Hamilton brothers sentenced after major tax evasion case
17 October 2019
Two Hamilton brothers have been sent to prison for significant tax and charities fraud.
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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
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.
Oamaru embraces AIM
19 September 2019
An Oamaru accountant is an enthusiastic advocate of Inland Revenue’s new provisional tax option, the Accounting Income Method (AIM).
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.
Prison sentence for not 'walking the walk'
17 September 2019
A Manawatu woman has been jailed for keeping her employees PAYE and ignoring her own tax advice.
Calling 'time' on cheques
10 September 2019
Inland Revenue and the Accident Compensation Corporation are calling ‘time’ on cheques.
Cryptocurrency tax guidance extended to cover employee share schemes
06 September 2019
Inland Revenue is extending its guidance on cryptocurrencies to cover their use in employee share schemes.
False GST and income tax claims lead to home detention
27 August 2019
A South Auckland woman was sentenced to 11 months home detention and ordered to repay more than $60,000 to Inland Revenue after falsely claiming GST and income tax refunds.
Mercury NZ v CIR - court case
26 August 2019
The recent court case between Inland Revenue and Mercury NZ Ltd is only the second time New Zealand courts have analysed the modern depreciation regime, introduced in 1993.