2005 media releases
Tax season now underway
31 March 2005
With the tax season underway, Inland Revenue is reminding taxpayers that they may have end-of-year tax obligations.
Carson McNeill, South Island Service Centre Manager says Inland Revenue is committed to working with taxpayers to make it as easy as possible for them to get all the information they need to meet their tax obligations.
"There are four key events over the next three months that taxpayers need to be aware of," says Mr McNeill.
Key events in the 2005 income tax timetable:
During April, we will send rebate claim forms to people who claimed a rebate last year for donations, childcare or housekeeper rebates. If a taxpayer is not sent the form automatically, they can request one by visiting www.ird.govt.nz or by ringing our automated stationery line, 0800 257 773. (Remember to have your IRD number handy.)
In April and May we will send IR 3 income tax returns to people who we are aware receive income from self-employment, rental properties, withholding payments or partnerships.
In May we will send a Summary of Earnings to people to whom we have sent an IR 3 and have received salary, wages or withholding payments.
In June we will send personal tax summaries to people who received salary, wages or benefit income, if we think they need an end of year tax square-up.
"We'll be advertising in community newspapers, magazines and online over the next few months to help remind you if there's anything you need to do"
"If you want to know more about any of these key events, or your tax obligations, please visit www.ird.govt.nz."
"Our website has recently been redesigned and is now more user-friendly than ever. You can also find information, forms, stationery and tax returns on our website and calculate your tax online," says Mr McNeill..
Other media releases this year
- Tip-off leads to jail sentence for dishonest tax agent
- Family assistance payments to be available early
- Inland Revenue releases new tax rules for people who host boarders
- GST fraud gets jail sentence for Auckland property developer
- Inland Revenue seeks owners of forgotten money
- Family Assistance Payments to be made early
- High Wealth programme brings in millions of extra tax dollars
- Identity theft, fraud lead to jail for Palmerston North man
- Reimbursement for the use of a private motor vehicle
- Hamilton man sentenced on tax fraud
- Auckland consultant gets 12 months in jail for GST fraud
- Inland Revenue signs Hewlett Packard to supply Notebook Computers
- Tauranga man jailed for horticultural tax evasion
- New Zealand and Australian tax help for business
- Salary and wage earners: are you entitled to a tax refund?
- Some seasonal workers entitled to tax refunds
- Auckland barrister jailed for tax evasion
- Inland Revenue reminding Marlborough agriculturalists
- Inland Revenue Appoints Chief Information Officer (IT)
- Incident at Upper Hutt Processing Centre
- Forged GST claim leads to eight-month prison sentence
- Inland Revenue offers help to flood affected BOP businesses
- Auckland Man jailed for tax fraud
- Inland Revenue releases view on HHG capital reduction proposals
- Prison sentence for tax evasion
- Early Family Assistance Payments
- Nine years of tax evasion brings 18 month sentence for New Plymouth bricklayer
- Are you eligible for a childcare rebate?
- Early Family Assistance Payments
- Inland Revenue signs agreement with TelstraClear
- Inland Revenue cautions against income splitting by professionals
- Inland Revenue welcomes sentence for Hamilton PAYE offence
- Cambridge students scoop national award for tax knowledge
- US, NZ agree on tax treatment of fiscally transparent entities
- 7 February payment deadline
- Theft of Westpac courier bag - advice to taxpayers and other Inland Revenue customers
- Inland Revenue not letting up on BoP tax evasion
- Inland Revenue outlines rebate claim process for tsunami donations
- Inland Revenue welcomes sentence in $40,000 evasion case
Corporate Communications
Inland Revenue
For all media enquiries phone: 04 890 1698
For general communications enquiries
Phone: (04) 890 1936
Email: corpcomm@ird.govt.nz
Fax: (04) 498 5809
P O Box 2198
12-22 Hawkestone Street
Wellington
New Zealand
Date published: 31 Mar 2005
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