2012 media releases
| Date | Title and description |
|---|---|
| 3 May 2012 | Illegal Working for Families Tax Credits claims results in home detention |
| A Manukau woman has been sentenced to seven months home detention and ordered to repay just over $68,000 in reparations for filing false Working for Families Tax Credits, donation tax credits, and Paid Parental Leave claims to which she was not entitled. | |
| 27 April 2012 | Community service after false GST claims |
| A Whakatane man has been sentenced to 300 hours community service along with 9 months supervision for fraudulently obtaining GST refunds from Inland Revenue. | |
| 4 April 2012 | Inland Revenue releases industry benchmarks |
| Inland Revenue has released its first group of benchmarks for 16 industries, including cafes, restaurants, electrical services, painting and decorating, taverns and bars. | |
| 28 March 2012 | Student loan, KiwiSaver and Working for Families changes |
| A number of changes take effect from 1 April 2012 for student loan borrowers, KiwiSaver members and people receiving Working for Families Tax Credits. | |
| 23 March 2012 | Property developer sentenced to home detention for tax evasion |
| A Palmerston North-based property developer was sentenced to nine months home detention, 250 hours community service and ordered to pay $10,000 in reparations for GST and income tax offences in the Wellington District Court today. | |
| 16 March 2012 | Repayment deadline for student loan borrowers overseas |
| Inland Revenue is reminding overseas based student loan borrowers that their repayment may be due 31 March 2012. This does not apply to those on repayment holidays | |
| 23 February 2012 | Home detention and reparations for tax evasion |
| A North Shore company director was sentenced to 350 hours of community service and ordered to pay $50,000 reparation for failing to account for PAYE in the North Shore District Court yesterday. | |
| 17 February 2012 | Prison for tax fraud and evasion |
| A taxi driver (and salesperson) has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court to two years in prison for tax fraud and evasion under the Tax Administration Act 1994. | |
| 13 February 2012 | Inland Revenue clarifies Hanover debt-for-equity swaps |
| Inland Revenue has clarified that some investors are able to deduct losses incurred from selling shares which they acquired as part of the Hanover Finance and United Finance/Allied Farmers debt-for-equity swap in December 2009. | |
| 2 February 2012 | Blenheim man sentenced to home detention for tax offences |
| A Blenheim agricultural contractor has been sentenced to four months home detention and 200 hours community service for failure to account for PAYE tax deductions amounting to over $541,000. | |
| 31 January 2012 | Community detention for dishonesty and fraud |
| A company director was sentenced to six months community detention and a seven day night time curfew in the Hamilton District Court today after he used false documents in an effort to claim GST refunds from Inland Revenue. | |
| 18 January 2012 | A year in prison for tax evasion |
| An agricultural contractor has been sentenced in the Tauranga District Court yesterday to twelve months in prison for tax evasion under the Tax Administration Act 1994. | |
| 16 January 2012 | February tax payment reminder |
| Inland Revenue is reminding customers that end-of-year tax payments are due 7 February 2012 unless they have an extension of time through a tax agent. |
Date published: 16 Jan 2012
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