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Spared prison for the sake of her childrenAn Auckland woman has been spared imprisonment because of the special needs of her children, but her husband was sentenced to 26 months behind bars for 9 years of tax offending.
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COVID fraud sentencingAn Auckland man was sentenced to six months community detention for fraud involving a COVID-19 scheme.
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Revenue Alert on the Horticulture sectorInland Revenue (IR) is calling out a number of practices prevalent in the horticultural sector which it believes pose a significant risk to the integrity of the tax system.
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Nonpayment of PAYE a serious offenceInland 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.
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Crypto investors urged to get tax compliantInland 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.
Business
Inland Revenue (IR) is changing how customers submit taxpayer ruling applications, bringing the application process more in line with other IR processes.
Individuals
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.
Inland Revenue has announced it will stop the use of custom audience lists due to public concern.
International Tax
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.
Prosecutions
A New Plymouth woman was sentenced to home detention when she appeared in court on tax evasion charges.
A Gisborne couple has been sentenced for tax fraud involving Working for Families, GST, and income tax.
An Auckland mother of six has been sentenced to home detention for claiming Working for Families Tax Credits (WFTC) she wasn’t entitled to.