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Employing staff Dates

SEP 21

Employer deductions payment due for 1 to 15 September for large employers.
SEP 21

Employer deductions payment due for August for small to medium employers.
OCT 5

Employer deductions payment due for 16 to 30 September for large employers.

All Employing staff dates

You need to register with us as an employer as soon as you start employing staff.

Before you start

You’ll need:

the IRD number to be registered
your contact details
your business industry classification (BIC) code
the date you start employing staff.

In myIR, go to 'I want to...'

Under 'Registration, applications and enrolment' select 'Register as an Employer (EMP) or IR56 worker'

Follow the prompts to complete your registration

Log in to myIR

Other ways to do this

If you do not have myIR, you can download and print the Employer registration form.

Employer registration IR334 Apr 2026 (PDF 780KB) Download form

What happens next

After you've registered as an employer, we'll send you a letter with information about:

keeping wage records
making deductions from PAYE income paid to employees and contractors
completing and filing employer returns
paying the deductions to us.

Last updated: 14 Sep 2026