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• IRD warns against latest sophisticated email scam

  Claims recipient is due a large tax refund, then takes them to a fraudulent site to take their credit card details

• Inland Revenue Department NZ talks voice biometrics

  Call resolution times for Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of New Zealand customers who have registered for its biometric service take one minute faster than those who have not registered, said IRD contact implementation service manager Jared Mortlock.

• IRD to consider integration of external software with GST returns system

  Inland Revenue is beginning work to explore allowing online third-party accounting software to integrate with the GST returns system.

• IRD contracts with Assurity for $30 million

  A $30 million contract with Assurity Consulting is an example of a growing number of opportunities for New Zealand companies in the wider sector, says Inland Revenue Minister Todd McClay.

• Qualifying conditions for IRD’s GETS might exclude most Kiwi providers

  Inland Revenue’s business transformation project, which could cost up to $1.5 billion over the next decade, is a juicy target for multinational ICT vendors.

• Unisys NZ aims to change revenue mix in the next few years

  IT solutions provider Unisys currently has a revenue mix in New Zealand that sees the public sector contributing 60 per cent and the private sector 40 per cent. However, the company wants to swap those figures to 60 per cent private and 40 per cent public in the next few years.

• Labour and Greens question tax write-off for failed software

  Should failed software projects be tax deductible?