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IRD cracks down on Chinese food outlets
In the run-up to Christmas at least 12 Auckland Chinese restaurants received surprise visits from IRD officers.

Hard to argue with benefits of capital gains tax
In the second part of a three-part series, Craig Elliffe and Chye-Ching Huang look at how we can grow revenue.

Student loan defaulters in Oz could face courts
NZ student loan borrowers in Australia who told Inland Revenue to 'go to hell' could find themselves before the courts.

Dunne defends Greymouth IRD job cuts announcement
Peter Dunne has defended the timing of the announcement of eight job losses at the IRD in Greymouth.

Andrew Krukziener bankrupt
Metropolis developer Andrew Krukziener has been bankrupted after surrendering to Inland Revenue's $6 million application.

Error marks living drivers as deceased
NZTA cleared its registry of deceased licence holders, only to have 23 inform it they were still alive.

Our $500m 'gift' to Hollywood
NZ taxpayers have spent more than half a billion dollars over the past decade subsidising Hollywood.

Key itching for quick action on financial hub
John Key has slammed bureaucratic pin-pricking over the proposed NZ financial services hub as "absolute rubbish" and stepped in to put the project on the fast-track.

Property developer Fontein declared bankrupt
Auckland property developer Patrick Fontein has been declared bankrupt.