Tax
New details about NZ's role in tax shelter industry
New Zealand is at the heart of a tangled web of secretive shelf companies, and obscure trusts being used by well heeled South Americans to organise their private wealth, business affairs, and channel… Audio
Panama Papers: The story so far
Panama Papers NZ - What has the fallout from the Panama Papers been in New Zealand up until today?
Mossack Fonseca NZ's registered office responds
Panama Papers NZ - Bentleys, in Auckland's Queen Street, is the registered office of Mossack Fonseca NZ. Co-founder Roger Thompson responds to our questions.
Australia introduces 'Google tax' in Budget
New Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison is tackling profit shifting in his new Budget with an aim to get large corporates and multinationals to pay their taxes. Video, Audio
Tax dodges
Tax expert Michael Keating talks about big companies avoiding tax and Australia's move to penalise companies moving profits offshore. Audio
Tax key to Aussie budget
Tax is the topic of conversation in Australia after the latest Budget announcement. Audio
Australian smokers to pay $43 for 25 pack
Australia's Finance Minister is to boost tobacco excise tax over the next four years so that a pack of 25 cigarettes costs more than $43.60.
Call for inquiry into New Zealand's 'tax haven' status
Following the release of the Panama papers, a new poll indicates more than half of New Zealanders are worried about New Zealand being a tax haven, and think a full public and independent inquiry is… Audio
NZ First: Water exporters should pay royalties
The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters has weighed in to the bottled water debate and is calling for water exporters to pay a royalty. Audio
The OECD's Monica Bhatia on the fight for tax transparency
The Panama Papers revealed New Zealand as a tax haven earlier this month, and the OECD has plans to crack down on the world of hiding money offshore. The OECD's Monica Bhatia explains how transparency… Video, Audio
Government warned foreign trust quick fixes not enough
The Government is being warned that quick fixes to the foreign trust regime in the wake of the Panama papers won't be enough, if the country is serious about restoring its battered reputation. Audio
Labour wants urgency on Mossack Fonseca OIO case
It's been revealed that the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers is involved in an overseas investment land application here in New Zealand. Audio
UK correspondent Jon Dennis
Jon Dennis on the outfall for David Cameron and George Osborne from the Panama papers and plans for a law to prosecute those aiding tax evasion. Audio
Employers
Small business owners may no longer need to predict their future earnings, under proposed tax changes. Audio
OECD members meet on tax
A special project meeting of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration (JITSIC) Network took place at the OECD in Paris overnight. Audio
Tax changes create a fair playing field for smaller businesses
The business community and tax professionals are giving the thumbs up to the proposed tax changes for small firms. Audio
Government seeks to make tax life easier for SMEs
The Prime Minister has unveiled long-awaited changes to the provisional tax system today, which will change the rules for about 100,000 small businesses. Audio
David Cameron announces task force on tax evasion
There's a call for the UK Prime Minister David Cameron to release even more of his tax returns as the row over his family's financial arrangements continues. He's already released his returns for the… Audio
Taxing foreign trust income could end industry - IRD
If New Zealand followed the norm and taxed the overseas income of foreign trusts then that might result in the end of the industry, Inland Revenue says. Audio
Wealth Management researcher on Panama Papers
As the ripples from the biggest leak in journalistic history continue to spread, academic Brooke Harrington - who spent the better part of a decade investigating wealth management - says the… Audio
