Tributum Tax Limited (TTL) is a specialist tax advisory practice based on Frankmoore Avenue in Johnsonville, Wellington, with one clear purpose: helping clients get their taxation right. Whether you are setting up your tax from the start with a new business or seeking an advisor for complex situations and disputes, the firm offers guidance across GST, income tax, tax debt relief, Covid-19 tax relief, tax planning and effectiveness, investment/rental property tax, and tax disputes.
What sets TTL apart is its leadership. Managing director and lead tax consultant Shane McGavin spent 25 years at Inland Revenue, including as an investigator and Investigations Leader. That inside working knowledge of the IRD — who to talk to, the right approach, and good working relationships — underpins everything the firm does, from pre- and post-filing GST advice to compliance reviews of past returns and help resolving tax debt.
Shane understands that tax can be daunting, and the firm prides itself on being approachable and acting with integrity, aiming to ensure clients feel comfortable and can trust collaborating with him. While based in Johnsonville, TTL works New Zealand wide, meeting clients in person or online.
Meetings are by appointment only, with the office open from 9am to 4pm. Contact Shane by phone or email to book in a time to discuss your needs.
Tributum Tax Limited (TTL) is a specialist tax advisory practice based in Johnsonville, Wellington, with one clear purpose: helping clients get their taxation right. Whether you are setting up your tax from the start with a new business or need an advisor for a complex situation or dispute, the firm's promise is the guidance you need and the best tax advice available.
What makes that promise credible is the person leading the practice. Managing director Shane McGavin is TTL's lead tax consultant, and before founding the firm he spent 25 years at Inland Revenue — including roles as an investigator and Investigations Leader. That is a rare vantage point: he has seen how the IRD works from the inside, and his inside working knowledge of the department, combined with good relationships there, is what he describes as a massive benefit for Tributum clients.
Shane is upfront about the fact that tax can be daunting. He wants clients to feel comfortable and to trust collaborating with him, and the firm's stated values — approachable, integrity — shape how every engagement runs. The result, the firm says, is a safe pair of hands for your business and finances, which means quicker results, less stress and savings.
Tributum Tax's service list reads like a map of New Zealand's trickiest tax territory. GST advice, offered both pre and post filing, tackles what Shane calls one of the most misunderstood taxes in the country: it seems simple from the outset, but knowing when to apply certain rules can make a significant difference to outcomes, from how you set up your tax to resolving disputes. Income tax advice takes on what the firm describes as the single most complex tax law in New Zealand — an Act spanning thousands of pages — by reviewing previous years' GST and income returns through compliance reviews to confirm you are paying the correct tax and not more than you need to.
When money is tight, TTL's tax debt relief service steps in. In their experience, tax is the first thing overlooked when a business faces tough times, and most sole traders and small business owners they work with have had — or have — a tax debt with Inland Revenue. The team knows the people to contact, the processes to go through and how to speak to staff to get the best outcome, which alone saves clients time, frustration and money. Covid-19 tax relief advice extends that support, with government more willing than before to offer potential debt relief to businesses and individuals who are struggling.
Thinking ahead matters just as much. Tax planning and effectiveness advice is aimed at businesses in a startup phase as much as established ones, because New Zealand's tax laws are complex and once a position is taken it can be challenging to change — getting it right from the start, the firm notes, can pay dividends in the future. Investment and rental property tax advice is about not making costly or incorrect decisions: despite continual law changes, there are still smarter ways of structuring expenses, income and taxes. And when a dispute does arise, TTL offers specialist advice to individuals, businesses and other tax and accounting professionals on how best to handle it — as they put it, they have the inside knowhow.
Although based at 63 Frankmoore Avenue in Johnsonville, Tributum Tax works New Zealand wide. Clients can meet in person locally or connect online, so specialist help is available wherever you are in the country. Meetings are by appointment only, with the office open from 9am to 4pm — phone 021 967 750 or email shane@tributumtax.nz to book in a time with Shane to discuss your needs.
For anyone who finds the tax system intimidating — which, realistically, is most of us — that combination of insider experience and a genuinely approachable manner is the appeal. You are not lost in jargon or handed off down the line; you work with someone who understands both the law and how Inland Revenue actually operates. Let's get your taxation right, the firm says. With 25 years' worth of insider reasons behind it, that is a promise worth taking seriously.