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Get your free Government money
You could get hundreds in free Government money, and it's not even very hard.

Family First to lose charitable status
The Herald has exclusively learned Family First is to be stripped of charitable status.

IRD outlines plans to cut 1500 staff
IRD holds staff meetings ahead of plans to cut 1500 staff between 2018 and 2021.

Winston Peters: Bigger tax take will allow tax cuts
Dairying and tourism cannot expand indefinitely says Peters.

Why it's better to start than be perfect
COMMENT: Need to make some changes to where you money is? No time like the present.

Trade Me flooded with GST-free listings
One Aussie bookseller had almost 200,000 Trade Me listings, but is not required to pay GST

It's tax return time, this is how to DIY
It's the do-it-yourself job that actually pays: sorting your tax refund.

Tax cheat cook gets home detention
A Hutt Valley restaurateur has been sentenced to home detention for tax evasion.

NZ losing $700m to tax dodging
NZ is losing $700m a year to multinational tax avoidance, a study has found.

US Apple users tell Apple CEO: Pay NZ tax
American Apple users are weighing in behind calls for the US-based tech giant to pay its taxes in New Zealand.

The Tax Gap: The story so far
Tax fairness was the driving force behind an award-winning Herald investigation.

Editorial: Is this rotten, Apple?
EDITORIAL: There is legitimate debate over how much tax multinational companies should be expected to pay in New Zealand.

Apple's $0 New Zealand tax bill
Apple paid no income tax to Inland Revenue over the past decade making billions in sales.

Trustees Executor reaches $4.9m settlement with IRD
Trustees Executors reached a $4.9m settlement with IRD after an audit of $24m payment in 2013.

IRD offers a week's grace as deadline looms
IRD's online login site myIR was still experiencing some technical hitches this morning as the official deadline for tax payments - 5pm today - loomed.

IRD out of action before deadline
The tax department has shut down its online payment service, contact centre and front of house service, causing problems for people.

Top tax tips for the year ahead
COMMENT: How to ensure you start 2017 off on the right foot with your taxes.

Bust Westport company plant still missing
The receivers for Westport heavy machinery repair company are still looking for some of the company's plant 18 months after it went bust.

Tax crack down 'not far enough'
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.

Editorial: Action against tax dodgers
The Government must ensure every firm trading here pays its fair share for the stability and services they all enjoy.

That ol' tax cut story keeps on coming
TOBY MANHIRE COMMENT: John Key squeezed a lot into a few short days in Lima over the weekend.

Other arrangements made for ousted workers
Alternative work spaces are being arranged for hundreds of office workers kicked out of the Asteron building. The building, which

IRD Wellington headquarters evacuated
The Asteron building, at 55 Featherston St, is the latest Wellington building to be evacuated due to earthquake safety concerns.

Big business fears cost of losing tax battle
The corporate community fears it has lost the public debate over tax avoidance and a legislative crackdown is imminent.

Tax measures for quake communities
Inland Revenue will waive interest on late tax payments from people living in earthquake-struck communities, Revenue Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced.

Family's tax scam targets prominent chef
An accountant and his two sons colluded to run a fraudulent scheme that ensnared a prominent New Zealand chef.

Inland Revenue throws down gauntlet
Large companies need to "rebuild the trust of the public" by being more open about tax arrangements, the IRD says.

IRD steps up student loan recovery effort
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.