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IRD will be sympathetic, but not ‘weak’ on enforcement

Tax department tells parliamentary select committee it will always try and be respectful when dealing with customers in arrears.

IRS says it's been slow to resume investigations and audits, after resources were diverted from compliance during the pandemic.

Inland Revenue has told a parliamentary select committee it aims to be respectful and sympathetic when it engages with customers who are in arrears but warns “that doesn’t mean we’re weak”.   

The tax department has taken a harder line on non-compliance in the past year, after it relaxed

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Nicholas Pointon Wed, 12 Feb 2025
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