A similar policy is currently in force in Australia.

A Waikato woman has admitted stealing $750,000 from her employer over five years.

The IRD is among creditors owed money by Graeme Hart's UCI Holdings, the autoparts business that filed for bankruptcy.

Kiwi living in Australia took out a $6500 loan 21 years ago. She now owes $30,000 and is too terrified to come home.

Steven Morrow is behind bars pending sentencing after pleading guilty to 40 tax fraud charges.

The IRD has set up a team to sift through documents about foreign-owned trusts from the Panama Papers.

When the PM's personal lawyer approached him about a report in the Herald that Inland Revenue was changing its attitude to foreign trust funds, John Key says he told him to "go and see the [revenue] minister".

The New Zealand branch of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sent tens of millions offshore while paying virtually no tax.

27 properties - some worth nearly $3m owned by those linked to the Masala restaurant chain will stay frozen.

Government announcements on pay-as-you-go rules and greater IRD disclosure powers welcomed by experts.

New tax rules might be more convenient for small business, but IRD is getting new powers to share tax details with others.

Inland Revenue is trying to get information on New Zealanders who have dealt with Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.

The border arrest of a man over his student-loan debt has contributed to a surge in repayments, Inland Revenue says.

Executive incentive schemes aim to boost company performance. But is it too easy for top bosses to get a reward?

International tax issues are bubbling away again with the recent revelation from the NZ Herald that multinationals operating in NZ pay just $1.8 million of tax on revenue of $10 billion.

Inland Revenue is set to cut 1500 jobs between 2018 and 2021.

New Zealand's intelligence agencies would be able to access individuals' tax information if parliament backs the recent review carried out by Michael Cullen and Patsy Reddy.

Kiwis who make a profit after selling gold or silver bullion should pay tax on it according to the Inland Revenue Department.

The Government mostly needs no warrant and companies hand over information even if not legally obligated to do so, writes Rodney Hide.

Bid to uncover liquor magnate's trust records is dealt another blow.

Worried about the size of your student loan? The top 10 borrowers each owes more than $300,000, new figures supplied to the Herald reveal.

Thirty three properties across Auckland are tied up in a $34m asset freeze - New Zealand's biggest such case.

Crackdown on cash jobs is welcome, but IRD should not forget corporate big fish.

Inland Revenue is cracking down on the black economy after many tradies admitted knowing of cash jobs worth more than $20,000.

The tax department's international travel bill has ballooned by more than $420,000 in a single year - an increase of 38 per cent.

Inland Revenue Department prosecuted fewer people in 2015 than the year before, but the value of the frauds was bigger.

A couple convicted of fleecing almost $1 million from the taxpayer between them by not paying GST are still living a life of luxury.

Defaulted on your student loan before heading overseas? Then the Inland Revenue has a Christmas message for you.