Inland Revenue

2022 - 10 - 31

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Inland Revenue deletes Halloween-themed Tweet after it backfires (Stuff.co.nz)

IRD apologises after suggesting Halloween is a chance to teach kids about tax by taking away a third of their treats.

Will you be celebrating?” *

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New Zealand authorities apologise for encouraging parents to 'tax ... (The Guardian)

Inland Revenue Department faced criticism online after tweeting a tax on 'treat hauls' could teach kids responsibility. Halloween decorations outside a home ...

“Any fun-loving parent worth their salt would do well to ignore such hokum,” wrote a third. They went on to suggest that parents apply one of New Zealand’s top income tax rates – 33% – to children’s trick-or-treat earnings. “You can’t possibly be serious,” one Twitter user replied.

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After cattle fart tax, NZ authorities suggest lollipop tax on Halloween ... (WION)

Under fire New Zealand tax department has been forced to apologise after suggesting a ludicrous idea to teach children 'tax responsibility'.

Reportedly, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on Sunday took to its official Twitter account to state that parents should stash 33 per cent of their kids' candies as 'lolly tax' this Halloween. As reported by WION, last month, it became the first country to tax cattle burps and urine emissions to control agricultural emissions. Opposition MPs also took a stand and criticised Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's stance towards taxation.

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