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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.

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.

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?

Man filed false tax returns in wife's name

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 computer systems at risk since 2010

Elly Ward: Taxing multinationals: What's the story?

Maritime NZ bears brunt of Rena costs

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.

Hope in 20 year tax stoush

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

Confession offer 'a good deal'

People who have paid themselves artificially low salaries to avoid paying the top tax rate should take advantage of an offer to confess while they can, says an expert.

Disappointment at delays in child support system changes

Fathers paying child support are disappointed changes to New Zealand's child support system set to be in place by April 1 have been delayed a year.

Editorial: Ruling on tax for housing workers just madness

Auckland firms that send engineers and construction staff to Christchurch for the rebuild have just learned their projects are going to be much more expensive.

Time running out for tax dodgers

Taxpayers who dodged the top personal tax rate by paying themselves artificially low salaries have until the end of this month to confess.

Building landlords cry poor

Landlords are crying poor and seeking financial assistance in the face of proposals to strengthen thousands of old buildings.

Confusion over leaky building GST refunds

Confusion surrounds the ability of body corporates of leaky buildings to claim GST refunds, as the Inland Revenue seems reluctant to have its decisions in two leading cases stand as precedents.

Unpaid child support hits $2.6bn

At least 10 New Zealand fathers owe $1.3 million or more each in unpaid child support as the total national debt spirals into the billions with interest and penalties.

Allied Farmers faces second loan demand