Reclaim Income Tax paid in New Zealand?

katyjinny

I have been working on a Working holiday visa in New Zealand and was led to believe, by an ex tax office employee, that I could reclaim the income tax paid on departure from the country. However I have now been told that this is only possible for people who are students over here. The NZ system is very complicated, has anyone had experience of this?

TeaBoy_2

hey katy, i've just returned from travels myself and worked in Nz for a while. u should be able to claim all your tax back depending on what you earned. being a student is irrelevant as far as i know. you'll need forms.. IR50, IR3 and IR886 downloadable from www.ird.govt.nz/

a fair bit of form filling in (its my job for tomorrow), you'll need to know exactly how much tax you paid, ask your employers for a statement of earning if unsure.

hope that helps