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Tax for wage and salary earners
If you are a wage or salary earner you will pay income tax through compulsory PAYE deductions ("Pay As You Earn") from your wages or salary. Everyone knows this. The amount deducted is based on your annual income.
The amount of PAYE deducted depends also on which tax code applies to you.
On Budget night, May 19 2005, the Government introduced new tax rates to take effect from April 1 2008! Big deal! They are miniscule changes. As the Employers and Manufacturers Association wryly noted -
"Timid. Most of us won't lose sleep figuring out what to do with an extra $8 per week in 2008"
But here are the current figures -
15% - $0 - $9500
21% - $9500 - $38,000
33% - $38,000 - $60,000
The future figures will be -
The 21% figure will start at $10.081
The 33% figure will start at $40,324
The 39% figure will start at $63,673
You can find out your tax code by obtaining a copy of the tax code declaration form ( IR 330 ) from Inland Revenue; you can phone them on 0800 257 773.
They will send you the form, or you can download the form from the IRD website at :
. . . IRD Website
When you start your job you have to complete a tax code declaration form, which, among other things, will determine the amount of PAYE that will be deducted.
While you may have someone file this form on your behalf, you have the ultimate responsibility for its contents, and therefore will be responsible for any interest and penalties if less than the correct amount is deducted from your income.
However, if the person who completed your tax form was providing you with a service – for example, an accountant –-
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