โrelated article
140-628: The advancement of knowledge, with long-term benefits to New Zealand. In the 2018 funding round, the success rate was 11.2% for Standard grants and 14.8% for Fast Start grants. Because of this intense competition, winning a Marsden Fund grant is regarded as a hallmark of research excellence in New Zealand. Successful proposals are selected by the Marsden Fund Council. In 2022 there were 113 research projects funded nationally. The grants are named after English-New Zealand physicist Ernest Marsden (1889โ1970). The Marsden Fund Council are appointed by
154-466: The difference to the Inland Revenue (IRD) if the GST collected on sales is higher or receiving a refund from IRD if the GST paid on purchases is higher. Businesses exporting goods and services from New Zealand are entitled to "zero-rate" their products: effectively, they charge GST at 0%. This permits the business to claim back the input GST, but the eventual, non-New Zealand based consumer does not pay
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#1732858719796168-418: The tax (businesses that produce GST-exempt supplies are not able to claim back input GST). Because businesses claim back their input GST, the GST inclusive price is usually irrelevant for business purchasing decisions, other than in relation to cash flow issues. Consequently, wholesalers often state prices exclusive of GST, but must collect the full, GST-inclusive price when they make the sale and account to
182-611: Was introduced in conjunction with compensating changes to personal income tax rates and removal of many excise taxes on imported goods. GST-registered organisations and individuals pay GST only on the difference between GST-liable sales and GST-liable supplies (i.e., they pay GST on the difference between what they sell and what they buy: income less expenditure). This is accomplished by reconciling GST received (through sales) and GST paid (through purchases) at regular periods (typically every two months, with some qualifying companies opting for one-month or six-month periods), then either paying
196-568: Was introduced on 1 October 1986 by the Minister of Finance, Roger Douglas, at a rate of 10% on goods and services. It replaced existing sales taxes for goods and services. In 1989 GST was increased, again an action initiated by the Labour Party with Deputy Prime Minister, Helen Clark and Prime Minister, Geoffrey Palmer taking GST to 12.5%. 21 years on in 2010, GST was raised again by the National Party's Prime Minister, John Key, taking GST to 15%. GST
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