No place to hide overseas income
19 November 2019
Inland Revenue says automatic exchange of information with other tax jurisdictions around the world is proving a potent tool in the fight against tax evasion.
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IR updates its compliance focus on Multinationals
08 November 2019
Inland Revenue says new measures to ensure large multinationals pay the right tax in New Zealand are working well and should mean an extra $200m in tax collected each year.
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.
Ensuring multinationals pay their fair share of tax
04 June 2019
New Zealand is pushing on with efforts to ensure multinational companies pay their fair share of tax, with the release of proposed options for a digital services tax (DST).
NZ-China economic ties strengthened
02 April 2019
Economic ties between New Zealand and China are being strengthened with the successful negotiation of a new taxation treaty.
Further steps to combat tax evasion
05 March 2019
Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has announced New Zealand is expanding its global ability to combat tax evasion by joining forces with authorities in 30 countries and jurisdictions.
Making sure multinationals pay their fair share
18 February 2019
New Zealand is to consult on the design of changes to tax rules which currently allow multinational companies in the digital services field to do business here without paying income tax.
Oxfam report on the tax affairs of multinational drug companies labelled misleading by Inland Revenue
18 September 2018
The Oxfam report claiming pharmaceutical companies in New Zealand are underpaying tax by some $21 million completely misrepresents the situation here, says Inland Revenue international strategy manager, John Nash.
Hong Kong double tax agreement updated
13 August 2018
Revenue Minister Stuart Nash says New Zealand’s ability to detect and prevent tax evasion is enhanced by an update to our double tax agreement with Hong Kong which is now...