Apprenticeship Boost
2 December 2020
Apprenticeship Boost is a payment to help employers keep and take on new apprentices and it applies to Agriculture apprenticeships! You can get Apprenticeship Boost for a maximum of 20 months per apprentice, and it's paid in advance.
How much you can get depends on whether your apprentice is in their first or second year of training: • First year apprentices can get $1,000 a month • Second year apprentices can get $500 a month.
These amounts don't include GST. If you're GST registered, you'll be paid the amount plus GST. You must pay your apprentice at least the minimum or training wage.
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Upcoming Key Tax date's: Provisional Tax Payments Due: - June balance dates - 2nd Instalment 2025 Prov Tax due 28th March - March balance dates - 3rd Instalment 2025 Prov Tax due 7th May Terminal Tax – Due 7th April 2025 Please try and avoid using the tax type GAP when paying both GST and provisional tax as IRD sometimes puts a hold on these payments. We will always send tax notices to you a couple of weeks before any payment is due as a reminder. We are sending these notices by email so please ensure you check your JUNK/SPAM mail folder in case they have gone there. If you are paying IRD via Westpac you can make a cash or EFTPOS payment at any Westpac branch or Westpac Smart ATM. You will need your Tax Return or statement barcode, or you can create your own online at IRD on the link below: https://www.ird.govt.nz/managing-my-tax/make-a-payment/ways-of-paying/paying-at-westpac Please note you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page then select “create a barcode”.
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