New Zealand: NZ holiday working visa holder tax return application

I suppose to post bout Christchurch in this post, but forgive me i have to post this breaking news before my trip.

Oh well, working holiday in nz can earn big money, in fact it is, i earn bout $600 per week, after tax deduction.

Yea you gonna pay tax if you want to earn nz dollar, i forgot how exactly the tax calculate, but every week i pay about $100 tax.

No worry, you can request a tax refund before you left nz.

NZ tax department (IRD) open for tax refund application in April every year, if you want to request a tax return before or after April, you have to fill in 2 form, one is IR50 and IR3.

IR 50 is the extra form for those who want to apply tax refund earlier. If you applying your tax return in April, you can skip the IR 50 form.

So what do you need for your tax return?

1. Form IR 3 (Individual Tax Return Form, can be download from IRD website)

2. Form IR50 (Refund application - people leaving NZ form, can be download from IRD website)

3. Photocopy of your airline ticket that clearly showing your departure date.

4. Attach the final payslip from each job you had in NZ.

The item no. 4 which mean, you have to keep the LAST payslip of each of your job you had in NZ, if you had 3 different jobs in NZ, you should attach 3 final payslips of 3 each of job in the form for tax return processing.

Lastly, if you will close your local bank account in NZ, please provide the correct and clear postal address, IRD will issue cheque and post to your homeland.

Well, if you ask if you can get all this done thru online, yes you may, but you have to call to IRD department and get a DLN number to process the tax return. If you're in nz and has been call to any government department before, trust me you would want to try to call to any of them, you might spend whole holy day in waiting someone picking your call.

IRD departments can be found in big city like AUckland, Nelson, Christchurch. If you got a car, drove to their department and get the form, bring your payslips and photocopy of your flight ticket, spent 5 minute get the form all filled, thrown into the application box, this is much more easy than get this done online.

Hmmm... i think i left out nothing, well if you wanna know more just drop me comment! Will reply as soon as i free.

Little update bout myself, getting ready for my trip to down south island! yuuuuuuuuuuhuuuuuuuuuuuu!

And this is the reason why i slack out alot in my blog =P.

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