PoliticsProving the wealthiest pay low tax rates is a good start – now comes the hard partOpinion: The richest 1 per cent own about a quarter of the country’s financial assets.27 Apr 03:21 AM
PoliticsPM Chris Hipkins rules out taxes to pay for $14b cyclone rebuildChris Hipkins confirms there are no new taxes in the Budget.27 Apr 12:43 AM
PoliticsRich-lister supports capital gains tax as new research opens fresh tax debateNew Zealand's ultra-rich pay tax at less than half the rate of the average person.26 Apr 10:12 PM
TaxTax specialists warn over intricacies of capital gains taxA broad capital gains tax may go some way to address the imbalances in the tax system.26 Apr 07:59 PM
New ZealandDome Valley drama, BPMe App users feel 'like criminals' & bleak tax report | Focus Morning Bulletin: 27 April, 2023 More than 100 motorists lodge damage claims after road seal peels off, a new report looks at how to fix our education crisis and app error sees drivers wrongly accused of failing to pay for petrol in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch26 Apr 05:44 PM
PoliticsParker hoses down tax speculation; Willis blames Covid response for unfair taxationParker confirmed discussions with colleagues on Labour’s election tax policy had begun.26 Apr 07:07 AM
EconomyWealth tax vs tax cuts for everyone: Which option is the best for NZ?Oxfam has ranked New Zealand 136th in the world on the fairness of its tax system.14 Oct 04:08 AM
New ZealandFocus: Wealth tax explainedPM Jacinda Ardern has faced a flurry of questioning on the likelihood of Labour introducing a wealth tax, so NZ Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann explains what this could mean for Kiwis. Video / Mark Mitchell / NZ HeraldWatch03 May 02:39 AM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 03 May, 2022 Wealth tax confusion, the pressure on our nurses during lockdown revealed and how much more women could earn from pay gap reporting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch02 May 07:37 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTim Hazledine: How to stop inflation nowOPINION: We've seen this scenario before and seen what to do - so why aren't we doing it?01 May 06:34 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxHamish Rutherford: Do the rich only get richer?IRD study is looking into how the rich get rich, but excludes some who have got poorer.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxLawyers slam 'intrusive' new Inland Revenue powerLaw Society wrote scathing letter to Attorney General about rushed tax law change.05 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Precedented times - life in 2021 just feels like one giant caveatThe underlying strength of the economy in the past 18 months offers some comfort.21 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxUS push for global tax rules could catch NZ film industryUS return to global tax talks is good news for NZ but could cause issues for film sector.06 Apr 05:46 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentOpinion: Labour tax changes - Broken promises and a socialist agendaEven the IRD argued against the changes.01 Apr 05:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Who'll feel the property pinch?Latest moves to help new buyers could cut house prices, boost rents — or a bit of both.31 Mar 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Shooting the property investors' sacred cowIt's better to limit runaway house prices now, before they do even more damage.25 Mar 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTaxing residential properties: Is it time to pull the lever?COMMENT: Trying to slow increase in house prices will involve suite of policy measures.04 Jan 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: The real house price problem is usProperty hysteria is here again, highlighting just how entrenched the issue is in NZ.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: Time for some real Government action on housingThe Finance Minister's to letter to the Reserve Bank may have overshadowed a bigger change26 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Don't vote for me - the policies that make me unelectableOpinion: I find experts generally more useful than populists in a tight situation.03 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentElection 2020: Economists pick the tough policies that NZ really needsIf politics were not an issue, what policies should NZ pursue? We asked economists.02 Oct 04:00 PM
TaxEverything you've ever wanted to know about taxes but were too afraid to askTax can be confusing – it seems to have its own special language. So let's clear that up.16 Sep 06:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: New top tax rate merely 'symbolic'Tax change doesn't deal with growing debt problem, ignores "elephant in the room".09 Sep 05:53 AM
TaxTax boomer's wealth: How NZ can close the generational gapThis decade, boomers will die en masse - policymakers can't ignore the opportunity.30 Jul 08:59 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Wealth tax will never happenEditorial: Green Party's wealth tax won't happen but we may still face higher taxes.23 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Taxing wealth isn't the answerFull credit to the Greens for putting up a tax policy - but it isn't the answer.02 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLetters: Council playing cat and mouse with pet ownersWe can most likely look forward to compulsory microchipping/registration of our cats.03 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Return of house price 'wealth effect' embarrassing for LabourBack to the future: Rising prices put Government back to where the last one left off.15 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsFrank Greenall: VR goggles for election MooTubeIt's great to be a Kiwi after the Tooth Fairy has waved her wand in the Year of Delivery.12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Who's really buying up NZ homesMore than a third of property in New Zealand owned by mum and dad landlords, data shows.05 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTop five columns of 2019: Audrey Young on the Christchurch mosque shootings and capital gains taxThe top five columns of 2019 by Herald political editor Audrey Young.31 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Why election 2020 is going to be uglyThe cannabis referendum is likely become more enmeshed in party politics than euthanasia.06 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTax crackdown coming for Airbnb ownersInland Revenue has called on international tax partners to share Airbnb data.30 Nov 04:00 PM