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Employing staff Dates

SEP 7

Employer deductions payment due for 16 to 31 August for large employers.
SEP 21

Employer deductions payment due for 1 to 15 September for large employers.
SEP 21

Employer deductions payment due for August for small to medium employers.

All Employing staff dates

You need to register with us as an employer as soon as you start employing staff.

Before you start

You’ll need:

the IRD number to be registered
your contact and bank account details
your business industry classification (BIC) code
the date you start employing staff.

In myIR, go to 'I want to...'

Select 'Register for new tax accounts'

You'll find this under 'Registration, applications and enrolment'.

Fill in the registration form

Fill in your details including:

contact phone number
your address
bank account details
BIC code
employment details.

Submit your registration

Check your information is correct then select 'Submit'.

Log in to myIR

Other ways to do this

If you do not have myIR, you can download and print the Employer registration form.

Employer registration IR334 Apr 2026 (PDF 780KB) Download form

What happens next

After you've registered as an employer, we'll send you a letter with information about:

keeping wage records
making deductions from PAYE income paid to employees and contractors
completing and filing employer returns
paying the deductions to us.

Last updated: 06 May 2026