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Employers and employees can work out how much PAYE should be withheld from wages paid weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly or monthly.
Use of this tool does not result in data being submitted to us.
Based on the details you give us, you can:
The calculator can also calculate PAYE on holiday pay when it is paid:
The holiday pay amount is included with the employee’s regular pay and a separate PAYE calculation is not needed.
However, if the holiday pay that is paid as a lump sum and is treated as an extra pay, you will need to do a separate PAYE calculation.
Find out which holiday pay payments are extra pays
Note
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- extra pays (eg redundancy, retiring allowance, overseas living allowance, special bonuses, back pay) |
refer to the Employer's guide (IR335) Please contact our call centre on 0800 377 772 with your details |
- employees who are KiwiSaver members and have excluded income in their gross salary or wages - employees who are members of registered superannuation schemes (RSS) or defined benefit plans (DBP), if you're using this calculator for employer contributions |
refer to KiwiSaver employer guide (KS4), definition of gross salary or wages, pages 12 and 32 |
student loan deductions - non-standard student loan rates - additional deductions required by Inland Revenue - additional deductions requested by the borrower |
Find out more about being self-employed or earning other income in New Zealand |
payroll giving if the employee has child support deductions and you are performing a net calculation |
please contact our call centre on 0800 377 772 with your details |
You will need to know details of the salary / wage for the pay period and the appropriate tax code.
If you're an employer you will need to know if your employee:
If you're calculating for several people, the name and the reference number will identify the different calculations.
No information you provide while using the calculator is recorded, saved or in any way referenced by Inland Revenue. The calculator is stored on a secure part of our website to prevent unauthorised interception. If you are unable to access the calculator, you may need to update your browser and/or firewall settings.