PAYE Intermediary Services

IRD Compliance Completely Off Your Plate

IRD Compliance Completely Off Your Plate

Ditch the stress of strict deadlines and cashflow management. Thankyou Payroll is an IRD-accredited PAYE intermediary that simplifies your entire workflow. Run your payroll in one place, and let us handle the IRD filing and payments for you.

Ditch the stress of strict deadlines and cashflow management. Thankyou Payroll is an IRD-accredited PAYE intermediary that simplifies your entire workflow. Run your payroll in one place, and let us handle the IRD filing and payments for you.

A business owner relaxing whilst Thankyou Payroll manages their payroll compliance and paperwork with ease.
The Thankyou Payroll mascot filing employee information on behalf of the customer, as required by IRD.
The Thankyou Payroll mascot filing employee information on behalf of the customer, as required by IRD.

Never Miss A Deadline

Your filing and IRD payments are handled entirely by us, freeing you up from admin.

Thankyou Payroll mascot conducting the flow of money to ensure every dollar is in the right place at the right time.

Control Your Cashflow

We pay your employees and settle deductions directly with the IRD, so you never fall short.

Thankyou Payroll's mascot holding a phone and providing support to IRD.
Thankyou Payroll's mascot holding a phone and providing support to IRD.

Compliance Support

Our team directly works with IRD to resolve any filing issues, cutting the emails in your inbox.

How Does It Work?

Think of a PAYE Intermediary as the steady hands that sit between your business and the IRD. Instead of you spending your evenings calculating deductions and worrying about tax deadlines, you simply enter your hours into our clear, intuitive tools built specifically for Kiwi business owners.

A small business owner holding payroll documents, like timesheets and contracts.

What You Do

Set Up Your Employees

You only need to do this once and we’ll send onboarding support straight to your inbox every step of the way.

Enter Employee Timesheets

Thankyou Payroll offers a number of pay shortcuts to make timesheets a quick tick.

Choose a Payday

Select a payday that works for you. If you’re in a hurry you can run your pay overnight or on the same day.

Make One Transfer

Transfer your money before your payday. If you use direct debit, we do this for you.

You're Off The Hook

We take it from here so that you can get back to working on your business.

Thankyou Payroll mascot filing employee information forms and submitting payments by the IRD deadlines.

What Thankyou Payroll Does

Run The Calculations

Once you’ve confirmed your pay, we run the numbers; dividing up your employee payments, Kiwisaver, PAYE and other taxes.

Pay Your Employees

Process your payroll in just one lump sum. We’ll then distribute correctly to IRD and your employees.

Send Your Payslips

We’ll send your employees’ payslips straight to their inbox every time you run a pay. Happy employees, happy employer.

Payday Filing

No more nitty gritty paperwork. We interact with IRD on your behalf helping you to save time, stay compliant and avoid unwanted fines.

Payments To IRD

We help you to fulfil your responsibilities as an employer by correctly distributing your Kiwisaver, PAYE and other taxes on your behalf.

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IRD Accredited PAYE Intermediary

IRD Accredited PAYE Intermediary

Being an IRD-accredited PAYE Intermediary means Thankyou Payroll has been rigorously vetted and officially approved by the government to handle your payroll obligations.

It means your payroll funds are held in a strictly regulated, secure account.

We don’t just offer software for Kiwi businesses. We act as your dedicated compliance safeguard so you never have to face the IRD alone.

Being an IRD-accredited PAYE Intermediary means Thankyou Payroll has been rigorously vetted and officially approved by the government to handle your payroll obligations.

It means your payroll funds are held in a strictly regulated, secure account.

We don’t just offer software for Kiwi businesses. We act as your dedicated compliance safeguard so you never have to face the IRD alone.

A Payroll Process So Simple, It Feels Like Magic

A Payroll Process So Simple, It Feels Like Magic

From employee set up to final filing, our intuitive software saves you time and eliminates stress. It's all done in four simple steps - and we do one of those for you. It’s time to get out out of the spreadsheets and back on the tools.

Thankyou Payroll timesheet showing the hours worked, leave taken and allowances paid.

Step 1

Update Timesheets

Update Timesheets

Enter each employee's hours worked, leave taken and any allowances to be paid in the pay period. You can use our payday shortcuts to help speed up the process.

Enter each employee's hours worked, leave taken and any allowances to be paid in the pay period. You can use our payday shortcuts to help speed up the process.

Step 2

Run Final Checks

Run Final Checks

Confirm all your figures are correct before processing the pay. Our reports help you identify data entry errors ahead of time to avoid time spent correcting past pays.

Confirm all your figures are correct before processing the pay. Our reports help you identify data entry errors ahead of time to avoid time spent correcting past pays.

Payroll reports showing how much staff will be paid and how much leave liability the business holds.
A pop-up within Thankyou Payroll's system showing the gross payroll value to be transferred to run their pay.

Step 3

Make One Payment

Make One Payment

Transfer the gross payroll value directly to Thankyou Payroll. This covers all of your staff's wages, their tax deductions and KiwiSaver contributions in a single transaction.

Transfer the gross payroll value directly to Thankyou Payroll. This covers all of your staff's wages, their tax deductions and KiwiSaver contributions in a single transaction.

Step 4

Leave The Rest To Thankyou Payroll

Leave The Rest To Thankyou Payroll

Sit back as we take care of your filing and payment obligations. We'll pay your employees their net pay and email their payslips. We'll also file your payroll information with IRD and transfer payroll deductions to them by the deadline.

Sit back as we take care of your filing and payment obligations. We'll pay your employees their net pay and email their payslips. We'll also file your payroll information with IRD and transfer payroll deductions to them by the deadline.

Thankyou Payroll mascot dressed as a magician organising IRD payments, staff wages and payslips automatically.

Compliance Without Premium Charges

Some payroll platforms treat full tax protection like an enterprise feature, which comes with a high price tag. At Thankyou Payroll, our comprehensive PAYE Intermediary protection is baked directly into our standard pricing. No surprise upgrade costs, no hidden transaction fees. Just simple, logical pricing you can trust.

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2 Day Plan

From

$8

per pay

$6 per pay + $2 per employee

$6 per pay + $2 per employee

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Fast Plan

From

$8.50

per pay

$6 per pay + $2.50 per employee

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Charities Plan

Always

$0

per pay

$0 per pay + $0 per employee

$0 per pay + $0 per employee

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is a PAYE Intermediary and how does it work?

A PAYE Intermediary is an organisation accredited by IRD to manage employer tax obligations on behalf of businesses. Instead of you calculating deductions, logging into myIR and making manual tax payments, Thankyou Payroll acts as your intermediary. You simply enter your hours into our software and transfer the gross pay run to our secure account. We handle the rest, automatically paying your staff, completing your payday filing and routing the exact tax payments directly to the IRD.

What exactly is a PAYE Intermediary and how does it work?

A PAYE Intermediary is an organisation accredited by IRD to manage employer tax obligations on behalf of businesses. Instead of you calculating deductions, logging into myIR and making manual tax payments, Thankyou Payroll acts as your intermediary. You simply enter your hours into our software and transfer the gross pay run to our secure account. We handle the rest, automatically paying your staff, completing your payday filing and routing the exact tax payments directly to the IRD.

Do I still need to manually upload payday filing data into the myIR portal?

No. Thankyou Payroll will complete your payday filing for you automatically. You will need to log in to your myIR account for other things, but not for completing your payday filing.

Do I still need to manually upload payday filing data into the myIR portal?

No. Thankyou Payroll will complete your payday filing for you automatically. You will need to log in to your myIR account for other things, but not for completing your payday filing.

Do I pay more for using Thankyou Payroll's PAYE Intermediary services?

No. This is included in all of our plans - which are cheaper than other payroll software not providing these services.

Do I pay more for using Thankyou Payroll's PAYE Intermediary services?

No. This is included in all of our plans - which are cheaper than other payroll software not providing these services.

Ready To Handoff The Compliance Burden?

Stop letting payroll compliance and tax calculation errors keep you up at night. By switching to Thankyou Payroll, you get to outsource your IRD payroll compliance. Let us lighten the payroll load so you can focus entirely on doing the work that powers your community.

Step 1

Create Your Account

Sign up online and set up your profile in just a few clicks.

Step 2

Load Your Employees

Set up each employee's profile to match their contract.

Step 3

Run Your First Pay

Enter your team's hours and deposit your funds. Simple.

Step 1

Create Your Account

Sign up online and set up
your profile in just a
few clicks.

Step 2

Load Your Employees

Set up each employee's
profile to match their
contract.

Step 3

Run Your First Pay

Enter your team's hours
and deposit your funds.
Simple.

Step 1

Create Your Account

Sign up online and set
up your profile in just a
few clicks.

Step 2

Load Your Employees

Set up each employee's
profile to match their
contract.

Step 3

Run Your First Pay

Enter your team's hours
and deposit your
funds. Simple.