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Inland Revenue now has the power to disclose tax debts to debt collectors.

If the debt is more than 12 months old and greater than 30% of the taxpayer’s gross income, the tax department can release the information.

These disclosures are going to be very dangerous. They will damage the credit rating of those who offend. If you are in this situation, be sure to make an arrangement with the Inland Revenue to catch up and make sure you stick to it.

Don’t agree to anything you are not going to be able to sustain. Obviously, if you are in tax trouble, it might be wise to talk to us first.

Nowhere to hide

Meanwhile, tax departments around the world are clubbing together to swap information about assets and incomes owned and derived by taxpayers in countries other than their home country. IRD calls this AEOI, an acronym for Automatic Exchange of Information. Soon there’ll be nowhere to hide.