Name of the Organization : Inland Revenue
Type of Facility : Apply For Working For Families Tax Credits
Country : New Zealand
Website : http://www.workingforfamilies.govt.nz/
Apply For Working For Families Tax Credits
Working For Families:
Working for Families is a package designed to help make it easier to work and raise a family. It pays extra money to many thousands of New Zealand families. Greater financial support is available for:
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** almost all families with children, earning under $70,000 a year
** many families with children, earning up to $100,000 a year
** some larger families earning more.
This increased assistance is delivered by Work and Income and Inland Revenue.
Working for Families Tax Credits:
Working for Families Tax Credits are made up of four types of payments:
** family tax credit
** in-work tax credit
** minimum family tax credit
** parental tax credit.
You may qualify for one or more , depending on your personal situation.
To estimate your entitlement you can use the online calculator below, or call Inland Revenue’s automated phone service INFOexpress on 0800 257 477.
How much you can earn and receive Working for Families Tax Credits:
If your family income before tax is less than the amounts shown in the table, you may qualify for a payment. The amounts are based on your eldest child being aged 15 years or under and all other children being aged 12 years or under. If you have older children, you may be able to earn more and still be eligible.
If your family income is below $22,776 a year after tax (or $26,419.39 before tax), you may also be eligible for the minimum family tax credit.
Apply Here : http://www.workingforfamilies.govt.nz/apply/
Use the calculator :
** Go to the Accommodation Supplement/Childcare Assistance calculator
You can use this calculator if you’re :
** single, with or without dependent children
** have a partner, with or without children
** working
** getting a benefit
** getting NZ Super or a Veteran’s Pension
Students :
** If you or your partner are a student, visit the StudyLink website to find out about the help with accommodation and childcare costs you may be able to get.
Social Housing Tenants :
** If you pay rent to a social housing provider, you can’t get Accommodation Supplement.
** Visit the Work and Income website to find out about the help with childcare costs you may be able to get.
Important information :
** The results from this calculator are an estimate only and could differ from what you’re actually eligible for.
** We can only make a decision about your eligibility and how much you can get when you apply and give us more detailed information about your circumstances. Using the calculator is not an application, and doesn’t indicate you intend to apply.
** The information you have provided in this calculator isn’t kept or saved by the Ministry of Social Development.
** If you’re getting Temporary Additional Support, in most cases it will decrease if your Accommodation Supplement payments increase. The calculator doesn’t show the impact on Temporary Additional Support payments.
Contact Us:
Working for Families Tax Credits:
Call: Inland Revenue on 0800 227 773
Monday – Friday, 8am – 8pm, Saturday 9am – 1pm.
Email us: tax_credits AT workingforfamilies.govt.nz