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IR451
Application for exemption from resident withholding tax (RWT) on interest and dividends
About this Form Form to use to apply for a certificate of exemption from resident withholding tax. This form can be completed on-screen by typing content directly into the PDF document. Once you have completed the form it is important that you print it out as you will not be able to save the information…
IR456
Choose your RWT deduction rate
About this Form Use this form to choose the rate that RWT is deducted from your interest. When to use this form If you receive interest from a person or organisation, resident withholding tax (RWT) is usually deducted from those interest payments before they are credited to you. This might be interest from financial institutions…
IR17
RWT certificate for dividends treated as interest – Māori authority distributions only
Complete a certificate for the year ending 31 March for each shareholder you paid specified dividends / Maori authority distributions to.
IR17P
RWT dividends treated as interest – Māori authority distributions
Use this form for paying resident withholding tax (RWT) deducted from specified dividends, from amounts distributed by a Maori authority, and by agents or trustees from dividends received on behalf of another person.
IR450
RWT interest payer registration
If you’re paying more than $5,000 a year in interest, you must register as a resident withholding tax (RWT) payer.
IR15P
RWT on interest
Use this form for paying your RWT.
IR15S
RWT on interest reconciliation statement
Fill in this reconciliation if you are registered to deduct RWT (resident withholding tax) from any interest you paid, or if you didn’t deduct RWT because the recipient had a certificate of exemption or was exempt under an Act other than the Income Tax Act 2007.
IR17S
RWT reconciliation statement
This form reconciles all specified dividends/Maori authority distributions and resident withholding tax (RWT) paid for the year.
IR15
RWT withholding certificate
You must complete a certificate for each recipient you paid interest to with RWT deducted during the year.