New ZealandScam text messages referring to cost of living payment reported to Cert NZCert NZ says scammers often use current events to try to deceive people.01 Aug 04:54 AM
New ZealandPM Jacinda Ardern on TVNZ resignation and recruitmentPM comments on TVNZ situation27 Jul 11:06 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentTax trip-up: The implications of a working holiday business tripBusinesses warned to be careful about combining work and holidays.11 Jul 05:25 AM
New ZealandAct demands Covid response inquiry, would scrap Three Waters if in powerThe Act leader has released the party's first 100 days plan.10 Jul 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEconomyIRD hunts 170,000 bank accounts for $350 cost of living paymentThousands are at risk of missing out on the upcoming payment.23 Jun 05:30 AM
Investment'Heavy-handed': Application to put Propellor Property Investments into liquidationTax is at the heart of the move against the Christchurch-headquartered business.20 Jun 07:45 PM
New Zealand'Completely unsound': NZ's biggest-ever fraudster's appeal rejectedJohn Richard Bracken will stay in prison despite begging in tears to be let out.09 Jun 10:59 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxInland Revenue takes flak over surge in overdue taxesLevels of unpaid GST triple, and PAYE and KiwiSaver debts double, since 2017.20 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'We wonder why we work': Desperate family does not qualify for Govt helpChris Luxon: 'It's heartbreaking' hearing stories from people in the squeezed middle.07 May 03:00 AM
New ZealandIRD bungle leads to prisoner's special suppression orderThe prisoner is back in court on hefty fraud charges.05 May 11:11 PM
New ZealandNZ's biggest-ever tax fraudster appeals after $17.3 million conJohn Richard Bracken pleaded not to be sent back to prison.05 May 02:45 AM
PremiumPremiumTaxThe plight of landlords: Fewer buying homes, borrowing from banksLandlords lose tax breaks gradually, on a descending scale.12 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHigh-profile prisoner back in court on fraud chargesPhillip John Smith is accused of using documents to obtain a pecuniary advantage.07 Apr 12:00 AM
Small Business'High income earners likely trying to avoid new tax bracket'- IRDHigh earners are likely to declare nearly $3billion less in income after a new tax bracket06 Apr 08:59 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSophisticated scammers said IRD had money for womanScammer claimed IRD had a ballot to give away unclaimed money - and she was a winner.29 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesFears Inland Revenue laxity has primed 'tsunami' of business failuresIRD denies going soft as data reveals taxman drove 80% decline in court liquidations.25 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandInland Revenue breaches real estate agent's rights to a fair trialA real estate agent is off the tax hook after the High Court ruled IRD was at fault.25 Mar 02:39 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesInsolvencies slump, but so does IRD enforcementInsolvencies continue to plumb record lows. Given the conditions, how long can this last?18 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestment'Don't be caught like we were' - parents snared in tax trap after helping daughter'It never occurred to us we would be liable for tax' - father of family caught.01 Feb 04:32 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsTax grab: 44,000 people fall into top tax bracketSurprise as 44,000 extra people hit by Labour's new tax bracket.31 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxCompanies dodge $400m tax by paying owners $9.4b earningsShareholders avoided as much as $400m in tax by getting $9.4 billion in dividends in 2021.30 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandA thousand IRD staff to remain displaced for most of the yearA plan is in place to earthquake strengthen Wellington's largest single office building.11 Jan 03:15 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJarrod Gilbert: Will a cashless society drive down crime?Opinion: More than half of New Zealanders don't routinely carry cash anymore.09 Jan 05:00 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
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessInsolvency wave yet to hit as company liquidations remain lower than 2019Insolvency numbers are significantly lower than GFC but the worst is yet to come.09 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxLaw firms pitch to challenge IRD wealth projectWealthy Kiwis targeted by IRD project seek legal pitches for possible court fight.02 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBanned: Property developer barred from running a companyAuckland property developer banned from being a director over $860,000 earthworks bill.28 Oct 05:07 AM
BusinessGST extension for businesses as Inland Revenue shuts down for a weekInland Revenue will finish the final stage of its upgrade during the shutdown.20 Oct 04:18 AM
Small BusinessDraft resurgence payment applications to be wiped ahead of criteria changeThe criteria changes from six months in operation to one month on Thursday.08 Sep 05:27 AM
PremiumPremiumTaxNew insolvency regime: Costs concern if liquidations surgeSome insiders concerned 'low quality practitioners' now have a veneer of respectability.31 Aug 05:00 PM
TaxAccountants call for permanent legislative fix to work from home tax extensionLockdown shows permanent working from home tax policy needed, say chartered accountants.29 Aug 11:45 PM
New ZealandInland Revenue's Wellington office deemed potentially quake-pronePotential problems have been identified with the concrete floor.12 Aug 01:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGovt comms spending increases 50% in four yearsCommunications outgoings are up to $89m from $57m.04 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesTrust busting: Is it the beginning of the end for hiding relationship property?Trusts used to hide relationship property are under attack and may be losing their power.30 Jul 05:00 PM