Inland Revenue calls out horticultural tax dodgers
New Zealand's Inland Revenue department is intensifying its crackdown on tax evasion within the horticultural sector. The agency is targeting practices such as cash payments, false invoicing, and non-compliance with GST and PAYE obligations.
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Highlights government efforts to maintain tax system integrity and combat labor exploitation in agricultural industries.
Inland Revenue is warning it's cracking down on dodgy practices in the horticultural sector.
The department said it had identified a number of prevalent practices in the horticultural sector that are a threat to the integrity of the tax system, including staff being paid cash, or complex arrangements being used to obscure what was happening.
It has issued a revenue alert about the non-compliance.
These are issued infrequently by the department's commissioner when there are significant or emergency areas of concern.
Inland Revenue says it's stepping up its focus on growers, contractors and subcontractors.
It said it was aware of situations where false invoices were created to obscure the true nature of transactions and this could lead to people and businesses paying less in GST, PAYE and other income tax than they should.
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