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16 March 2026

Nonpayment of PAYE a serious offence

Inland Revenue (IR) is warning employers that making deductions from an employee’s salary or wages, and not passing them on to IR, is a serious offence that can lead to prison time.

Business

12 July 2024
Inland Revenue funding used to support compliance
Inland Revenue (IR) has outlined how it will be using the $29 million allocated for compliance in this year’s Budget, targeting those people who - due to challenging circumstances or a deliberate decision - have not met their tax obligations.
 
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Individuals

13 May 2025
Overseas-based Student Loan borrowers' repayment increases

Inland Revenue has collected more than $207 million in repayments since July last year from student loan borrowers living overseas – a 43% increase on the same period the previous year.

05 November 2024
Inland Revenue stops using custom audience lists
Inland Revenue has announced it will stop the use of custom audience lists due to public concern.
12 July 2024
Inland Revenue funding used to support compliance
Inland Revenue (IR) has outlined how it will be using the $29 million allocated for compliance in this year’s Budget, targeting those people who - due to challenging circumstances or a deliberate decision - have not met their tax obligations.
 
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International Tax

20 April 2026
Crypto investors urged to get tax compliant
Inland Revenue (IR) is reminding investors of crypto-assets that they need to get tax compliant now, so they don’t end up with an expensive surprise down the line. 
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Prosecutions

16 April 2026
Community Detention for COVID fraud
An Auckland project manager was sentenced to community detention for COVID-related fraud.
15 April 2026
Fitness trainer sent to prison for tax fraud
A Tauranga health and fitness trainer was sentenced to more than three years imprisonment for fraud, including tax fraud. 
25 March 2026
Former tax agent sentenced to home detention

A now bankrupt former Wellington tax agent was sentenced to home detention when he appeared in court this week on four representative charges related to COVID support offending.

 
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