Q: We have an employee who has a large TOIL balance and they’re not able to realistically bring it down, so the employer wants to pay this out to the employee.
Paytech Category: Tax calculations & IRD reporting
Employee on ACC for a year, what happens to Annual leave?
Q: I am just wanting some clarification About ACC. We have a Client who has had an employee off on ACC since Feb 2023 and has still continued to accrue
Termination Advise 2
Q: I just wanted to confirm with NZPPA that the Gross taxable 52-week historical earnings should be divided by the 52 weeks and then divided by the current contract agreed terms
Maternity Leave – Tax Code Change
Q: Hoping for some guidance please on best practices when it comes to maternity leave Our company pays 26 weeks of paid parental leave to the primary carer after the birth
Sick Leave Without Pay
Q: We have had an employee on Sick LWOP since August 2022 and I’m about to process her final pay as she is retiring. Just wondering if she accrues Annual Leave
Location Allowance
Q: We have an employee who has moved from AU to NZ and in his contract he has a location Allowance. My question is, is the Location Allowance superable? A:
Tax on Extra Pay
Q: I just want to check our understanding is correct on the new Taxation Act 2024. I understand it as there is a change to termination pays only. The change
Permanent P/T Changing hours & Annual leave
Q: I just wanted to confirm with NZPPA that the Gross taxable 52 week historical earnings should be divided by the 52 weeks then divided by the current contract agreed
Termination Advise
Q: We have built a termination tool to automate the payout of balances when an employee finishes up. This can be configured to payout only those leave categories required (e.g
Higher Duties Allowance
Q: I just wanted to check if the higher duties allowance should be taxed as extra pay? We have a few people on this allowance for a certain period so,
Relocation and Furniture Allowances
Q: We are offering an employee coming from India a relocation and furniture allowance. It is a lump sum payment part of their employment agreement and of our relocation policy.
PAYE -deduction
Q: I have a PAYE question but cannot find the right tax policy for it : If some overtime hours from June 2023 is, for whatever reason, now paid in a
Paying extra tax
Q: Some of the employees for a client we do payroll for received a tax bill from IRD last year. They get paid weekly and there were 52 weeks in
Wellbeing Allowances
Q: Could you please advise whether a `well-being allowance’ for reimbursement of the cost of activities to enhance an employee’s personal well-being should be reimbursed through accounts payable or payroll. If
Mileage Rates
Q: Can you please confirm the Mileage rates. As when I google it says the Mileage rates are 95c per Kilometre I thought they were 83c per Kilometre And when did
Tax on Allowance
Q: We are negotiating few terms and conditions around Collectives. Discussion around non-taxable allowances is currently underway. Allowance such as Meal/Night Allowance (Staying overnight – accommodation is paid for)/Late Shift
Question around IRD Arrears
Q: Can I please ask a question.I have been challenged by an employee re their IRD arrears and not being “consulted” before the deduction is made. I have pointed out our
Relocation Payment
Q: We have been asked to pay an employee a lump sum amount to cover the cost of relocating him and his family. The amount would not necessarily be equal
Query on tax and back payments
Q: Last year in August staff received a back pay to 01 July 2022 for increases made to salary. In some cases this was processed as part of the fortnightly payment
Union Fees
Q: Hoping you could please assist with the below. We have agreed to pay our employees union fees. The question we have is, do we need to record this and report