An Upper Hut resident who defrauded the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for NZD 41 000 by using a system fake church donations has been sentenced to seven months home detention and 120 hours of community service. James Talaga Toala, received sentencing at the Wellington District Court on February 26th, after pleading guilty to six charges of using documents to defraud or receive monetary gain. It was alleged by the IRD that in the period between April 2002 and March 2008 James Toala ... Read More

The upcoming Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between New Zealand and Australia has taken one step towards to coming into effect after a Governmental signing of an Order of Council for the document. The New Zealand Government has begun to incorporate the DTA into the country's law system through a signing of an Order in Council on February 17th, according to Peter Dunne, New Zealand Revenue Minister. Once the legal incorporation is complete for both nations the DTA will come into full effect. Australia ... Read More

Five years of legal wrangling has ended in a NZD2.2 billion settlement reached between the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and the country's four largest banks. The multi-billion dollar agreement between the IRD and four Australian-owned banks, the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), ANZ National (ANZ), Westpac and ASB Bank ,was announced in a settlement by Peter Dunne, New Zealand Minister of Revenue on December 23rd. The settlement, believed to be the largest in the country's history, revolves around alleged tax ... Read More