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Our spending by 'Inland Revenue Department' for 2017

Category and Current ScopeDetails of this category
. Family Support payments made to beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries during the year (expenses incurred pursuant to section 185 of the Tax Administration Act 1994).
Classification: Social Security and Welfare
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Family Tax Credit
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $1,722,732,000
. To enable the payment of a tax credit to KiwiSaver members and the payment of residual tax credits to employers as set out in the Income Tax Act 2007.
Classification: Other Economic
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: KiwiSaver: Tax Credit
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $731,000,000
. This appropriation is limited to the initial fair value write-down of student loans.
Classification: Education
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Initial Fair Value Write-Down Relating to Student Loans
Reason Category: Non-Departmental Other Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $661,715,000
. Extra assistance for low to middle income families where the person works a minimum of 20 hours per week and does not have a partner, or a person and their partner work a minimum of 30 hours per week (expenses incurred pursuant to section 185 of the Tax Administration Act 1994).
Classification: Social Security and Welfare
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: In-Work Tax Credit
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $553,072,000
. This appropriation is limited to bad debt write-offs for Crown debt administered by Inland Revenue, excluding child support and student loans and to amounts relating to the impairment of this debt.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Impairment of Debt and Debt Write-Offs
Reason Category: Non-Departmental Other Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $493,017,000
. Child support payments to custodial persons who are not dependent on the state for financial support (expenses incurred pursuant to section 141 of the Child Support Act 1991).
Classification: Social Security and Welfare
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Child Support Payments
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $279,610,000
. This appropriation is limited to Paid Parental Leave Payments made to parents in accordance with the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.
Classification: Social Security and Welfare
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Paid Parental Leave Payments
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $274,496,000
. This appropriation is limited to providing information and assistance to the public to make them aware of their obligations and entitlements. This also includes the provision of services to help Ministers fulfil their responsibilities to Parliament and the New Zealand public, other than policy decision-making responsibilities.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Services to Inform the Public About Entitlements and Meeting Obligations
Reason Category: Departmental Output Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $212,093,000
. This appropriation is limited to undertaking investigation, audit and litigation activities administered by Inland Revenue.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Investigations
Reason Category: Departmental Output Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $168,338,000
. This appropriation is limited to activities to prevent returns becoming outstanding and debt becoming overdue, and to collect outstanding returns and overdue payments, whether for the Crown, other agencies or external parties.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Management of Debt and Outstanding Returns
Reason Category: Departmental Output Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $146,315,000
. This appropriation is limited to the design and implementation of a modern system for tax revenue and social policy administered by Inland Revenue.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Transformation
Reason Category: Departmental Other Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $133,476,000
. This appropriation is limited to both the registration, assessment and processing of tax obligations and other entitlements, including associated review and Crown accounting activities, and the collection and sharing of related information with other agencies.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Services to Process Obligations and Entitlements
Reason Category: Departmental Output Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $108,731,000
. This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Inland Revenue Department, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Classification: No Functional Classification
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Inland Revenue Department - Capital Expenditure
Reason Category: Departmental Capital Expenditure
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $100,661,000
. This appropriation is limited to expenses incurred on parental tax credit as provided for in subpart MD of the Income Tax Act 2007 and as authorised by section 185 of the Tax Administration Act 1994.
Classification: Social Security and Welfare
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Parental Tax Credit
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $29,315,000
. Extra payment made to families where at least one parent is working for salary or wages (expenses incurred pursuant to section 185 of the Tax Administration Act 1994).
Classification: Social Security and Welfare
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Minimum Family Tax Credit
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $12,703,000
. To enable the payment of interest on KiwiSaver contributions as set out in the KiwiSaver Act 2006.
Classification: Other Economic
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: KiwiSaver: Interest
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $11,818,000
. This appropriation is limited to the provision of advice, including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies, to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions:
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Policy Advice
Reason Category: Departmental Output Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $9,006,000
. This appropriation is limited to the payment of a subsidy to a payroll agent undertaking employers' payroll-related tax compliance activities on their behalf, section 185 of the Tax Administration Act 1994.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Payroll Subsidy
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $5,514,000
. This appropriation is limited to interest on Income Equalisation Reserve Scheme accounts held by taxpayers in the farming, fishing or forestry industries, authorised by section 65ZH(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Classification: Finance
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Income Equalisation Interest
Reason Category: Non-Departmental Borrowing Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $5,114,000
. This appropriation is limited to the provision of services by Inland Revenue to other agencies, where those services are not within the scope of another departmental output expense appropriation in Vote Revenue.
Classification: Core Government Services
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Revenue Dependent
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Services to Other Agencies
Reason Category: Departmental Output Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $2,380,000
. This appropriation is limited to interest on Environmental Restoration accounts, authorised by section 65ZH(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Classification: Finance
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Environmental Restoration Account Interest
Reason Category: Non-Departmental Borrowing Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $1,636,000
. Extra assistance for low to middle income families who are not dependent on the state for financial support (expenses incurred pursuant to section 185 of the Tax Administration Act 1994).
Classification: Social Security and Welfare
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Child Tax Credit
Reason Category: Benefits or Related Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $879,000
. This appropriation is limited to interest on Adverse Event Income Equalisation Reserve accounts held by taxpayers in the farming and agriculture business, authorised by section 65ZH(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Classification: Finance
Amount Type: Actuals
Restrictions: Permanent Legislative Authority
Group Type: Single
Reason Name: Adverse Event Interest
Reason Category: Non-Departmental Borrowing Expenses
Owned By: Minister of Revenue
Total Budget $33,000
** Data source https://www.budget.govt.nz/budget/excel/data/b18-expenditure-data.xls