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Title: Aotearoa End of tax year. Know what to do
Animated characters, Ivy and Rikki from Te Tari Taake Inland Revenue are speaking.
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Narrator - Ivy
Tax is vital to New Zealand life but can be complicated.
Narrator - Rikki
So we're from Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake, to let you know what to do for the end of tax year.
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Animated character, Melissa is pushing her child in a pram at a playground. Her daughter sits in a swing.
A mobile phone with myIR on it appears next to the words 'End of July'.
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Narrator - Rikki
Melissa has two tamariki and receives Working for Families. Her income tax assessment will arrive by the end of July.
She'll need to check the details we have about her income and her family are correct.
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Animated character, Steve is sitting at a desk working at his computer.
There is an envelope with an income tax assessment and an icon showing Steve can use myIR on his computer.
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Narrator - Ivy
Steve's employed with a regular salary and no other income.
Narrator - Rikki
His employer files his salary and wages with us, so Steve can relax. We'll send his income tax assessment to his myIR account or in the post by the end of June.Narrator - Ivy
It'll show if he's paid the right amount of tax, owes more, or is due a refund.Slide 4
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Animated character, Alex is standing in front of an easel painting the Inland Revenue logo. Her laptop is on the table behind her.
An icon showing myIR appears over the laptop with the text 'End of June'.
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Narrator - Rikki
Alex is employed with a regular salary and does some contracting work with an art gallery. We'll be in touch by the end of June for more information before issuing her income tax assessment.
So Alex can crack on with that masterpiece.
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Animated character, Henry is digging up carrots from his farm.
There is a mobile phone with myIR on it and an envelope with a tax return.
There is a carrot with the words 'Untaxed income' and a spade with the word 'Expenses' next to it.
The envelope closes and '7 July' shows above it.
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Narrator - Ivy
Henry's a self-employed farmer.
Narrator - Rikki
He'll receive a tax return in his myIR account or in the post by early April. This will show any income information we do have, but Henry needs to add details of any untaxed income, and expenses to claim, and file his return with us by 7 July.
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Title: End of tax year. Know what to do
Link: ird.govt.nz/end-of-tax-year
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Narrator - Ivy
To find out more head to ird.govt.nz/end-of-tax-year