Income tax and general information
Phone numbers | Postal addresses | Send us an email |
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Phone numbers
| Income tax and general enquiries | ||
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| Calling within New Zealand | 0800 227 774 | Calling hours: 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 1pm Saturday |
| Calling from overseas | +64 4 978 0779 | |
| Calling from cellphone | 04 978 0738 | |
| Overdue tax and returns | ||
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| Calling within New Zealand | 0800 227 771 | Calling hours: 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 1pm Saturday |
| Calling from overseas | +64 4 978 0779 | |
| Calling from cellphone | 04 978 0735 | |
| Business income tax and general enquiries | ||
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| Calling within New Zealand | 0800 377 774 | Calling hours: 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm Saturday |
| Calling from overseas | +64 4 978 0779 | |
| Calling from cellphone | 04 978 0736 | |
Postal addresses
| Send your mail to: | ||
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| Payments | Returns | General correspondence |
| Inland Revenue PO Box 39050 Wellington Mail Centre Lower Hutt 5045 | Inland Revenue PO Box 39090 Wellington Mail Centre Lower Hutt 5045 | Inland Revenue PO Box 39010 Wellington Mail Centre Lower Hutt 5045 |
| (If you're sending both a return and payment please use the payment address) | ||
Send us an email
| Secure mail online (requires User ID and password) |
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This service allows all customers to send and receive secure mail to and from us. You can use this service to contact us about your tax affairs and child support instead of phoning or writing. Secure mail cannot be used to dispute an assessment or determination made by us. To do this you need to follow the formal disputes process. |
| More information > |
| Non-resident general enquiry form - non-specific enquiries |
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| This online form allows non-resident customers to send in general non-specific enquiries. |
| More information > |
| Overseas-based student loan borrowers - Overdue Payments |
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| obbteam @ird.govt.nz |
| Overseas-based student loan borrowers - All other enquiries: |
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| nonres@ird.govt.nz |
Date published: 12 Oct 2004
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