Corporate Taxpayers Group
1. Business / Trading Name: Corporate Taxpayers Group (CTG)
2. Company Number: Not available; CTG operates as an unincorporated association.[1]
3. NZBN: Not applicable.
4. Entity Type: Unincorporated association of major New Zealand companies.
5. Business Classification: Advocacy and lobbying for corporate tax policy.
6. Industry Category: Tax policy and corporate advocacy.
7. Year Founded: Specific founding year not publicly disclosed; active since at least 2014.
8. Addresses:
• Mailing Address: c/o Deloitte, PO Box 1990, Wellington 6140
• Contact Person: Robyn Walker, Deloitte.
9. Website URL: CTG does not maintain a public website.
10. LinkedIn URL: None.
11. Company Hub NZ URL: Not applicable.
12. NZ Companies Office URL: Not applicable.
13. Social Media URLs: No official social media profiles.
14. Ultimate Holding Company: Not applicable; CTG is a collective of member companies.
15. Key Shareholders: Member companies pay an annual $17,000 fee.
16. Leadership:
John Payne(Chairperson)
Robyn Walker (Adviser / contact person), Deloitte
17. Staff:
Amella Fowler (Co-convenor)
Patrick McCalman
• 17a. Staff with current or previous government roles:
John Payne
Patrick McCalman
18. Past Employees:
Mike Shaw (was Deloitte’s primary advisor to CTG)
19. Clients:
1. Air New Zealand Limited
2. Airways Corporation of New Zealand
3. AMP Life Limited
4. ANZ Bank New Zealand
5. ASB Bank Limited
6. Bank of New Zealand
7. Contact Energy Limited
8. Chorus Limited
9. Downer New Zealand Limited
10. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
11. Fletcher Building Limited
12. Fonterra Cooperative Group Limited
13. General Electric
14. IAG New Zealand Limited
15. Infratil Limited
16. KiwiRail Limited
17. Lion Pty Limited
18. Meridian Energy
19. Methanex New Zealand Limited
20. New Zealand Post Limited
21. New Zealand Racing Board
22. New Zealand Steel Limited
23. Opus International Consultants Limited
24. Origin Energy New Zealand Limited
25. Powerco Limited
26. Rio Tinto Alcan (New Zealand) Limited
27. Shell (Petroleum Mining) Company Limited
28. SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited
29. Sky Network Television Limited
30. Telecom New Zealand Limited
31. The Todd Corporation Limited
32. TOWER Limited
33. Turners and Growers Limited
34. Vodafone New Zealand Limited
35. Westpac New Zealand Limited
36. ZESPRI International Limited
• 19a. Industries/sectors represented: Includes banking, agriculture, insurance, energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, transport, healthcare
20. Publicly Disclosed Engagements: CTG regularly submits to government consultations on tax policy.
21. Affiliations:
Deloitte
Inland Revenue (particularly David Carrigan)
Treasury
‘Tax policy veterans’ Robin Oliver (previously deputy commissioner of policy at IRD) and Mike Shaw.
Australian Corporate Tax Association (membership crossover)
22. Sponsorships / Collaborations: None found.
23. Events (held or organised by this organisation): Monthly lunch in Deloitte’s Wellington and Auckland offices.
24. Political Donations: CTG, as an association, does not make political donations; individual member companies may do so independently.
25. Controversies:
Members are given the option of remaining anonymous and not appearing in the list of member companies in the groups communications and submissions. Four member companies have chosen to remain anonymous. This is not mentioned in the group’s submissions which appear to list all member companies.
Unnamed CTG members attended a meeting with the IRD held to create policy around the collection information from high wealth New Zealanders.
26. Other information of note: CTG is known for its influential role in shaping New Zealand’s tax policy through advocacy and submissions.
[1] https://www.mfat.govt.nz/assets/Trade-agreements/UK-NZ-FTA/Corporate-Taxpayers-Group.pdf#:~:text=About%20the%20Corporate%20Taxpayers%20Group,degree%2C%20on%20international%20trade%20and%2For
[2] https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/the-17000-club-bargain-lobbying-fee-or-good-corporate-citizenship#:~:text=Every%20month%20in%20Deloitte’s%20offices,also%20four%20firms%20in%20the
[3] https://thespinoff.co.nz/authors/john-payne
[4] https://www.linkedin.com/in/robyn-walker-48980b25/details/experience/
[5] https://www.linkedin.com/in/amella-fowler-9568944b/?originalSubdomain=nz
[6] https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-shaw-20821794/?originalSubdomain=nz
[7] https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/the-17000-club-bargain-lobbying-fee-or-good-corporate-citizenship#:~:text=Every%20month%20in%20Deloitte’s%20offices,also%20four%20firms%20in%20the
[8] https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/the-17000-club-bargain-lobbying-fee-or-good-corporate-citizenship#:~:text=Every%20month%20in%20Deloitte’s%20offices,also%20four%20firms%20in%20the
[9] https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/the-17000-club-bargain-lobbying-fee-or-good-corporate-citizenship#:~:text=Every%20month%20in%20Deloitte’s%20offices,also%20four%20firms%20in%20the
[10] https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/markets/the-17000-club-bargain-lobbying-fee-or-good-corporate-citizenship#:~:text=Every%20month%20in%20Deloitte’s%20offices,also%20four%20firms%20in%20the
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