Video walkthroughs

30 films of the game, one thing each

Every film is the real game, recorded while it works, with a narration and captions. The whole set runs 19 minutes.

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General information about New Zealand tax, not tax advice. Inland Revenue is the authority for every rule in them.

4 films

Getting started

A round from start to finish, the home screen, Pip, and the Chinese edition.

A round, start to finish Eight questions from across the course, and the reason behind every answer. Watch on YouTube
The home screen Everything the game knows about where you are, on one page. Watch on YouTube
Meet Pip A companion that reacts to the round and reads its lines out of the knowledge base. Watch on YouTube
Playing in Chinese The same items and the same sources, read in Simplified Chinese.
7 films

The question formats

One film for each of the seven formats a round is made of.

Quick quiz One question, a few answers, and one of them is right.
True or false One statement, and a decision about whether it holds.
Scenarios A situation with names and dates in it, and the rule that applies.
Flip cards Terms you need to recognise, with the meaning on the back.
Matching pairs Three supplies, three treatments, and the pairings between them.
Sorting Four statements, two groups, and the line between them.
Ordering Five tax brackets, lowest rate first.
3 films

Progress, streaks and review

What the pips, the bars, the streak and the results screen are for.

The streak Days, not questions. One round is enough.
The results screen What you got right, what is coming back, and what happens next.
Pips and progress One row keeps the round in view, the other keeps the course in view.
3 films

Sources, and what it is not

Where the answers come from, what the app is and is not, and a round played offline.

Where the answers come from Every item carries the Inland Revenue page behind it.
About ByteTax What it is, what it is not, and where the content comes from.
Playing with no network A round needs nothing but the app itself.
13 films

The course, week by week

One film for each week of the course, each recorded on a real item from that week.

The New Zealand tax system How tax is administered, how disputes work, and where avoidance rules bite.
Framework and tax residency The charging provisions, tax years, and who counts as a New Zealand tax resident.
Income: what it is and when it lands Ordinary income, capital gains, and the rules on when income is derived.
Property and land Rental income, the bright-line test, and the land sale rules.
Income from employment PAYE, tax codes, allowances, reimbursements and holiday pay.
Fringe benefit tax Benefits an employer provides, including the 2025 and 2026 changes.
Deductions The general permission, the specific limits, and the capital line.
Trading stock and depreciation Valuing stock at year end, and claiming depreciation over an asset's life.
Companies and imputation Company tax, dividends, and how imputation credits work.
Partnerships, look-through companies and trusts Entities that pass income through to the people behind them.
Goods and services tax Registration, charging GST, exempt and zero-rated supplies.
International tax Source rules, double tax agreements, foreign funds and tax credits.
What changed recently The 2025 and 2026 changes most likely to catch someone out.