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BusinessMay 7

IRD website taxed; crashes

The crashing of the Inland Revenue Department website yesterday, the deadline for businesses to file GST returns, was a sign of worse to come, Labour revenue spokesman David Clark said.

BusinessApril 17

Enterprise could net award

Blame it on GST.

BusinessNovember 21

Case accents need for thorough GST claims

Serious cash-flow problems for small and medium-sized businesses through GST refunds being withheld by the IRD for extended periods have come under scrutiny.

BusinessNovember 15

Buying spree before GST rise

Retail figures released yesterday showed New Zealanders did go on a buying spree before GST increased to 15% on October 1.

BusinessOctober 14

GST `correctly' charged: expert

The confusion this week over how GST is charged by utility companies illustrates some of the complexities consequent of the rate change, Deloitte Dunedin tax partner Peter Truman says.

BusinessOctober 11

GST rise causes spike in spending

Consumers appeared to try to beat the rise in GST at the start of this month by bringing forward household purchases to September, the latest electronic card transactions show.

DunedinOctober 7

Goff says families going backwards

Most New Zealand families, already struggling to make ends meet, are going backwards not forwards, Labour leader Phil Goff says.

DunedinOctober 5

Mothers in business invited to join support network

Juggling GST returns and mountains of paperwork with sick children and a broken dishwasher, provide a unique set of challenges for Dunedin businesswomen.

DunedinOctober 4

GST rise motivates shoppers

Otago businesses were as busy as they looked on the eve of the GST increase.

DunedinOctober 3

GST restickering taxing work for store workers

The busy hands of the workers at Dunedin's Mitre 10 Mega suggested the new GST rate might be 15% better for manicurists.

DunedinOctober 1

Petition for GST off food

With 100 signatures collected in an hour yesterday, Alliance Party members were having a successful time petitioning for their latest cause in South Dunedin.

NationalOctober 1

Exemption policy heralds risks, hardball from Labour

Damned if he does; dog tucker if he doesn't. Phil Goff's promise to remove GST from fresh fruit and vegetables might be interpreted as a sign Labour has gone completely gaga.

QueenstownSeptember 30

Bars will hold prices

Most of Queenstown's bars, clubs and restaurants have opted to absorb the 2.5 % GST increase that came into effect at midnight last night - at least until breweries and produce suppliers respond to the increase.

EditorialSeptember 26

Taxing the facts

We can expect to be bombarded, at our expense, during the next few weeks by propaganda from the Government and the Opposition parties over the increase in goods and services tax, and income-tax cuts.

BusinessSeptember 26

Credit managers toughen up

Consumer debt continues to rise and some households are struggling to repay debt as businesses tighten up on their approval and collection processes.

BusinessSeptember 21

GST change could mean extra rises

Shoppers will already have noticed some retail outlets in Dunedin are dual-pricing products in readiness for the change in GST to 15% on October 1.

BusinessSeptember 20

Warning about GST increase

Confusion and complacency remains for some businesses around the fact GST rises to 15% in less than two weeks' time, and Dunedin taxation experts are warning business owners to be vigilant in how they prepare for the change on October 1.

BusinessSeptember 19

Sharp as tax: Taxing issues in wake of Canterbury earthquake

Here in Otago we only felt a (significant) tremor on September 4 at 4.38am, but in Canterbury they felt the full impact of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake, and the damage that it and the many aftershocks that followed have left behind has yet to be quantified.

DunedinSeptember 15

OUSA levies may rise

Students attending the University of Otago could be paying about 6.5% more to belong to their student association next year.

BusinessAugust 15

Proposed changes to GST rules on land sales

The week before last, the Government released the Taxation (GST and Remedial Matters) Bill, which seeks to bring into law some of the proposals outlined in the November 2009 discussion document entitled GST: Accounting for land and other high-value assets.

BusinessAugust 10

Changes to GST legislation

Increasing the GST rate in October will now be easier for businesses after the Government made changes for goods and services that straddle the October 1 change over date.

BusinessAugust 6

Dunne expecting to make GST change statements

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne is expecting to make further announcements on Monday regarding legislative changes to GST being introduced on October 1.

BusinessJune 25

Plenty for GST advisers

The GST advisory panel set up to consider issues, solve problems and help New Zealand businesses adapt for the rise in GST to 15% on October 1 has already been busy.

BusinessJune 25

GST check list

WHK tax consultant Jarod Chisholm has prepared some of the common issues that businesses will face as they prepare for the rise in GST on October 1.

BusinessJune 25

More than gist of GST now needed

Small and large businesses getting ready to change to the new rate of GST on October 1 are already raising issues with a panel of specialists appointed to consider issues and solve problems.