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IRD shuts down fraudulent direct debit scam

Mon, 10th Jun 2019
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Inland Revenue halts scam involving fraudulent transactions on bank accounts; working with police and banks to investigate further.
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IRD issues more than $80 million of refunds in one week

Mon, 27th May 2019
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Inland Revenue's new system issued NZD $83.3 million in refunds and NZD $10.4 million in tax bills in its first week, with records for daily logins.
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Already more than 2 million logins for IRD's new tax system

Wed, 8th May 2019
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Having shutdown its services for seven days for an IT revamp, IRD is now celebrating its digital transformation success.
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IRD completes 'one of the biggest' IT projects in state sector

Mon, 6th May 2019
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Inland Revenue has completed a significant IT overhaul, transitioning over 19.7 million taxpayer accounts to a new system, enhancing efficiency and fairness.
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Inland Revenue to shut down services later this week

Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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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.
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'Good on Inland Revenue' for forcing SMBs to adopt tech

Mon, 25th Feb 2019
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New Zealand SMBs suffering from 'technology phobia' may benefit from new payday filing requirements, says NexGen Group's director Vinay Iswar.
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IRD warns against phishing as personal tax changes kick in

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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In the last month, two e-mail scams surfaced asking taxpayers to fill in a form to receive a refund owed to them.
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Auckland Uni selects Rimini Street to update payroll systems

Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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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.
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Payroll software firms prepare for payday filing

Fri, 11th Jan 2019
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Providers have been working closely with Inland Revenue to make sure they can meet their clients' needs when the changes roll out.
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Inland Revenue says watch out for tax refund scams

Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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Inland Revenue is warning New Zealanders to be vigilant about any 'tax refund' emails they receive that appear to look genuine.
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Get ready for the biggest tax changes in a generation

Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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The biggest tax changes in a generation are coming, and they will affect almost every business household and business across the country.
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Inland Revenue seminars to help businesses understand payday filing

Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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Inland Revenue is hosting over 300 seminars nationwide to help New Zealand businesses transition to payday filing ahead of the 1 April 2019 deadline.
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Inland Revenue encourages employers to make switch to payday filing

Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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There are fewer than seven months left before all New Zealand employers must shift to payday filing, and Inland Revenue says now is the time to start.
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Inland Revenue to improve AIM tax method with help from early adopters

Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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Inland Revenue's new Accounting Income Method now has plenty of early adopters and now the focus is on improving the product for year two.
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Inland Revenue's AIM tax method signs up 1,000+ early adopters

Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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Inland Revenue says that more than 1,100 businesses have signed up to the new Accounting Income Method (AIM) so far.
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Think the govt has a big tax refund for you? Think again

Sat, 21st Jul 2018
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Sorry to be the party pooper but it may be time to get your toes in line and cancel that ASOS order you were going to cover with your tax refund.
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Inland Revenue: Moving to accounting software will save you time and money

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Inland Revenue gets a few raised eyebrows when it promotes accounting software to SMBs, but are definite transformative benefits for tax obligations.
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New Zealand rated 'compliant' in OECD tax transparency review

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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The OECD's Global Forum issued the rating after examining NZ's laws and practices on the exchange of information with other tax authorities.
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IRD myIR site to shut down on Thursday for major system upgrades

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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myIR will be switched off from Thursday afternoon at 3pm until Tuesday, April 17 at 8am so the latest round of changes can be made.
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Cryptocurrency investors reminded of tax obligations

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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The currency is usually encrypted using Blockchain technology that regulates the generation of new units and verifies fund transfers.