EMPLOYEES:
What is Payroll Giving?
Payroll giving enables you to donate to Life Education Trust Auckland Central through your workplace payroll. It’s a simple and easy way to help us with our vital fundraising, plus you’ll receive an immediate 33% tax rebate. For example, if you donate $15 to Life Education Trust Auckland Central through payroll giving, your take-home pay will reduce by only $10.
Please note: only employers who electronically file their employer monthly schedule and deduction form can offer payroll giving to their employees. So check with your employer if you can benefit from this simple, straightforward way to help
EMPLOYERS:
Payroll giving enables your employees to donate to Life Education Trust Auckland Central directly from their pay through your organisation’s payroll.
It’s a simple and easy way to help us with our vital fundraising, plus employees receive an immediate 33% tax rebate. For example, if an employee donates $15 to Life Education Trust Auckland Central through payroll giving, their take-home pay will reduce by only $10. As an employer, you can be eligible to offer this benefit to your staff if you lodge your monthly schedule and deduction form electronically with IRD.
How to sign up for payroll giving
- Firstly, you can only offer payroll giving to your employees if you electronically file your IRD employer monthly schedule and deduction form.
- Then you need to register for payroll giving with the IRD. Click on Payroll giving for Employers for more information. Here is a link to the IRD information booklet on Payroll Giving
- As part of your registration with IRD you need to select Life Education Trust Auckland Central to be the recipient of your funds. To do this you will require the following information
- Our legal name: Life Education Trust Auckland Central. Charities commission number: CC10964 IRD Donee number: 082-357-157 Our bank account number: 06-0103-0135098-00 Our bank/branch: ANZ Bank, 45 Queen Street, Auckland.
- Now you are signed up for Payroll giving for Life Education Trust Auckland Central through IRD any funds collected will be sent through to Life Education Trust Auckland Central.