This guide contains information on end-of-year processing for Attaché Payroll (NZ) as well as information about preparing for the new financial year.
In which company do I process Payroll EOY?
Once you have created a copy of your accounts data, that copy is the complete record of your 2025/26 financial year. Do not run EOY on that company.
You must run EOY on the same Accounts company (data) where you will enter transactions for the 2026/27 financial year.
The correct version for Payroll EOY processing
To carry out your end-of-year payroll processing and start the new financial year, ensure you are using the correct version of the software. To find your version in Attaché, choose Help, About Attaché.
Payroll EOY processing:
Payroll start of the new financial year:
Minimum version: Attaché 24.1.
Recommended version: Attaché 26.1 (available mid-March 2026).
If you wish to perform the Attaché version upgrade yourself, download the minimum/recommended versions from the Attaché 24.1 and Attaché 26.1 links above and follow the Installation and upgrade guide to install the upgrade yourself.
Book an Attaché Consultant to perform your NZ end of year
If you would like to book an Attaché consultant to perform your end of year and/or the version upgrade, you can book this from our New Zealand EOY Consulting Services page.
NZ Payroll 2025/26 EOY checklist
Tasks before processing April pays
Before the first pay run of the 2026/27 financial year, you need to:
Update your 2026/27 tax scales: see update your Attaché Payroll (NZ) tax scales.
Update your KiwiSaver Rate: see update your KiwiSaver rate to 3.5%.
End of year housekeeping