Understand the payroll requirements of New Zealand

Payroll in New Zealand

3.5 CPD hours

1/2 day

Increasingly, UK based payroll teams are expected to manage payroll production for other countries, often outsourcing to local experts, but the employer remains ultimately liable for any compliance issues.

The UK team may be required to provide a sign-off to the outsourced provider. Do you know what you are signing off or how to check the basic features of a payroll service in a country where you are not familiar with the rules?

Who This Course Is For

This course equips you with essential management knowledge to take a decision as to whether or not to outsource or have a local team running payroll in-house in New Zealand.

What You’ll Achieve

Delegates will gain an understanding of local payroll legislation and how to compliantly manage an in-house or outsourced payroll provider in New Zealand.

Trans-Tasman agreement
Inland Revenue Department set up
ACC Levy
Schedular payments
Fringe Benefit Tax
Registering a new business for PAYE
IRD number
Calculation of tax
New Zealand tax codes
Form IR330
Taxation of lump sums and final annual leave payments
Monthly IR345/348 declaration
Student loans
KiwiSaver
Civil debt recovery
Labour inspections
Individual Employment Agreements
UK expat posted to New Zealand
Annual leave
Sick/Personal leave
Parental leave
Long Service leave

From

£399.00 +VAT

Identify all key jurisdiction deadlines
Understand the penalty regimes and the consequences of getting it wrong
Have a detailed understanding of the scope of service you are purchasing from an outsource partner
Understand how to keep up to date with changes in country, and be able to challenge your outsource provider to ensure such changes are made
Identify what information you need to pass to the outsource partner and why you have to provide it