Inland Revenue seeks feedback on guidance for school donation tax credits
08 March 2018
Schools and parents are being invited to submit feedback on draft guidance for the tax implications of donations and other payments made to schools.
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Tax changes dampen property speculation
15 February 2018
Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has confirmed the bright-line test on residential property sales will be extended from two years to five years in legislation currently making its way through Parliament.
Tax Working Group members announced
20 December 2017
Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash today announced the members being appointed to the Government’s Tax Working Group.
Towards a fairer tax system - Tax Working Group Terms of Reference announced
23 November 2017
Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash today announced the Terms of Reference for the Tax Working Group and that the Group will be chaired by Sir Michael Cullen.
Help for New Zealanders to clear child support debt
20 November 2017
Parents who are committed to paying their child support obligations, but are struggling with debt, may be able to get some of their penalty debt written off.
Charities’ funding allocation rules under consideration
01 November 2017
Feedback is being sought from the not-for-profit sector as Inland Revenue considers the rules over who can operate as a donee organisation in New Zealand.
Inland Revenue issues urgent email scam warning
25 August 2017
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...
Defaulting student loan borrowers stump up $5m
15 August 2017
Defaulting student loan borrowers in Australia have stumped up nearly $5 million in payments, thanks to new information received from tax authorities across the Tasman, Revenue Minister Judith Collins and...
Inland Revenue thanks customers for their patience over phone delays
08 August 2017
A large increase in the number of New Zealanders seeking tax refunds this year meant that almost 170,000 calls had to be turned away by Inland Revenue’s contact centre during June.
Beware during scam season
18 July 2017
Tax return season at Inland Revenue often coincides with scam season.