IRD getting ‘aggressive’ with taxpayers with arrears
The Herald has an article out today suggesting that the IRD are getting aggressive with taxpayers.
Accountants say the Inland Revenue Department is taking a new and tenacious approach to tax collecting, going direct to taxpayers and demanding payment in full regardless of the circumstances.
They say IRD’s softly-softly approach during the downturn is over and the gloves are off as it tries to maximise the tax take for the cash-strapped Government.
One tax agent is quoted as saying:
“In several cases that I’ve heard of, legal action is almost the first used debt-collection tool.
“It’s almost like the IRD has said, ‘right, the recession’s over, we have been nice to you for a while, now let’s get stuck into the debt’.
This approach surprises me as I have heard that the Department has been very reasonable in most cases since the 2008 GFC.
I would be interested in hearing from others out there and what your experience has been.
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