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Inland Revenue delay left alleged kidnapping unreported for 18 months – media

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Inland Revenue failed to pass on an alleged violent kidnapping complaint from a whistleblower who threatened to expose a multimillion-dollar kiwifruit tax fraud, leaving...

Thousands hit by IRD tax error

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More than 4,000 New Zealanders may have paid incorrect tax after Inland Revenue admitted a fault in its myIR system that caused imputation credits...

Tax shortfall pushes government accounts deeper into deficit

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New Zealand’s government finances slipped further into the red over the first four months of the financial year, with Treasury reporting a $4.9 billion...

Inland Revenue’s bank deductions spark complaints over heavy-handed debt recovery

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Inland Revenue’s intensified debt recovery campaign has prompted complaints from taxpayers after deductions were made directly from their bank accounts without warning. Since mid-June, the...

Inland Revenue steps up bank deductions as tax debt tops $9.3b

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Thousands of New Zealanders have had funds taken directly from their bank accounts as Inland Revenue intensifies efforts to recover unpaid taxes. Since mid-June, the...

Pukekohe woman sentenced to home detention for $1.5m tax evasion

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Pukekohe woman Haitelenisia Kaumavae has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention after evading nearly $1.5 million in GST, PAYE, and income tax through...

Government seeks public input on taxation of charities and not-for-profits

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The government has opened a consultation on the taxation of charities and not-for-profits, inviting public feedback on proposed changes aimed at improving fairness, reducing...

IRD adjusts interest rates amid rising tax debts and economic strain

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Inland Revenue has announced changes to interest rates applied to tax overpayments and underpayments, effective January 16. The interest paid to taxpayers who overpay will...

IRD stops sharing taxpayer data with social media platforms amid privacy concerns

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The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has ended its practice of sharing taxpayer data with social media platforms for "targeted advertising", following backlash from over...

Businesswoman jailed for $1.6m tax fraud

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Melanie Jill Tatana, director of Asia Pacific Group Limited, has been sentenced to three years in prison for one of the most severe tax...

COVID tax fraud ends in home detention

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An Auckland woman who tried to get nearly $60,000 in COVID relief money was sentenced to 11 months home detention when she appeared for...

Kiwis hit by surprise tax bills, parental leave recipients among hardest hit

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Many New Zealanders, especially those on parental leave, are facing unexpected tax bills amounting to thousands of dollars due to automated income tax assessments...