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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 9]
Bogus Accountant Gets 4 Years for $1M in Tax Fraud & Theft
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Inland Revenue
A South Auckland “tax agent” without any accounting qualifications has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud and theft from his clients. More >>
Ditch the paper and file GST online
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 2:53 pm | Inland Revenue Department
People still filing their GST on paper are being encouraged to join the thousands of others who have taken the task online. More >>
Auckland Company Becomes First to Have Tax Debt Reported
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 11:21 am | New Zealand Inland Revenue
An Auckland company has become the first entity Inland Revenue has reported to credit agencies over the size of its tax debt. More >>
Cash jobs leave a trail - new IR campaign launching
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 11:19 am | Inland Revenue Department
Tradies are being reminded that every undeclared cash job leaves a trail in a hard-hitting campaign from Inland Revenue. More >>
Inland Revenue Media Statement
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 11:30 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue won’t be using information from psychometric assessments in current selection processes until a decision on their use by the Employment Court, says Chief People Office Mark Daldorf. More >>
Builder gets jail for evading more than $500,000 in tax
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 11:18 am | New Zealand Inland Revenue
26 September 2017 - A South Auckland builder who gambled away more than $560,000 at Sky City casino while paying no tax has been sent to prison for two years 10 months. Rajesh Sami, from Papateotoe, was sentenced in Papakura District Court yesterday ... More >>
IR completes investigation into leak allegation
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 10:08 am | Inland Revenue Department
Following information regarding Mr Winston Peters’ National Superannuation payments entering the public arena, Inland Revenue (IR) carried out an investigation to determine whether an IR staff member was the source of the information. The allegation that ... More >>
Tauranga woman jailed for elaborate tax fraud
Monday, 4 September 2017, 4:22 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A Tauranga woman who created an elaborate scheme to defraud taxpayers of nearly $3 million has been sentenced to prison for three years and seven months. More >>
Statement from Inland Revenue
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 10:14 am | Inland Revenue Department
The acting Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Cath Atkins, has confirmed that Inland Revenue is looking into an allegation that information pertaining to Winston Peters’ superannuation had been leaked from Inland Revenue. More >>
Trucker sentenced to 2 years in jail for not paying tax
Monday, 28 August 2017, 3:07 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A Hamilton trucking operator has been sentenced to two years in prison for failing to pay a single cent of tax for more than 10 years. More >>
Inland Revenue issues urgent email scam warning
Friday, 25 August 2017, 3:14 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue issues urgent email scam warning Inland Revenue is warning people about a particularly sophisticated email tax scam circulating today. We have had around 120 calls in the last 12 hours about this and we are keen to prevent people ... More >>
IRD Thanks Customers for Their Patience over Phone Delays
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 10:41 am | New Zealand Inland Revenue
8 August 2017 - A large increase in the number of New Zealanders seeking tax refunds this year meant that almost 170,000 calls had to be turned away by Inland Revenue’s contact centre during June. Patrick Crawford, Inland Revenue’s Group Manager Customer ... More >>
IR staff helping shape new department
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 2:57 pm | Inland Revenue Department
IR staff helping shape new department 19 July 2017 Inland Revenue staff throughout New Zealand were told today how their submissions on proposals to re-shape the department have influenced the final outcome. Feedback from the consultation has driven a number ... More >>
Inland Revenue Contact Centre and Office Closures Today
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 10:21 am | Inland Revenue Department
19 July 2017 - Inland Revenue is closing some services today so that all of its staff can hear about changes to the organisation. More >>
Retailer given home detention for hiding $1m in cash sales
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 12:04 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A Gisborne retailer who hid more than $1 million in cash sales from his accountant to avoid paying tax has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half months’ home detention. More >>
Auckland tax fraudster gets 32 months’ jail
Friday, 16 June 2017, 10:15 am | Inland Revenue Department
A company director whose labour hire business supplied workers for major Auckland transport projects has been sentenced to nearly three years’ jail for tax evasion. More >>
Inland Revenue begins consultation on new structure
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 4:05 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue’s transformation enters a new phase today with the opening of staff consultation on the implementation of a new structure for the department. More >>
Inland Revenue accepts mobile calls to all 0800 numbers
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 10:21 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue now accepts mobile phone calls to all of its 0800 numbers More >>
8 months’ home detention for not declaring income
Friday, 21 April 2017, 9:47 am | Inland Revenue Department
A Silverdale tradesman has been sentenced to eight months’ home detention for not declaring nearly $500,000 in payments for gibstopping jobs over a three-year period. More >>
Restaurant owner gets home detention for tax fraud
Friday, 7 April 2017, 10:22 am | Inland Revenue Department
An award-winning Hutt Valley restaurateur has been sentenced to 10 months’ home detention for pocketing cash sales, money laundering and filing false GST and income tax returns. More >>
