A court decision could allow the IRD to prosecute professionals using company structures to avoid high personal income tax rates.

Columnist Matt McCarten been thinking about John Key's comments around the Budget asking us not to be jealous of the rich.

Sovereign says it plans to mitigate impending tax increases by shaving as much as 15 per cent from the commissions received by advisers.

Australia will impose a new tax on mining projects, cut company tax rates and boost workers' pension savings in a sweeping pre-election overhaul.

The Government wants feedback on a proposed change to stop foreign investors being over-taxed when they invest in New Zealand.