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IRD seeks feedback on software development expenditure for income tax
Software Development

IRD seeks feedback on software development expenditure for income tax

The IRD is seeking consultation and feedback on how software development expenditure should be classed for income tax purposes.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016
Books close on Mecari with 13.86 cents in the dollar payout to creditors
Synnex

Books close on Mecari with 13.86 cents in the dollar payout to creditors

Unsecured creditors of failed POS distributor Mecari, previously known as Pos Pos, have received small payments as the company's liquidation winds up.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
NZ Govt websites failing to reach readability goals
Cloud Services

NZ Govt websites failing to reach readability goals

New Zealand Government websites are struggling to meet readability goals, with half failing to achieve target scores, according to a report by VisibleThread.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Jun 2016
MYOB: It's out with paper, in with online GST services for Kiwi SMEs
Fintech

MYOB: It's out with paper, in with online GST services for Kiwi SMEs

According to MYOB, this is the first e-GST service for New Zealanders, and is the result of working with the IRD for several months.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016
Best tax refund firm revealed in Canstar Blue Awards
Inland Revenue Department

Best tax refund firm revealed in Canstar Blue Awards

Nelson tech firm mytax.co.nz has been named the winner of the Canstar Blue Consumer Satisfaction Award for Personal Tax Agent 2016.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
Agilyx New Zealand gets IRD nod of approval
Hyperscale

Agilyx New Zealand gets IRD nod of approval

Agilyx New Zealand has been authorised by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), and is one of only 15 companies in New Zealand to do so.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
Online tax services saving businesses money
Government

Online tax services saving businesses money

Increasing numbers of businesses and individual taxpayers turning to online service to pay tax means big savings, according to the Government.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Oct 2015
Inland Revenue chooses US company for billion dollar update
Taxation

Inland Revenue chooses US company for billion dollar update

The Inland Revenue has partnered with US company Fast Enterprises to update New Zealand's tax and social policy administration system.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2015
Should the IRD scrap tax estimations?
Government

Should the IRD scrap tax estimations?

Inland Revenue is seeking feedback from business owners on whether to scrap provisional tax estimations in favour of real-time tax calculation.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015
GST goes mobile – and crowdsourced
iOS

GST goes mobile – and crowdsourced

Inland Revenue has taken GST returns mobile with the launch of myIRmobile app - the result of a crowdsourcing competition.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
Dulux takes $15.2 million hit in IRD tax dispute
Taxation

Dulux takes $15.2 million hit in IRD tax dispute

DuluxGroup settles a long-standing tax dispute with New Zealand's IRD, taking a USD $15.2 million hit to cover provisions, including USD $8.9 million in cash.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
PAYE for NZ businesses proposed in biggest tax shake-up since 1957
Risk & Compliance

PAYE for NZ businesses proposed in biggest tax shake-up since 1957

The government is floating the idea of businesses paying their tax on a pay-as-you-go (PAYE) basis, like individual taxpayers, in the biggest proposed.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
IRD happy with business transformation-lead Accenture
IT services

IRD happy with business transformation-lead Accenture

The Inland Revenue Department is happy with lead provider Accenture to overhaul its 30-year-old information technology system in a major transformatio.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015

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Revera nets $45-$60 million Inland Revenue data centre contract
Revera

Revera nets $45-$60 million Inland Revenue data centre contract

Revera has won an NZ$45-$60 million contract to design and supply data centre services for New Zealand's Inland Revenue.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Feb 2016
Optimizer HQ subsidiaries' debts likely to top $11 million
Fintech

Optimizer HQ subsidiaries' debts likely to top $11 million

Claims against two Optimizer HQ subsidiaries are likely to hit $11.3 million, with liquidators reviewing the sale of business assets pre-liquidation.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
Mako: Spark owed $26.9m, little chance of funds for unsecured creditors
Physical Security

Mako: Spark owed $26.9m, little chance of funds for unsecured creditors

Spark NZ was owed $26.9 million when Mako Networks went into receivership, with little chance of unsecured creditors recouping their funds.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Nov 2015
New tool to ease shift to cloud-delivered communications via Microsoft Office 365
Unified Communications

New tool to ease shift to cloud-delivered communications via Microsoft Office 365

IR unveils a tool to streamline the migration to cloud-based comms with Office 365, aiming for seamless implementation and management.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015
Liquidators of China milk exporter may claw back $145,200 from Chinese directors
Inland Revenue Department

Liquidators of China milk exporter may claw back $145,200 from Chinese directors

Liquidators of a failed milk exporting company, which became insolvent after losing an unfair dismissal case with employees, may force the company's C.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015