Apply for financial relief - overseas-based or non-resident individuals

If you're an overseas-based customer or a non-resident taxpayer, use this process to:

apply for financial relief
support a proposal to pay using instalments.

You'll need to fill in and submit this application as soon as you can.

Before you start

You'll be asked for information about your:

application for relief
living situation
income and assets
liabilities and expenses.

At the end of your application, you'll be able to:

give additional information
upload attachments.

Apply for relief in myIR

From your myIR homepage go to the 'I want to...' tab, scroll down to 'Register, application and enrolment and select 'Application for relief'.

Fill in 'Application for relief'

You'll see the total amount of debt eligible to be considered for relief.

You'll need to tell us:

if you have self-employed income
if you currently live overseas or returned to New Zealand after being overseas for at least 5 of the last 6 months
what events or circumstances are stopping you from repaying the debt
why the outstanding amount was not paid on time.

Complete 'Living situation'

If you have dependants, you'll need to tell us:

how many
how many are over the age of 18.

We also need to know if you live with a partner and details about your housing situation. If you have a mortgage, we'll need the:

length, or term
total amount.

Enter details for 'Income and assets'

For income, you'll need to tell us which currency you're using. We'll need amounts for your:

monthly salary or wages
pension or any benefits
rental income
interest or dividends
partner's income
other sources of income.

For assets, let us know if you have any:

vehicles
bank accounts with a balance, that is, not equalling 0
money owed to you
other significant assets.

Enter details for 'Liabilities and expenses'

For expenses, you'll need to tell us which currency you're using. We'll need amounts for your:

rent, board or mortgage
power, phones and other utilities
food
transport
other expenses.

We'll also need to know whether you have any unusual or significant expenses.

For liabilities, you'll need to tell us if you have any:

credit card debt
personal loans
hire purchases
other debt.

Add additional information and upload documents

You must let us know if you do or do not have any bright-line losses carried forward. If you do, then you also need to tell us the amount you are carrying forward.

Give additional information you think will help with your application. Under 'Attachments', it's a good idea to upload:

2 months of bank and credit card statements
any copies of loan contracts, such as mortgage documents
copies of contracts for current or future work.

This helps to speed up your application.

If you're in business and want or need to submit a Twelve month cash flow forecast - IR591, you can fill it out and upload it as part of this application.

Twelve month cash flow forecast IR591 2011 (PDF 75KB) Download form