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IRD taking getting tougher on tax debt
Inland Revenue took a softer line with debt of all kinds through the Covid years, but now it's coming down hard on those who owe it money. One tax expert says there's a looming problem with GST in… Audio
Child support roulette
Child support arrears and penalties sit at nearly a billion dollars. That's comparatively good news, according to the tax department. Audio
How IRD will collect its missing millions
It you're actively avoiding your tax obligations, expect the spotlight of an auditor to shine brightly on your books Audio
How IRD will collect its missing millions
It you're actively avoiding your tax obligations, expect the spotlight of an auditor to shine brightly on your books
AudioMost MSD beneficiaries owe money to agencies meant to help them
Debt owed to government agencies by the country's poorest residents adds up to more than three billion dollars, and there's no easy solution Audio
Most MSD beneficiaries owe money to agencies meant to help them
Debt owed to government agencies by the country's poorest residents adds up to more than three billion dollars, and there's no easy solution
AudioPolitical analysis: IRD report on tax paid by ultra rich
New research conducted by Inland Revenue has found New Zealand's ultra-rich pay tax at less than half the rate of the average person.
National's leader Christopher Luxon says the solution is not a… Audio
CTU 'staggered' by tax figures
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is staggered by figures that show the country's richest families pay about half as much tax on their income as an average New Zealander.
The IRD investigation… Audio
IRD says high income earners may be trying to avoid new tax bracket
The tax department thinks some high income earners may be trying to avoid the new top tax bracket, with officials concerned that people are shifting money around to avoid paying.
Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
Keith Turner and Heather Simpson have turned up on the board of the national grid operator, Transpower. Pattrick delves into what that means. And the billion dollar government IT project you've never… Audio
What's up with Zoom, IRD's computer is off for Easter
Technology commentator Paul Matthews looks at some of the privacy and security issues that have hit Zoom as its popularity during the Covid-19 crisis soars. Inland Revenue is most of the way through a… Audio
IRD figures show more NZers are using Kiwisaver
Inland Revenue figures show that New Zealanders dipped into their Kiwisaver to the tune of $109 million with over 19,000 claims made to providers in 2019, well up on the year before. Audio
IRD's crypto-tax move won't make it legit currency - expert
The tax department's move to impose tax on wages paid in cryptocurrency, isn't expected to encourage other regulators to recognise Bitcoin. Audio
IRD botches BNZ data handling
As many as 45,000 Bank of New Zealand customers have been affected by a mistake in Inland Revenue's handling of information, which may land some of them with incorrect tax bills. Audio
F. Lee Bailey: still defending OJ Simpson 25 years after his murder trial
25 years on since a jury acquitted O.J Simpson of murdering his wife and her companion, his trial lawyer, F. Lee Bailey is incensed that there's cloud over his innocence. He explains why he's written… Audio
Eric Watson’s Cullen Group ordered to pay $112m to IRD
The High Court has confirmed high profile businessman Eric Watson's company Cullen Group must pay its $112 million bill to IRD after it set up an elaborate structure to avoid paying tax. Audio
Cullen Group owned by Eric Watson has been found liable
The Cullen Group owned by Eric Watson has been found liable for more than 110-million-dollars in tax liability and related earnings in the High Court in Auckland - the culmination of a long-running… Audio
Majority of employers still not ready for IRD filing changes
Inland Revenue has yet to sign up more than 70 percent of employers for its compulsory payday filing regime, only a month out from the deadline. Audio
Adams presses government on IRD bringing politics into tax research
National says the government needs to come clean on how much involvement it had in Inland Revenue asking New Zealanders about their political persuasions in a survey. Audio
SSC to probe IRD's use of political questions in tax survey
The Prime Minister says under no circumstances is it acceptable for government departments to include questions about New Zealanders' political persuasions in surveys.
