Side-hustle tax — sorted
Your side-hustle. Sorted before tax time.
The free NZ tax cheat-sheet + early access to Steady. Stop dreading IRD time.
- Set aside 30% for tax — automatically. No more nasty surprises
- When you need to register for GST (and what changes when you do)
- Steady auto-tags vehicle, phone and gear costs as deductions
- Side-hustle income tracked separately — so it doesn't blur with your day job
Free to start. NZ tax rules baked in. IRD-friendly categories.
Inside the app
What your side-hustle looks like in Steady.
- 1
30% set aside the moment money hits
Every time a client pays you, Steady moves 30% into a separate "tax" pot you can't accidentally spend. End of year, you've already got the cash to pay IRD. Zero panic.
- 2
Receipts that file themselves
Bought petrol for a client visit? Got a new laptop? Steady tags it as a deduction the moment the transaction comes through. End of year you hit "export" and your accountant gets a clean list.
- 3
A line that warns you about GST
When your hustle revenue hits $55k, Steady gives you a heads-up: "You're 5 grand from the GST line." So you know when it's coming and don't get caught out at $61k owing back-GST.
Most Kiwi side-hustlers spend their first tax bill in shock. Steady is built so the bill is sitting in the account, waiting, before the email even lands.