Recent research carried out by Victoria University and Inland Revenue (IR) underlines the importance of making tax processes easier and simpler, particularly for the self-employed and small business sector, says...

Revenue Minister Stuart Nash is encouraging feedback on a proposal to change the rules around ring-fencing losses on residential properties.

Legislation designed to simplify interactions with the tax system has passed its third reading in Parliament and now awaits Royal Assent.

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.

A team of five practising accountants is working at Inland Revenue to provide crucial advice on the design of its online services.

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.

New Zealanders have a week left to submit their ideas on the future of tax.

Cryptocurrencies are treated like property for tax purposes in new Inland Revenue guidance published today.

A national conversation is well underway on the future of tax and the Tax Working Group remains open minded about where it will lead.Taxes on wealth, capital gains and unhealthy...

Legislation just introduced to Parliament will prevent multinationals from avoiding tax by shifting profits out of New Zealand, Revenue Minister Stuart Nash said today.

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.

Revenue Minister Judith Collins has welcomed a second round of negotiations between China and New Zealand tax officials aimed at updating the current double tax agreement signed between the two...

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.

The husband-and-wife owners of several South Auckland logging companies have been given jail and home detention sentences respectively for failing to pass on more than $225,000 in employee tax deductions.

Two tradesmen have been given prison sentences this month for each evading nearly $1 million in tax.