Payroll Giving donations have reached $3 million

Payroll Giving donations have reached $3 million since the scheme started 18 months ago, and more than 1,000 employers are now signed up to enable their employees to make to regular donations.

Payroll Giving allows workers to donate automatically from their pay to a chosen charity from a list approved by Inland Revenue. The employee then gets their tax credit each payday, instead of having to make a claim at the end of the tax year.

Total donations have doubled in the past six months alone.

Payroll giving is available to all employers who file their Employer Monthly Schedules to Inland Revenue electronically.

Further information on Payroll Giving can be found at http://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax-individual/tax-credits/payroll-giving/.