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How automated technology can prevent a payroll fraud
Human Capital Management

How automated technology can prevent a payroll fraud

Cutting-edge tech holds key to payroll fraud prevention, following a colossal Plutus scandal, says InPayTech's Don Sharp.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 26th May 2017
Apple comes out fighting against European Union's NZ $20 billion tax ruling
Apple

Apple comes out fighting against European Union's NZ $20 billion tax ruling

Apple is confident it will wipe the pie off its face after it was hit by a €13 billion (NZD $20 billion) in retroactive taxes by the European Union.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 31st Aug 2016
Crazy things small business owners tried to write-off on their taxes last year
Fintech

Crazy things small business owners tried to write-off on their taxes last year

Mixing personal and business expenses is the most common mistake small business owners make that result in audits.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2016
Google NZ's $371,799 tax on $14.9 million revenue
Fintech

Google NZ's $371,799 tax on $14.9 million revenue

Google faced a higher tax bill last year, but the $371,799 bill is unlikely to faze the company, which made $14.9 million in recorded revenue.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Taxation (Tax) stories

Cryptocurrency investors reminded of tax obligations
Crypto

Cryptocurrency investors reminded of tax obligations

The currency is usually encrypted using Blockchain technology that regulates the generation of new units and verifies fund transfers.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Apr 2018
IRD to spend over $1 billion on a system that makes it easier for Kiwis to pay tax
Digital Transformation

IRD to spend over $1 billion on a system that makes it easier for Kiwis to pay tax

The programme is expected to cost between $1.5 and $1.69 billion, with most of the costs coming from purchasing goods and services.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Mar 2018
Exclusive interview: Will software replace accountants with new AIM reporting rules?
Fintech

Exclusive interview: Will software replace accountants with new AIM reporting rules?

Bellingham Wallace director Mike Atkinson talks about the evolution of the accountant's role, and why SMBs will still need them.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017
Xero: As NZ's General Election looms, SMBs voice concern about tax rates
Fintech

Xero: As NZ's General Election looms, SMBs voice concern about tax rates

With New Zealand's General Election little more than seven weeks away, small businesses are concerned how the outcome will impact their tax rates.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
TPB urges cybersecurity savviness for tax practitioners
Distributed Denial of Service

TPB urges cybersecurity savviness for tax practitioners

Acting Chair Greg Lewis believes that practitioners should consider professional indemnity (PI) insurance cover to deal with first-party losses.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017
Xero improves tax time by bringing eGST into software
Fintech

Xero improves tax time by bringing eGST into software

After successful trials, Xero is bringing direct electronic GST returns to its software that can be sent straight to the IRD, the company reports.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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
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
NZ government turns to $269 mln deficit in 8 months to February
Government

NZ government turns to $269 mln deficit in 8 months to February

The New Zealand government turned to a deficit in the first eight months of the financial year, although the shortfall was smaller than forecast as th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 10th 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
F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss
Taxation

F&P Appliances see records surge in global sales, narrows full-year loss

Fisher & Paykel Appliances narrowed its full-year loss in 2014 after sales growth across all its markets helped drive a surge in revenue.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd 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