To make trusts more transparent and accountable ought not compromise the ease and speed of company registrations in this country.

The naming of NZ as a tax haven which allows foreign investors to hide their income in secretive trusts will not force the Government to change any tax rules, John Key says.

From soccer stars to Saudi kings, some of the wealthiest people in the world have been exposed by massive leak of tax papers.

Huge leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panama law firm shows associates of Russian President have moved as much as US$2 billion through offshore accounts.

If you have been a KiwiSaver member for at least three years you may be eligible to withdraw your savings to put towards a first home.

The Overseas Investment Office is taking a harder line in rejecting applications that need more work.

COMMENT: Low-interest or no-interest loans from community groups give poor people a helping hand out of debt, or to start a business.

Inland Revenue's grab at Trade Me members' personal data netted it just $3 million in fresh taxes.

Executive incentive schemes aim to boost company performance. But is it too easy for top bosses to get a reward?

International tax issues are bubbling away again with the recent revelation from the NZ Herald that multinationals operating in NZ pay just $1.8 million of tax on revenue of $10 billion.

Multinational tax policy isn't easy or simple and it isn't usually sexy. But, like a lot of things, the internet has livened up the debate.

Taxpayers' Union says Labour Party plans for "universal basic income" will come with hefty price tag.

A push by insurers to settle claims from the Christchurch earthquakes is partly behind a spike in complaints to the insurance ombudsman.

COMMENT: Australia's people have been given unprecedented access into the tax affairs of the nation's largest private companies.

The minimum you and your employer can contribute is 3 per cent, but both are allowed to contribute more.

COMMENT: Playing field for tax calculations is far from level - subsidising some but penalising others, writes Mary Holm.

Facebook and Google were included in a list of 20 companies assessed by the Herald as being the most aggressive in legally shifting profits out of NZ.

By next year more than half of all new homes built in Auckland will be part of apartment blocks or terraced homes.

The debate over corporate tax is moving on - and fast. Matt Nippert reports.

New Zealand's intelligence agencies would be able to access individuals' tax information if parliament backs the recent review carried out by Michael Cullen and Patsy Reddy.

Brent Sheather looks at why interest rates globally have fallen and the implications for savers and borrowers.

COMMENT: Murdoch has an interest in exposing favourable tax environment enjoyed by the very companies which are siphoning off advertising revenue streams.

COMMENT: It is illogical to expect that global processes and outcomes will not be strongly influenced by the corporates that operate at that level.

The New Zealand Herald investigation into multinational tax has sparked a political scrap with Labour finance spokesman Grant Robertson.

COMMENT: Boycott those companies spending a fortune to avoid paying their fair share. What they're doing might be legal - but it's morally bankrupt.

You can dip into your KiwiSaver once you are eligible for New Zealand superannuation as long as you have been in the scheme for at least five years.

The drug giant seeking $30m from the taxpayer for its cancer drug Keytruda paid less income tax in 2014 than PM John Key.

INTERVIEW: Tamsyn Parker talks to two women who between them look after more than $11b of KiwiSavers' money.

COMMENT: IRD excels at finding evaders, who can face huge bills, writes Diana Clement.