PremiumPremiumTaxDebt or taxable income? Govt watering down look into the billions companies lend shareholdersNicola Willis details the Government's response to controversial Inland Revenue proposals.12 Mar 02:04 AM
PremiumTaxProposal to tax company loans to shareholders appears dead in the waterNZ First and Act oppose Inland Revenue proposal.10 Mar 04:49 PM
PremiumAgribusinessKiwifruit labour contractor in liquidation owing IRD $1.5mThe company, incorporated in 2019, had compliance issues and couldn't pay its staff.10 Mar 04:00 AM
PremiumPropertyTeak directors tout $10m in claims as creditors push to oust liquidators10 Mar 03:16 AM
PremiumNew ZealandBarfoot & Thompson in $600k lawsuit after rising star agent's copy-paste signature 'mistake'09 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumOpinionJeremy SuttonThe Ex-Files: How do I get my ex to provide financial support?07 Mar 11:01 PM
PremiumNew Zealand'Big mistake': Million-dollar sale collapses as rising star estate agent copy-pastes signature04 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumBusinessChildcare chain collapses after repeated licence breaches, leaving $1m tax debt03 Mar 08:00 PM
PremiumNew Zealand'He can still sell properties': Agent linked to $22m tax probe lands new role01 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFlipping king's real estate agency liquidated over IRD tax debtLiquidators are probing dozens of property flips and millions in unpaid tax.25 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeIRD quietly consults on bank tax tweaks – is a bigger tax grab in the works?The Herald obtains a copy of consultation Inland Revenue is doing with industry.19 Feb 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandProperty flippers chased for alleged $22m in debt quietly joined new real estate firmThe taxman wants to shut Hills Real Estate down, so staff went to work for a new company.15 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhere did the money go? Property traders left $28m in debt and just $38k in cashLiquidators following the money trail in the hope of recovering millions in unpaid tax.09 Feb 07:35 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJeremy SuttonThe Ex-Files: Are children's Kiwisaver accounts relationship property in a separation?OPINION: Any KiwiSaver balance built up before the partnership stays separate property.31 Jan 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'Conflict between directors' – $514,000 claims against agency in liquidationTrade creditors are owed $381,000. A $132,600 loan is outstanding. IRD wants $50 – PKF.25 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailYoyoso parent in receivership with $11.6m debts, repayments unlikelyReceivers say unsecured creditors are unlikely to receive any repayment.20 Jan 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAucklandBankrupted Akl developer 'millions in debt', blames housing market collapseThe developer was tipped into bankruptcy by Carters over a $225k building supplies debt. 05 Jan 10:00 PM
New ZealandMerchant urges IRD crackdown as firewood sales soar on Facebook'I counted 60 in Napier, Hastings and Central Hawke’s Bay on Marketplace in one day.'01 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesHigh-flying Auckland super yacht designer sentenced for tax evasionCharles Robinson will serve 11 months' home detention in a luxury $7 million house. 17 Dec 01:49 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyMovers got 67% of work from Arvida: liquidated after contract cancelledAfter Americans bought Arvida, which then cut costs, the movers lost their contract.12 Dec 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumTax'Even Muldoon would blush' – IRD proposes major company tax changeProperty companies could be most affected by the prospective move.07 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMary HolmMary Holm: We have $1m to invest – should we put it in KiwiSaver or give it to a wealth manager?OPINION: The rent-versus-buy call is often a lifestyle choice, not clear maths.05 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRetiree fears $26k gold bar lost as ex-councillor's firm collapsesShe is 'outraged' he has started two new companies with creditors still owed big money.03 Dec 07:08 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomy'Tsunami on way': Covid loan defaults near half a billion, pile pressure on small firmsExperts warn the rising defaults could fuel more company liquidations.03 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessBusiness wipeout: The 10 biggest liquidations in a brutal yearLiquidations hit 2278 in the year to October 31, the most since 2010.02 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe Fall of the House of Du Val: inside the saga behind the new podcast A deep dive into the raid, the investigations and the complex collapse of the Du Val group28 Nov 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMary HolmMary Holm: How to choose between paying off debt and investingOPINION: Your partner shouldn't be investing in cryptocurrency with his property deposit.21 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionMissing trucks, missing boss: Inside Maxconcrete’s $1m collapseThe director is proving hard to find after the driveway-concreting business went under.20 Nov 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompanies'Mindless arrogance': Tax cheat who blamed Covid for $1.4m fraud sentenced to home detentionA duped business partner threw $90k of his own money at the problem, to no avail.19 Nov 04:18 AM
PremiumPremiumRetail‘Simply a victim of the economy’: Plant-based firm Grater Goods in liquidationFounder Clare 'Flip' Grater says the company was a victim of the weak economy.13 Nov 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumTaxInland Revenue ups audits and liquidations as tax debt hits $9 billionHow are people falling foul of the law? An accountant shares his observations.12 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessIRD pursues 44 sushi companies run by Auckland businessmanCompanies provide sushi for 51 New World and Pak’nSave stores.10 Nov 11:18 PM