BusinessCovid scammer used his dead dad’s name to swindle relief moneyEx-wife and phantom companies used in man's bid to steal more than $100,000.06 May 12:54 AM
PremiumOpinionElliot Royce: The quiet tax setting shaping who owns New ZealandOPINION: Company tax settings risk hollowing out New Zealand's mid-market firms.04 May 11:00 PM
PremiumRetailOffice fit-out supplier in liquidation after 58 years in businessUFL Group, founded in 1968 by Raymond Reesby, was once Nova Interiors.27 Apr 02:00 AM
PremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyHigher GST and a CGT – Inland Revenue says taxes will need to rise15 Apr 02:00 AM
PremiumNew ZealandCourt asked to decide who owns failed bullion trader’s precious metal stock08 Apr 08:08 PM
PremiumNew ZealandAlleged debt of property-flipping network shoots past $30m amid financial records hunt30 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPoliticsGovt says thousands more eligible for temporary tax credits thanks to changes. Are you one of them?24 Mar 11:19 PM
PremiumNew ZealandBuilders, bankruptcies in crosshairs after family's six-year 'nightmare'23 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessTauranga man sentenced over $80k tax and Covid fraudVincent Reynolds deceived Inland Revenue over a period of 15 months.19 Mar 02:16 AM
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
PremiumPremiumTaxProposal to tax company loans to shareholders appears dead in the waterNZ First and Act oppose Inland Revenue proposal.10 Mar 04:49 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessKiwifruit 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
PremiumPremiumPropertyTeak directors tout $10m in claims as creditors push to oust liquidatorsThe directors also defended appointing PKF, raising questions about a move to get BDO in.10 Mar 03:16 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBarfoot & Thompson in $600k lawsuit after rising star agent's copy-paste signature 'mistake'OLA Homes says copy-pasted digital signatures cost it more than $600,000.09 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJeremy SuttonThe Ex-Files: How do I get my ex to provide financial support?OPINION: Courts may treat trust benefits and lavish spending as proof of his means.07 Mar 11:01 PM
BusinessIRD's top boss used in AI-generated scam, prompts warningInland Revenue urges Kiwis to be vigilant, especially around important tax periods.05 Mar 02:54 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Big mistake': Million-dollar sale collapses as rising star estate agent copy-pastes signatureA copy-pasted signature was among the errors that invalidated the contract.04 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessChildcare chain collapses after repeated licence breaches, leaving $1m tax debtRecords show seven Ministry of Education breaches across the three centres.03 Mar 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'He can still sell properties': Agent linked to $22m tax probe lands new rolePrakash is linked to property firms allegedly owing $28m, mostly to IRD.01 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandFarmer behind NZ's biggest GST fraud has $16m of assets confiscatedJohn Richard Bracken, then 54, was sent to prison in 2021 on 39 charges of tax fraud.25 Feb 11:11 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