Making payments to Inland Revenue: Postal payments
Sending payments to us in the post
- If you have a statement from us, please send us the preprinted payment slip at the bottom of the statement with your payment.
- If you choose to pay by post, please send us a cheque - do not send cash.
If you are posting within New Zealand
Please send your payment to PO Box 39050, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045.
If you are posting from overseas
The date the payment is received is the date we use when crediting your Inland Revenue account.
Please send your payment to PO Box 39050, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045, New Zealand.
Make sure your payments go through smoothly
- Make your cheque payable to Inland Revenue
- Cross your cheque "Not transferable"
- Fill in the amount due if the payment slip does not have it preprinted
- Print the words and figures clearly using a blue or black pen
- If the amount due is a round dollar figure show the cents as "00"
- Use any envelope provided
If you have a tax agent
We send your payment slip to your agent. If any of your details are wrong, please contact your tax agent.
Checking your payment details online
If you do not have a payment slip or you want to check that your payment has been credited to your account, you can:
- view your online account details with our Look at Account information service
- call our 0800 self-service line on 0800 257 777 to request a statement that will have a payment slip attached (this can take up to 10 days to receive).
If you cannot get a payment slip in time, please include the following details with your payment:
- your name and address
- your IRD number
- the account type you are paying
- the period or year the payment is for
- the amount.
Date published: 02 Feb 2011
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