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Planned system outage - 12 September 2026 | Our online services including myIR, self service phone lines and gateway services will be unavailable on Saturday 12 September, 2026 from 1pm to approximately 10.30pm while we complete a planned system update. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

In June, we advised that we are making a change to how taxpayer ruling and determination applications are submitted. 

From 14 September, all private, product and status ruling applications must be submitted in myIR. This also applies to financial arrangement and depreciation determinations.

The application process is changing, but there will be no changes to the information required or the legislative process to support the application.

After the drop-in sessions, we prepared a list of questions that were raised in the sessions in correspondence and discussions.

These questions have been published with the answers on our Tax Technical website.

Apply for a ruling (taxtechnical.ird.govt.nz)

To help you prepare, the Tax Counsel Office will be running a demonstration of the new tax ruling and determinations application process in myIR.

Demonstration session

A short demonstration will be available on Monday 7 September 3.30 pm.

If you wish to attend, please email us and we will send you a link to the demonstration.

Email us: [email protected]

How to apply for a ruling (taxtechnical.ird.govt.nz)

Last updated: 01 Sep 2026
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