A Tauranga man has been sentenced to a year in jail for neglecting his business’ tax obligations, and using employee tax payments to fund his own expenses and recreation. Last week the Tauranga District Court sentenced an Adrian Ace, an agricultural contractor, to twelve months in prison for evading his PAYE and GST tax obligations. [...]

A Tauranga man has been sentenced to a year in jail for neglecting his business’ tax obligations, and using employee tax payments to fund his own expenses and recreation. Last week the Tauranga District Court sentenced an Adrian Ace, an agricultural contractor, to twelve months in prison for evading his PAYE and GST tax obligations. Adrian plead guilty to 28 charges of failing to properly account for PAYE for the employees at his company Pride Contracting Limited. He had also pleaded guilty ... Read More

The New Zealand Government is proposing a series of extensive transformation to the tax filing administration process, promising to deliver greater information ability, ease of filing, along with lowered incidence of processing error and calculation mistakes. The Government and the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) are urging New Zealand taxpayers to give comment on planned changes [...]

The New Zealand Government is proposing a series of extensive transformation to the tax filing administration process, promising to deliver greater information ability, ease of filing, along with lowered incidence of processing error and calculation mistakes. The Government and the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) are urging New Zealand taxpayers to give comment on planned changes to tax administration. On June 15th the Making Tax Easier proposal was introduced, along with a public consultation period lasting until July 23rd. For individual taxpayers, the IRD has ... Read More

A Wellington based property developer has been sentenced to two years jail time for multiple tax evasion charges. On April 12th the Wellington District Court sentenced Lance Christopher James to two years jail time for 19 separate tax evasion charges amounting to NZD 365 184. Lance James pleaded guilty to eight charges of failing to [...]

A Wellington based property developer has been sentenced to two years jail time for multiple tax evasion charges. On April 12th the Wellington District Court sentenced Lance Christopher James to two years jail time for 19 separate tax evasion charges amounting to NZD 365 184. Lance James pleaded guilty to eight charges of failing to file a personal tax return or paying appropriate tax obligations, and 11 charges of failing to pass on employee PAYE deductions. Despite having repaid some of ... Read More

New Zealanders can now receive automatic tax credits for their charitable donations. From January 7th donations made automatically from an employees pay package will be eligible for automatic tax credits, bypassing the previous system of end of year claims. Employees will receive a third of the donation amount back through a PAYE tax credit. Describing [...]

New Zealanders can now receive automatic tax credits for their charitable donations. From January 7th donations made automatically from an employees pay package will be eligible for automatic tax credits, bypassing the previous system of end of year claims. Employees will receive a third of the donation amount back through a PAYE tax credit. Describing the ease of use of the new system Peter Dunne, Revenue Minister of New Zealand, said “…it’s really convenient for workers, is low-cost and effective for charities, and ... Read More