Tax code declaration IR330
April 2019
Use this form if you’re receiving salary or wages as an employee.
If you’re a contractor or use a WT tax code, you’ll need to use the Tax rate
notification for contractors (IR330C) form.
Once completed:
Employee Give this form to your employer.
If you receive a payment such as a benefit or superannuation, return this form to Work and Income.
Employer Do not send this form to Inland Revenue. You must keep this completed IR330 with your business records for seven
years following the last wage payment you make to the employee.
When an employee gives you this form you must change their tax code, even if you have received different advice in the past.
1 Your details
First name/s (in full) Family name
IRD number (8 digit numbers start in the second box. ) 2 Your tax code
You must complete a separate Tax code declaration (IR330) for each source of income
Choose only ONE tax code Refer to the flowchart on page 2 and then enter a tax code here.
If you’re a casual agricultural worker, shearer, shearing shed-hand, recognised seasonal worker, election day worker or have a
tailored tax code refer to “Other tax code options” at the bottom of page 2, choose your tax code and enter it in the tax code
circle.
3 Declaration
Signature
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Day Month Year
Give this completed form to your employer. If you don't complete Questions 1, 2 and 3, your employer must deduct tax from your pay at
the non-notified rate of 45 cents (plus earners' levy).
Privacy
Meeting your tax obligations means giving us accurate information so we can assess your liabilities or your entitlements under the Acts we
administer. We may charge penalties if you don't.
We may also exchange information about you with:
• some government agencies
• another country, if we have an information supply agreement with them
• Statistics New Zealand (for statistical purposes only).
If you ask to see the personal information we hold about you, we'll show you and correct any errors, unless we have a lawful reason not to.
Contact us on 0800 377 774 for more information. For full details of our privacy policy go to www.ird.govt.nz (keyword: privacy).
Important: You may need to change your tax code if your circumstances change during the year. For example:
– you take out a student loan or pay it off
– start or stop being eligible to use ME or ME SL (see note 5 below)
– you have a second job and your income decreases or increases, changing the code you should be using.
Notes to help you complete this form
1. If you receive a benefit from Work and Income (other than a student allowance, NZ Super or Veteran’s Pension) you must use
the “M” tax code for this income. You must use the secondary income section on page 2 to work out your tax code for any
other taxable income.
If you choose a secondary tax code of “S” or “S SL” and you’ll earn more from your secondary job than your benefit, you
may pay more tax than you’re required to for that job. You can apply for a tailored tax code so that the right amount of
tax is deducted - see note 9 for more information about tailored tax codes.
2. Source of income means income such as salary, wages, weekly accident compensation payments, NZ Super, Veteran’s weekly
compensation, Veteran’s Pension or student allowance.
3. You are a New Zealand tax resident in any of these situations:
• You’ve been in New Zealand for more than 183 days in any 12-month period and haven’t become a non-resident.
• You have a permanent place of abode in New Zealand.
• You’re away from New Zealand in the service of the New Zealand Government.
4. Your annual income is your total income (before tax is deducted) from all sources, from 1 April to 31 March, excluding losses
carried forward from a previous year.
5. If you or your partner are entitled to receive Working for Families Tax Credits (WfFTC) or an overseas equivalent, or if you
receive NZ Super, Veteran’s Pension or an overseas equivalent of any of these, your tax code is “M” (or “M SL” if you have a
student loan). You’re not eligible to use “ME” or “ME SL”.
For more information about WfFTC go to www.ird.govt.nz
6. You may be eligible for a repayment deduction exemption on your salary and wage income if you:
• have a student loan
• are studying full-time in New Zealand
• expect to earn below the annual repayment threshold from all sources
• earn above the pay-period repayment threshold.
If you have a student loan and you choose “SB SL” or “S SL” for your tax code, you may pay more towards your student loan
than you need to. If you earn under the pay period repayment threshold from your main job, you can apply for a special
deduction rate to reduce your student loan repayment deductions on your secondary earnings.
For more information about repayment deduction exemptions and special deduction rates go to www.ird.govt.nz/studentloans
If you already have a repayment deduction exemption or special deduction rate for your student loan but your circumstances
have changed, you’ll need to update your details so we can check you’re still eligible. You can do this at www.ird.govt.nz or by
calling 0800 227 774.
7. Casual agricultural workers are people engaged in casual seasonal work on a day-to-day basis, for up to three months. This
includes shearers and shearing shed-hands.
8. If you are a recognised seasonal worker or hold a work visa as foreign crew of a vessel fishing New Zealand waters, you will
use the
“NSW” code. Recognised seasonal workers must be employed by a registered employer under the Recognised Seasonal
Employers’ Scheme and are employed in the horticulture or viticulture industries. You must have a Recognised Seasonal
Employer Limited Visa/Permit. See www.immigration.govt.nz (search keyword: seasonal).
9. If you have a current tailored tax code certificate, enter “STC” as your tax code on page 1 and show your original tailored tax
code certificate to your employer.
A tailored tax code is a tax deduction rate worked out to suit your individual circumstances. You may want one if the
regular tax codes will result in you not paying enough tax or paying too much. For more information go to
www.ird.govt.nz or contact us on 0800 227 774. You can apply for a tailored tax code in myIR or complete a Tailored tax
code application (IR23BS) form.
Go to www.ird.govt.nz (search keyword: IR23BS).
10. If you need help choosing your tax code go to www.ird.govt.nz or contact us on 0800 227 774.
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