A woman has been ordered to pay $18.4 million to Inland Revenue.

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

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

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

The average student is in $21,000 of debt, which will take them more than eight years to pay off.

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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.

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.

The corporate community fears it has lost the public debate over tax avoidance and a legislative crackdown is imminent.

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

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.

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.

A property developer's claims of an unfair tax trial have been thrown out by appeal judges.

The IRD has launched another campaign cracking down on tradies carrying out work for under-the-table payment.

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.

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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.