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![Max Wallace & Robert Nola: Asset rich churches should pay fair tax](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Max Wallace & Robert Nola: Asset rich churches should pay fair tax
Churches have become corporate onshore tax havens which are subsidised by taxpayers so that the religious can pursue the supernatural, writes Max Wallace and Robert Nola.
![IRD welcomes tax evasion convictions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD welcomes tax evasion convictions
Inland Revenue says the conviction of three businessmen for tax evasion today shows there are consequences when the rules are broken deliberately.
![Online sales sink seaside shop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Online sales sink seaside shop
At least one retailer in Devonport is blaming the downturn in her business on British immigrants.
![Couple twig after getting odd offers to recover money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Couple twig after getting odd offers to recover money
A woman who was owed more than $10,000 has warned others with unclaimed money about "fraudsters" offering to help with getting it back for a substantial fee.
![IRD's $29m for advice 'worth it'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD's $29m for advice 'worth it'
The Government says the almost $30 million it has paid out to consultants doing initial work on the IRD's massive IT upgrade or "business transformation" is money well spent.
!['Virtually impossible' for Alesco to win tax stoush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Virtually impossible' for Alesco to win tax stoush
Building products firm Alesco's tax-avoidance battle is heading to the Supreme Court but its chances of success are slim, says one adviser.
![Investor fails to overthrow Trinity tax decision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Investor fails to overthrow Trinity tax decision
An attempt by an investor in the Trinity forestry scheme to set aside a nine-year-old tax avoidance ruling has been dismissed.
![MediaWorks tax dispute warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
MediaWorks tax dispute warning
Labour will be watching the government "like a hawk" over MediaWorks tax dispute because of past treatment for the media company which owns TV3 and RadioLive.
![Fast handover tipped for MediaWorks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fast handover tipped for MediaWorks
KordaMentha, the receivers for MediaWorks, could hand over control to a new firm by the end of next month, according to insiders.
![Exposure to MediaWorks limited: Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exposure to MediaWorks limited: Key
Prime Minister John Key says he does not believe the Government will be overly affected by MediaWorks going into receivership, despite disputes about its tax liabilities.
![New tax rules target overseas super payments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New tax rules target overseas super payments
Inland Revenue is getting ready to clamp down on thousands of New Zealand residents who haven't been paying tax on withdrawals from their overseas superannuation schemes.
![Student loan reprieve for Kiwis in Oz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Student loan reprieve for Kiwis in Oz
Australia has made a concession in its hardline policies denying expatriate New Zealanders access to government support and welfare programmes.
![Helen Twose: Hassle free rules encourage savings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Helen Twose: Hassle free rules encourage savings
I've just joined KiwiSaver and have to admit I'm a bit confused as to what happens to my money after it comes out of my pay.
![Kiwis rushing to repay student loans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis rushing to repay student loans
Overseas student loan holders have been rushing to get in touch with the Inland Revenue Department and restart their loan payments.
![IRD moves to liquidate Allied Farmers rural unit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD moves to liquidate Allied Farmers rural unit
A subsidiary of Allied Farmers has been served with a liquidation notice from Inland Revenue for $4.2 million.
![IRD eyes 500 over low-pay dodge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD eyes 500 over low-pay dodge
The IRD is investigating up to 500 people it believes may have given themselves artificially low salaries to avoid paying the top personal tax rate.
![IRD refuses GST refunds for leaky buildings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD refuses GST refunds for leaky buildings
The Inland Revenue is withholding GST refunds from body corporates with leaky buildings, even though it is pretty sure they are entitled to claim them.
![Mary Holm: When is a property seller a trader?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: When is a property seller a trader?
Q: What constitutes a "regular trader" in terms of the tax man? How many properties and shares would you have to "trade" in a year, say, to be considered a trader and become liable to pay tax on the capital gain?
![Tardy student borrowers owe $427m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tardy student borrowers owe $427m
The Government's tough new student loan rules are an attempt to claw back more than $427 million of debt in default from overseas-based borrowers.
![IRD apologises after year-long struggle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD apologises after year-long struggle
A Milton woman has received an apology from the Inland Revenue Department after claims it ignored her pleas that her name and ID were being used fraudulently.
![IRD sends out emails to wrong people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD sends out emails to wrong people
Inland Revenue is not ruling out the possibility of a cyber-attack after it wrongly sent emails to 47 people yesterday.
![Brian Rudman: Time to set Paula Bennett on to tax cheats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Rudman: Time to set Paula Bennett on to tax cheats
Beneficiary cheats face not just the wrath of the law but a public tongue-lashing from minister Paula Bennett as well, writes Brian Rudman.