The IRD are very good at wasting not only paper but postage as well. Ezypay as your payroll provider electronically file your IR 345 and IR 348 on your behalf either bi monthly or monthly ( unless you have specifically requested as not to ) If you have been receiving paper copies of these forms […]
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Annual Leave
The accrual of annual leave is very important both for the employee and the employer. The employee wants to be assured they are receiving the correct amount of days and the employer wants to be assured they are not paying too much. For all employees on a permanent contract we need to know the number […]
IRD Mileage rate for motor vehicles increased from 2012 Tax Year
This will be of interst to those of you who pay a mileage allowance – I have copied this straight from the IRD newsletter. The motor vehicle mileage rate has been reviewed to reflect the average cost of running a motor vehicle, including the average fuel prices. The mileage rate for the 2012 income […]
ACC REBATE FOR THE 2012 YEAR
For those of you who have earnt over the threshold of $111,669 from one source of income for the 2012 tax year, you may be due a refund. Any earnings over this amount are not liable for the ACC levy which is part of your PAYE deduction taken each payday. The levy for the 2012 […]
Holiday Pay Calculations
Holiday pay calculations have been a grey area in some employers eyes, however the Holidays Act has always specified that bonus and commission payments etc. paid on a regular basis need to be added to the holiday pay calculation. This article appeared in the Sunday Times over the weekend and may be of interest to you. […]
Child Support Changes to go ahead ……
The following has been taken from the IRD’s website and will be of interest to some of your employees. Minister of Revenue Peter Dunne has announced that changes to the way the child support scheme is administered will proceed, with legislation likely to be introduced in the next few months. For more information see the […]
Payroll Professionals merges with Ezypay
Christchurch payroll bureau, Payroll Professionals Limited, has decided to merge with Ezypay.
Easter Sunday is NOT a Public Holiday
There always seems to be a lot of confusion over whether Easter Sunday is a Public Holiday and what your employees are entitled to be paid. Easter Sunday is NOT treated as a public holiday under the Holidays Act 2003 – Refer to the informative Department of Labour link below: http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplace/knowledgebase/item/1245
Exciting News on Health Benefits for Ezypay Clients
Ezypay approached a number of Health Insurance providers to see what they could do for our clients. Unimed have come back to us and are treating Ezypay as one large employer based on the number of employees we pay for our 140 odd clients. The Group benefits are available to all our clients, regardless of […]
Ezypay Coffee Morning with ACC
Nick Hau from ACC came along this morning to Ezypay’s coffee morning at Le Cafe for an informal discussion with our clients. Nick gave us a informative insight into ACC and why we need to pay our ACC levies and how they are utilised. It certainly gave me a better understanding of where our hard […]