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Automatic tax system off to a smooth start
Friday, 24 May 2019, 11:28 am | Inland Revenue Department
The first two batches of automatic tax assessments have been successfully issued by Inland Revenue this week with over $80 million of refunds going out to taxpayers, along with just over $10 million of tax bills to pay. Further batches go out shortly ... More >>
First wave of automatic tax refunds to be released
Monday, 20 May 2019, 11:57 am | Inland Revenue Department
More than 2.5 million New Zealanders will receive their first ever automatic tax assessment over the next two months with the first batch going out today. More >>
More than two million logins to new tax system
Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 11:08 am | Inland Revenue Department
Customers have logged into the new myIR more than two million times since one of the largest data migrations undertaken by a New Zealand government agency. More >>
Prison for tax evasion to fund gambling debt
Thursday, 2 May 2019, 12:28 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A Christchurch businessman who lost just over $895,000 gambling has been sentenced to three years imprisonment after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges. More >>
Get ready for payday filing
Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 10:31 am | Inland Revenue Department
Payday filing is less than a week away from becoming mandatory so Inland Revenue is making sure all New Zealand employers are set up and ready to go from April 1. More >>
Inland Revenue preparing for unprecedented demand
Monday, 25 March 2019, 1:54 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is gearing up to take around 1.9 million calls between now and July – a 23 percent increase on the same period last year – as the modernisation of New Zealand’s tax system continues. More >>
High Court delivers decision on Cullen Group case
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 4:07 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has won a High Court case against Eric Watson’s Cullen Group over a nearly $52 million tax debt. More >>
Auckland accountant sentenced for evading more than $1M tax
Friday, 8 March 2019, 3:09 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Papakura accountant Glenn William Archibald made a career out of filing income tax returns for his clients, but for nearly a decade didn’t file any income tax returns or pay any tax himself. More >>
Simplified tax for short-stay housing providers proposed
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 9:12 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is seeking feedback on a proposal to simplify tax obligations for people who rent out their property as short-term accommodation. More >>
Always use IR Secure Channels to update bank details
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 9:24 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is advising customers to always use its secure online services to update bank details and avoid scammers who target Kiwi taxpayers. More >>
Payroll software providers signing up to offer payday filing
Friday, 11 January 2019, 10:05 am | Inland Revenue Department
The new payday filing system works best for employers with payroll software and Inland Revenue has been working closely with the providers to make sure they’re well placed to meet their clients’ needs when it becomes mandatory in April. More >>
Be prepared for refund scams
Friday, 21 December 2018, 10:28 am | Inland Revenue Department
Automatic tax refunds are coming in 2019 and already scammers are taking the opportunity to trick people into handing over bank account details. More >>
Payday filing made simple – talk with your software provider
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 2:08 pm | Inland Revenue Department
An Auckland small business owner is crediting his software provider for making payday filing simpler. More >>
Busy orchardist advises small businesses start payday filing
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 10:37 am | Inland Revenue Department
A Hawke’s Bay orchardist is advising fellow small businesses to be ahead of the game on payday filing. More >>
Inland Revenue walks the talk on payday filing
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 10:08 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has become the country’s first big employer to adopt payday filing ahead of it being mandatory on 1 April next year. More >>
The biggest tax changes in a generation
Monday, 5 November 2018, 10:29 am | Inland Revenue Department
Today Inland Revenue kicks off a major public information campaign to tell New Zealanders what the biggest changes to the tax system in a generation will mean for them. More >>
Tax evading tradie gets home detention
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 10:45 am | Inland Revenue Department
A plasterer and seller of health food supplements who aligned himself with anti-tax movements has been given home detention for tax evasion. More >>
Electronic payments the way of the future
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 10:17 am | Inland Revenue Department
The days of being able to pay your tax bill with a post-dated cheque are coming to an end as Inland Revenue moves with its customers, away from cheques towards electronic payments. More >>
Let’s bust the myth about robot tax investigators
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 12:52 pm | Inland Revenue Department
The use of automated algorithms is disrupting industries across the world and tax administration is certainly no exception. More >>
Auckland house painter sent to jail for tax evasion
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 4:22 pm | Inland Revenue Department
An Auckland house painter, Rangi Ngawai Kake, has been sent to prison for more than two years for evading half a million dollars in taxes. More >>
