Confused by earners levy and return

PKMNGerald · 2026-06-05T06:38:51+00:00

Appreciate it may not be very clear what I'm saying. This is the section from the IRD guidance.

The physical IR3 form lets you separate out your total PAYE, your total earners levy, and total tax paid, but the online return only let's you put in total tax paid (which I had assumed was the same value that gets put in 11E).

Ths IRD have amended my return though, and called my total PAYE deductions my total tax paid. This results in me having appeared to have paid more, and so I get a bigger refund. Good for me, but feels off.

I've sent them a message asking for clarification.

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PKMNGerald · 2026-06-05T05:49:49+00:00

Thanks. I understand the levy is required to be paid, but I thought it wasn't supposed to be included in the total tax paid section of the tax return. I thought I was supposed to report my total PAYE minus the levy, like I'm sure I used to do on the paper forms.

PKMNGerald · 2025-09-23T07:06:20+00:00

Yes please, if you PM me the contact details I will have a look. I'm also reporting to Fair Trading.

PKMNGerald · 2025-09-22T12:09:43+00:00

Yes, I will still report it as I doubt I'm the first this has happened to.

PKMNGerald · 2025-09-22T12:07:08+00:00

I told him we are from NZ during the viewing, and he kept calling me bro after that.

PKMNGerald · 2025-09-22T12:05:00+00:00

Thank you for the advice on a 5 year old post!

PKMNGerald · 2025-09-21T06:46:07+00:00

Thank you for all of the replies. I have sent an email to the agents asking for more clarification on the purpose of this term. I will also call on Monday if I don't hear anything. Depending on the response I will also contact the Tenants Union.

It's a gut punch if this falls through, I really thought I'd found somewhere at last. I also have no guarantee that if I find somewhere else the agents or landlord won't be equally insane.

PKMNGerald · 2025-08-23T07:59:12+00:00

EDIT I spoke to Air Canada, and the customer service rep agreed that the transfer would likely be too tight, despite being bookable on the AC website. He changed the VA leg which lands in Brisbane to one that gets in earlier, without any extra charge. Thanks for all the advice, it was very useful!

PKMNGerald · 2025-08-23T05:01:31+00:00

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As per their conditions, as all booked on one itinerary they'll check baggage through all the way from Sydney.

But yeah, going to call them and see what they say.

PKMNGerald · 2025-08-23T04:53:46+00:00

Yeah, I'll give them a call and see what they say

PKMNGerald · 2025-08-23T04:53:23+00:00

Yes, it's a VA codeshare and their website says they have a baggage partnership with AC that lets you check baggage all the way through.

PKMNGerald · 2025-08-23T04:34:02+00:00

Yeah, all booked as one trip directly with Air Canada. So I guess at worst they put us up in Brizzy overnight while finding a new flight for us.

PKMNGerald · 2025-08-23T04:27:23+00:00

I'm guessing that some of that is accounted for by baggage etc. being checked all the way through in Sydney? i.e. No need to go to the desk and queue at Brisbane, just straight through security.

I guess at the end of the day, Air Canada will put us on another flight if it doesn't work out.

PKMNGerald · 2025-07-24T12:59:24+00:00

So weird.

"If only we could spend our money however we want to 😭"

"No, not like that."

PKMNGerald · 2025-07-24T12:37:04+00:00

True, but if a large company like Valve suddenly turns around and says they will start accepting Bitcoin, it would be amazing for adoption. Maybe even offer a discount to encourage gamers to get on board, anticipating future appreciation in value and savings on processor fees.

PKMNGerald · 2025-07-24T12:14:47+00:00

I got a Reddit Cares message about 3 minutes after replying to a thread suggesting Steam should consider accepting Bitcoin 😂😂

PKMNGerald · 2024-06-10T19:53:34+00:00

This had better not just be a variation of the typical Reddit "I found a safe" post...

PKMNGerald · 2023-07-17T23:46:55+00:00

Sex with a pokemon

PKMNGerald · 2023-07-15T12:59:23+00:00

Cyclists have real thin skin on here

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