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.

There are a number of super rich Kiwis who declare income of less than $70,000 a year.

One of the main differences between Auckland and the three major East Coast Australian cities is the huge number of apartments.

Why is IRD billing an 81 year old New Zealander $40m a year while Apple has an annual tax bill of less than $10 million?

John George Russell - accountant, former merchant banker, 81-year-old and some $500 million in debt to the IRD - is finally raising the white flag.

High Court has rejected the only proposal that stood between 80-year-old accountant and bankruptcy

Inland Revenue cites international tax agreement as it refuses to hand over documents, judge is not persuaded that's a good reason to enforce secrecy.

New Zealanders are being taxed on their own capital because of unfair rules covering shares in demerged companies, but the Government argues the Inland Revenue Department does not have the resources....

An 80-year-old accountant who owes Inland Revenue around $500 million wants the High Court to approve his proposal to pay $1000 a week off the debt.

The IRD IS proposing a withholding tax of 33 percent of a vendor's gain on a sale, or 10 percent of the total purchase price.

Justices John Wild, Ellen French and Helen Winkelmann delivered their decision to dismiss the appeal, saying it was an "abuse" of the court process.

IRD staff are being hauled before their manager if they have even one day off ill, as the tax agency grapples with its high level of sick leave.

Consultancy firm EY says new rules aimed at tracking offshore property buyers could end up increasing compliance costs to taxpayers.

An agent from Auckland's biggest residential real estate business says some buyers are trying to beat the Government's new property speculator restrictions.

An Auckland real estate agent says "some groups of buyers" are trying to beat the Government's new restrictions on foreign property purchases due in October.

The former empire of legal-highs godfather Matt Bowden is disintegrating - three of his properties, worth more than $5 million, are listed for mortgagee sale.

Landlords, lawyers, real estate agents and accountants have presented submissions to the Parliamentary select committee.

What happens when an employer unintentionally misses making KiwiSaver deductions or employer contributions?

Craig Elliffe writes: The officials' paper indicates an exemption will apply when you inherit a property from a deceased estate or have transferred as part of the property settlement.

The battle to bankrupt an octogenarian Auckland businessman over a $470 million tax bill continues as he argues Inland Revenue should accept his repayment offer.

The IRD has selected a US company as the preferred software supplier for its $1 billion-plus business transformation which will replace its ageing information technology system.