Keep The Change Money Mail 265 - Who REALLY Isn’t 'Paying Their Fair Share' Of Tax?
The ‘paying their fair share’ slogan is a goodie as no one can define ‘fair share’. Anyway, interestingly, I overheard a story where a pensioner receiving superannuation had a flatmate in their sleep-out (not a boarder, but they’ll probably see it as a boarder (different tax rules) and they ask to be paid that rent in cash. Why would they do this? My mind went to probably avoiding declaring it and therefore paying tax on it. Many everyday Kiwi cheekily bend the rules too. Sometimes it’s intentional. But often, it’s just a lack of understanding. Let's explore.
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