2009 media releases
Tax payment date fast approaching
27 January 2009
Business and individual taxpayers, who do not have a tax agent, are reminded their end-of-year tax payments are due on 7 February 2009.
The 7 February date applies to end-of-year income tax bills, Working for Families Tax Credits overpayments and Student Loan repayments.
It does not apply to businesses or individual taxpayers with tax agents who have an extension of time. Their due date is 7 April 2009.
Payments can be made online, as all major banks have tax payment facilities. Payments can also be made by cash, cheque or eftpos at any Westpac bank, or by posting a cheque to Inland Revenue (attached to a payment slip).
"People who may have trouble paying the amount in full, by 7 February, can contact Inland Revenue before Thursday 5 February and we can work together to find a solution," said Bruce Findlay, Acting Group Manager, Assistance.
More information about the February 7 end-of-year requirements and payment options is available at www.ird.govt.nz.
Inland Revenue's contact centres are open 8am to 8pm weekdays, and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays. For personal tax enquiries call 0800 227 774, for business tax enquiries call 0800 377 774, and for Student Loan enquiries call 0800 377 778.
For further information:
Catherine Delore
(04) 890 1743
(029) 890 1743
catherine.delore@ird.govt.nz
Other media releases this year
- Structured finance cases settled
- Inland Revenue warns of party plan pitfalls
- Tax fraudster breached worker trust
- High wealth individuals pay an extra $81 million
- Residential rental property and depreciable items
- Lower Hutt man sentenced for tax evasion
- Two jailed for multi-million dollar tax fraud
- High Court ruling on Westpac case
- Christchurch man jailed for GST fraud
- Tsunami donations tax credits
- Former Queenstown man jailed on tax evasion charges
- Jail for $5 million tax fraud
- Tiler jailed for $1.6 million tax evasion
- Online service makes tax refunds easier
- Inland Revenue welcomes High Court decision
- Auckland property consultant jailed for tax fraud
- Te Kuiti accountant jailed for 12 months for tax evasion
- Property developer sentenced for GST fraud
- Wellington man sentenced for tax fraud
- Man jailed for GST fraud
- Helping you get it right
- Last day for tax returns fast approaching
- Auckland man sentenced on GST fraud charges
- GST fraudster convicted again
- New Plymouth woman jailed for fraud
- Christchurch man sentenced on tax offences
- Extradited tax fraudster sentenced to home detention
- Jail for multimillion dollar tax fraud
- Thousands of people eligible for unclaimed millions
- Inland Revenue appeals High Court decision
- Inland Revenue considers voluntary redundancies
- Talk to us, says Commissioner of Inland Revenue
- Apply now for the provisional tax ratio option
- Keep IRD numbers confidential
- Wellington accountant sentenced on tax fraud charges
- Avoid unexpected GST bills on apartment sales
- Nelson man jailed for tax evasion
- Stay informed about KiwiSaver changes
- Former tax agent employee sentenced for fraud
Corporate Affairs
Inland Revenue
To make a media query:
Phone 04 890 1698 or email mediaqueries@ird.govt.nz
Please note, the email address is only for enquiries from the news media. It is monitored during normal business hours 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday.
P O Box 2198
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Date published: 27 Jan 2009
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