Inland Revenue’s audit activity has been yielding some startling results for the government coffers.

For many New Zealanders, property investment is a significant part of their wealth creation plan.

Last week the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025−26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill was introduced to Parliament.

Up to now people may have assumed Inland Revenue won’t have access to information regarding their use of offshore exchanges to trade cryptocurrencies.

Starting a new business can be an exciting yet challenging journey. Key factors like short start-up times, government policy, tax breaks and low corporate taxes play a crucial role in ensuring success.

Inland Revenue continues to produce commentary at pace on key issues, with the latest three draft items covering:

As you read this, Inland Revenue’s new AI software tools are trawling Land Information New Zealand’s "Landonline" database.

Instances that commonly went under-the-radar are now easy pickings for Inland Revenue.

Minister of Finance, Nicola Willis, presented her second budget this afternoon.

Businesses like right-leaning governments. It’s no surprise that approval for the Government’s economic management has shot up since before the last election, when leaders’ approval ratings had plummeted almost to single figures in our Baker Tilly Staples Rodway polling.

A limp economy has brought little relief to New Zealanders despite a shift in tax brackets, according to this year’s Tax Freedom Day calculations.  Kiwis are set to spend 135 days paying tax this year, a day more than in 2024.

Our 2025 pre-budget survey has revealed a mixed business scorecard on the Government’s performance.  Business optimism ahead of this year’s Budget is markedly better than it was pre-election, but the overall report is "could do better".