When the taxman takes to Facebook

When the taxman takes to Facebook
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Peter Griffin
Last year, I was late by a day in filing a provisional tax payment with the Inland Revenue Department, resulting in a $180 fee consisting of a fine and interest. I’m a forgetful sort. Had I been scrolling Facebook or LinkedIn on tax day, I might have saved the expense by seeing a payment reminder advert in my newsfeed targeted at me based on my details, which the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) holds. But no, I was either too busy for social media that day or not included in IRD’s dragnet of citizens, using social media pl...

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