Making tax easy

The easier it is to get taxes right, the more people will pay the required amount. So we’ve got a lot of systems in place to make it as easy as we can. Our annual income tax process for salary and wage earners is the best example of this – we simply send most New Zealanders what we understand their tax calculation to be. Most people do not need to do anything, others just need to confirm or correct their tax calculation online.

Some examples of the other ways we try to make taxes easy are below.

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Building trust and maintaining compliance through difficult times We know tax is not always a top priority during difficult times. We want you to know that we are here to help you and have ways to help ease the stress of worrying about tax bills.
Better outcomes with payday filing Payday filing is one of the biggest changes we’ve put in place to give customers confidence they’re paying and getting the right amount of tax and entitlements.
Easier donation tax credit claims Electronic donation tax credit claims are quicker to process and more accurate.
Getting regular investment income information Getting investment income information monthly, instead of yearly, helps customers keep better track of their total income received and tax paid.
Easier and fairer taxes on portfolio investment entity income To save customer time and to make sure everyone has the right money in hand when they need it, we now get portfolio investment entities to change a customer's prescribed investor rate.