Tax - Donations tax credits claims 2004–2023

The upper dollar limit on how much donations tax credit could be claimed by an individual was removed in 2008/09.

Payroll giving: a scheme which allows employees to donate money to an approved donee organisation (an organisation that has Inland Revenue-approved donee status) of their choice by having a deduction taken direct from their gross pay and receive immediate tax credits that reduce their PAYE payable. Only employers who electronically file their employer monthly schedule and deduction form can choose to offer payroll giving to their employees.

The donation tax credit is 33.33% of qualifying donations paid by individuals to approved charitable organisations.
A maximum qualifying donations cap of $1,890 was applied from 2003 until 2008.
The maximum allowable donation is up to the taxpayer's total taxable income for the year.
The spreadsheet has revisions to the 2020 to 2022 tax years and new data for the 2023 tax year. The data may not match what IRD have previously published.

Donations totalling less than $5 do not qualify for a tax donations tax credit.
Information on donation tax credits contained in this dataset does not include tax credits derived from charitable giving via payroll giving which was introduced in January 2010.

The upper dollar limit on how much donations tax credit could be claimed by an individual was removed in 2008/09.

At URL provided, select 'Donation tax credits statistics' Excel file.

The donation tax credit (DTC) statistics reports on the number of people who claimed the DTC during an income tax year. It also contains the average amount claimed and which types of organisations are receiving donations.