Latest Taxation Headlines

Housing Costs Keep Soaring, What Will It Take To Cap Rates?

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:56:49 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

“Ministers Willis and Watts needs the courage to slash inflationary overspending and cap council rates hikes. That’s the pathway back to a growing economy.” More >>

Tauranga Council’s $125m Office Fit For Wall Street, Not Main Street

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:51:46 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

Council staff already enjoy perks like $100,000 life insurance, bonus annual leave, and subsidised bus cards. Now they’re adding $470,000 in coffee machines and a Wall Street-style fit-out on the ratepayer tab.More >>

Veteran Founders Disrupting Sole-Trader Accounting in NZ

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:57:18 +1200 | Lodg

Lodg, a cutting-edge accounting technology company, is set to revolutionize the way sole traders and independent contractors manage their taxes. Founded by a team of successful entrepreneurs, Lodg automates tax processes, making them simple, stress-free, ...More >>

The Rates Freeze Reset Wellington Desperately Needs

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:51:08 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

Ray Chung is putting a stake in the ground and saying the Council should live within its means. Ratepayers aren’t an ATM, and Wellington’s had enough of being shaken down to fund consultants and vanity projects.More >>

$5.2 Million Consultant Spend Unacceptable As Cost Blowouts Grow

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:52:06 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

Every dollar spent needs to stand up to scrutiny and, right now, local ratepayers simply cannot afford these kinds of white elephants. More >>

Big Council Doesn’t Always Mean Better Council: Amalgamation On The Cards

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:49:54 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Sam Warren, Local Government Campaigns Manager for the Taxpayers’ Union, said: “Better collaboration between councils to find efficiencies for both service and infrastructure delivery is certainly encouraged, so long as they reduce the burden ...More >>

Dunedin Council Tight-Lipped On Salary For Missing Deputy Chief

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:28:57 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

Concerns for privacy has a legitimate place, but right now it looks more like an excuse than a reason. Council must prove otherwise and stop treating public accountability as an optional extra.More >>

End Of Term For Kāhui Ako – Time To Expel This Failed Scheme

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:27:05 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

In 2023, just 22 percent of Year 8 students met the expected standard in Maths, and only 47 percent in Reading. If Kāhui Ako were a student, it’d be repeating the year.More >>

REVEALED: Scootergate – Defence's $32,800 Joyride On The Taxpayer Dime

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:51:27 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

“The Defence Force has just been handed a $12 billion funding plan. If this is the starting point, taxpayers should buckle up — it’s going to be a rough ride.” More >>

Pilot For New Tax Debt Service

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:44:19 +1200 | Inland Revenue

All third-party staff who work on Inland Revenue specific work must sign a certificate of confidentiality. The debt always remains with Inland Revenue and Baycorp cannot use the information it receives from us for credit rating purposes. More >>

Ōtorohanga District Council Treating Accountability Like A Threat

Tue, 8 Apr 2025 14:52:10 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

Local government exists to serve the public, so ratepayers have every right to see official information without wading through the spin doctor treatment. More >>

No Silver Lining, Just An Opening

Mon, 7 Apr 2025 10:32:24 +1200 | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

The evils being perpetrated by the Trump Administration did not begin with Trump and won’t end with him. We have to understand just what this malevolence is, where it comes from, and what its goals are.More >>

Compliance Work Continues At Pace

Mon, 7 Apr 2025 10:21:17 +1200 | Inland Revenue Department

From September to December last year, 164 companies were liquidated by the courts on application by Inland Revenue – an increase of 84% over the same period in 2023. Inland Revenue wrote off $83.9m related to completed liquidations.More >>

More Savings In Contract Changes Than Cutting Kāinga Ora Staff

Fri, 4 Apr 2025 11:47:35 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

“But the real savings don’t come from trimming staff—they come from fixing the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contracts so they’re bankable: safe and predictable enough for banks to confidently lend against.”More >>

Home Detention For Tax Offences

Fri, 4 Apr 2025 09:05:30 +1300 | Inland Revenue Department

Victoria Sabrina Kalapa was sentenced in the Auckland District Court on 2 April. She was charged with aiding or abetting a company she controlled to make PAYE deductions which it didn’t pay to Inland Revenue (IR).More >>

Hundreds Of Kāinga Ora Jobs Proposed To Go In Latest Govt Attack On Public Housing

Thu, 3 Apr 2025 14:58:09 +1300 | PSA

The latest restructuring of Kāinga Ora proposes deep cuts to the jobs of those working with other agencies to place people on waiting lists into houses, and in call centres where staff help tenants resolve issues.More >>

Trump Imposes Ten Percent Tariff On New Zealand Exports

Thu, 3 Apr 2025 11:51:41 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union

New Zealand has long prided itself on being a champion of free trade, with some of the most open markets in the world. Imposing retaliatory tariffs would be a step backwards, harming New Zealand’s economy and inviting further trade restrictions ...More >>

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