Tax pooling final 2026 INC final payment and cut off dates

See below for the 2026 tax pooling final payment dates and IR cut-off deadlines. Tax Traders must receive funds on or prior to the last payment date detailed to ensure funds can be processed and sent across to Inland Revenue before the IR tax pooling cut-off deadlines (75th day after the terminal tax).

Note that the Tax Traders final payment date takes into account instances where the terminal tax date has fallen on a weekend or a public holiday.

Balance Date	Terminal Date - No Agent's Extension of Time Applying:	Terminal Date - Agent's Extension of Time Applying:
October	7 September 2026	7 November 2026
November	7 October 2026	7 December 2026
December	7 November 2026	15 January 2027
January	7 December 2026	7 February 2027
February	15 January 2027	7 March 2027
March	7 February 2027	7 April 2027
April	7 February 2027	7 April 2027
May	7 February 2027	7 April 2027
June	7 February 2027	7 April 2027
July	7 February 2027	7 April 2027
August	7 February 2027	7 April 2027
September	7 February 2027	7 April 2027

Terminal Date:	Final Date for Payments and submission of Swaps, Transfers, or Purchases:	IR Cut Off Date:
7 September 2026	19 November 2026	23 November 2026
7 October 2026	17 December 2026	21 December 2026
7 November 2026	21 January 2027	25 January 2027
7 December 2026	18 February 2027	22 February 2027
15 January 2027	29 March 2027	31 March 2027
7 February 2027	22 April 2027	27 April 2027
7 March 2027	20 May 2027	24 May 2027
7 April 2027	17 June 2027	21 June 2027

Transactions for the Income Tax Year 2026 must be submitted and paid for by the Tax Traders final payment date, to ensure processing is completed and funds are transferred to IR prior to the cut off date. Please reach out to team@taxtraders.co.nz if you have any queries or need assistance.

Looking for provisional tax instalment due dates and terminal tax payment dates for the different balance date? Check out our Provisional Tax Dates Calendar.