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A selection of OIA requests that we've responded to in 2026 where the information might be of public interest.

Personally identifiable information has been redacted.

Responses sent during a calendar month are published the following month.

June 2026

Number of taxpayers paying secondary tax 4 Jun 2026 (PDF 195KB) Download document
How Inland Revenue handles direct debit strikes 5 Jun 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
Copies of weekly status reports 26SR08, 26SR09, 26SR10 and 26SR11 8 Jun 2026 (PDF 19MB) Download document
Implementing artificial information (AI), and safety and security protocols 8 Jun 2026 (PDF 343KB) Download document
Working for Families (WFF) Cabinet papers from 2002 to 2005 8 Jun 2026 (PDF 3MB) Download document
Fees Free advertising and promotion activity 11 Jun 2026 (PDF 356KB) Download document
Aggregated research and development tax incentive (RDTI) data from 2024 12 Jun 2026 (PDF 914KB) Download document
Copy of BN2026-021, Notes for Going for Growth Ministers' meeting on 2 February 2026 12 Jun 2026 (PDF 2MB) Download document
Information about ACC for loss of potential earnings (LOPE) and entitlement to in-work tax credits (IWTC) 12 Jun 2026 (PDF 550KB) Download document
Inland Revenue's staff performance or review scale rating 13 Jun 2026 (PDF 9MB) Download document
KiwiSaver applications for savings suspension due to hardship and policy changes for people aged 18 to 25 12 Jun 2026 (PDF 440KB) Download document
Processes for handling KiwiSaver employer non-compliance complaints 12 Jun 2026 (PDF 2MB) Download document
Total tax losses carried forward by entity type from 2019 to 2025 15 Jun 2026 (PDF 460KB) Download document
Copy of BN2026-123, Background to aircraft regime and investment boost 16 Jun 2026 (PDF 862KB) Download document
Consultation scope and impact analysis for proposed $100,000 donation tax credit cap 17 Jun 2026 (PDF 147KB) Download document
GST collected from non-New Zealand businesses 18 Jun 2026 (PDF 246KB) Download document
Tax debt in the road transport industry from 2025 to 2026 22 Jun 2026 (PDF 185KB) Download document
Public service overhaul targets and timeline 23 Jun 2026 (PDF 184KB) Download document
Unauthorised access to taxpayer information: investigation outcomes, disciplinary actions and decisions 24 Jun 2026 (PDF 651KB) Download form
Tax debt collected and tax written off for liquidated companies from 2020 to 2026 25 Jun 2026 (PDF 433KB) Download document
Budget 2026: Public sector savings 26 Jun 2026 (PDF 319KB) Download document

May 2026

Inland Revenue's handling of allegations of undeclared income for Working for Families 1 May 2026 (PDF 157KB) Download document
Formula for setting overseas-based borrowers' interest rates 5 May 2026 (PDF 3MB) Download document
Child support debt - amount owed to the Crown 6 May 2026 (PDF 285KB) Download document
Cost of contractors and savings from restructuring 6 May 2026 (PDF 694KB) Download document
GST revenue from petrol and diesel sales 7 May 2026 (PDF 233KB) Download document
Number of Working for Families customers from 2015 to 2025 7 May 2026 (PDF 240KB) Download document
Assistance requested under DTAs and the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters 8 May 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
GST on short-term rentals in Queenstown 8 May 2026 (PDF 232KB) Download document
Formula for calculating child support 11 May 2026 (PDF 473KB) Download document
Investigations for unauthorised access to taxpayer records 11 May 2026 (PDF 210KB) Download document
Inland Revenue's strategy, debt enforcement and hardship impacts 12 May 2026 (PDF 407KB) Download document
KiwiSaver employer obligations 12 May 2026 (PDF 569KB) Download document
Bright-line profits and sales from 2023 to 2026 15 May 2026 (PDF 271KB) Download form
Inland Revenue's process for staff complaints 18 May 2026 (PDF 634KB) Download document
Statistics on tax disputes resolution stages from 2017 to 2026 19 May 2026 (PDF 382KB) Download document
The end of cheques as a form of payment 19 May 2026 (PDF 864KB) Download document
In-work tax credit recipients' data 20 May 2026 (PDF 216KB) Download document
Total amounts owed to Inland Revenue on 30 June 2025 22 May 2026 (PDF 140KB) Download document
Ministerial direction for GST refunds 26 May 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
Copies of BN2026/089 and IR2026/075 29 May 2026 (PDF 3MB) Download document
Copies of IR2026/075, BN2026/089 and BN2026/095 29 May 2026 (PDF 4MB) Download document
Policy reports on multi-unit residential buildings from 2020 to 2022 29 May 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download form

April 2026

Cross-government task force investigating the Phenomena Academy 2 Apr 2026 (PDF 155KB) Download document
IRD number applications and processing times 2 Apr 2026 (PDF 6MB) Download document
Tax year and income used in child support assessments 7 Apr 2026 (PDF 343KB) Download document
Employers with unpaid wages reported in payday filing 8 Apr 2026 (PDF 142KB) Download document
Child support enforcement roles and processes 9 Apr 2026 (PDF 461KB) Download document
Factors used to calculate child support liability 9 Apr 2026 (PDF 368KB) Download document
Tax options to address food affordability 10 Apr 2026 (PDF 408KB) Download document
Fuel duty, GST revenue from fuel, price impacts and government travel 10 Apr 2026 (PDF 372KB) Download document
Ministerial advice on public country-by-country reporting 13 Apr 2026 (PDF 3MB) Download document
Copies of advice about tax on embedded royalties 2017 to 2025 14 Apr 2026 (PDF 909KB) Download document
Requests made under section 11(5) of the GST Act 15 Apr 2026 (PDF 271KB) Download document
Number of rental properties held by individuals 2022-2024 20 Apr 2026 (PDF 610KB) Download document
Copies of IR2026/056, IR2026/034, BN2026/042 and IR2026/024 20 Apr 2026 (PDF 639KB) Download document
Working for Families debt write-offs 20 Apr 2026 (PDF 401KB) Download document
Copies of BN2026/042, BN2026/060 and IR2026/056 20 Apr 2026 (PDF 418KB) Download document
KiwiSaver hardship and first-home withdrawal data for Rotorua for the last 5 years 21 Apr 2026 (PDF 211KB) Download document
Research and development tax incentive (RDTI) claims expenditure for forestry-related ANZSIC groups 21 Apr 2026 (PDF 327KB) Download document
Gross and net PIE tax data from 2008 to 2026 23 Apr 2026 (PDF 144KB) Download document
Use of paid staff time during Māori Whānau network activities 23 Apr 2026 (PDF 601KB) Download document
Copies of IR2026/034, BN2026/042, IR2026/032, BN2026/060 and IR2026/056 24 Apr 2026 (PDF 627KB) Download document
Copies of BN2026/042, IR2026/032 and IR2026/016 24 Apr 2026 (PDF 450KB) Download document
Impact of Best Start income testing, and cost of fuel crisis support 24 Apr 2026 (PDF 456KB) Download document
Copy of IR2026/024, Vote Revenue: 2026 Preliminary Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 24 Apr 2026 (PDF 803KB) Download document
Processes and systems for creating IRD numbers and taxpayer accounts 24 Apr 2026 (PDF 345KB) Download document
GST registration status of gambling operators 24 Apr 2026 (PDF 296KB) Download document
Child support reassessments and administrative reviews 30 Apr 2026 (PDF 177KB) Download document
Transactions between close companies and shareholders 30 Apr 2026 (PDF 135KB) Download document

March 2026

All documents provided to Ministers, their offices and Cabinet about decisions on taxing not-for-profits that are not charities 3 Mar 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
Copies of font licensing fees 3 Mar 2026 (PDF 109KB) Download document
GST and corporate tax for ANZSIC class E and related professional services from 2017 to 2025 3 Mar 2026 (PDF 200KB) Download document
Total tax paid by people aged 65 to 70 4 Mar 2026 (PDF 164KB) Download document
Copies of BN2025/460, BN2026/486, IR2025/422, IR2025/483, IR2025/488 and BN2025/497 5 Mar 2026 (PDF 3MB) Download document
Information about the use of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services 5 Mar 2026 (PDF 464KB) Download document
Collective agreement clause between PSA and Inland Revenue, about Māori members with paid discretionary leave for cultural obligations 5 Mar 2026 (PDF 192KB) Download document
Proportion of people who have Working for Families debt due to a one-off increase to income 5 Mar 2026 (PDF 147KB) Download document
Student loan repayment data by income bands, percentage and overseas-based or New Zealand-based 5 Mar 2026 (PDF 385KB) Download document
Number of Inland Revenue applications to wind up companies from 2020 to 2025 9 Mar 2026 (PDF 229KB) Download document
Data on properties occupied, owned or leased by Inland Revenue with cleaning, security or catering services 9 Mar 2026 (PDF 334KB) Download document
Questions about two companies' involvement with Inland Revenue's use of AI, and the accuracy of AI tools 12 Mar 2026 (PDF 674KB) Download document
Spending on media companies (Google, Meta, TikTok) and New Zealand-based media companies (Stuff, NZME, TVNZ) 16 Mar 2026 (PDF 161KB) Download document
Cost of training and development for Tier 1 and Tier 2 leaders 16 Mar 2026 (PDF 636KB) Download document
Copies of BN2026/003, BN2026/011, IR2026/006, IR2026/015 and IR2025/487 16 Mar 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
Follow-up to 26OIA1998 - Breakdown of student loan repayment data by $1,000 income brackets 16 Mar 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
Copies of IR2025/475, BN2025/497, IR2025/447 and BN2025-424 17 Mar 2026 (PDF 497KB) Download document
Copies of BN2025/460, BN2025/486, IR2025/467, IR2025/422, IR2025/456, IR2025/483, IR2025/488 and BN2025/497 17 Mar 2026 (PDF 3MB) Download document
Copies of 25SR40, 25SR41 and IR2025/478 17 Mar 2026 (PDF 5MB) Download document
Documents about the tax treatment of enforceable undertakings and similar regulatory alternatives 18 Mar 2026 (PDF 343KB) Download document
In which areas of tax law does the Commissioner of Inland Revenue choose not to commit resources on compliance activity? 19 Mar 2026 (PDF 129KB) Download document
The number of staff and contractors in public relations or communication roles yearly from 2021 to 2026 24 Mar 2026 (PDF 221KB) Download document
The number of FamilyBoost payments per month, and the number of households receiving the full $75 weekly payment, from July 2024 25 Mar 2026 (PDF 164KB) Download document
Inland Revenue's use of the Genesys conversation summary tool 26 Mar 2026 (PDF 263KB) Download document
Documents on the minimum distribution requirements in the charities review, and analysis on the problems the rules were intended to address 27 Mar 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download form
Tax residency: processes and instructions for the IR886 form 31 Mar 2026 (PDF 2MB) Download document

February 2026

Submissions on the review of the Thin Capitalisation rules and settings for infrastructure 2 Feb 2026 (PDF 11MB) Download document
Number of Māori Authorities in sheep and beef farming 2 Feb 2026 (PDF 469KB) Download document
Registering overseas maintenance orders under the Hague Convention 3 Feb 2026 (PDF 173KB) Download document
Copy of: BN2025/460, BN2025/485, BN2025/465, BN2025/486, IR2025/467, BN2025/477, IR2025/478, 25SR40, and IR2025/442 4 Feb 2026 (PDF 7MB) Download document
Rental property repair and maintenance costs 4 Feb 2026 (PDF 485KB) Download document
GST Exemption for residential rent and policy rationale 4 Feb 2026 (PDF 966KB) Download document
Number of Inland Revenue team leaders absent for longer than one month 5 Feb 2026 (PDF 312KB) Download document
Tax collected from Māori Businesses, Services available for Māori customers and Information on Inland Revenue staff - Translated to Te Reo Māori 10 Feb 2026 (PDF 17MB) Download document
Number of businesses associated with the ice cream industry 10 Feb 2026 (PDF 248KB) Download document
Copies of: IR2025/163, IR2025/332, IR2025/431, IR2025/445, BN2025/451, IR2025/401, BN2025/454, BN2025/453, IR2025/408, IR2025/444, and BN2025/466 10 Feb 2026 (PDF 20MB) Download document
Escalation processes for repeated suicidal ideation disclosures 10 Feb 2026 (PDF 155KB) Download document
Microsoft licence agreement issues 12 Feb 2026 (PDF 185KB) Download document
Inland Revenue’s use of the National Business Review’s Rich List 12 Feb 2026 (PDF 162KB) Download document
Copies of 24 reports/briefing notes 13 Feb 2026 (PDF 35MB) Download document
Copies of charity-related briefing notes 13 Feb 2026 (PDF 16MB) Download document
KiwiSaver members by income and contribution rates 18 Feb 2026 (PDF 493KB) Download document
Tax treatment of backdated loss of potential earnings payments from ACC 18 Feb 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
Copy of IR2025/447: Summary of tax treatment of carried interest 19 Feb 2026 (PDF 416KB) Download document
Copies of: IR2025/447, BN2025/426, and BN2025/370 19 Feb 2026 (PDF 949KB) Download document
Number of companies filing IR4 tax returns and taxable income 19 Feb 2026 (PDF 658KB) Download document
Inland Revenue’s ELT engagement on waiata and karakia practices 20 Feb 2026 (PDF 855KB) Download document
Debt written off vs impaired debt breakdown 24 Feb 2026 (PDF 386KB) Download document
Copies of: BN2025/433, IR2025/447, IR2025/394, BN2025/384 and BN2025/370 25 Feb 2026 (PDF 2MB) Download document
FamilyBoost scheme invoices and ECE fee data 26 Feb 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document

January 2026

Total cost to administer SBCS and debt statistics 16 Jan 2026 (PDF 451KB) Download document
Information on the handling, processing and use of birth registration data received from births, deaths, and marriages 16 Jan 2026 (PDF 1MB) Download document
Correspondence and reports on the provision of services for the valuation of real estate assets for CGT or taxation purposes 21 Jan 2026 (PDF 501KB) Download document
The amount spent on telecom companies in the last 10 years 22 Jan 2026 (PDF 263KB) Download document
Reports IR2025/409 and BN2025/443 22 Jan 2026 (PDF 2MB) Download document
Briefing notes BN2025/421, BN2025/385, and BN2025/443 22 Jan 2026 (PDF 4MB) Download document
Income tax collected from 14-15-, 16-17-, 18-19-, and 20-21-year-olds per year for the last 10 years 23 Jan 2026 (PDF 500KB) Download document
Briefing note BN2025/403 23 Jan 2026 (PDF 481KB) Download document
Inland Revenue's use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 Jan 2026 (PDF 168KB) Download document
How often student loan borrowers overpay balances 28 Jan 2026 (PDF 223KB) Download document
FATCA information reporting requirements from the United States to New Zealand 29 Jan 2026 (PDF 204KB) Download document
KiwiSaver data for Rotorua (hardship withdrawals, first home buyers) for the last 5 years 30 Jan 2026 (PDF 134KB) Download document
Last updated: 16 Jul 2026
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