The Government is floating the idea of businesses paying their tax on a pay-as-you-earn basis, in the biggest proposed shakeup of the income tax system.

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that rates would remain low "for some time" while the economy continues to recover.

My husband and I moved back home to New Zealand from Australia in January 2014.

Winston Peters' win has raised fears about disruption to the Government's plans for RMA law reform, although one business leader sees scope for a more targeted and workable approach.

Larger subsidies for first-home buyers and extended paid parental leave are among a raft of Government changes which kick in tomorrow.

New changes in the way you can use KiwiSaver to buy a first home make it easier to step onto the property ladder.

However, borrower who is running a business is not precluded from obtaining interest-free student loan.

Inland Revenue could chase you for tax if you've sold goods on Trade Me, now that it has obtained the personal and trading details of tens of thousands of customers.

The former owner of Christchurch preschool chain Chesterfields Preschools, will lodge a new judicial review at the High Court against the IRD chief executive.

Lawyers representing a company which funded the animated comedy series Bro'Town and the IRD have reached a confidential out-of-court settlement.

A property developer's family trust that bought 9000sq m of land in an exclusive Queenstown subdivision must repay $740,000 to liquidators after losing a High Court fight that involved fraudulent....

John Key's decision to weigh in on the debate about taxing of foreign online purchases seemed to come out of left field last week.

Luxembourg's status as a fortress of wealth in the heart of Europe is in peril.

The main negative of KiwiSaver for kids is that the money is tied up until they buy a first home or retire, writes Mary Holm.

Are zombies eating your bank interest? Zombie accounts are the ones that pay low interest rates - sometimes as low as zero.

New Zealand has zero affordable housing markets, according to the '11th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey'.

The lesson seems to be, today more than ever, when considering university education: choose carefully if employment is your objective.

If my husband and I purchase land using our KiwiSaver funds, can someone else build the house for us to live in or does the title of the house need to be in our names?

Former high-flying multibillion-dollar developer Nigel McKenna is working on Auckland's big state house overhaul.

We get hooked on less-important costs – they loom larger in our minds than they really should.

Collectibles are subject to the laws of supply and demand. They can provide some protection from inflation, but aren't the best hedge around, writes Diana Clement.

Making a compelling pitch to investors isn't easy, but Ollie Langridge's bold claims attracted considerable interest from investors before he even had a product, let alone started marketing it.

Our son has special needs and will probably never be employed. He does, however, get a small pension from the government.