Latest fromInland Revenue

Student loans - the debt mountain
Nearly 900,000 people have taken student loans since the scheme started, and over two-thirds have not fully repaid the money back.

Wedding couples left in the lurch
Wedding couples have been left scrambling for venues by the failure of a string of Auckland restaurant businesses.

IRD, Education chiefs get top state sector pay hikes
Among the 24 state sector CEOs whose performance over the year had been reviewed, six were paid more, five were paid less and 13 stayed the same.

<i>Inside Money :</i> Final notes from the Government Actuary
This is almost certainly the last annual report from the Government Actuary on matters pertaining to KiwiSaver - or anything else - that will be published.

Increased GST rate applied to September bills
Hundreds of thousands of households have been charged the higher rate of GST for goods supplied before the GST rise took place.

'Frontline jobs' also casualties of big cuts
Public service job numbers have continued to fall.

Queenstown least affordable for homes
Auckland and Queenstown have again been confirmed as having the most unaffordable housing for locals.

Krukziener loses loan tax appeal
A tax judgment against Andrew Krukziener will 'send shivers' down the spines of some taxpayers, says one accounting firm.

State of emergency lifted for Christchurch and Waimakariri
Christchurch mayor Bob Parker says the city has moved from a state of emergency "to a state of urgency" and significant problems remain.