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Browse tax guides and articles organised by topic.

KiwiSaver & Retirement

Guides on KiwiSaver contributions, employer matching, PIE funds, and planning for retirement in New Zealand.

25 articles

Self-Employment & Contracting

Everything you need to know about self-employed taxes in NZ: GST registration, provisional tax, schedular payments, and contractor obligations.

23 articles

Property & Bright-Line Tax

Guides on the bright-line property rule, rental income tax, depreciation deductions, and your obligations as a property investor.

20 articles

Tax Credits & Benefits

Maximise your entitlements: Working for Families tax credits, the Independent Earner Tax Credit (IETC), donation tax credits, and other NZ tax rebates.

11 articles

PAYE & Income Tax

How NZ income tax brackets work, PAYE deductions by your employer, tax codes (M, ME, S, SH, etc.), bonus and extra-pay rules, ACC earner levy, and net take-home pay calculations.

31 articles

Filing, IRD & myIR

How to file IR3, the auto-assessment process, IRD number applications, refund timing, key tax-year deadlines, and how to spot IRD scams and phishing attempts.

34 articles

Employment & Life Events

Tax implications for life and work events: holiday pay, paid parental leave, redundancy, student loan repayments, working holidays, second jobs, and FBT-eligible benefits.

16 articles

Investments, PIE & FIF

Understanding investment taxation in NZ: PIE funds and prescribed investor rates, the Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) rules, RWT on interest and dividends.

15 articles

Moving to Australia from NZ

Tax, KiwiSaver, student loan and NZ Super guides for Kiwis moving to Australia: tax residency on departure, transferring retirement savings to super, overseas-based loan repayments, the trans-Tasman pension rules, and what happens to your investments.

36 articles

Last updated 21 June 2026Tax year 2025-26

Data sources: Inland Revenue (ird.govt.nz)

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