Paying taxes is inevitable but there are ways to ensure you keep more of your money in your pocket this tax year. Tamsyn Parker talked to two tax experts to get their tips.

Kiwis no longer have to fill out a tax return every year but that doesn't mean you can sit back and do nothing.

A new research and development policy allowing start-ups to cash in tax losses is not enough to significantly boost investment.

The tax debate was reignited in Australia this week. Brian Gaynor dissects the Government's 196-page tax discussion paper.

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.

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.

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.

Bernard Hickey writes: John Key grappled this week with one of the toughest tasks any modern government has to deal with - how to tax the new economy.

Lowering the threshold is easy but tax take for small items may not to be worth it.

Eight of the biggest US technology companies added a combined $69 billion to their stockpiled offshore profits.

The Taxpayers' Union's trenchant criticism of the NZ Superannuation Fund, over its poor investment in Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo, shows the dangers of viewing problems through ideological goggles.

A legal battle with former chief executive Alex Swney has led Heart of the City to pull funding from cash-strapped projects.

Trinity tax-scheme architect Garry Muir has avoided bankruptcy after Bank of New Zealand was repaid and the action against him withdrawn.

The ministry is reviewing how it recovers the costs of its biosecurity and food safety systems across the country's primary industries, after under-recovering for several years.

The US attempt to stop companies from leaving for tax reasons won't stop Pfizer, which is still considering a deal to move.

Voters in San Francisco will decide next month whether to tax sodas and other sugary drinks to reduce ailments including obesity and diabetes.

A courier driver who blamed a non-existent tax agent for mishandling his affairs has been ordered to pay $180,000 to Inland Revenue.

If the house always wins, then the taxman isn't far behind - at least not during the last year - when IRD won almost 85 per cent of the litigation it was involved in.

A loophole allowing MPs to hold millions of dollars worth of undisclosed real estate investments and other assets without declaring them has now been closed.

Auckland's Heart of the City chief, charged with evading nearly $2 million in taxes over 22 years, is alleged to have created fictitious invoices to filter money into his own bank accounts.

Terry Serepisos says he is "flabbergasted" after he was arrested and appeared in court because of child support for his 19-year-old son.

A Wellsford man who lied about having five children to receive $120,000 in tax credits has been jailed.