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Inland Revenue
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Inland Revenue plays a critical role in improving the economic and social wellbeing of New Zealanders. Inland Revenue collects 80% of the Crown's revenue as well as collecting and disbursing social support programme payments and providing the government with policy advice.
Inland Revenue - Latest News [Page 8]
Leniency to be applied on GST late filing penalties
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 12:30 pm | Inland Revenue Department
“Problems with Inland Revenue’s GST processing system over the past couple of weeks have been largely resolved. More >>
GST system problem identified
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 11:07 am | Inland Revenue Department
Problems with Inland Revenue’s GST processing system, we now believe are resolved, were tracked down to a network load rebalancer at IR’s telecommunications provider. More >>
IRD: shifting your business to accounting software
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 12:19 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue’s Richard Owen: shifting your business to accounting software may be easier than you think More >>
Choose the provisional tax option that’s right for you
Monday, 21 May 2018, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Inland Revenue
Following the introduction of the new accounting income method (AIM) there are now four options for managing provisional tax, so small businesses can use the one best suited to their particular needs. More >>
Business owners who keep good books sleep easy
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 11:15 am | New Zealand Inland Revenue
Keeping good business records can lead to a good night’s sleep is the main message in Inland Revenue’s latest campaign targeting the hospitality industry. More >>
Tax evading Hamilton tradie gets nine months’ home detention
Monday, 7 May 2018, 2:42 pm | Inland Revenue Department
An anonymous tip-off has led to a Hamilton tradesman being sentenced to nine months’ home detention for not paying nearly $240,000 in tax. More >>
New Zealand scores highly in OECD tax transparency review
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Inland Revenue
New Zealand has received the top rating in an international review of tax transparency and exchange of information standards. More >>
Builder jailed for pocketing $1.5m of employees’ tax
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Inland Revenue
A businessman involved in the Canterbury rebuild has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail for not paying $1,517,293 of his employee’s tax deductions to Inland Revenue. More >>
Brief IR shutdown for major system upgrades
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 10:48 am | New Zealand Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue’s customer services will be unavailable for just over four days this week as it rolls out the next stage of its programme to transform the tax system. More >>
Cryptocurrency investors reminded of their tax obligations
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 11:31 am | New Zealand Inland Revenue
Cryptocurrencies are treated like property for tax purposes in new Inland Revenue guidance published today. More >>
IRD: Some share sales may constitute dividend avoidance
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 1:54 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has issued a Revenue Alert, RA 18/01, advising that some share sales to related entities may be considered tax avoidance in the form of dividend stripping. More >>
IRD seeks feedback on guidance for donation tax credits
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 10:55 am | New Zealand Inland Revenue
Schools and parents are being invited to submit feedback on draft guidance for the tax implications of donations and other payments made to schools. More >>
IR takes AIM at provisional tax
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 1:08 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is urging businesses with annual turnover under $5 million to talk with their accounting software provider or tax agent about a new option that allows them to pay provisional tax only when they are making a profit. More >>
Tradies get jail time for hiding income
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Inland Revenue
Two tradesmen have been given prison sentences this month for each evading nearly $1 million in tax. More >>
250 seminars nation-wide preview latest myIR upgrade
Monday, 12 February 2018, 12:10 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Tax agents and business people around the country are snapping up opportunities to learn about improvements to Inland Revenue’s online services. More >>
If you reckon cash jobs don’t leave a trail, think again
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 2:25 pm | Inland Revenue Department
The main message in the latest marketing campaign to target tax crime in the building sector has raised a few eyebrows. More >>
Statement on Paradise Papers
Monday, 6 November 2017, 11:40 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is aware of the release of papers related to the Bermudan law firm Appleby and is working closely with relevant agencies and our international treaty partners. More >>
Businessman gets 25 months' jail for failing to pay PAYE
Friday, 3 November 2017, 3:32 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Christchurch businessman gets 25 months' jail for failing to pay PAYE POSTED 03 NOVEMBER 2017 More >>
Construction Boss Gets 14 Months’ Jail for Tax Evasion
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 9:59 am | Inland Revenue Department
A Christchurch company director has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for misappropriating nearly $370,000 in tax deductions from his employees’ wages. More >>
Charities’ Funding Allocation Rules under Consideration
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 9:46 am | Inland Revenue Department
Feedback is being sought from the not-for-profit sector as Inland Revenue considers the rules over who can operate as a donee organisation in New Zealand. More >>
