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Cash still king for many, despite push for card-only payments (www.rnz.co.nz)

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In a world of Afterpay, tap and go and online shopping, cash is - surprisingly - still king.

Many said they still carry notes and coins in their wallets, and the amount of cash in circulation has almost doubled in the past 10 years.

One person spoken to by RNZ said they carried cash they received in tips from working in a restaurant, while another said her mum often gave her cash.

But a third said it felt "flippant" to carry cash: "I don't really like to keep it because then I tend to spend it and I'm trying to control my spending."

Some said carrying notes and coins was essential in a natural disaster.

"I do love to have cash because I kind of feel secure," one man told First Up.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is strange, there are some operations that have 2 cash registers even. You get awaybwith it until you dont, and if you get caught its a heavy, heavy fine, penalties and interest.

Our accountant actually told us our first year we were reporting too much... but we have to play it as close to legit as possible because we are the ones who are still guests in this country.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah here people get caught because most people are legit and the tax department knows what is a normal amount of cash for specific types of businesses. They can access electronic records, and see the final amount declared, so if it's too different you get audited. Normally it's not enough cash declared, but too much cash might look like money laundering 😆