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Taxman gives dud advice, tries to bankrupt firm which relied on it


IRD issued incorrect information - and then tried to bankrupt firm which relied on that information

Rob Hosking
Tue, 13 Aug 2013

The taxpayer could have to pay $100,000 compensation to a Lower Hutt business after Inland Revenue unsuccessfully tried to bankrupt the  firm.

The case stemmed from an IRD error in a tax form in 2000 which was not corrected until 2006.

However because the business  relied on the error in

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Rob Hosking
Tue, 13 Aug 2013
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