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Fraudulent GST claims leads to jail for company director
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 3:29 pm | Inland Revenue Department
An Auckland-based company director has been sentenced to prison for six months in the Auckland District Court today after he was earlier found guilty on two charges of aiding and abetting two companies claim tax refunds to which they were not entitled. More >>
Serial tax cheat gets home detention, community work
Monday, 2 September 2013, 4:11 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Serial tax cheat gets home detention, community work MEDIA RELEASE 2 September 2013 Serial tax cheat gets home detention, community work The sentencing of a former restaurant and supermarket owner on a total of 87 charges in the Wellington District Court today ... More >>
Complex tax evasion case sounds a warning to tax cheats
Friday, 30 August 2013, 11:28 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has welcomed the sentences handed to two men in the Wellington High Court today for their involvement in complicated and carefully planned tax evasion schemes. More >>
Inland Revenue takes next step in transformation programme
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 2:22 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is set to begin the procurement process for the design of its transformation, with the launch today of a Market Brief which explains the scale and scope of the programme. More >>
Inland Revenue warns customers to ignore fraudulent faxes
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 11:24 am | Inland Revenue Department
30 July 2013 Inland Revenue warns customers to ignore fraudulent faxes Inland Revenue is warning customers to be alert for fraudulent faxes claiming to be from the department which could result in the theft of confidential information. “The scheme involves ... More >>
Child support laws are changing
Monday, 29 July 2013, 2:04 pm | Inland Revenue Department
From 1 April 2014, a new child support law may mean the amount of child support parents pay or receive could change. Programme Director, Geoffrey Frost, said that the reforms include a comprehensive new formula for calculating child support assessments based ... More >>
Inland Revenue welcomes court decision in tax evasion case
Friday, 26 July 2013, 3:03 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has welcomed the conviction of three businessmen in the Wellington High Court today involved in complicated and determined tax evasion schemes. More >>
Working to help customers during a busy time of year
Friday, 26 July 2013, 1:13 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has acknowledged that increased demand on its contact centres so far this year has meant that people are experiencing delays when contacting the department by phone, or are not always able to get through on very busy days. More >>
Perjury and false tax returns leads to community service
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 4:46 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A Tauranga-based accountant has been sentenced to 10 months home detention and 150 hours of community service on charges of tax evasion and a further six months home detention to be served concurrently for perjury. More >>
New Anti-Money Laundering Regulations welcomed by IRD
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 1:32 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has welcomed the new anti-money laundering regulations which came into effect this week. Manager of International Revenue Strategy, John Nash, said that tax evasion is a predicate offence to money laundering and the regulations will ... More >>
IRD releases tax avoidance Interpretation Statement
Monday, 1 July 2013, 11:16 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has issued its Interpretation Statement about tax avoidance following the public consultation period which opened in December 2011. More >>
Inland Revenue Statement - MediaWorks
Monday, 17 June 2013, 3:33 pm | Inland Revenue Department
In regard to today's announcement of the receivership of MediaWorks, Inland Revenue is unable to comment on individual customers due to taxpayers confidentiality. However, we will generally look at these type of matters closely. More >>
Working to help customers during a busy time of year
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 10:02 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has acknowledged that increased demand on its contact centres so far this year has meant that people are experiencing delays when contacting the department by phone, or are not always able to get through on very busy days. More >>
Tax advisor sentenced to home detention
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:01 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A Tauranga man working for a tax agent who was earlier found guilty of tax evasion has received a sentence of 6 months home detention and 150 hours community service. More >>
Tax Evasion results in community service
Friday, 17 May 2013, 4:20 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A Hamilton man has been sentenced to 280 hours community service after admitting a charge of tax evasion. More >>
Inland Revenue welcomes sharing of tax haven information
Friday, 10 May 2013, 3:27 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has welcomed the decision by the tax authorities in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia to share data on those involved with international tax havens. More >>
Issues paper on GST and bodies corporate released
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 1:45 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is releasing an issues paper discussing the GST treatment of bodies corporate registered under the Unit Titles Act 1972 or the Unit Titles Act 2010. Chief Tax Counsel, Martin Smith, said that there has been some uncertainty about ... More >>
Draft statement seeks public comment on search powers
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 12:37 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has issued a draft Operational Statement providing taxpayers and advisers with information on how the Commissioner’s search powers may be applied. More >>
Raising customer awareness at Canterbury Rebuild Expo
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:32 am | Inland Revenue Department
This year’s Canterbury Rebuild and Recovery Expo will provide a great opportunity for Cantabrians to talk directly to Inland Revenue, and ask questions, about tax issues that may affect them. More >>
Inland Revenue Has Resumed External Email Service
Monday, 22 April 2013, 9:39 am | Inland Revenue Department
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Mike Hewetson, said that over 22,000 emails that were held at the external email server over the weekend are now being cleared. More >>
