Income tax Dates
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MAR 31Final date for ratio option provisional tax applications.
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APR 7End-of-year income tax and Working for Families bills are due if you have an extension of time to file your income tax return.
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MAY 7Provisional tax payments are due if you have a March balance date and use the standard, estimation or ratio options.
If you receive a distribution from a retirement savings scheme before you retire, you may need to include it as part of your income for Working for Families and student loans.
When you need to include income from a retirement savings scheme
You need to adjust your income if your retirement savings scheme makes a distribution and both of the following apply:
- the contributions to the scheme had retirement scheme contribution tax (RSCT) withheld
- at the time you received the distribution you were not eligible for NZ Superannuation.
Example: Distribution from a retirement savings scheme
John is a member of a Māori authority that has made contributions to his retirement savings scheme account (before deducting RSCT) for the year.
Due to financial hardship, the retirement savings scheme agrees to make a distribution to John of $1,200. As John has not yet retired or become eligible for NZ Super, he needs to include the $1,200 as part of his income for Working for Families and student loans.
Last updated:
21 Jul 2025