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Man falsely claimed Covid relief money - twice
The Auckland man used the relief money for personal items and gambling.

Radio host given three weeks to settle tax debts to save his restaurants
Nick Mills puts personal assets and businesses up for sale.

‘Full throttle’ - IRD steps up January liquidations for unpaid tax
Inland Revenue confirmed a busy start to the year with the number of court applications.

Mum-of-three told to pay $32,500 to IRD in two weeks
Another parent says a mistake happened while registering her child's birth.

Inland Revenue changes interest rates for late payments
Changes are in store for people who overpay or underpay their tax.

Panama Papers wash-up sees IRD net $13.5m
Taxman hauls in millions after international journalists' tax and trust exposés.

19 separate identities and $82k stolen: Man jailed for part in Covid relief fraud
The high-trust model was exploited during a time of national crisis.

Apple’s NZ sales slump as taxes still head offshore
The technology giant's sales still top $1 billion, but have declined 6% over the year.

Fraud, theft and luxury cars: Every lawyer struck off in the past five years
When struck off, a lawyer cannot hold a practising certificate or practise law in NZ.

IRD looks at how much tax we pay - and whether we need to pay more
IRD is seeking public feedback on the topic of its next long-term insights briefing.

ELE collapse: Deloitte repaying staff $4.1m owed, BNZ gets full amount
Receivers have collected about 85% of the total amount owed by debtors.

Labour's tax policy debate: capital gains tax and wealth tax under discussion
Chris Hipkins confirms Labour debates varied taxes, including capital gains.

Cambodian baker migrants fail to get order to stop BNZ selling Auckland home
BNZ became concerned that it made the loan based on false information presented to it.

How big will your tax cut be and when will it arrive?
New thresholds for income tax come into effect from today.

Banned director tried running new company while on home detention
Case is first known time a director in this position wasn't in jail or bankrupt, IRD says.

July 31 tax cuts: How much will you get back?
Changes to four different types of taxes and benefits start from July 31.

Opinion: My battle to claw back $1500 from IRD – there's another $477m owed to Kiwis
OPINION: I am equally confident most of the other 415,828 or so people won't be so lucky.

Letters: IRD and when businesses go bust; disgruntled diner calls out restaurant portions
OPINION: 'Please hospo, give us a bit more to actually eat, especially vegetables.'

Inland Revenue to spend $29 million on chasing tax cheats
The department will target student loan borrowers, multinationals and crypto traders.

Crypto crackdown: Pay up or face consequences, IRD says
Inland Revenue is targeting customers who are actively dealing in cryptoassets.

Build Partners collapse: Who wants $12.7m from construction company?
The amount is far worse than the approximately $5m initially thought to be owed.