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Legal Services

Legal Services provide tax technical and legal support for Inland Revenue. They're part of Customer and Compliance Services – Business.

Their job is to support the integrity of the tax system and tax compliance by:

  • providing Inland Revenue advice and support services to assist in the resolution of complex tax issues, including social policy
  • litigating and prosecuting where enforcement is necessary
  • representing Inland Revenue to identify and resolve issues arising from new legislation, court cases and tax disputes.

You can contact Legal Services in writing to the attention of:

Group Lead - Advice Legal Services
Inland Revenue
PO Box 76198
Manukau
Auckland
New Zealand

Last updated: 28 Apr 2021
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