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Inland Revenue is proposing GST rules that zero-rate events like conferences and conventions, when they are supplied to non-resident businesses.

Inland Revenue is proposing a change that could make it easier for international businesspeople attending conferences in New Zealand to avoid GST.

It has released an issues paper covering a range of GST issues.

Alan Bullot, a GST specialist and partner at Deloitte, said one of the most notable changes proposed related to the GST treatment of conference costs.