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Barry Soper: NZ like the Cayman Islands of the Pacific

COMMENT: John Key on trusts sounds a bit like a cracked record.

Editorial: Govt can help put boot into tax dodgers

To make trusts more transparent and accountable ought not compromise the ease and speed of company registrations in this country.

Panama papers: PM defends tax laws

The naming of NZ as a tax haven which allows foreign investors to hide their income in secretive trusts will not force the Government to change any tax rules, John Key says.

Panama Papers: The famous and powerful

From soccer stars to Saudi kings, some of the wealthiest people in the world have been exposed by massive leak of tax papers.

How rich, powerful hide their money

Huge leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panama law firm shows associates of Russian President have moved as much as US$2 billion through offshore accounts.

IRD's data grab from Trade Me nets $3m

Inland Revenue's grab at Trade Me members' personal data netted it just $3 million in fresh taxes.

Are executive incentives too generous?

Executive incentive schemes aim to boost company performance. But is it too easy for top bosses to get a reward?

Craig Elliffe: Others' tax tactics worth a look for NZ

International tax issues are bubbling away again with the recent revelation from the <i>NZ Herald</i> that multinationals operating in NZ pay just $1.8 million of tax on revenue of $10 billion.

Companies on notice over tax structures

Multinational tax policy isn't easy or simple and it isn't usually sexy. But, like a lot of things, the internet has livened up the debate.

Rob Campbell: Compromise needed on corporate tax

COMMENT: It is illogical to expect that global processes and outcomes will not be strongly influenced by the corporates that operate at that level.

Key has 'lost moral compass' on tax regime

The New Zealand Herald investigation into multinational tax has sparked a political scrap with Labour finance spokesman Grant Robertson.

Kerre McIvor: Boycott the firms not paying tax

COMMENT: Boycott those companies spending a fortune to avoid paying their fair share. What they're doing might be legal - but it's morally bankrupt.

There are two certainties: death and taxes

You can dip into your KiwiSaver once you are eligible for New Zealand superannuation as long as you have been in the scheme for at least five years.

Cancer drug giant's tax bill less than PM's

The drug giant seeking $30m from the taxpayer for its cancer drug Keytruda paid less income tax in 2014 than PM John Key.

Economy Hub: Big tax changes coming

Business is facing change on a scale it hasn't seen since the 1980s as multi-nationals are targeted with new tax rules.

Peter Dunn aware of 'urgent' corporate tax issue

United Future leader Peter Dunne said he was well aware of the "urgent" issue of the tax paid by multinational companies.

NZ tech companies call for corporate tax probe

Local tech companies say we need an inquiry into the multinational tax gap - which allows rivals to pay less tax than homegrown companies.

Top multinationals pay almost no tax in New Zealand

INTERACTIVE: 20 large companies made $10b of sales to Kiwis, but paid just $1.8min tax.