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Payroll Giving is Here
Payroll giving is now available as an option through which to make regular charitable donations.
Payroll Giving is an easy and beneficial – both for donors and recipients – as donations go directly from your gross pay (so you don't even notice it being taken off) to Christchurch Women's Refuge. The scheme is administered through the PAYE tax system, so tax rebates on your donation are immediate rather than annual. Payroll giving is, of course, voluntary.
In late 2009 employers received information from the Government about the new system. Employers will deduct the donation, check for eligibility on the IRD website (we are registered with the IRD as a charitable organisation and are therefore eligible to participate), give the staff their tax deduction, pass the contribution to us and obtain a receipt.
In January companies provided the necessary changes to payroll software to enable the process to get underway although, at present, it is only be available to organisations that file their PAYE returns online.
For more information you can visit the IRD website.