New Zealand could face sanctions as the European Union investigates the country as part of a crack-down on global tax havens.

The social network is in a testy fight with the US Internal Revenue Service.

Those hoping to make a big profit on land earmarked for intensification under the Unitary Plan may be stung by a rarely used tax law.

A study ranking New Zealand the lowest for property purchase tax highlights a missed opportunity to make housing more affordable and boost supply.

Gareth Morgan has renewed calls for tax reforms after backing comments by businessman Stephen Jennings that the tax rules "favour the old and rich".

The social network is finding new ways to lower its tax rate.

IRD says a 10-year project to overhaul IT infrastructure and introduce new processes is tracking below budget.

Aircraft purchases and corporate 'tax inversions' has sent Irish growth figures through the roof.

High profile companies and boards have lobbied for decades for favourable tax benefits, now it's hurting the poor and could destroy capitalism altogether.

Inland Revenue says the latest telephone phishing scam is unusual because it's still generating 200 complaints a day.

IRD yet to decide if it will oppose a bid from Graeme Hart's auto parts business to have its US bankruptcy protection recognised here.

A High Court judge has thrown out a defence put up by two Masala restaurant bosses to a liquidators' claim.

The Prime Minister was too quick to declare his confidence in this country's treatment of foreign trusts following the "Panama papers".

New Zealand is not a tax haven, says the man who reviewed the country's foreign trust regime in the wake of the Panama Papers document dump.

A similar policy is currently in force in Australia.

Tribeca Homes collapsed last May, leaving dozens of Auckland home-builders in the lurch.

The long-planned information technology project aims to completely overhaul the country's taxation system.

Liam Dann writes the 2016 Budget is the greens before the treats, but Bill English has delivered his promise of boring and stable.

COMMENT: It's time for Bill English to announce a crackdown on multinational tax avoidance in New Zealand.

We should be reducing debt faster while the good times last, not talking about tax cuts.

COMMENT: Last week Bill English poured cold water on the idea of tax cuts, writes Barry Soper. This week John Key tells a different story.

COMMENT: The Panama Papers big reveal proved better in prospect than reality.

COMMENT: Foreign trusts don't come without a cost, writes Rachel Smallley. Don't kid yourself by thinking no-one loses from this. Millions lose. If people don't pay tax, economies suffer.

COMMENT: There's an old political saying that knowledge is power and for once John Key didn't have the knowledge leaving a group of journalists with the power, writes Barry Soper.

COMMENT: Imagine how much investment there would be if their returns were taxed entirely away. Who would be the losers? The multinationals? Or Kiwis?

COMMENT: It is amazing how often a Prime Minister who totally dominates his government seems to have been left out of the loop when crucial issues are decided, writes Bryan Gould.