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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 >>
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 >>
Auckland accountant jailed for tax fraud
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 3:48 pm | Inland Revenue Department
A self-employed Auckland accountant has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison after receiving nearly $500,000 in tax refunds based on fraudulent claims. More >>
IRD reveals the numbers behind its huge technology transfer
Friday, 10 February 2017, 9:12 am | Inland Revenue Department
More than 17,300 customers have successfully used the new Inland Revenue GST system since it went live on Monday, with over 5,500 GST returns successfully processed and new GST registrations coming through also. More >>
Major improvements to GST to be introduced next week
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 3:24 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Improvements to how New Zealanders file and manage their GST will be introduced next week as part of Inland Revenue’s multi-million dollar programme to transform the tax system. More >>
Inland Revenue considers updating farmhouse expenses rules
Friday, 14 October 2016, 9:18 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is looking to bring tax accounting practice regarding farmhouse expenses into line with the law. More >>
Inland Revenue ramping up scrutiny of big business taxpayers
Friday, 30 September 2016, 1:04 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is increasing the number of large companies, including foreign-owned multinationals, that come under close scrutiny to make sure they are paying the right amount of tax. Since 2012, 600 New Zealand and foreign–owned groups have been under ... More >>
Restaurateur gets 3 years’ jail for tax evasion
Friday, 19 August 2016, 10:05 am | Inland Revenue Department
An Auckland restaurateur has been sentenced to three years and two months in jail after evading $787,996 in tax. More >>
Inland Revenue launches Changing For You campaign
Friday, 12 August 2016, 10:27 am | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue has launched an advertising campaign aimed at helping small businesses understand how possible changes to the tax system may affect them, and giving them the opportunity to have their say. More >>
Inland Revenue thrilled with response to eGST trial
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 11:41 am | Inland Revenue Department
Filling in tax returns could soon be a headache of the past for small business owners on the strength of a successful recent pilot. Inland Revenue has been working with two major accounting software providers to trial the filing of GST returns. A survey ... More >>
