How much tax do I pay?
The amount of RWT your payer deducts depends on your tax status, the type of interest or dividends you earn, and the information you give your payer. For example:
interest payments from a savings account or term deposit to an individual are taxed at a RWT rate that the recipient chooses, depending on their income. If you do not choose a rate, then the default rate of 33% applies.
dividends and unit trust distributions are all taxed at a RWT rate of 33%, while portfolio investment entities (PIEs) are taxed at different rates depending on the type of fund
interest payments are taxed at the non-declaration rate if you have not given your IRD number to the interest payer – from 1 April 2020, the non-declaration rate is 45%.