Business income tax
FDP (foreign dividend payment) return IR4F
(published January 2011)
About this return
Use this return if you are a New Zealand resident company receiving dividends from foreign companies. Anyone other than a company receiving dividends from foreign companies must include them in their income tax return. You can complete this form online.
Adobe Acrobat PDF | 202kb | 2 pages
This form can be completed on-screen by typing content directly into the PDF document. Once you have completed the form it is important that you print it out as you will not be able to save the information you enter into the form.
When to use this return
All New Zealand resident companies receiving foreign company dividends must send us a completed IR4F by the due date even if there is no FDP amount payable.
Companies with balance dates between 30 June to 30 September (inclusive) must use this return up to the end of the 2009 income year. All other companies must use this return up to the end of the 2010 income year.
Please note: Dividends received after 1 October 2003 from Australian companies may have "NZ imputation credits" attached and the credit may affect your calculation of FDP.
What you will need
- IRD number
- Foreign dividend information
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After you finish
Please print, sign and post the completed return and payslip to your nearest Inland Revenue office.
You may wish keep a copy of this return for your personal records.