Tax Administration Act 1994

Schedule 4: Reporting of employment income information

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"What employers must tell the government about your pay"

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When you get paid, your employer must report some information to the government. This includes your name, tax file number, and how much you earned. Your employer also needs to report how much tax they took out of your pay. Your employer must give the government details about your pay every time they pay you. This includes things like your tax code and how much you earned. They also need to report any extra payments, like bonuses, and how much tax they took out of those payments. The government also wants to know when you start or stop working for an employer. Your employer needs to tell them your name, tax file number, and the date you started or stopped working. They also need to report any payments they made to you after you stopped working, like holiday pay.

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4Reporting of employment income information Empowered by ss 3, 23C, 23D, 23J, 23K, 23L, 23M, 47, 227C

Table 1—Employment income information for reporting on payday basis

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Row. Column 2 is headed Items.
Row Items
1 The name of the employer
2 The tax file number of the employer
3 The date of the applicable payday
4 Particulars of the following for every person who is an employee of the employer and who receives a PAYE income payment or benefit under an employee share scheme:
a the name
b the tax file number, if supplied to the employer
c the tax code for a PAYE income payment that is not an extra pay
d the amount of gross earnings, including the value of a benefit arising under an employee share scheme
e the name of every person who is an employee who receives an extra pay at a rate less than the rate set out in schedule 2, part B, table 1, row 3 of the Income Tax Act 2007
f the total amount of tax withheld before any tax credits are taken into account
g the amount of earnings not liable to the earner levy, including the value of a benefit arising under an employee share scheme
5 Particulars of the following amounts for every person who is an employee, as applicable:
a the amount of any tax credit under section LD 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007
b the amount of child support deductions
c the amount of salary or wage deductions made under the Student Loan Scheme Act 2011
d the amount of employer KiwiSaver contributions made under the KiwiSaver Act 2006, part 3, subpart 3 less ESCT
e the amount of employee KiwiSaver contribution deductions under the KiwiSaver Act 2006, part 3, subpart 1
f the amount of salary or wages, as defined in section 4(1) of the KiwiSaver Act 2006, if required under section 63B of that Act
6 The amount of ESCT payable
7 Particulars of the following for every former employee who receives a benefit under an employee share scheme when the employer has chosen under section RD 7B of the Income Tax Act 2007 to withhold an amount of tax for the benefit:
a the name of the employee
b the tax file number, if supplied to the employer
c the value of the benefit
d the amount of tax withheld
8 Other particulars as the Commissioner requires

Table 2—Information about new employees

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Row. Column 2 is headed Items.
Row Items
1 The name of the employer
2 The tax file number of the employer
3 The contact address of the employer, as required
4 The full name of the employee
5 The contact address of the employee, as required
6 The date of birth of the employee, if supplied to the employer
7 The date on which the employee starts being an employee of the employer
8 The tax file number of the employee, if supplied to the employer
9 The tax code supplied by the employee
10 The KiwiSaver status of the employee under section 22 of the KiwiSaver Act 2006

Table 3—Information about departing employees

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Row. Column 2 is headed Items.
Row Items
1 The name of the employer
2 The tax file number of the employer
3 The contact address of the employer
4 The name of the employee
5 The date on which the employee stops being an employee of the employer
6 The tax file number of the employee, if supplied to the employer

Notes
  • Schedule 4 table 1 row 4 item e: amended, on , by section 29 (and see section 3 for application) of the Taxation (Income Tax Rate and Other Amendments) Act 2020 (2020 No 65).
  • Schedule 4 table 1 row 4 item g: amended, on , by section 108 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2018–19, Modernising Tax Administration, and Remedial Matters) Act 2019 (2019 No 5).
  • Schedule 4 table 1 row 5 item f: inserted, on , by section 238 of the Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Act 2020 (2020 No 5).