Tax Refund

A big surprise today, I received my big ang pau today

Yes, all the way from New Zealand The excitement is even greater than getting an ang pau from a relative! !

This is what you gonna get after few months of hard work in New Zealand which is tax refund! An Ang Pau in cheque form and also in New Zealand Dollar

Since I got my ang pau today, let me share with you how to get tax refund when you gonna leave NZ.

There are two ways for you to do your refund,

1) Go to the IRD office directly.

 Just do an appointment with them and bring along your return flight ticket detail, Summary of your total earning (which you can print from your IRD online account), and passport. 

2) Do it online.

Due to my sudden return to Malaysia, I was not able to go to IRD office to settle my tax refund. Therefore, I do it online. It is quite simple, just go to the IRD website, print out the form IR886, fill it up and post it out before you leave New Zealand. They will post the tax return form to your home address in Malaysia. Again, fill it up and post out. It took almost 2 months time for me to get my tax refund.

Simple right? Remember to settle your refund when you complete your working holiday. That's your money.