Can someone confirm as i'm looking to make a generous donation to a registered charity. This is my 1st time looking to donate.

Am I correct that the maximum amount in a year I can donate is the lessor of the total income for the year or the amount i'm donating?

https://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax/i...-for-donations

I would like to hear from any accountants here and the processes involved.

Apart from the charitable organisation issuing me a receipt, what else would I require to have IRD know - any forms I need to submit? etc?

In Canada you file the donation along AT THE TIME you file your tax return. This way the tax credit is applied immediately to offset the taxable income to be filed. Also there's a maximum limit one can benefit as a 100% tax free donation. But in NZ, i've been told you fill out a separate form and submit it separately to IRD?