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![Cocktail of trouble: How food packaging business failed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cocktail of trouble: How food packaging business failed
A big change aimed at boosting profits ended up backfiring.
![Alleged wage subsidy fraud trial likely next year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Alleged wage subsidy fraud trial likely next year
Wage subsidy trial: Tax agency charges could be merged with $977k fraud allegations.
![Revenue Minister Simon Watts tackles Big Tech on tax](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Revenue Minister Simon Watts tackles Big Tech on tax
Changes are afoot. An academic is sceptical about one approach, and favours another.
!['Crime against the community': Furniture-maker's $695k tax fraud](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Crime against the community': Furniture-maker's $695k tax fraud
Inland Revenue says his actions meant staff missed out on their KiwiSaver contributions.
![Times Newspapers in liquidation, owes $962,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Times Newspapers in liquidation, owes $962,000
IRD debts put at $475,000, unsecured creditors owed $433,000, staff are owed $51,000.
![What’s driving the big jump in KiwiSaver financial hardship withdrawals?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
What’s driving the big jump in KiwiSaver financial hardship withdrawals?
A record $29.2 million in KiwiSaver funds were taken out in March alone.
![Facebook NZ revenue flat at $9m as $157m goes to Ireland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Facebook NZ revenue flat at $9m as $157m goes to Ireland
Tech giant's local reported revenue remains tiny - and it paid just $1.3m in income tax.
![Tax evader mum's reparation will take 161 years to pay off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tax evader mum's reparation will take 161 years to pay off
It'll take a while for cafe mum's reparation order to make up for payroll, GST scam.
![Warriors bar's former owner owes more than $170k to Inland Revenue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Warriors bar's former owner owes more than $170k to Inland Revenue
Five associated companies are also in liquidation, owing the IRD $1.7 million.
![Business blues bubble to the surface as bad debts rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Business blues bubble to the surface as bad debts rise
An accountant says some businesses should consider whether staying open is viable.
![App tax: How bed and breakfast operators are hit by the new rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
App tax: How bed and breakfast operators are hit by the new rules
Many operators say they are confused about how to meet the complex new rules.
![Cafe owner mum-of-six jailed for tax evasion, claiming benefits in $420k con](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cafe owner mum-of-six jailed for tax evasion, claiming benefits in $420k con
Cafe operator misappropriated payroll taxes, claimed benefits.
![Letters: Twin harbour bridge Auckland's solution; the separate study area debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Twin harbour bridge Auckland's solution; the separate study area debate
OPINION: 'Build a new bridge, right beside the existing one, on the eastern side.'
![Political Roundup: Is Chris Hipkins to be trusted on tax reform?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Political Roundup: Is Chris Hipkins to be trusted on tax reform?
OPINION: Labour's 'Wealth Tax Faction' has pressured Hipkins to act.
![Govt boosts early childhood rebate by up to $75 a week, 100,000 families eligible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Govt boosts early childhood rebate by up to $75 a week, 100,000 families eligible
Up to $75 a week is there for eligible households as National keeps an election promise.
![Popular Auckland restaurant, bar and nightclub operation in liquidation, owes $1.3m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Popular Auckland restaurant, bar and nightclub operation in liquidation, owes $1.3m
The first liquidator's report on two entertainment venues is out.
![Home-building construction crunch: Who has failed lately and why](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Home-building construction crunch: Who has failed lately and why
A 12-point list of the many builder failures lately.
![IRD scathing of commercial and industrial property tax hike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
IRD scathing of commercial and industrial property tax hike
The change flies in the face of the Government's commitment to improving productivity.
![Slow growth won't stop income tax cuts, Nicola Willis says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Slow growth won't stop income tax cuts, Nicola Willis says
A return to surplus by 2026-27 remains in question.
![Landlord tax break cost rose by $800m to $2.9b](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Landlord tax break cost rose by $800m to $2.9b
National’s pre-election fiscal and tax plans costed the policy at $2.1b.
![Trusts that earn less than $10,000 likely to be exempt from tax hike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Trusts that earn less than $10,000 likely to be exempt from tax hike
The Government is welcoming the committee's proposal to avoid over-taxation of trusts.