Skip to main content
Inland Revenue Inland Revenue
  • About us
    • About us
    • IR careers
  • News
    • Media releases
    • Updates
    • Subscribe
    • Seminars
  • Related Websites
    • Tax Technical
    • Tax Policy
    • International
  • Contact us
    • Contact us
    • Media queries
    • Tax Technical queries
    • Tax Policy queries
  • English
Register myIR login
myIR login
Individuals and families Ngā tāngata me ngā whānau
  • IRD numbers Ngā tau IRD
  • Income tax for individuals Te tāke moni whiwhi mō ngā tāngata takitahi
  • File my individual tax return Te tuku i tētahi puka tāke takitahi
  • Support for families Ngā tautoko i ngā whānau
  • KiwiSaver Poua he Oranga
  • Student loans Student loans
  • Self-employed Mahi ā-kiri
  • More... Tāpiri atu…
Business and organisations Ngā pakihi me ngā whakahaere
  • Income tax Tāke moni whiwhi mō ngā pakihi
  • Employing staff Te tuku mahi ki ngā kaimahi
  • KiwiSaver for employers Te KiwiSaver mō ngā kaituku mahi
  • Goods and services tax (GST) Tāke mō ngā rawa me ngā ratonga
  • Non-profits and charities Ngā umanga kore-huamoni me ngā umanga aroha
  • International Tāwāhi
  • More... Tāpiri atu…
Intermediaries and others Ngā takawaenga me ētahi atu
  • Tax agents Ngā māngai tāke
  • Bookkeepers Te kaikaute
  • PAYE intermediaries Ngā takawaenga PAYE
  • Payroll bureaus Ngā tari utu ā-rārangi
  • Digital service providers Ngā kaiwhakarato pūmanawa rorohiko
  • More... Tāpiri atu…
About us
  • About us
  • IR careers
News
  • Media releases
  • Updates
  • Subscribe
  • Seminars
Related Websites
  • Tax Technical
  • Tax Policy
  • International
Contact us
  • Contact us
  • Media queries
  • Tax Technical queries
  • Tax Policy queries
English
Register
myIR login
Inland Revenue
Home
Individuals and families Ngā tāngata me ngā whānau
Popular pages Ngā wharangi rongonui
Cost of Living Payment Utu mō te utu oranga IRD numbers Ngā tau IRD File my individual tax return Te tuku i tētahi puka tāke takitahi Support for families Ngā tautoko i ngā whānau Managing my tax Te whakahaere i taku tāke
More individuals and families
Familes Ngā whānau
Working for Families Working for families Child support Te tautoko tamariki Paid parental leave Te utu tiaki pēpi
Property and Trusts Ngā wharangi rongonui
Trusts and estates Ngā rōpū kaitiaki me ngā rawa tuku iho Property Ngā rawa
Individuals Ngā tāngata
Income tax for individuals Te tāke moni whiwhi mō ngā tāngata takitahi Non-residents Ngā kainoho-tāwāhi Self-employed Mahi ā-kiri Kiwisaver for individuals Kiwisaver mā te tangata takitahi Student loans Ngā pūtea taurewa ākonga Cryptoassets for individuals Ngā rawa whiti-rangi mā te tangata takitahi Unclaimed money
Situations Ngā āhuatanga
I am going overseas Kei te haere ahau ki tāwāhi I received an income tax assessment I whiwhi i ahau tētahi aromatawai tāke moni whiwhi I'm struggling to file and pay my tax
More situations
Business and organisations Ngā pakihi me ngā whakahaere
Popular pages Ngā wharangi rongonui
Covid-19 Businesses and organisations KOWHEORI-19 Ngā pakihi me ngā whakahaere File a companies income tax return - IR4 Te tuku i tētahi puka tāke moni whiwhi kamupene - IR4 Not-for-profits and charities PAYE calculator to work out salary and wage deductions Property Ngā rawa IRD numbers Ngā tau IRD
More business and organisations
Income tax Te tāke moni whiwhi
Types of business income Ngā momo moni whiwhi pakihi Tax rates for businesses Ngā pāpātanga tāke mō te pakihi Balance dates Ngā rā mutunga tau pūtea
GST Tāke hokohoko (GST)
Charging GST Te uta i te tāke hokohoko Claiming GST Te kerēme tāke hokohoko
Employing staff Te tuku mahi ki ngā kaimahi
Register as an employer Te rēhita hei kaituku mahi Paying staff Utu kaimahi Payday filing Te tāpaetanga rā utu Deductions from income Ngā tangohanga mai i ngā moni whiwhi Kiwisaver for employers Te KiwiSaver mō ngā kaituku mahi
International Tāwāhi
International tax for business Te tāke aowhānui mō ngā pakihi
Situations Ngā āhuatanga
I am starting a new business Kei te tīmata au i tētahi pakihi hou I am going to employ someone Kei te tuku mahi ahau ki tētahi tangata My business is making a loss Kei te hapa taku pakihi
More situations
Intermediaries and others Ngā takawaenga me ētahi atu
Intermediaries Ngā takawaenga
Becoming an intermediary Te tū hei takawaenga Getting authority to act Te whiwhi whakamanatanga Executive office holders Ngā kaipupuri tūnga whakahaere Linking client accounts Te honohono pūkete kiritaki Nominated person Te tangata kua whakaingoatia Tax pooling Te whakarōpū tāke Gateway services
More intermediaries and others
Tax agents Ngā māngai tāke
Agents answers Ngā Whakautu Māngai Tax agent status Te tūnga māngai tāke Extension of time arrangements Te whakaroa i ngā whakaritenga wā Managing consolidated groups Te whakahaere rōpū tōpū Income tax for individual clients of tax agents Te tāke moni whiwhi mā ngā kiritaki takitahi a ngā takawaenga News updates for tax agents
More tax agents
Digital service providers Ngā kaiwhakarato ratonga matihiko
Getting started guide About the developer portal Mō te tomokanga kaiwhakawhanake Gateway services architecture Te hanganga ratonga tomokanga Services catalogue Te putumōhio ratonga
More digital service providers
Roles Ngā tūranga
Tax agents Ngā māngai tāke Bookkeepers Ngā kaikaute PAYE intermediaries Ngā takawaenga PAYE Payroll bureaus Ngā tari ripanga utu kaimahi Other representatives Ētahi atu māngai
Search tips
  1. Annual Report 2021
  2. ...
  3. Our performance
  4. Our services - the services we deliver for our customers and government
  5. Services for Customers

Services to process obligations and entitlements

Our performance
Our performance
  • Our services - the services we deliver for our customers and government
    • Services for Customers
      • Services to Ministers to inform the public about entitlements and meeting obligations
      • Services to process obligations and entitlements
      • Management of debt and unfiled returns
      • Investigations

This category is limited to the registration, assessment and processing of tax obligations and other entitlements, including associated review and Crown accounting activities, and the collection and sharing of related information with other agencies.

How we performed

2019-20 actual 2020-21 target 2019-20 actual 2021-22 target
Primary measures
90.2% Percentage of social policy and tax registrations processed within 5 working days 85% (M) 85.5% 85%
86.2% Percentage of income tax disbursements resulting from a return issued within 5 weeks 85% (M) 85.9% 85%
96.5% Percentage of GST disbursements issued within 4 weeks* 95% (M) 97.1% 95%
Supporting measures
97.8% Percentage of income tax returns finalised within 3 weeks 95% (M) 98.5% 95%
99.9% Percentage of GST returns finalised within 3 weeks 98% (M) 99.9% 98%
$2.78 Average cost of processing income tax returns, GST returns and employment information $3.50 or less (M) $1.86 $3.50 or less
This measure demonstrates the cost-effectiveness of our processing activities. We continue to see more returns being filed digitally; the percentage increased from 96.0% in June 2020 to 98.2% in June 2021. These returns are more efficient to process, as most are processed straight through, with no intervention needed.
New measure Percentage of donation tax credit claims processed within 3 weeks 70% (M) 74.6% 70%
99.3% Percentage of Working for Families Tax Credit (WfFTC) payments made on the first regular payment date following an application 95% (M) 99.8% 95%
99.4% Percentage of paid parental leave payments issued to customers on the first pay day following the agreed date of entitlement 97% (M) 99.2% 97%
83.4% Percentage of child support administrative review decisions issued within 7 weeks 90% (M) 93.0% 90%
81.4% Percentage of child support assessments issued within 2 weeks 80% (M) 81.5% 80%

# Actual performance measured using a sample of the customer population.

* Section 46 of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 stipulates that refunds are to be issued within 15 working days unless selected for screening or investigation. The 4 weeks issuing timeframe allows additional time to include those selected for screening or investigation in our performance.

All targets are unaudited.

What it cost

Output statement for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Actual 2020 ($000) Actual 2021 ($000) Unaudited revised budget 2021 ($000) Unaudited budget 2021 ($000) Unaudited forecast 2022 ($000)
  Revenue        
$144,468 Revenue from the Crown $114,628 $114,628 $125,261 $124,260
$16,412 Other revenue $14,182 $14,285 $14,285 $14,234
$160,880 Total revenue $128,810 $128,913 $139,546 $138,494
$154,327 Total expenses $126,192 $128,913 $139,546 $138,494
$6,553 Net surplus/(deficit) $2,618 – – –

    Moving between Inland Revenue sites

    picto--truck

    Heads up. We're taking you to our old site, where the page you asked for still lives

    Continue to old site
    Last updated: 02 Nov 2021
    Jump back to the top of the page top
    Inland Revenue Inland Revenue

    FOLLOW US

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Youtube
    • LinkedIn
    • Subscribe

    CONTACT US

    • Contact Information
      • Contact us
      • Media queries
      • Tax Policy enquiries
      • Tax Technical enquiries
    • About us
    • Careers
    • International

    SHARE THIS PAGE

    • Email this page
    • Linkedin
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    SHARE THIS PAGE

    • About the site
    • Conditions of use
    • Privacy
    • Glossary
    • Accessibility
    • Copyright
    • MyIR Help
    © Copyright 2023 Inland Revenue
    New Zealand Government
    Shielded website