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31 March
Income Tax Return Due ~ If you file Income Tax through a tax agent.
Income Tax Payment Due ~ If you file Income Tax through a tax agent.
Second Instalment of Provisional Tax Due
Third Instalment of Provisional Tax Due
If you file electronically:
You need to file Employment Information within 2 working days of each payday.
If you file by paper:
You can either file within 10 working days of each payday or:
Paye date between the 1st and 15th of the month:
Between the 1st and 15th of the month THEN | Filing Date Within 10 working days of the 15th of the month.
Paye date between the 16th and end of the month:
Between the 16th and end of the month THEN | Filing Date Within 10 working days of the end of the month.
New employers can either file electronically or by paper in the first six months.
You must register for GST if you carry out a taxable activity and:
– Your turnover was $60,000 or more in the last 12 months or will be $60,000 or more in the next 12 months, OR
– your prices include GST
FOR MORE INFO: https://www.ird.govt.nz/gst/gst-registering/register-who/register-who.html
If you had more than $5,000 tax to pay at the end of the year from your last income tax return, you’ll have to pay provisional tax the following tax year. This usually happens when you earn income without having tax deducted during the year.
FORM MORE INFO: https://www.ird.govt.nz/provisional-tax/understanding-provisional-tax/understanding-provisional-tax.html
Very specific rules apply to different categories of entertainment. Some entertainment expenses can be fully deducted, while others can only be 50% deducted. Entertainment can mean food and drink, social events, trips, accommodation, privileges, musical, sporting or theatrical events, and freebies (free samples).
You can never deduct your private entertainment expenses, even if you pay for them from a business bank account.
FOR MORE INFO:https://www.ird.govt.nz/resources/6/0/60a4080e-340d-4a91-8fe0-ab911832707b/ir268.pdf
A tax year refers to the period 1st April – 31st March. This is different to a calendar year and it is important to remember that the IRD looks at your income in tax years.
Refunds cannot be processed for the latest tax year until mid-June following the end of that financial year.