Building products firm Alesco's tax-avoidance battle is heading to the Supreme Court but its chances of success are slim, says one adviser.

Alesco, whose tax-avoidance battle is seen as a test case for disputes involving more than $300 million, has won the right to appeal its case to the Supreme Court.

An attempt by an investor in the Trinity forestry scheme to set aside a nine-year-old tax avoidance ruling has been dismissed.

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.

KordaMentha, the receivers for MediaWorks, could hand over control to a new firm by the end of next month, according to insiders.

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.

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.

Overseas student loan holders have been rushing to get in touch with the Inland Revenue Department and restart their loan payments.

A subsidiary of Allied Farmers has been served with a liquidation notice from Inland Revenue for $4.2 million.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Inland Revenue is not ruling out the possibility of a cyber-attack after it wrongly sent emails to 47 people yesterday.

Beneficiary cheats face not just the wrath of the law but a public tongue-lashing from minister Paula Bennett as well, writes Brian Rudman.

IRD has this morning obtained freezing orders over property in a company directed by Paul Webb, a former Dragon's Den judge.

The IRD has been flooded by a last-minute rush of confessions from people who paid themselves artificially low salaries to avoid the top personal tax rate.

Alesco, whose tax-avoidance battle with Inland Revenue is seen as a test case for disputes involving more than $300 million, is trying to appeal to the Supreme Court.

Student loan holders will pay $11 more a week from today as the Government ramps up its repayment scheme.

Expat Kiwis and jetsetting workers face higher taxes under a crackdown on residency rules.

Taxpayers are being warned not to fall for hoax phone calls from fraudsters telling them they are eligible for unclaimed money or a tax refund.

A businessman is confident he can win a 20-year, $4 million legal battle with Inland Revenue.