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Tax Policy

Information release
Published 9 April 2026

Reports to Ministers in 2026

Reports and briefing notes provided to Minister of Revenue’s office by Inland Revenue.

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March 2026

Date Reference Title Minister(s)
03/03/2026 BN2026/035 Investment Boost – Early monitoring of business awareness and investment response  Finance, Revenue
03/03/2026
IR2026/059
Public purpose Crown-controlled companies tax exemption 
Revenue
03/03/2026
IR2026/067
Going for Growth Ministers’ meeting 11 March
Revenue
03/03/2026
IR2026/072
Speaking notes for changes to the thin capitalisation settings for infrastructure
Revenue
05/03/2026 BN2026/071 Information release for review – LEG-26-SUB-0009: Order in Council: Tax Administration (Reportable Jurisdictions for Application of CRS Standard) Amendment Regulations 2026
Revenue
05/03/2026
26SR08 Weekly Status Report Finance, Revenue
05/03/2026
IR2026/075
T2026/261

Joint Report Tax Policy Scorecard Update (March 2026)
Finance, Revenue
12/03/2026
BN2026/080
Meeting with the Corporate Taxpayers Group on 17 March 2025
Revenue
12/03/2026
BN2026/082
Meeting with Erik Townsend
Revenue
12/03/2026
26SR09
Weekly Status Report
Finance, Revenue
13/03/2026
IR2026/083 Taxation and the not-for-profit sector: Interim update and possible lines of communication
Finance, Revenue
16/03/2026
IR2026/045
Replacement payroll solution – Investment Approval
Revenue
18/03/2026
BN2026/092
Information on an in-work tax credit increase
Finance, Revenue
19/03/2026
IR2026/081
Budget 2026: Regulatory impact statements for the Revenue portfolio
Finance, Revenue
19/03/2026
BN2026/089
Briefing for FEC on Investment Boost
Finance, Revenue
19/03/2026
BN2026/093
GST on services supplied to managed funds and retirement schemes
Revenue
19/03/2026
26SR10 Weekly Status Report
Revenue
20/03/2026
BN2026/095
Investment Boost - FEC Briefing and Inland Revenue Survey responses
Finance, Revenue
20/03/2026
BN2026/100
Draft Cabinet paper on in-work tax credit
Finance, Revenue
23/03/2026
BN2026/101
Speaking notes for Cabinet
Revenue
26/03/2026
26SR11 Weekly Status Report
Revenue
27/03/2026
IR2026/062
T2026/539

Taxation and the not-for-profit sector: Recommendations following targeted consultation
Finance, Revenue
27/03/2026
BN2026/103
Meeting regarding FIF RAM and AIP visa
Revenue
27/03/2026
BN2026/106
Information release for review – LEG-26-SUB-0029 Fringe Benefit Tax, Interest on Loans
Revenue
30/03/2026
BN2026/107 Update on In-work tax credit increase
Finance, Revenue
31/03/2026
IR2026/053
Financial arrangements rules – decisions on migrant-specific proposals following consultation
Finance, Revenue

February 2026

Date Reference Title Minister(s)
03/02/2026 IR2026/034 Decrease in FBT prescribed rate of interest for January 2026 Quarter Finance, Revenue
03/02/2026 BN2026/031 Speaking notes for LEG on 12 February 2026 Revenue
04/02/2026 IR2025/435 Reporting revenue from overdue returns (Compliance major spending decision: Budget 2024 and Budget 2025)
Revenue
05/02/2026 26SR04
Weekly Status Report Revenue
10/02/2026
BN2026/042

Investment Boost information

Finance, Revenue
12/02/2026
26SR05
Weekly Status Report Revenue 
12/02/2026
BN2026/043
Speaking notes for Cabinet Legislation Committee on 19 February 2026
Revenue
12/02/2026
IR2026/007  2026 March Baseline Update submission for Vote Revenue
Revenue
16/02/2026
BN2026/044
Compliance activity in the horticulture sector
Revenue
16/02/2026
IR2026/032
Vote Revenue: 2026 Preliminary Budget Economic and Fiscal Update for the Research and Development Tax Incentive appropriation
Finance, Revenue
18/02/2026
IR2026/016
Preliminary Tax forecasts for 2026 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update
Finance, Revenue
19/02/2026
26SR06
Weekly Status Report Revenue
19/02/2026
IR2026/024
Vote Revenue: 2026 Preliminary Budget Economic and Fiscal Update for non-departmental expenditure appropriations
Finance, Revenue
19/02/2026
IR2025/504
Vote Revenue Ministerial Certification of Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets as at 31 December 2025
Revenue
20/02/2026
IR2026/029
Quarterly performance and debt reports for October to December 2025
Revenue
25/02/2026
IR2026/027
Output performance measures and targets for the 2026–27 financial year
Revenue
25/02/2026
IR2026/017
Tax monitoring report: Collections to January 2026
Revenue
26/02/2026
26SR07
Weekly Status Report Revenue
26/02/2026
BN2026/060
Taxation and the not-for-profit sector: Virtual meetings with submitters 
Finance, Revenue
27/02/2026
IR2026/056
Preliminary evaluative assessment of the direct effects of compliance activities
Finance, Revenue

January 2026

Date Reference Title Minister(s)
08/01/2026 BN2025/502

Proactive release of Cabinet papers - Working for Families rate changes 

Revenue
15/01/2026 BN2026/003 Tax treatment of self-select Kiwisaver schemes Finance, Revenue
16/01/2026 26SR01 Weekly Status Report Revenue
21/01/2026 BN2026/011 Departmental Report to Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025−26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill Finance, Revenue
23/01/2026 IR2026/006 Water services reform: remedial tax issue Finance, Revenue
23/01/2026 26SR02 Weekly Status Report Revenue
27/01/2026 BN2026/021 Notes for Going for Growth Ministers meeting 2 February Revenue
27/01/2026 IR2026/015 GloBE rules side-by-side package application date remedial
Finance, Revenue
28/01/2026 IR2025/487 Cabinet paper - Changes to thin capitalisation settings for infrastructure
Finance, Revenue
30/01/2026 IR2025/479
Tax Monitoring Report: Collections to December 2025
Revenue
30/01/2026 IR2026/028
Water services reform remedial amendment: Cabinet briefing  Revenue
30/01/2026 26SR03
Weekly Status Report
Revenue