Payday filing – Inland Revenue prefers education over penalties
16 August 2019
Inland Revenue (IR) would like businesses not already filing their payroll information every payday, to seek the help they may need before IR calls them.
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IR consulting on 'Bring Your Own Device' tax guidelines
13 August 2019
Inland Revenue has prepared guidelines which clarify tax rules when employees use their own telecommunications tools and devices for work purposes.
Work programme confirms economic and social focus
08 August 2019
The Government’s updated tax policy work programme continues the focus on productivity, growth and wellbeing outlined in Budget 2019, Revenue Minister Stuart Nash announced today.
Swiss tax agreement tightens net
08 August 2019
Opportunities to dodge tax are shrinking with the completion of a new tax agreement with Switzerland, Revenue Minister Stuart Nash announced today.
Tax refund season ends near $600 million
30 July 2019
Almost $600 million has been paid into taxpayers’ bank accounts in the past two months, after the first season of automatic tax assessments.
IR consulting on taxing employer-provided travel
26 July 2019
Inland Revenue has put out proposals for consultation to clarify and simplify the tax rules around employer-provided travel to distant workplaces - for example, a person who works in Wellington...
Warning about a new convincing e-mail scam
22 July 2019
Inland Revenue is warning customers to be on guard against a new and convincing e-mail scam that surfaced over the weekend.
False tax refund claims send man to prison
19 July 2019
A former commercial diver has been sentenced to 3 years in prison after falsely claiming more than a million dollars in GST refunds.
KiwiSaver tax rates addressed in law change
02 July 2019
Inland Revenue will gain greater powers to alert savings providers if a KiwiSaver investor is on the wrong tax rate, under new legislation introduced to Parliament.
Fairer tax measures pass into law
28 June 2019
Reforms to tax rules designed to ensure greater fairness in child support, retail trade, and residential investment have now passed into law.