Tax rules on employer-provided travel

20 December 2019

Inland Revenue has issued an Operational Statement (OS 19/05) to clarify and simplify the tax rules around employer-provided travel to distant workplaces – for example, a person who works in...

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NZ joins global child support initiative

27 November 2019

Foreign-based parents who avoid their child support obligations in New Zealand are being targeted in a change that will make it easier for Inland Revenue to collect money owed.

Baker jailed for persistent and premeditated tax evasion

25 November 2019

Prosecutions

A Waikato baker has been sent to prison for nearly five years for persistent and premeditated multi-million-dollar tax evasion over six years.

Hamilton brothers sentenced after major tax evasion case

17 October 2019

Prosecutions

Two Hamilton brothers have been sent to prison for significant tax and charities fraud.

Tax evasion prison sentence a warning for hospitality sector

04 October 2019

Recent successful court action against the owners of more than 20 Thai takeaway restaurants should serve as a warning that Inland Revenue will track down and prosecute businesses deliberately hiding...

Five members of one family sentenced for tax evasion

02 October 2019

Prosecutions

Five members of one family have been sentenced to prison and home detention or ordered to pay reparations after a $2.3 million tax evasion case brought by Inland Revenue.

IR cases in the courts

18 September 2019

Working with customers to get their tax right is IR’s preferred approach. However, when all other avenues fail, we consider taking prosecution action.