The Diocesan Office has recently sent donation receipts. If your expected receipt has not arrived, please contact Dominique at Diocesan Office.  

Please read on for advice from the IRD to faith communities about the process for claiming Donation rebates. 

Marketing and Communications, Inland Revenue have advised 

"Inland Revenue (IRD) has recently made improvements to the donation tax credit process to make it easier for donors to claim a tax credit after they donate.

The improvements to the IRD’s secure online service - myIR – allow donors to claim their donation tax credits online by uploading electronic receipts, or photos, or scans of paper receipts to their myIR account at any time. There is no longer any need to complete a paper form or to send in receipts.

At the end of the tax year, IRD will automatically calculate the credit and pay it into the bank account provided by the donor.

When to tell your congregations

The best time for churches to tell their congregations about these changes is when they issue a donation receipt. The information can be included in the letter or email sent with receipts, or on any physical receipts.

What to tell donors

The IRD has provided the following suggested wording for churches to include in correspondence with donors or on physical receipts:

There’s no need for you to complete a paper form this year because you can now claim donation tax credits online in a myIR account, Inland Revenue’s secure online service.

· You’ll receive your refund much sooner.

· Your receipts can be electronic receipts, or photos or scans of paper receipts.

· Your receipts can be uploaded anytime during the year.

You can find more information on ird.govt.nz/donations"