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Rule change: 'No huge impact'
The new tax rules will do little to cool Auckland's property market, according to John Key. The city needs more houses.
The new tax rules will do little to cool Auckland's property market, according to John Key. The city needs more houses.
Mark Keating writes: The Government has been arm-twisted by its critics into a tax response to address Auckland property prices.
Properties renovated on prime time reality television show The Block are likely to be caught by the Government's new capital gains rules.
Experts say when Finance Minister Bill English stands up to announce his spending plans, there could be something in the Budget to help your pocket.
A 9.9 per cent average rates rise for Auckland households from July is going down badly with residents and ratepayer groups.
The Government has surprised the market with a stronger than expected move on property tax, writes Liam Dann.
Auckland may be gaining a reputation as a place where the food matches the scenery, but making a seafood restaurant work on the waterfront is a struggle.
When Graeme Wheeler introduced the Reserve Bank's new rules for property investment in Auckland, he said that it was only one tool to manage the housing crisis.
A Netflix tax? Soon, overseas companies will have to collect goods and services tax at 10pc a pop on "online intangibles" or digital goods and hand it over to the Aussie government.
A crackdown on tradies' cash jobs is yielding "outstanding" results, says the tax department.
Inland Revenue now has a clear path to try to bankrupt an accountant who owes it nearly half a billion dollars.
Special team zeroes in on landlords and speculators, netting $258 million in unpaid tax in past 5 years.
Auckland Uni tax professor Craig Elliffe says there is a proposal to change the way non-residents NZ-sourced interest is taxed.
Andrew King of the NZ Property Investors Federation outlines the main concerns around housing in Auckland - and clears up some of the facts.
Auckland tradies are being targeted by the Inland Revenue Department in a bid to recoup unpaid income tax.
Finance Minister Bill English has confirmed that this month’s Budget will see the surplus forecast a year ago turn into a deficit slightly higher than forecasted in December.
A tax hit facing almost 13,000 New Zealand investors in Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is a result of "illogical" treatment of corporate demergers under this country's law, an....
The Government has proposed giving the taxman more resources to crack down on residential property speculators.
A Bay of Plenty man has been sentenced to almost a year of home detention after he used backpackers' and other tourists' IRD numbers to file false tax returns.
Amidst the debate around the effects of a capital gains tax on the Auckland property market, TV show 'Our First Home' has proven useful.
Paying taxes is inevitable but there are ways to ensure you keep more of your money in your pocket this tax year. Tamsyn Parker talked to two tax experts to get their tips.
Kiwis no longer have to fill out a tax return every year but that doesn't mean you can sit back and do nothing.
Andrew Little says a speech from the Reserve Bank deputy governor was effectively saying there was a housing crisis – something John Key had refused to accept.
A new research and development policy allowing start-ups to cash in tax losses is not enough to significantly boost investment.
The tax debate was reignited in Australia this week. Brian Gaynor dissects the Government's 196-page tax discussion paper.
John Banks wants the Court of Appeal to reverse its decision to order a retrial on his false electoral return charge following the discovery of evidence which the Crown failed to disclose before the appeal hearing.
The Government is floating the idea of businesses paying their tax on a pay-as-you-earn basis, in the biggest proposed shakeup of the income tax system.
The Government is considering the biggest shake-up of one of the building blocks of the income tax system since its introduction in 1957.
Winston Peters' win has raised fears about disruption to the Government's plans for RMA law reform, although one business leader sees scope for a more targeted and workable approach.