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March 2009 news for payroll administrators

Read about minimum wage increases, KiwiSaver changes, the independent earner tax credit, PAYE changes, what you need to do if you have employees on special tax codes, changes to closedown dates for pay period 1802, and the new calendar display.

Minimum wage increases – 1 April

The rate for adult workers increases from $12 to $12.50 an hour, and the rate for new entrants and trainees increases from $9.60 to $10 an hour from 1 April. Your pay centre will automatically increase pay rates to these new minimum legal wages from 1 April.

Legislation: Minimum Wage Order 2009

24 March 2009

KiwiSaver changes – 1 April

Last week the Inland Revenue sent a letter about KiwiSaver changes that start 1 April to all schools.

Read more about the KiwiSaver changes

24 March 2009

Independent earner tax credit – 1 April

Last week the Inland Revenue sent a letter about the independent earner tax credit (IETC) that starts 1 April to all schools.

Read more about the IETC
Contact Inland Revenue

24 March 2009

Update

This letter had an error. Keep the IR330s that employees give you when they change their tax codes for the IETC: do not send them to your pay centre. The process for changing an employee’s tax code for the IETC is the same as any tax code change.

Advise payroll of tax code change

25 March 2009

PAYE changes - 1 April

PAYE for your employees changes on 1 April because of changes to personal income tax rates and ACC earner premiums.

Inland Revenue website

18 March 2009

Special tax code employees: action needed by 30 March

If you have a special tax code employee you will have received a letter or email from Datacom asking you to confirm what their tax code is for the next tax year. This information is due back at your pay centre by 5pm 30 March.

Read more about special tax codes

18 March 2009

Closedown date change - pay period 1802

We have moved forward the closedown date for pay period 1802 because of Easter.

View full calendar in a list
View fortnightly calendar events in a table

16 March 2009

Payroll calendar changes

You now have the choice of two payroll calendars to use: a new calendar which shows regular fortnightly payroll events in a table, and the existing calendar which shows payroll events in a list.

The new calendar lets you pick up to three regularly occurring fortnightly events - for example pay instruction closedowns, e-Reliever closedowns, paydays - within a date range. It displays in a handy table format, similar to what you have used in previous years.

The existing calendar now lets you pick which payroll events to display in the list.

Thanks to all payroll administrators who gave us feedback and helped with the testing.

View the new calendar in a table
View the existing calendar in a list

3 March 2009

 

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