Latest from Inland Revenue Department

Final-year students can claim up to $12k in fees – but is it money well spent?

Eligible first-time students can claim up to $12,000 once they finish study.

‘Whereabouts unknown’: Liquidators chase director over $9m shortfall

Liquidation of Obelisk Industrial triggers legal action against hard-to-find director.

Liquidations hit 15-year high as 2025 proves worst year since GFC

Construction, hospitality, retail and transport firms take biggest knock.

Bankrupted Akl developer 'millions in debt', blames housing market collapse

The developer was tipped into bankruptcy by Carters over a $225k building supplies debt.

Merchant 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.'

Hansells Masterton still owes $6.9m after sale to Hart family company

Total liabilities have fallen from $10.8m at its receivership in April.

High-flying Auckland super yacht designer sentenced for tax evasion

Charles Robinson will serve 11 months' home detention in a luxury $7 million house.

Borrowers get refunds in $15m student loan error

More than 150,000 student loan borrowers were affected by the error.

7000 pensioners overcharged in another Inland Revenue error

One pensioner was wrongly charged $301.68 on NZ Super that should be exempt.