Inland Revenue stories
Got crypto? Pay tax – A quick look at IR's new crypto-asset guidance
Tue, 8th Sep 2020
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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inland revenue
Inland Revenue issues new guidance on taxing crypto-assets in New Zealand, stating that individuals and businesses must pay income tax on their assets.
Inland Revenue shuts down to make changes to tax system
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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digital transformation
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inland revenue
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tax
The revenue system will be closed for a week in April as Inland Revenue introduces a new round of changes to make tax more straightforward.
Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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westpac
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inland revenue
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kiwibank
The news comes following similar moves by the Accident Compensation Corporation, Kiwibank and New Zealand Post.
Inland Revenue cracks down on multinationals' tax obligations
Mon, 11th Nov 2019
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inland revenue
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tax
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global economy
Inland Revenue targets multinationals to recoup NZ$200m tax annually.
Growing enthusiasm for Inland Revenue's new provisional tax option
Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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accounting systems
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cloud banking solutions
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inland revenue
Inland Revenue's new provisional tax option, AIM, is being well received by small business owners looking for certainty.
Jail time for woman who failed to pay $740,000 PAYE
Thu, 19th Sep 2019
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payroll systems
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inland revenue
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tax
Manawatu woman jailed for withholding £740k PAYE, repeats 2007 offence.
Inland Revenue & ACC to stop accepting cheques from March 2020
Tue, 10th Sep 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
Cheques phased out by Inland Revenue & ACC from March 2020 in push for digital payments.
Cryptocurrency conundrum: Reserve Bank & IR fumble in the dark
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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rbnz
Whether it's cryptocurrency salaries or a central digital currency, no agency is quite sure how to tackle this upcoming payment trend.
MYOB: Kiwi SMEs should use IR's online gateway
Fri, 23rd Aug 2019
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accounting systems
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payroll systems
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myob
Kiwi small businesses are being encouraged to use Inland Revenue's online gateway to file their payroll information in order to avoid the risk of errors and possible fines.
IRD warning customers of new email scam over tax refunds
Mon, 22nd Jul 2019
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cybersecurity
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email security
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inland revenue
Inland Revenue warns customers of a convincing email scam offering tax refunds; more than 900 reports received.
$300m paid out to Kiwis via Inland Revenue's new automatic system
Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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contact centre
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inland revenue
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tax
More than $300m has been refunded to New Zealand taxpayers through the country's automatic tax assessment process, according to new figures by Inland Revenue.
Inland Revenue moves to help investors get tax rate right
Thu, 20th Jun 2019
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inland revenue
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investment
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kiwisaver
Inland Revenue is moving to help make sure investors, including KiwiSavers, get on the correct prescribed investor tax rate.
IRD shuts down fraudulent direct debit scam
Mon, 10th Jun 2019
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cybersecurity
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inland revenue
Inland Revenue halts scam involving fraudulent transactions on bank accounts; working with police and banks to investigate further.
IRD issues more than $80 million of refunds in one week
Mon, 27th May 2019
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
The first two batches of automatic tax assessments have been successfully issued by Inland Revenue.
Already more than 2 million logins for IRD’s new tax system
Wed, 8th May 2019
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digital transformation
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inland revenue
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ird
Having shutdown its services for seven days for an IT revamp, IRD is now celebrating its digital transformation success.
IRD completes ‘one of the biggest’ IT projects in state sector
Mon, 6th May 2019
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contact centre
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digital transformation
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inland revenue
Inland Revenue recently celebrated the success of a massive IT project in its digital transformation journey.
Inland Revenue to shut down services later this week
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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contact centre
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ml
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Inland Revenue's tax system will be closed for a week as it implements major changes, including automatic tax refunds and real-time operations.
'Good on Inland Revenue' for forcing SMBs to adopt tech
Mon, 25th Feb 2019
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inland revenue
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nexgen
New Zealand SMBs suffering from 'technology phobia' may benefit from new payday filing requirements, says NexGen Group's director Vinay Iswar.
IRD warns against phishing as personal tax changes kick in
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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email security
In the last month, two e-mail scams surfaced asking taxpayers to fill in a form to receive a refund owed to them.
Auckland Uni selects Rimini Street to update payroll systems
Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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payroll systems
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auckland university
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inland revenue
The University of Auckland has onboarded Rimini Street to upgrade its HR software in order to comply with this year’s changes to payday filing.
Payroll software firms prepare for payday filing
Fri, 11th Jan 2019
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payroll systems
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inland revenue
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tax
Providers have been working closely with Inland Revenue to make sure they can meet their clients’ needs when the changes roll out.
Inland Revenue says watch out for tax refund scams
Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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email security
Inland Revenue is warning New Zealanders to be vigilant about any ‘tax refund’ emails they receive that appear to look genuine.
Get ready for the biggest tax changes in a generation
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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inland revenue
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tax
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employment
The biggest tax changes in a generation are coming, and they will affect almost every business household and business across the country.
Inland Revenue seminars to help businesses understand payday filing
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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inland revenue
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employment law
To help New Zealand business owners understand the changes coming to how they file employees’ payday information, Inland Revenue is conducting more than 300 seminars around the country.