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Jailed for COVID fraud committed in a time of national crisis
An Upper Hutt man was sent to jail for nearly four years when he appeared for sentence on fraud charges committed in what the judge called a time of national crisis.
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Worst tax offending of its kind sends Christchurch woman to prison
The director of an asbestos removal and labour hire company has been jailed for three years in what a judge has called serious offending and the worst of its kind to come before the Christchurch District Court in the last 20 years.
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Anonymous information leads to IR visits
Inland Revenue (IR) staff are making unannounced visits to hundreds of businesses who we believe aren’t meeting all their tax obligations as employers.
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Inland Revenue funding used to support compliance
Inland Revenue (IR) has outlined how it will be using the $29 million allocated for compliance in this year’s Budget, targeting those people who - due to challenging circumstances or a deliberate decision - have not met their tax obligations.
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Company director automatically banned from running new company
In one of the first incidence of its kind, a company director has felt the immediate impact of an automatic ban preventing him running a company.
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Business
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Inland Revenue (IR) has outlined how it will be using the $29 million allocated for compliance in this year’s Budget, targeting those people who - due to challenging circumstances or a deliberate decision - have not met their tax obligations.
Individuals
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Inland Revenue has announced it will stop the use of custom audience lists due to public concern.
Inland Revenue (IR) has outlined how it will be using the $29 million allocated for compliance in this year’s Budget, targeting those people who - due to challenging circumstances or a deliberate decision - have not met their tax obligations.
Parents should now start saving their Early Childhood Education (ECE) invoices to claim FamilyBoost later in the year.
International Tax
More International Tax newsInland Revenue has issued a new Revenue Alert warning of severe consequences for anyone who has or uses Electronic Suppression Software Tools (ESST) to try to evade tax.
Prosecutions
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An Upper Hutt man was sent to jail for nearly four years when he appeared for sentence on fraud charges committed in what the judge called a time of national crisis.
The director of an asbestos removal and labour hire company has been jailed for three years in what a judge has called serious offending and the worst of its kind to come before the Christchurch District Court in the last 20 years.
A Wellington air conditioning installer was sentenced to community detention on tax fraud charges.