House Calls for Tax Returns

Posted Thursday, 25 August 2011 by Brena Smith 

We've been contacted this morning by a lady saying a person came to her home in Auckland regarding her income tax return. She reported the person said they were from "Kiwitax". She had given the person her name and IRD number, filled in a tax return form and was waiting to be contacted back. We would like to confirm that...

• Kiwitax do not make house calls in any part of New Zealand
• We currently do not have any branches or agents working outside of Napier, NZ
• We work predominantly for business and rental property clients
• We are not a "personal tax return" agency and do not seek salary & wage earner clients.

If someone comes to your house saying they are from Kiwitax please do not give any personal details and do not give them your IRD number. Please send the person away and contact the police immediately.

If you have already been visited by someone saying they are from Kiwitax and you have given them personal details please contact the Police and we also suggest you contact Inland Revenue and possibly WINZ in case someone tries to fraudulently use your information. We would appreciate if this has happened to you or someone you know please also let us know - Thanks!