Student loan debt 'balloons'
The average student is in $21,000 of debt, which will take them more than eight years to pay off.
The average student is in $21,000 of debt, which will take them more than eight years to pay off.
EXCLUSIVE: Auckland court to become scene of battle to prevent US seizure of assets, writes Matt Nippert.
COMMENT: How to ensure you start 2017 off on the right foot with your taxes.
The receivers for Westport heavy machinery repair company are still looking for some of the company's plant 18 months after it went bust.
Support for the government's crack down on tax avoidance has been tempered with criticism the moves come too late and don't go far enough.
The Government must ensure every firm trading here pays its fair share for the stability and services they all enjoy.
TOBY MANHIRE COMMENT: John Key squeezed a lot into a few short days in Lima over the weekend.
Alternative work spaces are being arranged for hundreds of office workers kicked out of the Asteron building. The building, which
The Asteron building, at 55 Featherston St, is the latest Wellington building to be evacuated due to earthquake safety concerns.
An accountant and his two sons colluded to run a fraudulent scheme that ensnared a prominent New Zealand chef.
Large companies need to "rebuild the trust of the public" by being more open about tax arrangements, the IRD says.
Inland Revenue says it's in talks with foreign tax departments as it steps up efforts to recover money owed by overseas-based student loan borrowers.
A Taradale businessman has been sentenced to nine months' home detention for multiple tax evasion offences, despite having reimbursed
The Government's crackdown on student loan borrowers in Australia has stepped up a notch.
Inland Revenue has launched a swathe of audits into the tax arrangements of international technology firms.
Move to cap deductions is delayed until next year at the earliest.
The rule introduced by the IRD)last year to curb house speculation is exposing some genuine home buyers to a significant tax liability.
The chance to take the top job was 'too good to be true', Inland Revenue boss Naomi Ferguson tells Tamsyn Parker.
The number of super-rich Kiwis on the tax department's radar has jumped.
A former Hamilton IRD employee has admitted not paying any tax or PAYE over a five year period.
COMMENT: Unlike in Australia, where superannuation saving is compulsory, joining KiwiSaver is your choice.
The owner of an Auckland Chinese restaurant serving sharkfin dishes has been sentenced to jail for evading nearly $800,000 in tax.
Liquidators of league coaching legend Graham Lowe's former recruitment company are trying to claw back funds from one of its shareholders.
Trustpower may now have to pay nearly $15 million in tax and interest after losing a Supreme Court appeal.
IRD says a 10-year project to overhaul IT infrastructure and introduce new processes is tracking below budget.
Poor decisions made under pressure point to lack of resourcing, tax specialists say.
Properties linked to the Masala restaurant empire, restrained under the country's biggest ever asset seizure, have been pulled from mortgagee sale.
COMMENT: It is a scandal that it has taken a Govt inquiry for PM to agree to a crackdown on abuse of NZ foreign trust regimes.
Inland Revenue says the latest telephone phishing scam is unusual because it's still generating 200 complaints a day.
The Government wants to lower the threshold on online purchases, but says more work is needed beforehand.