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https://marketingwebsite.afirmo.com/nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-Update_-How-provisional-tax-works-in-NZ-scaled.jpg25601440Provisional tax is the thing that catches most new business owners completely off guard. You finish your first year, feel good about what you have earned, and then IRD tells you that you owe last year's tax bill and this year's provisional tax instalments at the same time.