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IRD pursues 44 sushi companies run by Auckland businessman

Companies provide sushi for 51 New World and Pak’nSave stores.

Mark Lister: Labour’s targeted CGT could prove a politically smart move

OPINION: A poll earlier this year showed 43% backed some form of capital gains tax.

Capital gains complexity: How NZ compares globally, and what Labour should do

A new report says NZ has the most limited regime in the OECD for taxing capital gains.

Hobson Green rising

Housing estate built at Hobsonville, Auckland in 2021. Video posted to Facebook by surveying, architecture, design, structural engineering, & project management firm Hampton Jones

'Ignoring debt will only make things worse': IRD threatens overdue taxpayers

The IRD says it has already stepped up enforcement of payments this year.

$20m+ collapse: Six companies in liquidation, creditors named

It is too soon to say if any money will be available to pay debts.

Mary Holm: Renting out your bach? Beware the tax trap that could cost you dearly

OPINION: It sounds like a conversation with an accountant is needed before doing this.

Smiths City owes IRD over $1m as outlook for creditors appears bleak

Liquidators have given reasons for what went wrong at the century-old retailer.

Shielding the rich? Govt to axe info-gathering power that shed light on how much tax the rich pay

Axing the power will improve taxpayer privacy but weaken the quality of IRD policy advice.

Nation of Debt: 'I'm scared of opening IRD letters' – expat Kiwi on his ballooning student loan debt

Three-quarters of overseas borrowers are behind on repayments.

Fraudster used false identities to try to steal $220,000

Bank account details were doctored in Caitlin Briar Ashby's bid to steal.

Leaky St Lukes apartment for sale at huge discount – but there’s a catch

He served time with Grace Millane killer Jesse Kempson and jailed fraudster Aaron Drever.

Kiwi living in Australia for decades arrested at NZ border over unpaid $58k student debt

Her lawyer said such a move was 'very, very rare'.

Auckland estate agent gets into nearly $1m of tax debt while still bankrupt

David Greig has sold $850 million of property in a career spanning more than 30 years.

Dragonboat Restaurant goes into liquidation owing $1.4m

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown used the location for a March promotional video.

Swarbrick reckons Greens leading Opposition, only party offering tax ideas

'No politician and no political party is entitled to anything.'