Taxpayers are flocking to websites that promise a tax refund — even if some take up to a quarter of a payout as commission.

You'd be forgiven for mistaking this for a belated April Fool's joke. An app has launched that makes getting money from the Government a painless online process.

The New Zealand government's operating deficit was wider than expected in the first seven months of the 2014 financial year, with a smaller tax take than forecast and lower than anticipated tobacco excise duty.

New Zealanders criticising Google for the low amount of tax it pays in this country should not brand the company as "evil".

Alesco settling its tax-avoidance stoush is likely to lead to companies in similar disputes cutting deals with the IRD, say tax specialists.

Most of those who seek to reduce their tax obligations are net contributors to our society, writes Damien Grant. The only complaints against them are they do not pay enough.

Labour says it will tackle "aggressive tax avoidance" by multinationals such as Facebook and Google which it says is costing the taxman hundreds of millions of dollars.

The amount of lost tax revenue from "under-the-table" activity is likely to be roughly the same size as the 2013 Govt deficit, writes Thomas Pippos.

The Christmas holiday break is a great time to take stock, regroup and think about the shape of your business for the year ahead. Tax risk management should form a part of those reflections.

A High Court judge has rebuked the IRD, calling its application to freeze $462,000 in the bank account of a Rotorua woman "misleading".

Hundreds of thousands of Kiwis are up for a tax king hit. And many of them have no idea it's coming.

British expats in New Zealand have been warned to transfer their pensions to New Zealand soon to avoid losing big chunks of their savings to the taxman.

A Wellington businessman has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for his part in an aggressive tax evasion scheme.

It's time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes, say G20 leaders.

New Zealanders who have money saved in Australian superannuation schemes should think carefully before choosing to bring their money home, says a financial adviser.

Inland Revenue says the conviction of three businessmen for tax evasion today shows there are consequences when the rules are broken deliberately.

A major new global plan aimed at forcing multinationals to pay more taxes has been described as underwhelming and disappointing by a Kiwi tax expert.

One of the country's main bicycle retailers says stores will go out of business unless the Government finds a way to charge GST on overseas online purchases.

NZ's current tax system doesn't stack up as either fair or efficient because it doesn't tax the full benefits provided by housing and other types of wealth, writes Gareth Morgan.

An accountant has been rapped over the knuckles and fined for helping family members with their tax returns without holding the necessary qualifications.

An attempt by an investor in the Trinity forestry scheme to set aside a nine-year-old tax avoidance ruling has been dismissed.

Two groups of investors in the Trinity forestry scheme, found to be a tax avoidance arrangement in 2004, are making fresh attempts to get the 9-year-old decision set aside.