Changelog

Build 2024.2

10 March 2024

Update to core.

  • App 1.3
    • Easter egg mini-game now records high scores.

Build 2024.1

11 January 2024

Update to Average Salary.

  • Average Salary 1.1
    • Searches for job titles now add the title to the URL as a query string.
    • Hot linking with job title as a query string will automatically jump to the "jobs" tab and perform a search.
      Example: https://www.paye.net.nz/average-salary/?q=designer

Build 2023.4

11 December 2023

Improvements to PAYE Calculator.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.17
    • Added "Overtime" with hours and rate to General options
    • Added "Overtime" hint icon to hourly results table when applied
    • Updated labels on General options
    • Added help text to "Secondary Income" options

Build 2023.3

4 May 2023

Bug fix to Seek Salary & Average Salary.

  • Seek Salary 1.4
    • Salary and job data was not being fetched
    • Updated to latest Seek search API

Build 2023.2

1 April 2023

Small update to Retirement 2.6 to streamline rate changes.

Build 2023.1

23 March 2023

Bug fix to Savings.

  • Savings 1.1
    • Goals with an unknown sum had existing savings appended instead of added to the final sum.

Build 2022.8

3 September 2022

New Average Salary tool to see the current average salary offered by jobs advertised on Seek.

  • Average Salary 1.0
    • Average salary for job categories.
    • Average salary for unique job titles.
  • Seek Salary 1.3
    • Collect additional job category and location data.
    • Automatically save results for Average Salary.

Build 2022.7

29 July 2022

Small update to Seek Salary 1.2

Build 2022.6

28 April 2022

General update to site layout.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.16
    • Added FAQs to below calculator results.
  • Removed sticky text ads from top of page.
  • Removed text ads from footer.
  • Integrated new ad partner.
  • Added additional display ads to pages.

Build 2022.5

8 April 2022

General updates to various tools.

  • Investment 1.2
    • Changed "Interest" to "Returns" in the chart tooltips
    • Added "Contributions" and "Returns" to the breakdown table
  • Budget 2.5
    • Changed the label "Outstanding" to "Surplus", "Deficit" or "Balanced" depending on the value
  • Removed Payroll from website

Build 2022.4

6 April 2022

Added income frequency selector to PAYE Calculator for more control and income options.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.15
    • Added dropdown to select income frequency (Hour, Week, Fortnight, Month, Year)
    • Updated income tooltip to remove available frequencies
    • Updated advanced options label for frequency thresholds
    • Mobile: Value no longer selected after pressing calculate

Build 2022.3

3 April 2022

Added custom weeks per year field to PAYE Calculator to assist with some contractor edge cases.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.14
    • Added "Custom" option for "weeks in a year" under Advanced options

Build 2022.2

31 March 2022

Minor updates to Retirement for easier superanuation entitlement updates.

Build 2022.1

27 February 2022

Added child support, court fines and other payments to PAYE Calculator.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.13
    • Added Payments tab to options
    • Added Payments row to breakdown table
    • Added Payments to charts

Build 2021.6

4 December 2021

Updated homepage.

  • Removed overview video
  • Financial Toolbox items displayed in tabs
  • Added link to user profile
  • Added links to other calculatos & tools

Build 2021.5

22 November 2021

New Seek Salary tool to discover salaries from jobs advertised on Seek.

  • Seek Salary 1.0
    • Search for salaries from job url or id.
    • Compare different job salaries.

Build 2021.4

3 May 2021

Bug fixes to Retirement.

  • Retirement 2.4
    • Fixed bug where if you're older than retirement age, charts wouldn't display.

Build 2021.3

1 April 2021

Updates for new tax changes.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.12
    • UI tidy up for default 5 tier tax system.
    • Display fix to take home pay / week
  • Retirement 2.3
    • Update ESCT to support extra tax tier.
  • Investment Calculator 1.1
    • Added 39% (RWT).
  • Updated FAQ to 5 tier tax system.

Build 2021.2

28 January 2021

Improvements to Investment Calculator.

  • Investment Calculator 1.1
    • Added total breakdown table with annual change.

Build 2021.1

27 January 2021

Launched a new Investment Calculator. Calculate your return while factoring in regular contributions, tax & inflation.

  • Investment Calculator 1.0

Build 2020.12

13 November 2020

Small improvements to GST Calculator page.

Build 2020.11

4 November 2020

Bugfix for PAYE Calculator 5 tier tax system.

Build 2020.10

22 October 2020

Prepared PAYE Calculator for 5 tier tax system.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.11
    • Added option for 4 or 5 tax tiers under PAYE options.
    • Added temporary link to apply proposed rates for 2021.
    • Tidied up code for resetting fields when applying rates.
    • Changed pie chart to display one decimal place instead of rounding to whole numbers.

Build 2020.9

3 July 2020

Fix for Salary Sacrifice being applied when enabled even though KiwiSaver is opted out.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.10

Build 2020.8

12 May 2020

Fix for KiwiSaver rate saving to profile at 100x the actual amount. This was introduced by previous build.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.9

Build 2020.7

3 April 2020

Fix for KiwiSaver rate changing when toggling historical rates.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.8

Build 2020.6

7 March 2020

Fix for "no income detected" on iOS devices with non-numeric characters.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.7
    • Removed input type detection and swapping for mobile devices.
    • Added inputmode="decimal".

Build 2020.5

27 February 2020

Added Payroll Giving to PAYE Calculator.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.6
    • Added "Payroll Giving" to PAYE Calculator.
    • Added "Payroll Giving" to rates.json.
  • Adjusted "Classic" theme to align with chart colours.
  • Added "Payroll Giving" to FAQ.

Build 2020.4

12 February 2020

Added warning box for IE11 users.

This site was never intended to work on such an old browser, and I'm surprised it took this long to actually be noticed how broken it was.

Build 2020.3

9 February 2020

Added new UI for customising budget template.

Build 2020.2

1 February 2020

Potential fix for KiwiSaver sometimes using the wrong value on mobile.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.5
    • Added default KiwiSaver value to loading procedure.

Build 2020.1

30 January 2020

  • Added KiwiSaver and Student Loan options to homepage calculator shortcut.
  • Minor CSS fixes.

Build 2019.12

8 November 2019

Fixed issue with some type="number" fields complaining about decimals.

  • PAYE Calculator
  • Budget 2.4
  • Savings
  • Net Worth 1.2
  • Retirement

Build 2019.11

3 November 2019

Added search to FAQ page.

Build 2019.10

26 October 2019

Moved "Combine PAYE & ACC" setting to top of Advanced options on PAYE Calculator.

Build 2019.9

17 October 2019

Added "Salary Sacrifice" to PAYE Calculator.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.4
    • Added "Salary Sacrifice" under KiwiSaver options. When enabled, it reduces your gross pay to account for employer contribution. This is executed before running further calculations.

Build 2019.8

15 October 2019

Minor UI bug fixes.

Build 2019.7

8 October 2019

New "classic" theme and mobile enhancements.

  • Global
    • Defaults to new "classic" theme.
  • PAYE Calculator 9.3
    • Mobile enhancements.

Build 2019.6

6 October 2019

General UX fixes and mobile enhancements.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.2
    • Change order of main calculation inputs.
    • Always scroll to results table regardless of page position.
    • Mobile enhancements.
  • Budget 2.3
    • Income modal no longer pops up on page load when no income detected.

Build 2019.5

5 October 2019

Code tidy up.

  • Net Worth 1.1
    • Cleaned up code.

Build 2019.4

3 October 2019

This update improves the readability of the charts by extending the colours available within each theme.

  • PAYE Calculator 9.1
    • Updated to support new chart colours.
  • Retirement 2.2
    • Updated to support new chart colours.

PAYE.net.nz is changing how it records updates.

Previously changes were recorded as versions based on the main PAYE Calculator. As the site has evolved into many different parts, each part will carry it's own version number moving forward.

Each update will now be grouped under a build number. The build number will be based on the year and an incremental point for the release number of that year.

Version 9.0 Build 2019.3

29 September 2019

The site has been completely re-designed and every part upgraded. For more information, see What's New.

  • New User Profile
    • Track saved progress
    • Financial Summary
    • Manage settings
    • Import / Export profile data
  • Updated PAYE Calculator
    • Includes support for secondary income
    • Displays tax code
    • Add support for proration
    • Split pre-tax percentage into holiday pay and payrise
    • Rates loaded from external file
    • Selected decimal places used throughout all calculations
    • Added area chart
  • Updated Budget
    • Supports multiple income streams
    • Enhanced timeframe selector
    • Templates loaded via JSON
  • New Savings Calculator
    • Create goals by sum / time or rate
    • Estimates amount saved over time
  • New Net Worth Calculator
    • List Assets and Liabilites
  • Updated Retirement Savings Calculator
    • Select birthdate instead of age
    • Added life pie chart
    • Partners supperannuation can be included
    • More refined KiwiSaver calculations
    • Savings interest rate carried through after retirement
    • Timeline chart changed to stacked bar
Component Version
Budget 2.2
GST 2.1
PAYE Calculator 9.0
Net Worth 1.0
Retirement 2.1
Savings 1.0
User Profile 1.1

Version 8.11

12 May 2019

  • Updated GST calculator.
    • Calculates on keyup
    • Visual chart
    • Save values
    • Calculate from URL

Version 8.10

3 April 2019

  • PAYE Calculator: Updated current rates and added option to load previous rates.
  • PAYE Calculator: Added new KiwiSaver options.
  • Retirement Savings: Update superanuation rates.
  • Retirement Savings: Fixed bug with employer contribution toggle.

Version 8.9

18 November 2018

  • Added option to change weeks in a year. Advanced option for testing only.
  • Now supports output of up to 4 decimal places.

Version 8.8

2 April 2018

  • Changed table orientation to match mobile and allow for additional components.
  • Added pre-tax rate option. Used for casual holiday pay or testing percentage payrise.

Version 8.7

30 July 2017

  • Hint now shown when IETC has been applied.
  • Fixed bug when calculating IETC from hourly or weekly income.
  • Fixed display bug when enabling KiwiSaver from main input while IETC tab is selected.

Version 8.6

24 June 2017

Version 8.5

23 February 2017

Version 8.4

6 February 2017

  • Added the Independent Earner Tax Credit (IETC).

Version 8.3

19 June 2016

  • Fixed bug where scrolling page would reset timeframe back to Annually.

Version 8.2

8 May 2016

  • Added "More Options" for smaller devices, now there is no functional difference between mobile or desktop users.

Version 8.1

4 June 2015

  • Added persistent input options when scrolled down.
  • Adjusted "Clear History" to reset whole calculator.

Version 8.0

1 June 2015

  • Calculator completely rebuilt from the ground up
  • Calculator engine now using jQuery
  • Added quick options for KiwiSaver and Student Loans
  • Breakdown charts added
  • 'Add to Compare' replaced with 'Recent History'
  • Added ability to calculate from URL string
  • Single responsive site for desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Australian calculator removed and hosted on https://www.atopayg.com

Version 7.5

8 August 2014

  • Weekly income now detected and calculated. The thresholds can be modified under Options > General Settings.
  • Add to Compare button shifted to the right for greater visibility.
  • All notification banners removed.

Version 7.4

17 April 2014

  • Customisable work hours reintroduced, lost since version 6.x.

Version 7.3

4 May 2012

  • Student Loan repayments added

Version 7.2

22 April 2012

  • Website content change to reflect new domain name
  • Tax Approximator name changed to PAYE.net.nz

Version 7.1

  • Improved salary input to strip non accepted characters
  • Added widget for 3rd party websites

Version 7.0

15 March 2012

  • Default tax rates updated
  • Interface and website redesigned using Twitter Bootstrap

Version 6.x

5 May 2010

  • Default tax rates updated
  • Code base moved from Flash Actionscript 2.0 to Javascript
  • Interface fully redesigned to be more compatible across devices
  • Some customisation lost in transition (only 40 hour week available)
  • iPhone version launched
  • Hosted on taxapproximator.com

Version 5.x

January 2009

  • Default tax rates updated
  • Interface fully redesigned to look like OS X application
  • KiwiSaver rates added

Version 4.x

February 2008

  • Default tax rates updated
  • Interface fully redesigned to better accommodate previously added options
  • Calculate % change in weekly after tax

Version 3.x

January 2007

  • Default tax rates updated
  • Interface updated
  • Hours per day & days per week added
  • Australian tax rates added
  • Output displays full tax breakdown
  • Added ability to save calculated weekly after tax values
  • Exported as .swf and hosted on personal web server

Version 2.x

July 2005

  • Default tax rates updated
  • Interface updated
  • Editable NZ tax rates
  • Weeks per year changed from 365/7 to 52

Version 1.x

March 2002

  • Tax Approximator launched as Flash executable
  • Automatically detects and converts yearly salary or hourly wage
  • Outputs annual & weekly take home pay