A man wearing a yellow traditional shirt is visited by a floating piece of tax paper which is shows a deduction of, "way too much" The man then proceeds to slash and slice the paper in two.

Tax deductions NZ non-business owners can claim

(tax deductions NZ – 5 minute read) Hi Accounting fans! If you have business owning friends, you may have heard them go on and on about all the ‘deductions’ they can claim. It’s true. business owners can claim a fair amount of deductions for their business income. What about non-business owners? Surely there is some

How to survive the NZ tax crackdown 2025

(tax crackdown) Kia ora Accounting fans! We’re back and it’s 2025! Happy new year! Earlier in the year, the IRD had announced that they would be tightening up the operations of their compliance team. This means that more tax payers are getting follow up calls from the IRD. Folks with outstanding debt with the IRD

man is going through a website regarding tax due dates, but the information presented does not give him a specific date

When are my taxes due in NZ?

(taxes due – 5 minute read) One of the most common questions I get asked as an accountant is – ‘When are my taxes due’? The easy answer is that ‘They are due when its time to pay!’. But of course, that’s not helpful. Over here in Aotearoa NZ, we’re mainly concerned with GST and