
[IN CONFIDENCE RELEASE EXTERNAL]
25OIA2155
2 May 2025
Dear
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), received on 10
April 2025. You requested an update on the figures we released in our response to OIA request
with reference 23OIA2106, which asked for:
… the average amount of unclaimed tax refunds for the two years preceding the
disestablishment of cheques, and for the years since. The same as a percentage of all
refunds.
Information being released
The table below details the number and value of individual income tax refunds issued for the
2019 to 2024 tax years (1 April to 31 March).
Tax Year Refund status Customers
Refund Customer % Refund value %
($ millions)
2019
Refunded
2,386,298
1,479.9
97.8%
98.8%
Pending refund
53,371
17.2
2.2%
1.2%
2020
Refunded
2,187,948
1,380.5
97.7%
98.7%
Pending refund
52,052
17.5
2.3%
1.3%
2021
Refunded
2,159,468
1,259.7
97.4%
98.8%
Pending refund
57,092
15.3
2.6%
1.2%
2022
Refunded
2,195,847
1,312.9
97.5%
98.6%
Pending refund
56,343
18.0
2.5%
1.4%
2023
Refunded
2,262,784
1,599.3
95.7%
98.0%
Pending refund
100,975
32.9
4.3%
2.0%
2024
Refunded
2,350,665
1,714.8
94.1%
96.6%
Pending refund
148,205
61.1
5.9%
3.4%
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