http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Taxation headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:19 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=335 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10631770&ref=rss A $10-million landlady who complained about tougher tax rules has copped plenty of criticism from Weekend Herald readers - including a scathing attack from a software exporter who lives a couple of houses down her street.Seventy-three-year-old... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10631764&ref=rss Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says she plans to ask ministers in the next month for a tax increase that will make cigarettes too expensive for young people to buy.She told Auckland Cancer Society chief executive John Loof... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10631661&ref=rss It's a brave politician who traipses halfway round the world while her political opponents are calling for her head and her job could be up for grabs in an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle.But Irish Cabinet Minister Mary Harney is no... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10631599&ref=rss The Government has not simply been looking to fund personal tax cuts, but to re-shuffle the tax burden as a whole to make it 'fairer' while maintaining the total tax take. An increase in GST will not only widen the tax net and... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:57 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10631411&ref=rss Property investors have warned that rents could go up by $34 a week if the Government scraps landlords' depreciation claims on housing, but the Government says they are wrong.TVNZ reported that the Property Investors Association... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:31:13 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10631272&ref=rss Inland Revenue is warning customers not to respond to a hoax email claiming to offer the recipient a tax refund. "We have received a number of calls this morning about these emails, and we're trying to track the source of it in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10630548&ref=rss Greeks are ambivalent about an austerity package and are against most of the specific measures - unless they affect people they consider privileged.In a survey in To Vima newspaper yesterday, 47.9 per cent of those polled said... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10630311&ref=rss I get nervous whenever I hear ministers of the Crown talk about "ginormous" financial problems that are "elephants in the room" that they want to use taxpayer money to fix. I worry we are about to be presented with a fait accompli... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10630194&ref=rss Seven months into the Government's financial year tax revenue is 10.5 per cent, or $3.4 billion, down on the same period a year earlier, as the recession takes its lagged toll on incomes and profits.This is not a surprise. The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10630178&ref=rss Last week John Key announced a treat for pensioners of an increase in superannuation of 2 per cent to compensate for GST increases. I have just been informed that my tax rate will increase from 19.5 per cent to 21 per cent as... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10630147&ref=rss Axe the tax? Labour would if it could. But it can't. So maybe the tax will stay. Maybe it won't. Who knows.Labour isn't saying. And it won't be saying for quite a while yet.Confusing? Not really. Labour's campaign to halt... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/taxation/news/article.cfm?c_id=335&objectid=10630197&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:58:00 +1200