From 1 March 2020, the New Zealand IRD will stop accepting tax payments by cheque. They’ve provided a helpful resource for online payment options (www.ird.govt.nz/cheques) but what do you do if you can’t get online?
Cash or Eftpos at Westpac
You can still pay using cash or Eftpos at Westpac, but be aware of your Bank Limits if not a Westpac customer. You will also need to generate a bar code from 1 July 2020 to deposit the money with Westpac. More details on this are at http://www.ird.govt.nz/barcode.
Automatic Payments
If you like to cash flow your tax payments with smaller, regularly amounts, may be automatic payments are for you. Get an IR586 form from the IRD website, fill it out and send it in.
Or Get Online
My Father-in-law was a technophobe until he discovered the joys of TradeMe . Once he dipped his toes in to the online World and stretched to online banking, he hasn’t looked back. Sometimes it can look worse than what it is! Check with your Bank. They have Teams dedicated to helping you get online.
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