New Zealand Company Tax Return Guide 2024

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April 2024
Company tax
return guide
2024
Read this guide to help you complete
your 2024 income tax and annual
imputation returns.
Complete and send us your IR4 return
by 7 July 2024, unless you have an extension
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Contents
Page
Important changes 2
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How to get our forms and guides 2
Company returns 5
Income tax return 5
Imputation return 8
Questions
Q 1-8 Company details 8
Q9 Non-resident 9
Q10 and 10A Imputation 9
Q 11 Has the company ceased? 10
Company tax return 11

Questions
Q 12 Schedular payments 11
Q 13 New Zealand interest 12
Q 14 New Zealand dividends 13
Q 15 Māori authority distributions 16
Q 16 Partnership, estate or trust income 17
Q 18 Overseas income 17
Q 19 Income and expenses from residential property 20
Residential property deduction rules
19B Net bright-line profit 22
19C Other residential income 24
19D Total combined residential income 25
19E to 19I 25
Q 20 Interest incurred from residential property 28
Q 21 Business or other rental income 31
Q 22 Income from taxable property sales or disposals 32
Q 23 Insurance premiums paid to an overseas insurer 33
Q 24 Other income 34
Q 26 Donations 35
Q 28 Net losses brought forward 36
Q 29 Total income after net losses brought forward 37
Q 30 Net losses and subvention payments 37

Q 32 Tax calculation
Box 32E Foreign investor tax credit 39
Box 32G Imputation credits 39
Q 33 Refunds and/or transfers 40
Q 33B Associated taxpayers 40
Q 34 Initial provisional tax liability 42
Q 35 2025 provisional tax 42
Not taking reasonable care penalty 44
Interest 44
Tax pooling 44
Payment dates 45
How to make payments 45
Late payment 46
Q 37 Foreign rights 46
Q 38 Share repurchases 47
Q 39 Foreign-sourced dividends 47
Q 40 Company controlled or owned by non-residents 48
Q 41 Lowest economic interests of shareholders 48
Q 42 Shareholder details - see also the IR4S 50
Annual imputation return 52

Questions
Q 43 Opening balance 52
Q 44 Credits 52
Q 45 Debits 54
Q 46A Adjustments to debit balance 54
Q 47 Imputation penalty tax 55
Limitations on tax refunds 55
Self-assessment by taxpayers 56
Accident Compensation Act 2001 56
Services you may need 57

Need to speak with us? 57
0800 self-service number 57
Postal addresses 57
Privacy 58
If you have a complaint about our service 58
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Company returns
Income tax return
All companies that are active and New Zealand resident for tax
purposes (except for look-through companies) must complete
an IR4 income tax return each year, including bodies corporate
and unit trusts.
Look-through companies (LTC) complete an IR7 income tax
return each year they're an LTC. For more information about
LTCs refer to our Look-through companies - IR879 guide.
If yours is an Australian company or part of an imputation
group, see page 7.
Non-active companies
A non-active company is a company that has:
– not received any gross income
– no deductions
– not disposed of any assets, and
– not been party to any transactions during the tax year that:
(i) gave rise to income for any person
(ii) gave rise to fringe benefits to any employee or any
former employee, or
(iii) gave rise to a debit in the company's ICA (imputation
credit account).
These companies may be excused from completing tax returns if
they complete a Non-active company declaration - IR433 form.
Return due date

If the company has a 31 March balance date, you have until
7 July 2024 to complete the return, unless you have been
granted an extension of time. If you have a balance date other
than 31 March, this date may be different. Contact us if you are
not sure of the filing date.
If the company has a tax agent, you may have until 31 March
2025 to complete the return. If this applies, contact your agent.
Late filing penalties

If you have to complete a return and you do not send us one,
you may be charged a late filing penalty. You should apply for
an extension of time if you are unable to complete your return
on time.
The penalty for filing your IR4 late depends on the company's
net income. If your income is:
– below $100,000, the penalty is $50
– between $100,000 and $1 million (both figures inclusive),
the penalty is $250, or
– above $1 million, the penalty is $500.
If you need an extension to your tax return filing date, tell us
your reasons before your return is due. If you get a late filing
penalty before applying for an extension, the penalty will
stand. If you use a tax agent who has an extension of time
arrangement with us and the extension is withdrawn, we will
notify you that you must now complete your return.
Tax sparing
Any company that has claimed a foreign tax credit for a tax
sparing arrangement under a double tax agreement, must also
complete a Tax sparing disclosure return - IR486 and send it to:
International Revenue Strategy
Inland Revenue Department
PO Box 2198
Wellington 6140
Group investment funds

If the company's income is solely from Category A income, you
must complete an IR4. If the income is solely from Category B
income, you must complete an IR6. If the income is a
combination of both Category A and Category B income, you
must complete an IR4 and IR44E. Read the notes in the IR44E
for more information.
Research and development (R&D) tax losses

You may be able to cash out any R&D losses if your company is
a loss-making company that is a resident in New Zealand and
your expenditure on R&D salary and wages is 20% or more of
your total salary and wage expenditure. For more information
go to ird.govt.nz/research-development
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Superannuation schemes
A superannuation scheme, not registered with the Financial
Markets Authority (FMA), which lets beneficiaries contribute,
will be treated as a company for tax purposes and must
complete IR4 returns.
Trans-Tasman imputation and imputation groups

Australian companies can elect to maintain a New Zealand
imputation account from the 2003-04 tax year. A form of
grouping (for imputation purposes only) has also been
introduced, which Australian companies may join.
Return filing for trans-Tasman imputation
Australian companies that make a trans-Tasman imputation
election are required to complete an Annual imputation
return - IR4J by 31 July, after the end of the tax year. A
Companies income tax return - IR4 is not required, unless
the company has a permanent establishment (for example,
maintains an office) in New Zealand.
Return filing for imputation groups
Companies income tax return - IR4
Company returns must be completed by:
– all New Zealand companies that elect to be a member of
an imputation group, and
– Australian companies with New Zealand-sourced income.
Annual imputation return - IR4J
The imputation return for an imputation group should be
completed by the group representative on a separate IR4J
return.
Imputation group members should not include any
imputation details on page 7 of the IR4. An exception applies
for nominated companies of a resident imputation group
where there is an ICA debit balance.
Foreign dividend payments - FDP
The FDP rules have been fully repealed from 1 April 2017. This
means FDP can no longer be included in your annual income
tax return. Please do not include FDP credits in Box 14A.
Imputation return
Most New Zealand resident companies, unit trusts, producer
boards and cooperatives must complete an imputation
return each year. If you're an Australian company or part of an
imputation group, please read page 7. The following bodies do
not have to complete imputation returns:
– non-resident companies
– look-through companies
– trustee companies (but not group investment funds with
Category A income)
– any company with a constitution that prevents it
distributing all its income or property to any proprietor,
member or shareholder
– companies whose income is completely exempt from tax
– local authorities
– Crown research institutes
– non-active companies
– Māori authorities.
Note
If you need to complete the company's imputation return
before the income tax return is due, to allow a refund to be
released, complete an Annual imputation return - IR4J.
Questions 1 to 8 Company details

Fill in Questions 1 to 8 only if the correct information is not
printed on the return.
Question 2 - Company name

If the company has changed its name since the last time
a return was completed, please attach a copy of the new
certificate of incorporation with the name change details
or contact us so we can update our records.
Question 4 - Postal address

If you have a new postal address, write the details at
Question 4. If your new address is a PO Box number, show your
box lobby if you have one. If you are unsure of your box lobby
please contact New Zealand Post.
Leave this address panel blank if the company uses its tax
preparer's postal address. The tax preparer will let us know if
they change their address.
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Question 6 - Business industry classification

(BIC) code
If you're involved in a business or a trading activity, please
write the BIC code only in Box 6. You do not need to give a
description.
We're required to supply the Accident Compensation
Corporation (ACC) with a code for your business or trading
activity, for levy classification and calculation.
To work out your main business or trading activity and
its code, go to businessdescription.co.nz or call ACC on
0508 426 837.
It's important that you choose the code which most accurately
reflects your main business or trading activity.
Question 7 - Phone number

We ask for your daytime phone number so we can contact you
if we have any questions about your return.
Question 8 - Bank account number

The fastest and safest way to get any refund is to have it direct
credited to your New Zealand bank account or other deposit
account, for example, a building society account. If your bank
account number is not preprinted on the return form, include
it at Question 8.
If your suffix has only 2 digits, enter them in the first 2 squares
of the suffix box.
Question 9 Non-resident
A company is a tax resident of New Zealand if:
– it's incorporated in New Zealand
– its head office or centre of management is in New Zealand,
or
– its directors control the company in New Zealand.
Otherwise, it's a non-resident for tax purposes.
Questions 10 and 10A Imputation

Page 7 of the IR4 return is the annual imputation return. If you
have made any monetary entries in the annual imputation
return, tick "Yes" at Question 10A.
Note
If you have completed, or will complete, a separate Annual
imputation return - IR4J, tick "No" at Question 10.
Question 11 Has the company ceased?

If this is a final return, include a set of accounts up to the
date the company ceased trading and include details of any
distribution of assets and liabilities.
If the company is registered for GST or as an employer, you will
need to complete a Business cessation - IR315 form to finalise
your records.
Depending on the company's circumstances, a number of
other issues may need to be finalised, for example:
– outstanding returns
– arrears
– FBT or ACC
– imputation account balances (for qualifying companies)
– specified superannuation contributions
– RWT on dividends, and
– 10-year bonus issues.
Find out how to finalise the company's tax accounts or
deregister for GST at ird.govt.nz
Note
A company is still a legal entity until it is taken off the
Companies Register. A company can stop trading (become
non-active) but still have tax obligations such as completing
returns. Non-active companies can be excused from
completing returns - see page 5.
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Company tax return

Question 12 Income from schedular
payments
If the company has received any schedular payments, we will
send you a summary of income.
Add up the total tax withheld and all the gross payments
shown on the summary of income and write the totals in
Boxes 12A and 12B.
The summary of income form may not contain all the
company's earnings information. If any details are missing,
please include them at Question 12.
If the company received a payment with no tax deducted,
include the gross amount in Box 12B.
Mineral mining tax credit

Include in Box 12A the amount of refundable tax credit being
claimed where a tax loss is incurred on disposal of land or by
claiming rehabilitation expenditure.
Transferring tax deductions

Tax deducted from schedular payments made to close
companies can be transferred directly to the company's
shareholder-employee(s) in some circumstances.
You'll need to reduce the amount claimed in Box 12A by the
amount of tax deducted from schedular payments which
has been transferred direct to a shareholder-employee of the
company. You will still need to include the total schedular
payments made to the company in Box 12B.
Example
LLC received schedular payments of $10,000 with total tax
deducted of $2,000 during the year.
The $10,000 is attributable to the company's shareholder-
employee through the attribution rule.
LLC can transfer up to $2,000 of the tax deducted from
the schedular payments it received to the company's
shareholder-employee(s).
LLC transfers the full $2,000 of tax to the company's sole
shareholder-employee.
As the full amount of tax has been transferred from LLC the
amount in Box 12A should be $0.
If the company is transferring tax deducted to shareholder-

employee(s) it should attach details of the transfer to the
return.
The amount of tax transferred from the company to its
shareholder-employee(s) will also need to be recorded as a
debit entry in the company's imputation credit account - see
Question 45C on page 54.
Question 13 New Zealand interest

Interest from all New Zealand sources must be shown in the
return. Write the total of all RWT deducted in Box 13A. If
the company has had NRWT deducted from New Zealand
interest, include this in Box 13A. Add up all the gross interest
amounts (before the deduction of any tax) and write the total
in Box 13B.
Interest on broken term deposits

If you have broken a term deposit during the year, you may
have to account for "negative interest". This is interest repaid
on the term deposit and may reduce the amount of interest to
declare on the tax return.
If the term deposit was broken in full, or it was business-
related, deduct the negative interest from the gross interest
amount shown on the RWT withholding certificate.
Deduct the allowable negative interest part, using the
worksheet below, before entering the gross amount at
Question 13 of the tax return. In all other cases, the negative
interest is deductible in a later tax return when the term
deposit matures.
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Worksheet
Copy your gross interest
from your RWT withholding 1
certificate to Box 1.
Print any negative interest you
have paid in Box 2.
2
Subtract Box 2 from Box 1
and print the answer in Box 3.
Copy this amount to Box 13B
3
of your tax return.
Interest paid or charged by Inland Revenue

If we paid you interest, include it in Box 13B for the income
year the company received the interest.
If the company paid us interest, include it as a deduction in the
return for the income year the interest is paid.
Note
If expenses are deductible against the interest income, claim
them at Box 20B.
Do not send us interest statements with the return. Keep

these in case we ask for them later.
Income from financial arrangements

If the company was a party to a financial arrangement, such
as government stock, local authority stock, mortgage bonds,
futures contracts or deferred property settlements, the income
or expenditure from the financial arrangement may have to
be calculated using a spreading method, rather than on a cash
basis. If the financial arrangement matures or is sold, remitted
or transferred, a "wash-up" calculation known as a base price
adjustment must be made.
Any RWT will be deducted on a cash basis. Show the RWT
deducted and any income from the financial arrangement in
Boxes 13A and 13B.
Question 14 New Zealand dividends

Generally, dividends are taxable. However, there is an
exemption for dividends paid between members of a wholly
owned group.
To work out the total gross dividends, add up all net dividends
received, any imputation credits, and any RWT deductions.
Write the total of all dividends in Box 14B.
Note
The FDP rules have been fully repealed from 1 April 2017.
Do not include any FDP credits in Box 14A.
Dividend tax credits

The total tax credits for dividends (for example imputation
credits) you can claim is limited to the income tax payable
(28%) on each dividend the company receives. This is to ensure
that surplus tax credits are not used to shelter tax on other
income.
Work out whether you need to apply this limitation to the
dividend tax credits you will claim.
Copy your total gross dividends

(calculated for each dividend
that had an imputation credit)
1
from Box 14B to Box 1.
Multiply Box 1 by 0.28 (28%),
and write the result in Box 2.
2
Write your total dividend tax
credits (calculated for that 3
dividend) in Box 3.
For each dividend, claim a dividend tax credit for the lower
amount shown in Box 2 or Box 3.
Write the total dividend imputation credits you are allowed to
claim in Box 14.
In Box 14A write the sum of your total dividend RWT credits
you are allowed to claim.
Note
If expenses are deductible against the dividend income,
claim them at Box 20B.
Unit trusts
Distributions from unit trusts will generally be taxable. The
statement you receive from the unit trust should show the
amounts to include in the return.
For unit trusts that are also portfolio investment entities (PIEs)
see page 19.
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Transfer of deductible expenses between member

and master funds
From the 2002-03 income year a member fund may, in certain
circumstances, elect to transfer deductible expenses to a
master fund. The master fund must invest, in whole or in part,
in the member fund. The master fund can then deduct the
transferred expenses.
A member fund can include a group investment fund
that derives Category A income, a public unit trust or a
superannuation fund. A master fund can include a group
investment fund that derives Category A income or a public
unit trust.
A public unit trust includes:
– retail unit trusts, whose units are offered to the public and
which have 100 or more unit holders
– wholesale unit trusts, whose units are held by widely
held investment vehicles such as other unit trusts or
superannuation funds.
Member or master funds wanting to take advantage of this
provision should include details of the adjustment in a tax
reconciliation statement accompanying the return. The
information should accompany the returns of both funds
involved in the transfer.
For more information see our Tax Information Bulletin (TIB)
Vol 13, No 11 (November 2001).
Qualifying companies
Generally, if a qualifying company is a shareholder in a company
that is not a qualifying company, all dividends the qualifying
company derives from the other company are taxable.
Dividends derived by a company (that has been a qualifying
company at any time before deriving the dividends) are taxable.
If a qualifying company is a shareholder in another qualifying
company, only dividends with imputation credits attached
and a return of a 10-year bonus issue before the 10-year period
expires, are taxable. Dividends with no imputation credits
attached, or a return of a 10-year bonus issue 10 years from the
payment date, are exempt income.
A distribution of a 10-year bonus issue before the 10-year
period has expired, made when the company winds up, is not
taxable.
If you need more help, read our guide Qualifying companies

- IR435.
Do not send us dividend statements with the return, keep
them in case we ask for them later.
Question 15 Māori authority

distributions
Māori authorities can make various types of distributions.
Fill in Question 15 if you received any taxable Māori authority
distributions between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024. The
Māori authority that paid you the distribution will send you a
Māori authority distribution statement.
Credits attached to distributions

The Māori authority may attach a credit to the distribution
it makes to members. This credit will be classified as a Māori
authority credit and is part of the tax the Māori authority has
already paid on its profits, so the distributions are not taxed
twice.
What to show in your return

Your Māori authority distribution statement shows the
amount of:
– the distribution made to you, including the taxable
portion and the non-taxable portion, and
– Māori authority credit.
These amounts, not including any non-taxable distribution,
will need to be transferred to the relevant boxes at
Question 15.
Example
A Māori authority makes a pre-tax profit of $10,000. It pays
tax on this profit of $1,750 (Māori authority tax rate of
17.5%) and distributes the entire profit to its 10 members.
Each member will receive $825 as a cash distribution and
$175 of Māori authority credits.
Each member of the authority liable to file an IR4 return
would show the following information at Question 15:
– Box 15B - $1,000 (made up of $825 + $175)
– Box 15A - $175
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Question 16 Partnership, estate or trust

income
If the company received any income from a partnership, estate
or trust, write any tax credits in Box 16A and the income totals
in Box 16B.
Do not include any:
– overseas income - show this at Question 18 along with
any credits attached, or
– dividend imputation credits attached to dividends
(include these in Box 14, RWT withheld in Box 14A
and the gross dividend in Box 14B), or
– income and expenses from residential property including
rental income and net bright-line profit – show these at
Question 19.
Add up any other tax credits from partnerships, estates or
trusts and write the total in Box 16A.
Add up all the other income from partnerships, estates or
trusts and write the total in Box 16B.
Losses from limited partnerships

If the company is claiming a loss from a limited partnership
and you need help working out the amount you can claim, go
to ird.govt.nz
Estate or trust income

If you received a taxable distribution from a non-complying
trust, please attach a note with your return giving details of the
amount and any associated tax credits.
We separate taxable distributions from a non-complying trust
because they are taxed at a different rate. We need these
details to work out your tax liability correctly.
Question 18 Overseas income

If your company received income from or while based
overseas, between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, show
it in New Zealand dollars at Box 18B. If the company is a
New Zealand resident for tax purposes, you must include any
foreign contract or service income in Box 18B.
Foreign investment fund (FIF)

If the company held rights, such as shares, units or an
entitlement to benefit in any foreign company, unit trust,
superannuation scheme or life insurance policy, at any time
during the 2024 income year, you may be required to calculate
FIF income or loss.
If the company has an interest in a controlled foreign company
(CFC), they must calculate any attributed income or loss from
that interest.
Generally, the company will use the fair dividend rate to
calculate FIF income.
The main exclusions from an interest in an FIF are:
– investments in certain Australian resident companies listed
on approved indices on the Australian stock exchange, that
maintain franking accounts
– interest in certain Australian unit trusts
– limited exemptions for interests in certain venture capital
interests that move offshore (for 10 income years from
the income year in which the company migrates from
New Zealand), and
– a 10% or greater interest in a CFC.
CFC income and losses

New rules were introduced in 2009 for calculating income or
losses from a CFC.
If the company has an interest in a CFC, they must calculate
any attributed income or loss from that interest.
Losses from a CFC cannot be used to offset domestic income
or be included in domestic losses carried forward to the next
tax year. Generally, these losses can only offset income or
future income from CFCs resident in the same country as the
CFC that incurred the loss.
When CFC income or losses are calculated under the new
rules, transitional rules apply to the use of carried forward
losses incurred under the old rules.
You can find more information on the rules at ird.govt.nz and
in our Tax Information Bulletin (TIB) Vol 21, No 8 (October/
November 2009).
What to show in your return

You can convert all overseas income and tax credits to
New Zealand dollars by:
• using the rates table available from
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• contacting the overseas section of a trading bank and
asking for the exchange rate for the day you received your
overseas income.
If the income was received from a financial arrangement, refer
to Determination G9A or G9C under section 90 of the Tax
Administration Act 1994.
Write the total of the allowable overseas tax paid in Box 18A.
Include in Box 18B income before the deduction of any tax.
Credit for tax paid overseas will be limited to the amount of
New Zealand tax payable on that income. Please note that
Australian franking credits or tax credits on dividends from the
United Kingdom cannot be claimed.
Staple proof of tax paid overseas to the top of page 3 of the
return.
Foreign tax credits attached to dividends that are not required
to be returned under the FIF rules can be claimed up to the
amount of New Zealand tax payable on the FIF interest.
Some foreign dividends have New Zealand imputation credits
attached or New Zealand RWT deducted. These credits are not
subject to the foreign tax credit limitation rule.
Investments in portfolio investment entities (PIEs)

Certain PIEs attribute their net income/loss and tax credits
to the investors. Companies that are investors include the
attributed income or loss in their tax return.
Each year, the PIE is required to provide an investor statement
setting out the details of the income/loss attributed to the
investor for the year. The statement also shows the various
types of tax credits associated with the income that has been
attributed. These tax credits are subject to the tax credit limits
calculated in relation to the tax on the attributed PIE income.
The attributed PIE income/loss is included in the company's
return for the period that includes the end of the PIE's income
year. Generally, PIEs have a 31 March balance date.
The amount of income the company derives as a distribution by
a PIE is excluded income unless it is fully imputed dividends from
a listed PIE. Dividends from these PIEs are not liable for RWT.
For more information, go to ird.govt.nz or read our guides,
Information for companies that invest in PIEs - IR857 and
Portfolio investment entity: a guide for PIEs - IR860.
Question 19 Income and expenses

from residential property
This question applies to close companies that own residential
property, including overseas property, that have:
• income subject to the residential property deduction rules
• net income from a bright-line sale
• income in relation to a loan in a foreign currency
• depreciation recovery income from disposed assets
• net income from the taxable disposal of a residential
property outside the residential property deduction rules
because it is held on revenue account.
The residential property deduction rules, and Question 19, do
not apply to residential land that is owned by companies other
than close companies.
Close company - generally a company with 5 or fewer natural
persons whose total voting interests are more than 50%.
Associated persons are treated as 1 person.
Residential property deduction rules

Most residential rental properties are subject to the residential
property deduction rules (also known as the ring-fencing
rules). The rules generally limit the amount of residential
deductions you can claim in the year to the total amount
of residential income earned in that year. If the deductions
are more than your income, the difference must be carried
forward to the next year income is earned from the residential
property, including income from properties held on revenue
account.
Any rental income or loss and net income or loss from a taxable
disposal is fully excluded from the rules if the property is:
• subject to the mixed-use asset rules (for example, a holiday
home rented out part-time and not used for at least 62
days in the income year, or 62 working days in the income
year if it’s usually only used on working days)
• owned by companies other than close companies
• owned by government enterprises, or
• certain employee accommodation.
For these types of property, any rental income or loss is shown
at Box 21 and net income or net loss from a taxable disposal
shown in Box 22.
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Any rental net loss and net loss from a taxable disposal is
partially excluded from the rules if it is for:
• property that will always be taxed on sale, being revenue
account property of a person in the business of building,
developing or dealing in land, or
• other revenue account property the person has notified us
they want the exclusion to apply to.
For these types of property any rental net loss is shown at Box
21 and taxable disposal net loss shown at Box 22.
The residential property deduction rules also apply to any
company who has borrowed money to acquire an interest in
certain entities with significant rental property holdings - a
residential land-rich entity - and has interest expenditure on
the borrowed money.
Residential land-rich entity - a close company, partnership
or look-through company that holds more than 50% of its
assets by value in residential land, directly or indirectly. These
entities come under the interposed entities rules as part of the
residential property deduction rules.
For more information about the interposed entity rules, see page
60 of the Tax Information Bulletin Vol 31 No.8 September 2019.
Read our Rental income - IR264 guide for more information on:
• when the rules apply
• how to calculate your income
• the amount of deductions you can claim this year, and
• the amount of any excess deductions that must be carried
forward.
Completing your return

Tick the method you have used to calculate your residential
property income and deductions.
You can use 1 of the following methods:
• Portfolio basis - combine income and deductions for all
rental properties in the portfolio.
• Individual, property-by-property basis - income and
deductions of individual property calculated separately to
other property. You need to maintain separate records for
each property to choose this option.
• Combination of the individual basis and portfolio basis -
choose to apply different methods to different property.
Some properties are held in a portfolio and others are held
on an individual basis.
You need to calculate and identify the amounts for Boxes

19A to 19I using the method you have chosen for your rental
properties. For the portfolio basis, the allowable deductions
from all of the properties in your portfolio can be offset against
income you earn from all of the properties in the portfolio.
You can then enter these figures in the Residential property
deductions worksheets - IR1226 to help calculate the figures
required to be entered in your return. You can print a copy off
our website ird.govt.nz/forms-guides
Write the gross residential rental income from the portfolio
and/or individual property in Box 19A.
Do not include rental income or losses from properties
excluded from the residential property deduction rules. Enter
those amounts in Question 21 instead.
Box 19B Net bright-line profit

The bright-line property rule needs to be considered when
none of the other land sale rules at Question 22 apply to the
disposal of the property.
This rule for residential property looks at the length of time a
property (including overseas property) is owned. If you sell or
dispose of a residential property within a certain timeframe
and no exclusion applies, then your profit on the sale will
be taxable. This applies no matter what your reason was for
buying or selling the property or what kind of buyer you are.
The bright-line property rule applies if you sell or dispose of a
residential property you have owned for less than:
• 5 years for properties acquired between 29 March 2018
and 26 March 2021.
• 5 years for properties acquired as a result of an offer made
on or before 23 March 2021 and that offer was not able to
be revoked or withdrawn before 27 March 2021.
• 5 years for properties acquired on or after 27 March 2021
that qualify as a ‘new build’.
• 10 years for all other properties acquired on or after 27
March 2021.
For tax purposes, a property is generally acquired on the date
a binding sale and purchase agreement is entered into (even
if some standard conditions like getting finance or a building
report still need to be met). This date will determine which
bright-line period (5 or 10 years) applies for your property.
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For more information on when a property is acquired,

see our Question we’ve been asked (QB) 17/02: Date of
acquisition of land, and start date for 2-year bright-line test
at taxtechnical.ird.govt.nz
There are other dates that are relevant for figuring out whether
your property sale is taxable under the bright-line property
rule. Generally, your bright-line period starts when the legal
title is transferred to you and ends when you enter into a
binding sale and purchase agreement to sell the property.
Where land is acquired or disposed of in a way that does
not follow the standard land sale process, for example if you
purchase “off the plan”, there are some different rules that
apply to the bright-line period start and end dates.
The bright-line property rule does not tax any profit made in
specific situations. Relief is also available for certain ownership
transfers. For more information on exclusions to the bright-line
property rule, ownership transfers and rollover relief go to ird.
govt.nz/brightline or our guide Bright-line property tax -
IR1227.
You can also use the property tax decision tool on our website
to work out if you need to pay tax on the sale of your property.
Go to ird.govt.nz/brightline
If you sell or dispose of a residential property and the sale is
taxable under the bright-line property rule, the amount of the
previously denied interest under the interest limitation rules is
treated as if it were part of the cost of the property in the year
of disposal. If this results in a net loss, the deduction for the
net loss is limited under the current rule that applies to losses
from the disposal of bright-line property. If the disposal is not
taxable, the interest previously denied a deduction remains
non-deductible.
For more information about the bright-line property rule, go
to ird.govt.nz/brightline or our guide Bright-line property
tax - IR1227. You can find our forms and guides at ird.govt.nz/
forms-guides

Income and losses for property subject to the bright-line
property rule are treated differently in the tax return. After a
taxable bright-line sale:
• if you have net income from the sale of the property (a
profit), the net income is included in Box 19B. Unless
the property is part of a portfolio, expenses from other
properties cannot be offset against the net income from
the disposal.
• if you have made a net loss when the property is sold, the
loss must be carried forward to a later income year when
it can be used to offset net income from the land sale
provisions, including from future disposals subject to the
bright-line rule. A bright-line loss is not recorded in the
tax return. Please keep your own record of any bright-line
losses you have made.
Complete a Bright-line residential property sale information
- IR833 form for each bright-line property sold or disposed
of and include it with your return. The form explains how to
calculate the resulting profit or loss.
Complete the form even if the details have been included in
a Financial statements summary - IR10 or set of accounts,
unless the income will be included in your return as part of
your business income as a property speculator, property dealer,
developer or builder.
Box 19C Other residential income

Write the total other residential income in Box 19C.
This includes the total from the following amounts:
• income in relation to a loan denominated in a foreign
currency from the portfolio and/or individual property
• all depreciation recovery income from assets disposed of
from the portfolio and/or individual property
• net income from the taxable disposal of a residential
property outside the residential property deduction
rules because it is held on revenue account.
Write any net tax losses from disposals of rental properties
that are excluded from the residential property deduction
rules in Box 22B.
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Box 19D Total combined residential income

The amount in Box 19D is the total amount of Box 19A, Box
19B and Box 19C.
Note
If you are a partner in a partnership or owner of a look-
through company and have been attributed residential
income at Box 27G on the IR7P or IR7L, include your share
of that in proportion to your share in the partnership or
effective look-through interest in the LTC in the following
relevant boxes:
• Gross residential rental income Box 19A
• Net bright-line profit (excluding losses) Box 19B
• Other residential income Box 19C.
The amount in Box 19D will then include the total of your
attributed residential income at Box 27G on the IR7P or
IR7L.
Boxes 19E to 19I in your return

Write the total eligible deductions for the year for all ring-
fenced residential rental properties in Residential rental
deductions Box 19E.
If you are a partner in a partnership or owner of a look-through
company and have been attributed residential rental deductions
shown at Box 27M on the IR7P or IR7L, include that here at
Box 19E.
Note
Do not include the amount of interest expense denied
under the interest limitation rules in Box 19E.
If the company has breached the continuity rules, or the

company is transferring excess deductions to a wholly
owned group member, you’ll need to reduce the current
year deductions in Box 19E to reflect the adjustment. If the
company is receiving excess deductions from a wholly owned
group member, you’ll need to increase the current year
deductions in Box 19E. The transfer of excess deductions is not
a loss offset nor a subvention payment.
The brought forward and carry forward boxes are calculated

by our system when your return is processed. If the deductions
are too low, you’ll need to contact us so we can change it when
we process your return. Keep good records for the adjustment
and include a note with your return. See Question 28 for
details on the continuity rules.
Include the amount of any interest incurred on an investment
in a land rich entity that relates to the rental activity in Box
19E. Include the amount of interest you can claim on an
investment in a land rich entity that relates to the rental
activity in Box 19G. Include the amount of interest paid that
does not relate to the rental property in Box 21B.
Write the total excess deductions brought forward from last
year in Box 19F.
Write the total residential rental deductions claimed this
year in Box 19G. This amount cannot exceed the lesser of the
following:
• Total combined residential income Box 19D
• Residential rental deduction Box 19E plus Excess residential
rental deductions brought forward Box 19F.
The amount cannot exceed the above unless you have sold
an individual property or the last property in a residential
portfolio and the sale was taxable.
The amount in Box 19H should equal Total combined
residential income Box 19D minus Residential rental
deductions claimed this year Box 19G.
Any losses are counted as zero unless the loss is the result of
either:
• excess deductions released from either a taxable disposal
of a property held on the individual property basis, or a
taxable disposal of all properties or the last property held
in a portfolio, or
• claimable interest paid on your investment in a residential
land-rich entity. Refer to the Rental income - IR264 guide.
Write the amount of all excess deductions for the year to be
carried forward to next year in Box 19I.
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Notes
Note 1
If you sell or dispose of an individual property and the sale
is not taxable, or you sell or dispose of the last property in
a portfolio and at least 1 of the sales in the portfolio was
not taxable, any excess deductions will transfer to another
property or portfolio and carried forward to a future year
in which you earn income from a residential rental property
(including properties on revenue account).
Note 2
If you sell or dispose of an individual property and the
sale is taxable, or you sell or dispose of the last rental
property in a portfolio and the sale of all your rental
properties in a portfolio were taxable, any remaining loss/
excess deductions are released and can be offset against
other income. However, this does not include any excess
deductions transferred to the portfolio/property.
Note 3
If you want to claim that a property is held on revenue
account where the sale may be taxable, you need to notify
us of the details of the property. You will be stating the sale
will be a taxable sale when the property is disposed of. You
must be able to separately identify the deductions relating
to the property.
For more information read the Rental income - IR264 guide.
Residential land-rich entities

If the company has an investment in a land rich entity, include:
• interest relating to the residential rental activity that is
deductible under the interest limitation rules in Box 19E
• interest relating to the residential rental activity you can
claim this year under the residential property deduction
rules in Box 19G and any remaining amount carried
forward in Box 21B
• a note attached to your income tax return advising the
above amounts relate to an investment in a land rich
entity, to ensure quick processing of your return
• the amount of interest paid that does not relate to the
residential rental property in Box 24.
Question 20 Interest incurred from

residential property
This question applies to owners of residential property subject
to the interest limitation rules.
You do not need to complete this question for the following

types of property:
• farmland
• hospitals, hospices, convalescent homes, nursing homes
• rest homes and retirement villages
• hotels, motels, inns, camping grounds, hostels.
For interest to be deductible, the general deductibility rules
must be met. The interest will also not be deductible to the
extent it is of a private or domestic nature.
Since 1 October 2021, interest is not deductible for residential

property in New Zealand acquired on or after 27 March 2021,
unless an exclusion or exemption applies (see below).
For property acquired before 27 March 2021, the ability to

deduct interest on existing loans is limited to a percentage of
the interest incurred. For the 2024 tax year, you can claim 50%
of the interest incurred from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Interest on any new loans drawn down on or after 27 March

2021 is not deductible.
Special rules also apply for refinanced loans and for

interest on revolving credit and overdraft facilities. Any
interest on borrowings above the closing balance on 26
March 2021 is not deductible. For more information, go to
ird.govt.nz/property-interest-rules
Some companies do not have to apply the interest limitation

rules. If your company is a close company where five or fewer
individuals or trustees own more than 50% of the company,
you will usually have to apply the rules.
If your company meets one of the following:

• it is not a close company; or
• it is a close company that is a Māori authority or eligible to
be a Māori authority; or
• it is a close company that is wholly-owned by a Māori
authority or by an entity eligible to be a Māori authority;
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your company will not have to apply the interest limitation

rules if less than 50% of its total assets consist of residential
property (excluding development property but including
shares in other companies that exceed this 50% test) at all
times during the income year. If your company is part of a
wholly-owned group, the 50% test is applied on a consolidated
basis at the group level.
There are interposed entity rules to deny interest deductions

for a customer who borrows to indirectly fund residential
property through an interposed entity.

Complete question 20 for any interest expense you are
claiming at Boxes 19E and 21B in relation to a house,
apartment, flat or other structure that could be used for
residential accommodation, either short stays or long term.
This includes if you have an arrangement to build such a
structure, and bare land that could be used to build such a
structure under the relevant district plan.
Write the total interest on residential property in Box 20A.

This is the total interest incurred on your borrowings for all
your residential properties for this year.
Write the amount of interest expense claimed in Box 20B.
Note
If you are a partner in a partnership or owner of a look-
through company that has incurred interest on residential
property at Question 19 in the IR7, include your share of
that here in proportion to your share in the partnership or
effective look-through interest in the LTC.
If you have claimed an interest expense in Box 20B, at Box 20C

tick the reason(s) for the interest expense claimed:
• A Māori exempt company or not a residential land
company - The interest limitation rules do not apply to
non-close companies or groups if less than 50% of its
total assets consist of residential property (excluding
development property but including shares in other
companies that exceed this 50% test) at all times during
the income year. A close company that is a Māori
authority, eligible to be a Māori authority, or wholly-owned
by an entity that is a Māori authority or eligible to be one
is an exempt Māori company if it passes this 50% test.
• Certain schedule 15 exclusions or property not in NZ -

The interest limitation rules apply to land in New Zealand
only. Schedule 15 of the Income Tax Act 2007 also allows
you to claim interest for the following:
• main home – if a portion is used to earn income such
as a flatting situation
• business premises (for example, a villa now used as a
dental clinic) except if the business premises is used for
providing accommodation and it’s not a person’s main
home
• certain Māori land, papakāinga and kaumātua housing,
and land transferred as part of settlement under Te
Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi
• employee accommodation
• student accommodation.
• Loans drawn down prior to 27 March 2021 -
When an exclusion or exemption does not apply, you
can claim 50% of the interest incurred for the following
situations:
• loans drawn down prior to 27 March 2021
• property acquired before 27 March 2021 but the loan
for the settlement of the property was not drawn
down until on or after 27 March 2021
• loans that relate to the purchase of a property acquired
as a result of an offer made on or before 23 March
2021 and that offer was not able to be revoked or
withdrawn before 27 March 2021.
In other situations where the property is acquired on or
after 27 March 2021, interest cannot be claimed.
• Emergency, transitional, social or council housing -
You can claim interest for loans if your property is used
for emergency, transitional or social housing when leased
or contracted (directly or indirectly) to the Crown, for
example to Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) or Kāinga Ora, or to a
registered community housing provider.
• New build exemption - A ‘new build’ is a self-contained
residence that is issued a Code Compliance Certificate
(CCC) under the Building Act 2004, confirming the
residence was added to the land on or after 27 March
2020. The exemption generally applies for 20 years. For
more information about what qualifies as a new build go
to ird.govt.nz/property/renting-out-residential-property
or our guide Rental income - IR264.
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• Development or land business exemption - The

development exemption does not require you to
have a ‘land business’ and applies to land that you
develop, subdivide, or build on to create a new build.
The development may be a one-off. The land business
exemption applies to land held as part of a developing,
subdividing, or land-dealing business, or a business of
erecting buildings on land.
• Approved build-to-rent exclusion - This applies to
land that meets the criteria of build-to-rent land and is
approved by Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). You can claim interest
for loans if your property is recorded on the build-to-rent
asset register maintained by HUD.
Existing build-to-rent land has until 1 July 2023 to meet
the requirements and to apply.
For more information about the interest limitation rules
and how to calculate the amount of interest you can claim,
go to ird.govt.nz/property-interest-rules or our guide
Rental income - IR264. You can find our forms and guides at
Question 21 Business or other rental

income
Include net residential rental income or losses not included at
Question 19 and rents from a commercial property in Box 21B.
Do not include any income already shown at Questions 12 to

16 and 19, losses from CFCs (see the notes to Question 37 on
page 46) or claim donations here (see the notes to Question 26
on page 35).
Write the net profit or loss in Box 21B. This is the amount of
income or loss after the deduction of all allowable business
expenditure, including shareholders' salaries paid or credited.
Note
If expenses are deductible against income declared in
Questions 12 to 14, claim them here.
Attach either:
– a fully completed Financial statements summary - IR10
form, or
– the company's financial accounts.
The IR10 is a statistics form that sets out a general summary of

information from the financial accounts.
If you complete an IR10 you do not need to send the financial
accounts as well. You still need to complete them (unless the
company is very small) and keep them in case we ask for them.
Very small companies are not required to prepare financial
accounts if these conditions apply during the income year. The
company:
• is not part of a group
• has not derived income over $30,000, or
• has not incurred expenditure over $30,000.
Companies that do not prepare financial accounts must fill in
an IR10 using information from their trial balance or financial
records.
For more information about who has to prepare financial
accounts and minimum financial reporting requirements, go
to our website at ird.govt.nz/records
The attribution rule

Under the attribution rule, anyone whose actions cause an
"associated person" (company, trust or partnership) to earn
income, can be personally liable for tax on that income.
If this rule applies to persons associated to your organisation, it
will affect the amount of taxable income in this return.
To find out how to apply this rule, refer to our Tax Information
Bulletin (TIB), Vol 12, No 12 (December 2000) and Vol 13,
No 11 (November 2001).
Question 22 Income from taxable

property sales or disposals
Include all income and tax losses from land sales or disposals
of other property not included at Question 19.
Profits from land sales are taxable if you bought a property
(including an overseas property) for the purpose of reselling
it or are in the business of buying and selling land and/or
buildings.
The profits may also be taxable if the company:
• is a builder and improved a property before selling it
• developed or subdivided land and sold sections, or
• had a change of zoning on the property and sold it within
ten years of buying it.
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Write the total profit or loss from the sale or disposal of other
property in Box 22B.
Net profit from a bright-line sale is generally included in Box
19B. Only include in Box 22B the net profit from a bright-line
sale excluded at Question 19, for example the bright-line sale
of a mixed-use asset. Do not include any net loss from a bright-
line sale.
For more information on the land sale rules, go to ird.govt.
nz/buying-selling or our guide Tax and your property
transactions - IR361. You can find our forms and guides at
Box 22A Residential land withholding tax

(RLWT) credit
If the company is an "offshore RLWT person" and has sold or
transferred residential property located in New Zealand, RLWT
may have been deducted from the sale price. The company
should have received a statement on the completion of the
sale process showing the amount of RLWT deducted. The
company can claim a credit for any RLWT deducted. Show the
amount of RLWT deducted, less any RLWT paid back to the
company and/or transferred to outstanding amounts during
the income year.
If there was more than 1 amount of RLWT deducted,
show the combined amount, less any RLWT paid back to the
company and/or transferred to outstanding amounts during
the income year.
Question 23 Insurance premiums paid to

an overseas insurer
Special rules apply to any company paying a premium,
including a reinsurance premium, to a non-resident insurer.
If you're paying a premium to a non-resident insurer you need
to get a separate IRD number to account for the tax on the
premium income. This is because you're considered to be the
insurer's agent.
You will need to complete an IR4 return under this separate
IRD number and declare premiums paid as the only income
received.
Only 10% of the total gross premiums paid to overseas insurers
is subject to the company tax rate of 28%. This equals 2.8% of
the total premiums paid. Any premiums paid to insurers in
Switzerland are not subject to tax in New Zealand and should
be deducted from the total gross premiums paid.
Agency obligations also extend to other New Zealand

residents, for example, brokers, who may initially collect
premiums for payment to the non-resident insurer. If there is
any default, the insured person is responsible for the tax.
Print the gross amount of premiums paid to a non-resident
insurer in Box 23. Print the gross amount of premiums paid
to Switzerland in Box 23A. Deduct the figure in Box 23A from
Box 23 and multiply the net amount by 0.1 (10%). Print your
answer in Box 23B and copy this amount to Box 31.
No other income should be returned as an agent for an
overseas insurer.
The company still needs to declare other income under its
original IRD number.
If you have any enquiries, contact:
Team Lead
Significant Enterprises
Inland Revenue
PO Box 39090
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
Phone 0800 443 773
Question 24 Other income

Show any other income received by the company at
Question 24. For example, the sale of:
– shares or other property
– securities
– income from an undertaking or scheme.
Income from sale of non-FIF shares or other property

Profits from the sale of shares and other property are taxable if
the company:
– buys and sells shares or other property as a business, or
– buys shares or other property for the purpose of resale.
This does not apply if shares are FIFs. List the details of income
and expenses from these sales on a sheet of paper and staple
it to the top of page 3 of the return. Include the total profit in
Box 24B.
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Losses from shares or other property that are not a

foreign investment fund (FIF)
If the company has made a loss from the sale of an asset that
was not a FIF and you can show that any profit made would
have been taxable, you may be able to claim the loss as a
deduction.
Financial arrangements
A company must account for income from financial
arrangements on an accrual basis. Financial arrangements
include government stock, futures contracts and deferred
property settlements, excluding short-term agreements for
sale and purchase of property. Changes to the rules for the
treatment of financial arrangements have split the rules into 2
sets. Generally, the first set applies to financial arrangements
entered into before 20 May 1999 and the second applies to
financial arrangements entered into on or after that date.
Both sets of rules require the income or expenditure to be
spread over the term of the financial arrangement.
This applies in every case - the company does not have to be in
the business of buying or selling financial arrangements, or be
intending to sell, as it would with shares. The company may, in
certain cases, deduct any losses.
Sale or maturity of financial arrangements
When a financial arrangement matures or is sold, remitted
or transferred, a "wash-up" calculation, known as a base price
adjustment, must be made. The calculation ensures that
the total gains or losses from the financial arrangement are
accounted for.
If you need any information on when losses can be deducted
or how to calculate a base price adjustment, please contact us.
Income from an undertaking or scheme
Profits from any undertaking or scheme entered into for
the purpose of making a profit are taxable. Describe the
undertaking or scheme and list the details of income and
expenses from them. Staple this information to the top of
page 3 of the return and include the total profit in Box 24B.
Question 26 Donations
A company (including an unlisted company with 5 or fewer
shareholders) can claim a deduction for donations it makes to
any society, institution, association, organisation, trust or fund
that has donee organisation status. You can view the list of
these organisation at ird.govt.nz/donee
Note
State-funded tertiary education institutions, state schools
and state-integrated schools do not have to be approved to
have donee organisation status.
The deduction for donations cannot be more than the

company's net income after expenses (before the donation
deduction is taken into account). Use the following steps to
calculate the company's donation deduction.
• If the amount in Box 25 is a loss, print nil in Box 26B.
• If the donations made by the company exceed the amount
in Box 25, copy the amount in Box 25 to Box 26B.
• If the donations made by the company do not exceed the
amount in Box 25, print the amount of the donations in
Box 26B.
Question 28 Net losses brought forward

Losses from CFCs are not included in Question 28 - see
Question 39 on page 47.
Before a company is allowed to carry forward net losses it must
satisfy one of two tests.
1. Shareholder continuity
49% continuity of minimum voting interest or market value
interest must be maintained by a group of persons at all times,
from the beginning of the year of net loss to the end of the
year of carrying it forward (the continuity period).
To check whether the shareholder continuity requirements have
been met, use the lowest percentage of economic interest held
by each shareholder during the continuity period. To calculate
the total lowest economic interest see Question 41 on page 48.
2. Business continuity test
The business continuity test allows losses to be carried forward
despite a breach in shareholder continuity if certain requirements
are satisfied. The main requirement is that the underlying business
continues i.e. there is no “major change”, except permitted
changes, in the business for 5 years after a change in ownership.
“Major change” refers to the nature of the business activities
and the extent the same or similar assets are used to generate
income for the company.
Only losses incurred in the 2013-14 and later income years can
be carried forward under this test.
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For more information see our Tax Information Bulletin (TIB)

Vol 33, No 6 (July 2021).
Write the net losses the company can bring forward to 2024 in
Box 28A, and the amount the company has offset against 2024
income in Box 28B.
If the company cannot offset any net losses in the 2024 income
year write “0.00” in Box 28B.
Show whether or not the company is carrying forward losses
under the business continuity test at Box 28C.
Note
You should be able to find the loss balance from the
previous year on the loss notice sent to you with the
company's 2023 income tax assessment. If you do not have
a loss notice, enter the details from your own records.
Question 29 Total income after net losses

brought forward
Subtract Box 28B from Box 27. Print your answer in Box 29.
Question 30 Net losses and subvention

payments
To offset net losses there must be a common shareholding of
at least 66%, and 49% continuity of minimum voting interest
must also be maintained (or 49% market value interest if
a market value circumstance exists). To calculate voting or
market value interest see Question 41 on page 48.
To offset a net loss incurred during a current income year, the
loss company and the profit company must be members of
the same group at all times for that income year.
To offset a net loss brought forward, the loss company and
the profit company must be members of the same group of
companies for the entire period, beginning with the income year
the net loss is incurred in and ending with the year of offset.
The amount of loss offset cannot exceed the taxable income of
the profit company and neither may the amount of loss to be
offset exceed the net loss of the loss company.
Record individual details of the losses claimed or transferred

and subvention payments received or made at Questions 42F or
42G. The total of these must equal Boxes 30 or 30A respectively.
Part-year grouping
The general part-year grouping rule is that only the part of the
net loss incurred in the same period as the profit is derived
may be offset, if, during the period:
– the loss company maintains continuity of shareholding, and
– commonality of shareholding between loss and profit
companies has been maintained.
Net loss and profit amounts allowed to be offset are based
on periods where continuity and commonality requirements
are met for all companies taking part in a part-year grouping
arrangement.
If the company received net losses from another company or
made a subvention payment to another company, put a minus
sign in the relevant last box. Attach a schedule setting out the
names and IRD numbers of the companies and the amount of
the payment or loss.
If the company is transferring excess residential rental
deductions to a wholly owned group member, the transfer is
recorded as a reduction of the current year residential rental
deductions in Box 19E. Similarly, if the company is receiving
excess residential rental deductions from a wholly owned group
member, the transfer is recorded as an increase of the current
year residential rental deductions in Box 19E. Do not record
these amounts in Question 30. Refer to Question 19 for details.
Net losses are restricted for grouping and subvention payment
purposes. A qualifying company loss can be offset against any
group company profit (including non-qualifying company
profits).
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Question 32 Tax calculation

Box 32E Foreign investor tax credit
The foreign investor tax credit rules reduce the combined
income tax and NRWT imposed on foreign investors with
interests in a New Zealand company. See Tax Information
Bulletin (TIB) Vol 20, No 3 (April 2008) for details about the
change of company tax rate. A company is entitled to a foreign
investor tax credit when it pays a supplementary dividend of
the same amount to its non-resident shareholders. The foreign
investor tax credit can then be offset against the company's
income tax liability.
The foreign investor tax credit arises in the income year the
supplementary dividend is paid and is to be offset in the
following order:
1. Against the company's income tax payable for the year
the supplementary dividend is paid. Enter this amount in
Box 32E.
2. At the company's election, either:
- against the company's income tax liability for any of the
previous four income years, or
- against the income tax liability for another company
in the same wholly owned group of companies for the
year the supplementary dividend is paid in or any of the
previous four income years.
3. Carried forward to subsequent years for offset against the
tax liability of the company or another company in the
same wholly owned group of companies.
If the company has a foreign investor tax credit that cannot be
fully offset against its own income tax liability in the income year
the supplementary dividend is paid, attach a note to the front of
the return giving details of how to treat any excess credit.
Box 32G Imputation credits

If the company has imputation credits, it may have a net
loss to carry forward. This will happen if the company's total
imputation credits are greater than the tax payable at Box 32F.
To calculate the net loss to carry forward, subtract the amount
at Box 32F from the total imputation credits (Box 32G) and
divide the answer by 0.28 (28%).
If the deemed net loss is to be offset to other companies

within the same group (rather than carried forward), reduce
the amount of net loss shown at Box 29 by the amount offset.
Question 33 Refunds and/or transfers

If you want your refund transferred to another account or to
arrears being paid off by an instalment arrangement, tell us the
date you would like this done.
The date you can choose depends on what tax has been
overpaid and whose account you want the credit transferred to.
Note
If the transfer is to arrears being paid off by an instalment
arrangement, you'll need to include a note with your
return authorising the transfer and giving the following
information:
– that the transfer is to arrears currently under an
instalment arrangement
– the name and IRD number of the taxpayer the transfer
should be made to
– whether the taxpayer is an "associated taxpayer"
– the tax type and period, and
– the date you want the transfer to take place.
Question 33B Associated taxpayers

For companies, the following persons are associated taxpayers
for the purposes of transferring overpaid tax:
– another company in the same group of companies
– a shareholder-employee of the company
– a partner in the same partnership.
If you want your refund transferred to another person, you will
need to show if they are an associated taxpayer.
Transfer date
You can ask for your credit to be transferred at any date as
long as it is not before the relevant dates set out as follows.
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For credit transferred:
to your account/an associated taxpayer's account

If the credit is from excess tax deducted (for example
RWT deducted on interest) it's the day after your balance
date (or 1 April if your balance date is before 31 March).
If the credit is from overpaid provisional tax it's the day
you overpaid it. Please note that special rules apply if tax
pooling funds have been transferred in.
to a non-associated taxpayer's account

It's the later of the day you requested the transfer, or the
day after you file your return.
Future transfer dates

If you want your credit transferred at a future date, attach a
note to the front of your return with the details of the amount
you want transferred, the account you want it transferred to
(if it's to another person and they are associated) and the date
you want it transferred.
If you do not tell us the date you want your credit transferred,
we will transfer it at a date we think gives you the greatest
advantage. If you want the credit transferred at a different
date, you can ask us to change it (even if we have transferred
your credit to cover a debt).
Requesting transfers on your return

You can ask us to transfer a refund to another account by
filling out pages 4 and 5 of the return. If you ask us to, we will
transfer the refund to:
• the company's own account or an account of someone

associated to the company on the later of:
– the day after the balance date (or 1 April if your
balance date is before 31 March)
– the due date in the destination account.
• an account of someone not associated to the company

on the day after the return was completed.
If you want the company's refund transferred at a different
date from those listed earlier, you can attach a note to the
return, including the details of the account you want the
refund transferred to and the transfer date you want. If the
transfer is going to another person, tell us if they are associated
to the company.
Question 34 Initial provisional tax

liability
A company has an initial provisional tax liability if it:
– starts to derive income from a taxable activity in the tax
year
– had not derived gross income from a taxable activity
within the preceding four years, and
– has residual income tax (RIT) of $60,000 or more in the
current year.
New businesses do not pay provisional tax in their first year of
operation because there is no RIT from the previous year to
base the calculation on.
However, companies that have an initial provisional tax
liability may be charged interest from the first, second or third
instalment date. The instalment date interest applies from is
determined by the business start date. Some new businesses
make voluntary payments to reduce liability for interest.
More information about the dates interest applies from is
available in our guide Provisional tax - IR289.
There are special rules about how interest is calculated when a
company has an initial provisional tax liability and has changed
its balance date. For further information, see our Provisional
tax - IR289 guide.
Print the date the company started to derive income from the
taxable activity in Box 34.
Question 35 2025 provisional tax

2025 provisional tax is charged for income the company
will earn in the 2025 income year. It is payable in 2, 3 or
6 instalments. There are 3 options for calculating your
provisional tax - standard, estimation and ratio.
If the company's 2024 RIT is:
– $5,000 or less it does not have to pay provisional tax, but
it can make voluntary payments
– more than $5,000 but expected to be $5,000 or less for
2025 it may estimate 2025 provisional tax at nil
– more than $5,000 and expected to be more than $5,000
for 2025 it must pay 2025 provisional tax using 1 of the
payment options.
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Standard option (S)

Under this option, your 2025 provisional tax is your 2024 RIT
(where it is more than $5,000) plus 5%.
Note
If you think your income for 2025 will be more than your
2024 income, you can make voluntary payments over and
above the amount you have to pay under the standard
option.
Estimation option (E)

Companies can estimate their 2025 provisional tax. They can
re-estimate any number of times up to and including their final
instalment due date. If the company's 2025 RIT is expected to
be less than its 2024 RIT, estimating may prevent the company
from paying more than it has to.
Note
An estimate must be fair and reasonable at each instalment
it applies to. If you use the estimation option, see "Not
taking reasonable care penalty" and "Interest" on page 44.
If the company estimates its provisional tax, write E in Box 35A

and the amount of 2025 provisional tax in Box 35B.
If you estimate your provisional tax your instalments should be
one-third of your estimation.
If you're using the ratio option and select E at Box 35A this will
mean you are electing to stop using the ratio option.
Ratio option (R)
If you're GST registered, you may qualify to use the ratio option
to calculate your provisional tax.
Only enter R at Box 35A if you have already elected to use the
ratio option. Your application to use the ratio option must
be made by phone or in writing before the beginning of the
income year you want to use it.
If you've already elected to use the ratio option and want to
continue using it, enter R at Box 35A.
There is more information about the ratio option in our guide
Provisional tax - IR289.
Not taking reasonable care penalty

When you estimate the company's 2025 provisional tax,
your estimate must be fair and reasonable. If the 2025 RIT is
greater than the provisional tax paid, you may be liable for a
not taking reasonable care penalty of 20% of the underpaid
provisional tax.
Interest
If the company has paid too much provisional tax, we may
pay interest. If it has not paid enough provisional tax, we may
charge interest.
Interest the company pays is tax deductible, while interest we
pay is taxable income.
Election to be a provisional tax payer

A company is a provisional tax payer for the 2024 year if its
RIT for that year is more than $5,000. If the 2024 RIT is $5,000
or less but the company paid provisional tax for the year, the
company may elect to be a provisional tax payer for that year.
This may affect the interest the company may be entitled to
for that year.
To elect to be a provisional tax payer for the 2024 year, attach a
note to the front of the 2024 return.
Change in balance date

There are special rules about when provisional tax is due and
how interest is calculated if there has been a change in the
balance date.
For more information, read our guides Penalties and interest -
IR240 and Provisional tax - IR289.
Tax pooling
Tax pooling allows taxpayers to pool provisional tax
payments, offsetting underpayments by overpayments
within the same pool. This reduces their possible exposure
to late payment penalties and interest. For more information
about tax pooling, including a list of intermediaries, go to
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Payment dates
2025 provisional tax
Generally, a company with a 31 March balance date pays
provisional tax by the following due dates:
First instalment 28 August 2024
Second instalment 15 January 2025
Third instalment 7 May 2025
A company with a balance date other than 31 March generally
pays provisional tax on the 28th day of the 5th, 9th and 13th
months after the balance date.
There are 2 exceptions:
• If it would be due on 28 December it is due on 15 January,
and
• If it would be due on 28 April it is due on 7 May.
These dates will alter if the company is registered for GST and:
• the GST filing frequency is six-monthly, or
• provisional tax is paid through the ratio option.
If either of these situations apply to you, read our guide
Provisional tax - IR289.
2024 end-of-year income tax

Companies that have an agent and an extension of time may
have until 7 April 2025 to pay their tax. If you think this applies
to your company, contact your agent.
A company with a balance date between 1 March and
30 September must pay its end-of-year income tax (Box 32L)
and any interest by 7 February 2025.
A company with a balance date between 1 October and
28 February must pay its end-of-year income tax by the
7th day of the month before the following year's balance date.
How to make payments

You can make payments by:
• direct debit in myIR
• credit or debit card at ird.govt.nz/pay
• internet banking - most New Zealand banks have a pay tax
option.
When making a payment, include:

• your IRD number
• the account type you are paying, and
• the period the payment relates to.
Find all the details of our payment options at ird.govt.nz/pay
Late payment
If you do not pay a bill on time, you may have to pay penalties
and interest.
Contact us if you are not able to pay on time. We'll look at
your payment options, which may include an instalment
arrangement.
Find out more at ird.govt.nz/penalties
Question 37 Foreign rights

If you calculated CFC or FIF income at Question 18 you may
be required to complete an additional disclosure form for that
investment.
For all interests of 10% or more in a foreign company, the
additional disclosure is required.
For other investments, the requirement for an additional
disclosure depends on the company you are preparing the
Companies income tax return - IR4 for.
• If the company is not widely held or a PIE, additional
disclosure is not required if the investments are in
countries New Zealand holds a double tax agreement
with (as at 31 March 2024) and the fair dividend rate or
comparative value has been used.
• If the company is widely held or a PIE you are required to
file an additional disclosure.
The disclosure forms are available at ird.govt.nz/forms-guides
Contact us if you need help to find the appropriate disclosure
form.
For information on foreign exchange rates, go to
ird.govt.nz/tools-calculators
Find out more about the base erosion profit shifting (BEPS)
hybrid mismatch rules at ird.govt.nz/beps
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Question 38 Share repurchases

When amounts distributed to shareholders on cancellation
or repurchase of shares fall below specified thresholds, the
amounts are taxable in full to shareholders as dividends. When
distributions on repurchases exceed those thresholds, or occur
through the stock exchange, the distributions will be deducted
from available subscribed capital of the company and will
be tax-free to the shareholders. However, this is only to the
extent that the distributions are not in lieu of dividends. If
the subscribed capital of the company has been depleted, the
distributions will be taxable.
Specific rules also govern the repurchase and subsequent sale
of Treasury stock.
The total value entered on the return should be the aggregate
value of all distributions made by the company during the
year for company shares repurchased, redeemed, cancelled or
purchased as Treasury stock.
Question 39 Foreign-sourced dividends

Generally, funds would use the default FIF income calculation
method (the fair dividend rate) which does not tax dividends
separately. However, the foreign tax deducted from the
dividend can be claimed as a credit against the tax payable on
the calculated FIF income.
A credit for any tax paid by the foreign company (on its
earnings) may be allowed in calculating the amount payable
by the New Zealand company. Any NRWT deducted from the
foreign dividend paid to the New Zealand company may also
be allowed as a credit.
Information about exempt foreign dividends
Although most foreign dividends received by companies are
exempt from tax, you should still answer ''Yes'' to this question
if the company receives an exempt foreign dividend.
Foreign dividends from some investments are taxable. These
should be included in the tax return as income from overseas.
Dividends on foreign investments are taxable in 3 situations:
• When the investment gives the company a direct income
interest of less than 10% in a foreign company, but the
investment is 1 of certain investments that are excluded
from the normal FIF rules (see Question 18 on page 17 for
the most common exclusions).
• When the dividend relates to an investment in fixed-rate
shares ("fixed-rate foreign equity").
• When the dividend paid is tax-deductible in a foreign

country by a foreign company (a "deductible foreign equity
distribution").
Question 40 Company controlled or

owned by non-residents
We need to know whether the company is owned or controlled
by non-residents because we may need to apply subpart FE or
sections CH 9, GC 6-14 and GB 2 of the Income Tax Act 2007.
Question 41 Total lowest economic

interest of shareholders
Calculating the economic interest is necessary for a number
of reasons, such as making sure you can carry any net loss
forward, the grouping provisions and the imputation credit
carry forward provisions.
Where there were no changes in shareholdings (including
voting rights) throughout the entire year then the lowest
economic interest will be 100%. Enter 100.00 at Box 41.
Where there has been a change in shareholding including a
change to voting rights or market value interests then you will
need to calculate the total lowest economic interest.
A shareholder's economic interest in a company will generally
be measured by referring to the percentage of voting power
they hold in that company, to vote on:
1. the dividends or other distributions to be made by the
company
2. the constitution of the company
3. any variation in the capital of the company, and
4. the appointment or election of directors.
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Example
A company has two shareholders, Barbara and Maria. The
company has two classes of shares:
• Class A shares carry a right to vote on (2) the
constitution and (3) variations in capital
• Class B shares carry unrestricted voting rights, (1), (2),
(3) and (4) on the previous page.
Barbara holds all 100 of the A shares in the company while
Maria holds all 100 of the B shares.
Their percentage of voting interest in the company is
measured as follows:
Variation
Distributions Constitution in Directors Lowest
capital
Barbara 0 + 50 + 50 + 0 = 100 = 25%

100 + 100 + 100 + 100 = 400
Maria 100 + 50 + 50 + 100 = 300

100 + 100 + 100 + 100 = 400 = 75%
Enter this total at Box 41 in the Return 100.00
If Barbara and Maria hold these proportions of shares for the

entire income year, the "total lowest economic interest of
shareholders" or the minimum continuity is 100%.
The following example shows a shareholding or voting interest
change occurring during the year.
Example
On 1 September 2023 Barbara and Maria swapped shares
and held these proportions to 31 March 2024, the
company's balance date.
1 April 2023 1 Sep 2023 31 Mar 2024 Lowest
Barbara 25% 75% 75% 25%
Maria 75% 25% 25% 25%
The lowest percentage of rights held by each shareholder
during the income year is 25%. So, the total lowest
economic interest of shareholders, or the minimum
continuity, is 50%.
Enter this total at Box 41 in the Return as 50.00.
In certain circumstances the shareholders' economic interests

in a company will also be determined by the market value
interests in the company. This is where the voting interests do
not reflect the true economic interests held in a company.
A shareholder's market value interest is their share as a

percentage of the total market value of shares (and options) in
the company.
Specific factors that require a market value interest to be
calculated are:
– the company has issued debentures to which sections FA 2
or FA 2B of the Income Tax Act 2007 apply
– the company has issued shares where payment of
dividends is guaranteed by a third party
– there's an option to acquire shares in the company, and
– an arrangement exists for the purpose of defeating
provisions that depends on measurement of voting and
market value interests.
You will need to add together the lowest economic interest
of each shareholder and print the total in Box 41. Write
percentages in the following format, for example, show 50% as
50.00, and 100% as 100.00.
Effect on the imputation credit account (ICA)

If you keep an ICA and have had a change of shareholding of
more than 34% you may need to make an adjustment on your
annual imputation return at Box 45C ("Other debits")
- see page 54.
Question 42 Shareholder details - see

also the IR4S
Complete Question 42 if shareholders, directors and
relatives of shareholders received remuneration or a loan.
Remuneration is liable for ACC levies.
Shareholders' salaries
Write all remuneration with no PAYE deducted that the
company paid to that person in Box 42B.
For the company to claim a deduction for shareholder
remuneration it must be paid either:
– during the income year, or
– within the time allowed for the company to complete its
return.
If the remuneration is not paid in time, the deduction cannot
be claimed until the following year.
Over-payments of AIM provisional tax that relate to
shareholder employee salary accruals are allowed to be used
to meet the shareholder's tax liability on that salary at the
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end of the income year. Record details of any AIM tax credits
transferred to each shareholder at Box 42C.
Loss offsets and subvention payments

Record details of any losses claimed or transferred from or to
each group member at Box 42F.
Record details of any subvention payments claimed or
transferred from or to each group member at Box 42G.
The total of Boxes 42F must be recorded at Box 30. The total of
Boxes 42G must be recorded at Box 30A.
Current account balance

If the shareholder's current account balance has been
overdrawn, (that is, the shareholder owes the company
money) then it is a debit balance.
Annual imputation return

The annual imputation return must be completed for the
period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, regardless of your
accounting year.
If you're a member of an imputation group, see page 7.
For more information read our guide Imputation - IR274.
Question 43 Opening balance

This is the same as the closing balance at 31 March 2023. Tick
either "Credit" or "Debit" below Box 43. New companies will
not have a closing balance to bring forward. Write "0.00" in
Box 43.
Question 44 Credits
Question 44A Income tax paid
Include in Box 44A all payments of income tax and provisional
tax made from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 for 1989 and
subsequent income years.
Do not include any FBT, ESCT, interest on tax, late payment
penalties, imputation penalty tax or RWT.
Question 44B RWT on interest received

If the company received interest with RWT deducted between
1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, print the total RWT in
Box 44B.
Question 44C Imputation credits attached to

dividends received
If the company received dividends with imputation credits
attached between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, print the
total credits in Box 44C.
Note
This is the total imputation credits attached to dividends
received. This amount is not limited to the tax payable on
your dividends and is not necessarily the same amount as
the imputation credits being claimed in Box 14.
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Question 44D Other credits

List any other credits made to the ICA from 1 April 2023 to 31
March 2024. Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary. Attach
it to the top of page 3 and print the total in Box 44D.
Other types of credits include:
– RWT on dividends received
– provisional tax allocated to the company by a company
in the same wholly owned group that has overpaid its
provisional tax
– residential land withholding tax (RLWT) credit deducted
from the sale or transfer of residential land located in
New Zealand during the income year, less any RLWT paid
back to the company and/or transferred to outstanding
amounts during the income year.
Supplementary available subscribed capital account
(SASCA)
If you're a public unit trust or a group investment fund that
maintains a SASCA and you're eligible to transfer credits from
that account to the ICA, record the credits being transferred to
the ICA in Box 44D (other credits).
All public unit trusts or group investment funds maintaining a
SASCA should, by the due date for completing the 2024 IR4 or
IR4J, send a copy of that memorandum account together with
any written queries to:
Investment Desk
Large Enterprises
Inland Revenue
PO Box 2871
Christchurch 8140
For more information on negative dividends and the SASCA
rules, see our Tax Information Bulletin (TIB) Vol 14, No 11
(November 2002).
Qualifying company election tax (QCET) payments

Include any QCET payments made after 17 May 2007 as
a credit in the ICA when working out the balance. Use
the account balance in the formula, when calculating the
imputation credit to be attached to a dividend paid by the
qualifying company.
See our Tax Information Bulletins (TIBs) Vol 11, No 5
(May/June 1999) and Vol 20, No 3, page 127 (April 2008).
Question 45 Debits
Question 45A Income tax refunded
Print in Box 45A the company's total income tax refunds
received from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 for 1989 and
subsequent income years. Do not include any interest on tax
received or income tax refunded for any year before 1989.
Question 45B Imputation credits attached to

dividends paid
If the company paid dividends from 1 April 2023 to 31 March
2024 with imputation credits attached, print the total credits
in Box 45B.
Question 45C Other debits

List any other debits in the ICA and print the total in Box 45C.
Examples of other types of debits are:
– any provisional tax allocated by the company to a
company in the same wholly owned group that has
underpaid its provisional tax
– an adjustment for a change of shareholding of more than
34% during the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024,
regardless of your accounting year
– an adjustment for a change in an imputation ratio, or
– tax payable by a company on any part of a distribution
not sourced from the subscribed capital of the company,
where that company repurchases a share on-market.
The 66% continuity of shareholding requirement does not
apply to qualifying companies. There is no need to make an
adjustment where there has been a change of shareholding,
except in the year the company ceases to be a qualifying
company.
Question 46A Adjustments to debit

balance
If a qualifying company received an income tax refund after
1 April 1995 that created a debit balance in the ICA, no further
income tax is required to the extent of any refunds received.
If the qualifying company has a debit balance as a result of
income tax refunded from 1 April 2023, please subtract the
amount refunded at Box 46A.
If the closing balance is a credit, there is no tax to pay.
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If the closing balance at Box 46B is a debit, it must be paid by

20 June 2024.
Note
There are 2 types of relief from payment of debit ICA
balances. These are:
– the offsetting income tax payments
– same debit ICA balances reflected in successive years.
For more information see our Tax Information Bulletin
(TIB) Vol 16, No 1 (February 2004).
Question 47 Imputation penalty tax

Imputation penalty tax of 10% of the debit closing balance is
also payable by 20 June 2024. Work out the 10% penalty in
Box 47.
If the total in Box 47A exceeds $100 and is not paid by the
due date, late payment penalties and interest will apply - see
page 46.
Limitations on tax refunds

We may hold all or part of a refund if:
– the company is expecting an income tax refund, and
– the credit balance in the ICA at 31 March 2024 is less than
the refund.
If there have been additional credits to the ICA since 31 March
2024, the company may complete an interim 2025 IR4J return
in anticipation of an IR4 annual return being completed at a
later date. We may then be able to release the refund.
We can apply non-refundable overpaid income tax to a
company's previous years' income tax liabilities, where these
debits exist, rather than transferring the credit forward to the
next year's provisional tax.
This avoids further payments having to be made to meet back-
year debts.
Self-assessment by taxpayers
Taxpayers have to assess their own liability as part of their
return filing obligations. We may amend your assessment if a
correction is required.
If you dispute our assessment please go to ird.govt.nz/
disputes for more information. The 4-month period for you
to issue a notice of proposed adjustment (NOPA) to your self-
assessment will start on the date Inland Revenue receives your
return.
Accident Compensation Act 2001

Under the Accident Compensation Act 2001, Inland Revenue
is required to provide the earnings information at Box 42B
from this return to the Accident Compensation Corporation
(ACC). The information is used by ACC to invoice all ACC
levies. ACC invoicing for close companies (including earners'
levy for shareholder-employee earnings with no PAYE
deducted) starts from September each year.
Maximum earnings from multiple companies

The maximum amount of earners' levy that can be collected
from a shareholder-employee is $1,819.66. A shareholder-
employee may be due for a refund from ACC if the
shareholder-employee's combined total remuneration from
two or more companies is over $130,911. Please call ACC on
0800 222 776 to find out about the refund process.
ACC earners' levy

Shareholder-employees' salaries or directors' fees without
PAYE deducted are liable for ACC earners' levy. The company
will be invoiced by ACC for this levy. For more information
about refunds or levies, please go to acc.co.nz or call ACC on
0800 222 776.
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Services you may need

Need to speak with us?
Have your IRD number ready and call us on one of these
numbers:
General tax, tax credits and refunds 0800 775 247
Employer enquiries 0800 377 772
General business tax 0800 377 774
Overdue returns and payments 0800 227 771
Find out more at ird.govt.nz/contact-us
0800 self-service number

Our 0800 self-service number, 0800 257 777, is open 7 days a week.
Make sure you have your IRD number ready when you call.
For access to your account-specific information, you’ll need to
be enrolled with voice ID or have a PIN.
When you call, confirm what you want from the options given.
If you need to talk with us, we’ll re-direct your call to someone
who can help you.
Postal addresses
Returns General correspondence
Inland Revenue Inland Revenue
PO Box 39090 PO Box 39010
Wellington Mail Centre Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045 Lower Hutt 5045
For a full list of addresses go to ird.govt.nz/contact-us and

select the post option.
Privacy
Meeting your tax obligations means giving us accurate
information so we can assess your tax and entitlements under
the Acts we administer. We may charge penalties if you do not.
We may also exchange information about you with:
• some government agencies
• another country, if we have an information supply
agreement with them, and
• Statistics New Zealand (for statistical purposes only).
You can ask for the personal information we hold about you.
We'll give the information to you and correct any errors, unless
we have a lawful reason not to. Find our full privacy policy at
ird.govt.nz/privacy
If you have a complaint about our service

We're committed to providing you with a quality service. If
there's a problem, we'd like to know about it and have the
chance to fix it.
If you disagree with how we've assessed your tax, you may
need to follow a formal disputes process.
Find out more about making a complaint, and the disputes
process, at ird.govt.nz/disputes

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Group investment funds

Research and development (R&D) tax losses

Trans-Tasman imputation and imputation groups

Questions 1 to 8 Company details

Question 2 - Company name

Question 4 - Postal address

Question 6 - Business industry classification

Question 7 - Phone number

Question 8 - Bank account number

Questions 10 and 10A Imputation

Question 11 Has the company ceased?

Company tax return

Mineral mining tax credit

Transferring tax deductions

If the company is transferring tax deducted to shareholder-

Question 13 New Zealand interest

Interest on broken term deposits

Interest paid or charged by Inland Revenue

Do not send us interest statements with the return. Keep

Income from financial arrangements

Question 14 New Zealand dividends

Dividend tax credits

Copy your total gross dividends

Transfer of deductible expenses between member

If you need more help, read our guide Qualifying companies

Question 15 Māori authority

Credits attached to distributions

What to show in your return

Question 16 Partnership, estate or trust

Losses from limited partnerships

Estate or trust income

Question 18 Overseas income

Foreign investment fund (FIF)

CFC income and losses

What to show in your return

Investments in portfolio investment entities (PIEs)

Question 19 Income and expenses

Residential property deduction rules

Completing your return

You need to calculate and identify the amounts for Boxes

Box 19B Net bright-line profit

For more information on when a property is acquired,

Completing your return

Box 19C Other residential income

Box 19D Total combined residential income

Boxes 19E to 19I in your return

If the company has breached the continuity rules, or the

The brought forward and carry forward boxes are calculated

For more information read the Rental income - IR264 guide.

Residential land-rich entities