Automated accessibility results for www.ird.govt.nz

Inland Revenue Department

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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

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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 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 23 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 8 of this website's 41 detected issue instances (20%).

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 instances on 2 pages Mobile: 2 instances · Desktop: 2 instances

Affected pages (2)

End of tax year: know what to do https://www.ird.govt.nz/end-of-tax-year Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

End of tax year: know what to do https://www.ird.govt.nz/pages/campaigns/end-of-tax-year-know-what-to-do Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

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 instances on 1 page Mobile: 1 instance · Desktop: 1 instance

Affected pages (1)

Our recruitment process https://www.ird.govt.nz/about-us/careers/our-recruitment-process Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

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 instances on 1 page Mobile: 1 instance · Desktop: 1 instance

Affected pages (1)

Secondary tax codes https://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax/income-tax-for-individuals/tax-codes-and-tax-rates-for-individuals/secondary-tax-codes Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

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