NZ Tax Refunds Blog

Congratulations go to Mary, Marilyn and Chandra who have won double passes to the Crusaders vs Blues game this Saturday, May 19th! For more exciting competitions from NZ Tax Refunds continue to check our blog, Facebook and Twitter. We will have something new happening almost every week!

We are launching an exciting new competition on Facebook next week! Have a look at the sneak peak.

To see what the guys are laughing about check our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NZTaxRefunds on Monday, the 21^st May. Get involved, you might be the next winner of our exciting giveaways!

We are giving away 3 double passes to the Crusaders/Blues rugby game this Saturday. All you need to do to enter:

1.       Make sure you’ve applied for your 2012 tax refund with us before midnight Thursday (17^th May 2012)

2.       Email “WooHoo” to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before midnight Thursday (17^th May 2012)

The prize draw will take place at 9am on Friday morning, we will notify our 3 winners as soon as possible after that time, either by phone or email. Ticket must be picked up from our office by midday game day (12.00 on Saturday 19^th May). GOOD LUCK!!

*Terms and Conditions Apply

We would like to congratulate our “Win a WooHoo” winner, Himanshu from Auckland. Himanshu is a client so we will be doubling his prize and he will be getting $2,000 cash from NZ Tax Refunds! That’s what we call a WooHoo!

If you missed out on winning this time, don’t despair. We will be launching an exciting new competition very soon! To make sure you don’t miss out; check our website, Facebook and Twitter regularly.

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has announced more changes to student loan and allowance schemes ahead of the May 24^th Budget. These changes have received a lot of media attention with opposition MPs confessing outrage while John Key is saying the effect will be `fairly mild'. To help you understand how these changes may affect you, we’ve outlined the key changes below: 

• The minimum loan repayment rate will be raised for student loans from 10% to 12%. This will apply to any earnings over $19,084; this change will take affect from 2013.
• Student allowances will only be available for the first four years of study
• The parental income threshold for student allowances will also be frozen for four years
• The repayment incentive scheme, which allows 10% discounts on voluntary repayments, might end in March 2013. It may be a good idea to set up an additional $10 or $15 repayment a week, while you can still benefit from the scheme.

Remember - If you're in New Zealand and earn salary or wages, you need to add "SL" to your tax code from 1 April 2012 regardless of how much you earn, unless you have an exemption. This will ensure you're making the right repayments toward your student loan through your pay. We will keep you updated on these changes to student loans as we expect more details from the Government on 24^th May in budget unveiling.  

We would like to congratulate Paul from Christchurch on getting $29,525 refunded with help from NZ Tax Refunds. That’s something to WooHoo about!

Do you have a WooHoo waiting from NZ Tax Refunds? Find out now at https://www.nztaxrefunds.co.nz/online-application

Alongside the new tax year NZ Tax Refunds have launched a new look and feel; celebrating that moment when something unexpectedly great happens. Like when you get a big wad of cash refunded from NZ Tax Refunds.  Check out our new ad:

One part Woo. One part Hoo. Say it with us, folks: WOOHOO.

We would love to hear feedback and tell us about your WooHoo moment.

In May, IRD will release the tax figures for 2012; so you might have something to go WooHoo about as early as June! If you are already a client of ours please update/confirm your details, so we can process your refund ASAP. If you are new to NZ Tax Refunds it’s very easy to apply, just visit our online application form.

 Many thanks to all those that entered our competition to win an iPad 2. This competition has now closed and the prize draw took place on 5th March 2012.

 A huge congratulations to Jenny from Auckland who is the winner of the iPad! 

On the 14th of September new legislation was introduced in Parliament, some of which will affect wage and salary earners.

If you’re already one of our happy clients you don’t need to worry about these changes, we’ll continue to do the hard work and process your refunds hassle free, all you need to do is keep your contact details updated!

However if you'd like to know how these changes will affect everyday New Zealanders, here's a quick summary of the key points.