www.ird.govt.nz

Inland Revenue Department

June 2026 scan

Rank
#318 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.07 issues/page
Issues found
41
Pages scanned
300 17 with issues
Issue types
7

Trend

Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 41 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
10
Serious issues
31
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
19
Desktop issues
22

Top 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 23 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 22 of this website's 41 issues — a 54% reduction.

1. image-alt

WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation

<img class="full-width-banner__image" src="/-/media/project/ir/home/graphics/campaigns/end-of-tax-ye…

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on End of tax year: know what to do

2. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a class="external" href="https://careers.ird.govt.nz/">Apply for jobs</a>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Our recruitment process

3. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="#" data-target-link="/api/glossary/item?id=484da7f1-e05f-4725-a612-23981295f572" class="ir-…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Secondary tax codes

4. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="#" data-target-link="/api/glossary/item?id=7f1af75e-1c12-4401-ad88-6321492e4912" class="ir-…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Careers

5. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<caption style="text-align: left;">Bright-line end date </caption>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Start and end dates

6. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<caption style="text-align: left;">Bright-line start date </caption>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Start and end dates

7. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<caption>Vehicle rates 2025-2026</caption>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Kilometre rates for the 2025-2026 income year

8. image-alt

WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation

<img class="full-width-banner__image" src="/-/media/project/ir/home/graphics/campaigns/7-july/phase-…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Income tax returns are due 7 July

9. image-alt

WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation

<img class="full-width-banner__image" src="/-/media/project/ir/home/graphics/campaigns/scams-2025/ir…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Avoid scams

10. image-alt

WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation

<img class="lazy-load__ie">

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Inland Revenue - Te Tari Taake