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NationalOctober 16

$80m tax evaded, IRD says

Tax-dodging New Zealanders cheated the country out of at least $80 million tax on undeclared income last year - and Inland Revenue admits it will never know the full scale of the problem.
BusinessOctober 4

Spotlight on non-cash benefits

The pressure is on workers who try to hide their true income through non-cash benefits so they can receive increased entitlements such as Working for Families tax credits.
Spotlight on non-cash benefits
Spotlight on non-cash benefits
BusinessSeptember 18

Call for movement on double taxation

The Government must push harder to remove one of the largest barriers to New Zealand's economic growth, that of double taxation for domestic companies operating in Australia, WHK tax principal Scott Mason said yesterday.
Call for movement on double taxation
Call for movement on double taxation
DunedinMay 25

Practitioners cool on tax-reform tinkering

The Government's tax-reform tinkering contained in Budget 2012 has failed to impress tax practitioners, who claim the base broadening amounted to nothing more than the modernisation of outdated tax credit rules.
BusinessApril 19

Tax review targets carpark benefits

Employers will face some hard and expensive choices if the Inland Revenue Department follows through on its treatment of salary trade-offs, Polson Higgs tax partner Michael Turner says.
Tax review targets carpark benefits
Tax review targets carpark benefits
BusinessApril 15

Sharp As Tax: Property market liabilities complex

New Zealanders have always had a passion for investing in land.
BusinessMarch 6

Tax revenue again below forecast

Tax revenue has again fallen below Treasury forecasts, the latest figures released by Treasury show, but the figures are not all they seem.
NationalMarch 6

Treasury warns of deficit blowout

The Government's corporate tax take may miss forecasts for the rest of the financial year, leaving the Crown vulnerable to a bigger than expected annual deficit, Treasury says.
BusinessJanuary 27

Drop in tax take may start to bite

Falling tax revenue could start to hurt the Government's account in the present financial year as Finance Minister Bill English prepares his 2012 Budget.
BusinessDecember 4

Taxman takes slice of Christmas cheer

As the festive season draws closer, staff and client functions are on the agenda of many Otago businesses.
Taxman takes slice of Christmas cheer
Taxman takes slice of Christmas cheer
OpinionSeptember 25

Thinking outside the tax box

Not just income but wealth itself should be taxed, say Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott, writing for the Los Angeles Times.
Thinking outside the tax box
Thinking outside the tax box
BusinessSeptember 20

Taxes poised to be US campaign issue

United States President Barack Obama has taken an aggressive stance towards reducing soaring fiscal deficits, yesterday appearing to be prepared to take the Republicans front on over tax issues.
Taxes poised to be US campaign issue
Taxes poised to be US campaign issue
NationalJuly 21

CGT costs 'no higher than for income tax'

Labour's controversial proposal to introduce a capital gains tax - estimated to reap $26 billion over 15 years, principally from property sales - does not include any details of the crucial administrative costs involved.
CGT costs 'no higher than for income tax'
CGT costs 'no higher than for income tax'
BusinessJuly 15

CGT means 'significant changes to tax regimes'

Labour's proposed capital gains tax - labelled a populist "envy tax" - appears built on a mountain of complexities that could lead to the need to overhaul several aspects of the present tax regime.
BusinessJuly 14

Labour's capital gains tax a gamble

Labour has several hooks to overcome in its bid to boost the government's tax take by more than $25 billion.
Labour's capital gains tax a gamble
Labour's capital gains tax a gamble
BusinessMay 1

Tax Freedom Day spells bad news

New Zealanders have little reason to celebrate "Tax Freedom Day" tomorrow if they compare things across the Tasman or over in the United States.
BusinessMarch 6

Taxing implications from quake

Earthquake-affected businesses in Christchurch are being urged to ensure they make the correct tax decisions to avoid facing more problems than just the devastation with which they are dealing.
Taxing implications from quake
Taxing implications from quake
EntertainmentDecember 1

Snipes ordered to prison over taxes

Actor Wesley Snipes has been ordered to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week to start his three-year sentence for failing to pay taxes.
BusinessOctober 10

Government looking at PAYE final tax

The Government is considering making PAYE a final tax, removing the need or ability of taxpayers to deal with the Inland Revenue Department, Deloitte Dunedin tax partner Peter Truman says.
Government looking at PAYE final tax
Government looking at PAYE final tax
BusinessSeptember 28

Little tax cut investment expected

Dunedin sharebrokers are not holding their breath in anticipation of being flooded with calls from people with money to invest after the Government's tax changes come into force on Friday.
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.
North OtagoSeptember 20

Changes distort results

Tax changes in the Government's May Budget have had an impact on the Waitaki District Council-owned Whitestone Contracting Ltd, turning what would have been a surplus into an after-tax deficit.
NationalSeptember 20

Imbalance seen in road-user tax

Controversial road-user charges tax the productive sector to subsidise consumption, Road Transport Forum chief executive Ken Shirley said.
Imbalance seen in road-user tax
Imbalance seen in road-user tax
NationalJuly 23

Taxman looking at rugby cup rental

Homeowners planning to make a quick buck renting their houses during the Rugby World Cup need to be careful - the taxman is watching you.
BusinessJuly 9

Gift duty comes with a cost

Gift duty comes with a cost
Gift duty comes with a cost