An unattended bag which was discovered in an Inland Revenue building was blown up by the bomb squad in an operation which saw people forced out of shops and businesses for hours.

John Russell has lost another IRD stoush, this time about a company which has been in receivership for 20 years.

A couple who did not declare more than $1 million in cash sales at their Auckland restaurant have been sentenced to eight months' home detention.

Prime Minister John Key says axing the $1000 kickstart grant to new KiwiSaver members in the Budget "will not make a blind bit of difference to the number of people who join".

Legal high company Stargate Operations is being chased by IRD for $850,000.

Editorial: The PM does not want to call it a capital gains tax but that is what it is. Houses bought as investment property will have their capital gain taxed if they are sold within two years.

The Government's property speculator tax crackdown will lead to large-scale real estate dumping before its October 1 start and widespread evasion and avoidance, experts say.

The IRD has released a summary of commonly made mistakes by non-professional property investors.

A crackdown on tradies' cash jobs is yielding "outstanding" results, says the tax department.

Special team zeroes in on landlords and speculators, netting $258 million in unpaid tax in past 5 years.

Auckland tradies are being targeted by the Inland Revenue Department in a bid to recoup unpaid income tax.

Family-friendly working conditions also help parents of young children. These measures don't need to cost a fortune.

Greater resources for the taxman to investigate property deals are being considered in this year's budget.

A man who made up fake businesses to fraudulently claim GST refunds has been jailed for two years and three months.

A pregnant mum of two has been left with less than $300 a week to feed and clothe her family after a formula for child support payments came into force.

Dulux took a $15.2m provision to settle its tax dispute with the IRD over subsidiary Alesco NZ's use of optional convertible notes.

The former owner of Christchurch preschool chain Chesterfields Preschools, will lodge a new judicial review at the High Court against the IRD chief executive.

Lawyers representing a company which funded the animated comedy series Bro'Town and the IRD have reached a confidential out-of-court settlement.

A leading retailer has welcomed moves towards charging GST on online purchases from overseas.

The $163 million cost of changing the child support rules will increase further when the IRD implements a completely new computer system.

Labour says former Revenue Minister Peter Dunne should answer for a blowout in the cost of implementing child support changes to $163 million.

New Zealanders who savoured the privacy of their Swiss HSBC bank accounts will continue to enjoy it from Inland Revenue, which won't reveal whether information from leaked files lifted any locals' tax bills.

The Government's employment watchdog has taken enforcement action against eight employers in the Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit industry following breaches of minimum employment standards.

After months of maintaining his innocence ex-Heart of the City boss Alex Swney phoned his parents to say he was going to plead guilty to nearly $1.8m in tax evasion.

The former boss of Auckland's Heart of the City organisation has this morning pleaded guilty to tax evasion of nearly $2 million.

A Taihape woman had a shock on Saturday when she received a $359.02 bill for outstanding income tax.