Apply New Employer Superannuation Contribution Tax (ESCT) for New Tax Year

Before your first pay run of the new tax year

You’ll need to set the correct Estimated Income and ECST percentage for your employees. This ensures payroll deductions align with the updated tax thresholds.

Here’s how to do it inside ZonePayroll:

1. Go to Menu > Payroll Administration > Payroll Set Up > Update Employees Deployment

2. Select the subsidiary you want to apply the setting to

3. Under Update Action, select NZ ECST Rates

4. Choose the Tax Year (make sure it’s the new one!)

5. Update the Estimated Income and ECST % for each applicable employee

6. When done, click Update Employees to apply the changes

Note: You can find the 2026/27 threshold table on the IRD website. Double-check those numbers before updating.

Select the applicable New Tax Year field - below year is just an example screenshot.