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Takapuna office closure | Takapuna office closure. The Takapuna office is relocating to a new address so will be closed from 22 November 4pm to 26 November 4pm. From 27 November you can find the new office at: 74 Taharoto Road Smales Farm, One NZ Building, Takapuna.

Some services unavailable 23 - 24 November | myIR, gateway services and our self-service phone line will not be available from 3pm Saturday 23 November to 9am Sunday 24 November while we do planned system testing. This will not affect any tax entitlements or payments scheduled during this time.

Name of agreement Cultural Sector Emergency Fund
Agency data share is with Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH)
MoU title Memorandum of Understanding between Inland Revenue and Ministry for Culture and Heritage - Sharing information to assist the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to administer the Cultural Sector Emergency Relief Fund
Agency using the data Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Purpose IR will supply Information to MCH so it can assess and review that Applicants for a Cultural Sector Emergency Relief – Self Employed Grant payment (Grant) are registered with IR as self-employed.
Data exchanged MCH sends IR:
  1. IRD number
  2. first name
  3. last name
  4. date of birth
  5. bank account number supplied by Applicant
  6. Grant application reference number, and
  7. date and time of Grant application.
IR sends MCH the above information plus Information on whether the Applicant:
  • is registered as self-employed
  • cannot be matched, or has a COVID Support payment pending or approved.
MCH sends IR the following information for each Applicant approved to receive payment of a Grant:

  1. IRD Number
  2. first name
  3. last name
  4. Grant application reference number
  5. amount of Grant, and
  6. Grant application approval date.
Legal authority Clause 23B of Schedule 7 of the Tax Administration Act 1993
Last updated: 12 Sep 2022
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