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Auckland restaurateur jailed for tax evasion
An Auckland restaurateur has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for evading $787,996 in tax.
IRD chasing employers failing to pay into KiwiSaver
Inland Revenue is chasing employers for unpaid KiwiSaver contributions worth tens of millions of dollars.
Home detention for tax evader
A management consultant who failed to pay almost $250,000 in GST and income tax has been sentenced to six months' home detention.
Student loan arrests too harsh, govt told
Student groups want the government to stop using what they call draconian techniques to get people to repay their student loans.
Law helps IRD chase student loan defaulters in Australia
Tens of millions of dollars could be clawed back from student loan defaulters living in Australia under a new information-sharing law.
IRD making most of new laws for overseas property buyers
The Inland Revenue Department says it is making the most of new laws requiring overseas buyers of New Zealand property to have a tax number. Audio
Business tax proposals get thumbs up
Business and tax experts are welcoming what is being described as the biggest shake-up to small business tax issues in 20 years. Audio
Taxing foreign trust income could end industry - IRD
If New Zealand followed the norm and taxed the overseas income of foreign trusts then that might result in the end of the industry, Inland Revenue says. Audio
Inland Revenue says gains on gold are taxable
The Inland Revenue department says capital gains made on the sale of gold and silver bullion are taxable. Audio
IRD sees red over tradies' black economy
Some tradespeople are being paid cash for jobs worth more than $20,000, a new survey on the tradies' black economy for IRD suggests. Audio
IRD crackdown on tradies
A survey on the black economy's found a significant number of tradies reporting under the table cash jobs, including many in the tens of thousands. Alarmingly the IRD survey said many tradies reported… Audio
Man arrested for student loan repayment default
The first person to be arrested for non-payment of a student loan has taken place at Auckland airport. Tax expert Kristina Andersen discusses the student loans system. Audio
Kiwis overseas $840m behind on student loans
New Zealanders living overseas owe $840 million in overdue student loan repayments, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) says.
Taranaki couple jailed for $1million plus tax fraud
A Taranaki business couple behind a million dollar tax fraud have been jailed but IRD doesn't fancy its chances of recovering the money. Audio
Changes to GST on business services on the cards
The IRD has released a discussion paper about possible changes to the way GST is applied to some business services.
IRD releases discussion paper on changes to goods, services tax
A discussion paper about possible changes to the way the goods and services tax is applied to some business services and to change the way the tax operates in practice has just been released by Inland… Audio
IRD considers student loan default arrests
Inland Revenue is threatening to arrest 20 overseas student loan borrowers who continue to default on their repayments.
IRD woo-hoos increase
New Zealanders have been refunded $50million in tax. Why has the IRD made it a mission to return your money? Audio
IRD picks US company to rebuild its IT systems
Inland Revenue has chosen an American company to provide the software for the upgrade of its aging information technology system. Audio
Husband and wife sentenced for cheating the tax system
A husband and wife have been sentenced to eight months' home detention for not declaring more than a million in cash sales at their Auckland restaurant. Audio
