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Planned system outage | Our online services (including myIR and submitting information using software providers) will be unavailable from 6am Saturday 14 to around 6pm Sunday 15 March while we complete some system upgrades. Planned system outage in March 2026

Gather your information

You'll need:

  • your IRD number
  • your contact details
  • your start date as an IR56 worker
  • to be able to describe your work.

After logging in to myIR, select 'I want to...'

Select 'Register for new tax accounts'

You'll find this under the 'Registration, application and enrolment' heading.

Select 'Employer (EMP) and IR56 taxpayer registration'

Select 'Next' and follow the prompts for entering your information.

Log in to myIR

If you would prefer you can download the IR359 form, complete it and send it back to us.

Contact us if you need any help with your registration.

Contact us - general enquiries

What happens next

Once we have received your registration we'll send you an Employer information - IR348 form and a New employee and KiwiSaver details - IR346K form.

Last updated: 24 Feb 2026
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