Fillable Form Ir880 - Paid Parental Leave (Ppl) Application (Page 2 of 8) in pdf

General information

When to apply

Working while you receive PPL

The expectant mother can apply:

If you're an employee

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before your baby's birth or

You can work limited Keeping in Touch (KIT) hours during your

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after your baby has been born (up until their first birthday).

PPL period without losing your entitlement to payments.

The other primary carer can apply:

You won't lose your PPL entitlement if:

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when the child comes into your care or at any time up until

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you resign or

the child has been in your care for 12 months.

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your fixed-term agreement expires.

You must apply before you return to work for any employer or

For more information about KIT hours, contact Ministry of

self-employment. If you’re applying more than 18 weeks after your

Business, Innovation & Employment on 0800 209 020.

baby’s date of birth or the date the child arrived in your care, we’ll

If you're self-employed

back-pay your entitlement as a lump sum.

You won't lose your entitlement to PPL if you receive income for:

Visit the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment website

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self-employed work done before your PPL started

to find out about your entitlements

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work done by other people while you're receiving PPL

and requirements prior to applying for payments.

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occasional oversight or administration of your business during

your PPL period

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you decide to cease self-employment.

How much you'll receive and how long you'll be paid

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We'll match your income from employment and/or self-

Receiving PPL payments and another source of

employment up to the maximum payment.

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The maximum payment is $538.55 a week before tax.

income at the same time

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The minimum payment is $157.50 a week before tax. If you

If you’re receiving PPL payments and another source of income

earn less than this as a self-employed person (or make a loss)

(eg an employer top-up) you’ll need to use a secondary tax code

this is what you will receive.

for the lower payment amount. This will help you avoid a tax bill

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You can receive PPL for a maximum of 18 weeks. There are

at the end of the year.

additional payments if your baby is born pre-term (before the

Find out more about secondary tax codes at

37th week of pregnancy).

(search keywords: tax code).

When your payments begin

Contributing to KiwiSaver

Payments are fortnightly. Inland Revenue will send you

confirmation your application has been accepted within 14 days.

If you're a KiwiSaver member you can choose to continue your

This will include the dates and amounts of your payments.

contributions while on PPL by completing a KiwiSaver deduction

(KS2) form and sending it to Inland Revenue.

You can get a KS2 from or by calling

0800 549 472.

Documents you will need

Care verification

Work verification

Expectant mother:

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Employer declaration

• Proof of pregnancy from lead maternity carer or doctor

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Chartered accountant or tax advisor's declaration

• Birth certificate

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Statutory declaration

Other primary carer:

Pre-term birth

• Certified copy of court order

If your baby is born before the 37th week of pregnancy,

or if unavailable

you must provide proof of:

• Letter from Ministry of Social Development

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your original expected due date

or if you have neither of these

and

• Statutory declaration (IR880D)

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the date of birth.

Privacy

Penalties

Meeting your tax obligations means giving us accurate

It's an offence to:

information so we can assess your liabilities or your entitlements

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give false or misleading information or

under the Acts we administer. We may charge penalties if you

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fail to provide information with the intention to mislead to

don't. We may also exchange information about you with:

enable you or another person to receive PPL.

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some government agencies

There is a fine of up to $15,000 for anyone convicted of this

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another country, if we have an information supply agreement

offence.

with them

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Statistics New Zealand (for statistical purposes only).

If you disagree

If you don't agree with a decision about your application for

If you ask for the personal information we hold about you, we'll

parental leave payments you can call the Ministry of Business,

give it to you and correct any errors, unless we have a lawful

Innovation and Employment on 0800 209 020 or go to their

reason not to. Call us on 0800 775 247 for more information.

website at for more information.

For full details of our privacy policy go to (search

keyword: privacy).

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