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NEW POLL: Strong Support For Inflation Adjustment Of Tax Brackets To End The Stealth Tax
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:16:46 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers’ Union — Curia poll has revealed that New Zealanders – at a ratio of five to one – support inflation adjustment of income tax brackets. 67% of respondents supported inflation adjustments while just 13% were opposed.More >>
NEW POLL: Kiwis want Nicola Willis to hold firm on tax relief
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:44:19 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll has revealed that 53% of New Zealanders believe that the Government should continue to deliver the tax relief that was promised by the National Party during the election campaign. 29% of respondents thought that ...More >>
Cut Your Excuses And Sort Your Tax
Tue, 9 Apr 2024 09:41:55 +1200 | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue’s Richard Philp says if people do the right thing, Inland Revenue will help them. If they don’t, Inland Revenue will find them and start follow-up action.More >>
Revealed: Callaghan Innovation Wastes Over $170,000 On Rebrand As Staff Call Out Job Cuts.
Mon, 8 Apr 2024 15:01:59 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Callaghan Innovation has blown $170,000 on a rebranding exercise at a time when taxpayer-funded agencies were being told to curb spending. Information obtained under the Official Information Act reveals that ...More >>
New Report: Fire And Emergency Levy Increase Unjustified, Performance Review Needed
Mon, 8 Apr 2024 13:16:32 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today releasing a r eport highlighting the significant failure of Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) to realise the expected efficiency gains following the 2017 mega-merger of fire services. The report concludes ...More >>
Hnry Smashes Away Tax Anxiety With DE-STRESS Wellington Pop-up
Wed, 3 Apr 2024 18:11:17 +1300 | Hnry
Wellington, 3 April 2024 - Surprise tax bills, hunting for lost receipts, and producing piles of paperwork for accountants mean tax season is not usually a time for relaxing, but a new pop-up on Wellington’s waterfront is inviting people to literally smash ...More >>
Auckland Cafe Owner Imprisoned On Tax Evasion Charges
Tue, 2 Apr 2024 14:15:58 +1300 | Inland Revenue Department
Elizabeth Juilian Tangikau was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment at the Auckland District Court on March 26, 2024. More >>
Less Money In Most People’s Pockets This April
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 14:13:59 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party
Changes to minimum wage and benefit indexation means many New Zealanders will get less this year, as the Government gives a big tax break to landlords instead. Under Labour, April 1 minimum wage increases meant thousands of New Zealanders would get ...More >>
On The US Opposition To Mortgage Interest Deductibility For Landlords
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:58:23 +1300 | Gordon Campbell
Should landlords be able to deduct the interest on the loans they take out to bankroll their property speculation? The US Senate Budget Committee and Bloomberg News don't think this is a good idea, for reasons set out below. Regardless, our coalition government ...More >>
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back For Taxpayers
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:24:15 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the Government’s bill to increase the trust tax rate to 39% passing its third reading today, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “National have just passed into law yet another of Labour’s tax increases. Rather ...More >>
Passage Of Major Tax Bill Welcomed
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:54:25 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The passing of legislation giving effect to coalition Government tax commitments has been welcomed by Finance Minister Nicola Willis. “The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill will help place New ...More >>
Central Govt Should Pay Rates Like Everyone Else
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:13:21 +1300 | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Following adoptions of recommendations from both the Auckland Council Governing Body and the Houkura Independent Māori Statutory Board, the Mayor has formally requested the Government; Pay rates on its own buildings in Auckland. Reform laws around non-rateable ...More >>
If The CCP Can See Politicians' Expenses, So Should Taxpayers
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:00:37 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
If the CCP can see politicians' expenses, so should taxpayers Responding to reports of a cyberattack on the Parliamentary Counsel Office and Parliamentary Service by an organisation with links to the Chinese Government, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns ...More >>
BNZ Warns Of Increased Tax Scams As Tax Time Approaches
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:56:10 +1300 | BNZ
As tax time approaches, Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is urging New Zealanders to be alert to the heightened risk of tax-related scams. “The end of the financial year is a prime opportunity for scammers, who take advantage of tax time to trick and ...More >>
On Labour’s Fear Of Commitment
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:59:45 +1300 | Gordon Campbell
For 20 years or more, the case for a meaningful capital tax gains has been mulled over and analysed to death, including by the tax working group chaired by Sir Michael Cullen. More than once, the International Monetary Fund has said a CGT would be a ...More >>
Te Pāti Māori Only Party With Transformative Tax Policy To Address Cost-of-living
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:25:48 +1300 | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori’s tax policy is the transformational solution to poverty that Aotearoa needs. “The Labour leaders speech over the weekend was an admission that Labour chose to do nothing to fix our broken tax system when they had the absolute ...More >>
CTU: More Questions For The Government’s Tax Changes As Costs Grow
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:21:31 +1300 | Council of Trade Unions
The cost of the income taxation changes is now half a billion dollars more than National indicated in its pre-election fiscal plan More >>
Tax Cuts?
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:23:11 +1300 | Keith Rankin
Do we need real income-tax cuts this year? Probably not. Do we need nominal income-tax cuts? Yes, we do. The government should go ahead with its proposed tax cuts, but only to low- and middle-income earners. The tax cuts should compensate for the inflationary ...More >>
Hipkins' Commitment To Tax Reform Welcomed
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:25:00 +1300 | Tax Justice
Chris Hipkins' commitment to review and rewrite Labour's tax policies - including a re-look at capital gains and wealth taxes - is being welcomed by Tax Justice Aotearoa. In his State of the Nation speech yesterday, Chris Hipkins said the Labour Party ...More >>
Debate Over Georgia's New Minimum Wage Must Be Rooted In Human Rights Standards And Include All Stakeholders
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 07:43:10 +1300 | Georgia Fair Labor Platform
The lack of decent wages is one of the most acute social problems in Georgia today. The official minimum wage for the private sector in Georgia is 20 GEL, which has not been revised since 1999. A significant number of people earn wages below the ...More >>
