We're releasing an update to the Access APS NZ Tax Application that adds several enhancements requested by customers to improve your day-to-day workflow and corrects a number of return calculation and display issues.
When: Monday 12 October 2026, between 7pm and 9pm NZDT. APS NZ Tax will be unavailable during this time, please let your team know who may be impacted.
Enhancements
Reports and Documents: now separate functions in the detail page and filter function added to requesting documents.
Browser tab, Access logo: The Access logo has been added to the browser tab icon and now displays the page name.
Browser tab, Page and client name: The browser tab client name, making it easier to identify open returns when working across multiple tabs.
Assessed Returns and Client Returns dashboards, Freeze panes: Freeze panes functionality has been added to both dashboards, keeping column headers visible while scrolling.
Return actions menu: Extra spacing in the Return actions menu has been removed for a cleaner display.
IR6: Wording update: minor wording has been updated on the IR6B and IR6S. The words Country or tax residency updated to Tax Jurisdiction to be consistent with the same question on the IR3NR.
Lodged returns list, Sort order: The default sort order of the lodged returns list has been updated.
Form completion, Numeric keypad: Pressing Enter on the numeric keypad now advances through data fields, consistent with the main keyboard Enter key.
Return Improvements
IR10: Investment Boost validation removed: The validation incorrectly applied to KP60 for Investment Boost has been removed.
IR3: Government subsidy mapping corrected: The pre-population mapping for Government subsidy has been corrected. Amounts are no longer incorrectly linked to the Salary/Wages keypoint.
Reports: Watermarked reports printing speed: Reports with watermarks were taking a ‘long time’ to print. This has been resolved.
IR3: IR1261 attachment delete option corrected: To delete the IR1261 attachment the income, tax and other details need to be deleted from the overseas income keypoint in the return.
IR3: Overseas income validation added: Validation has been added for to the income type field to ensure this is selected when filling the details in the keypoint.
IR4: IR4S validation corrected: If the details of remuneration with no PAYE deducted and subvention payment or loss offset values are entered on the same IR4S a validation error will be presented.
All returns: Assessed return list error resolved: An error that occurred when retrieving details for multiple returns in the assessed return list has been resolved.
Desktop Component Updates
This release includes updates to the desktop component. You will need to download and install files from Access APS (New Zealand): Tax Release update 12 October 2026. Please note the files will be available from 13 October.
The desktop update is for:
901 process, Ledger colour display corrected: Amounts in the ledger were not changing colour as expected during the 901 process has been corrected.
Should you have any questions or issues, please contact our Customer Support team by logging a case via the MyAccess portal.
Regards,
The Access Team