A Coromandel woman has been sentenced to seven months home detention and 200 hours community service for tax charges. Georgie Jensen was sentenced on December 3rd, in the Waihi District Court, after pleading to 13 counts of non-payment of PAYE. Graham Pomeroy, Inland Revenue Assurance Manager, commented on the offences, saying "Failure to meet PAYE obligations is a breach of trust between the director and the employees. But in Jensen's case, it wasn't just PAYE but also child support and student loan deductions”. Georgia ... Read More

Numerous changes to the Student Loans system have been approved by the Government. On the 18th of September it was announced by Peter Dunne, New Zealand Revenue Minister, that governmental allowances had been given to proposed changes to the student loan system. The changes were a product of consultation held in June. In a statement , Peter Dunne said "As a result of hearing a wide range of views, the government has modified one of the main proposals that were presented for ... Read More

Three years and four month worth of jail time has been given to a West Auckland man for 121 varying tax charges. Somsanit Phommasa, a West Auckland based tiler, admitted to 121 separate charges of GST, PAYE and income tax evasion. In the period between 1998 and 2007 is accused of having accumulated $1,617,705 worth of evaded taxes. Charges included imposing GST on customers while making no attempt to pass it onto the Inland Revenue Department. The GST fraud amounted to $479,607. Income tax ... Read More