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Kiwi childcare giant audit triggers $7m tax bill
Controversial charity metamorphosis of Kidicorp into Best Start triggers IRD audit.
Four businessmen deny $2.72m tax dodge in tobacco importation case
The cargo was declared as roof extension units, but Customs found millions of cigarettes.
Local Focus: Tukituki tax talk
Investors, Covid and Ringo all part of the tax debate. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Masala boss remains behind bars for tax evasion and money laundering
Money was sent around the world and laundered through foreign exchange and forex trading.
Everything you've ever wanted to know about taxes but were too afraid to ask
Tax can be confusing – it seems to have its own special language. So let's clear that up.
More arrests over 2.2 million cigarette bust, syndicate suspected
A shipment from Malaysia had 2.2 million cigarettes hidden inside stacks of metal frames.
Masala case: Jailed Auckland restaurant boss appeals sentence
Some $6.5 million in primarily cash sales were concealed.
Home detention for businessman in $537k tobacco tax fraud
An inspection by Biosecurity NZ found a container with smokes hidden inside boxes of food.
Accountant jailed after $740k IRD fraud; majority spent on gambling, lifestyle
Megan Nyree Findlay defrauded the money from a company owned by her family.
Kidicorp's charity metamorphosis raises tax questions
Kidicorp founders sell business to related-party charity - and collect $332m tax-free.
Turia Pitt reveals huge tax office blunder and other business stuff-ups
Turia Pitt is an inspirational women – but she isn't immune to huge stuff-ups at work.
Judge refuses to halt liquidation process for Eric Watson's Cullen Group
Eric Watson has lost the latest round in his battle with the IRD.
Small business sweetener: Govt makes $80m small business tax changes
Businesses will be able to deduct the loss made on an investment from their tax bill.
Andrew Dickeson: Time to lower tax rates on sustainable investments
COMMENT: A government serious about climate change should subsidise solutions.
The 'great' economy of a 'disaster' Hollywood flop for NZ
Mortal Engines was a $180m box office flop but pumped $209m into the NZ economy in 2018.
Sir Michael Cullen: 'Vested interests' sank CGT
COMMENT: All not lost in pursuit of fairer society, says former Tax Working Group's head.
Capital gains tax dumped: Landlords rejoice
Landlords react to the news of the Government rejecting a capital gains tax plan.
$10m landlord had planned to fund CGT hit
Auckland landlord Gary Lin owns 14 residential properties worth about $10 million.
No capital gains tax: big-time commercial landlords react
Relief expressed from landlords in $50 billion-plus sector.
'I'll sell from my grave': Wealthy landlord slams CGT
Auckland landlord will only "sell from the grave".
Housing crash: Sales slump 13pc - banks, Govt, CGT talk blamed
REINZ data is out this morning.
The important point being missed in the CGT debate
COMMENT: The CGT debate is being buried under emotional rhetoric.
Focus Live: Tax change - Are kiwi businesses ready for payday filing?
From today, all employers will have to file pay details to the IRD within two days of a person being paid - a shift from the current monthly employer schedule which typically sees them file the information on the 20th of the month after payment.
Capital gains tax: What will it mean for your property?
Views for and against CGT on residential rental property.
Editorial: CGT will tax Ardern's fresh political capital
EDITORIAL: Capital gains tax should apply only to property, not business generally.
Capital Gains Tax explained: What it means for business owners
Capital Gains Tax Series - Part 1: Business Owners
Eric Watson faces $112m bill, loses tax avoidance battle
High Court judge rules complex 2002 transaction was tax avoidance.
Matthew Hooton: CGT debate shows Ardern's weakness
Comment: Ardern can't handle tax issue, how will she deal with list of tough decisions?
Tech start-up founder angry at tax proposal
Engineers fears the capital gains tax would discourage new start-up businesses.
Burning Bridges: Kiwis roast Simon's 'Kiwi way of life'
Kiwis burn Bridges for being "out of touch", "just a tad dramatic".
Explainer: How digital services tax will effect offshore tech giants
A look at what a digital services tax for internet companies could look like in NZ.