Welcome to the New Financial Year!
Hi Clients,
It’s April 2025, the start of a new financial year 2025 – 2026.
The message of the new year is of fresh beginnings, we wish all our Clients a successful and prosperous new financial year, in both your business life and your personal and family lives.
Budgeting
A new financial year is a good opportunity to assess your business plan and make sure that your budget is on target for a successful trading year.
A good budget plan is one of the best business tools you can have, enabling you to set financial targets & measure your performance.
You can call us if you wish you have a budgeting plan done for the new year.
Tax due dates
Due on the 7th April 2025.
Terminal tax for the year ended 2024
Due on the 7th May 2025.
3rd provisional Tax for 2025
GST for the period ending April 2025
It’s a good idea to schedule these payments to ensure they are paid on time.
Late payment may attract penalties, – Don’t pay the IRD any more than you need to!
Early Birds
For the early birds amongst our clients who like to get their information to us early in April for the previous financial year, the questionnaire that we require alongside your records is available.
Click below for the questionnaire.
Minimum wage rates are going up.
Get ready for the minimum wage increases.
They start on the 1st April 2025, check it out now so that you are paying your employees the correct rate from 1 April, 2025
Get ready for the healthy homes deadline
Are you a private landlord?
Make sure your rental properties meet the healthy homes standards by 1 July 2025.
The healthy homes standards are designed to make homes warmer, drier, and healthier for tenants.
Get your gift cards ready for 2026 changes
From March 2026, new gift card rules will come into effect in New Zealand.
The changes are designed to protect consumer rights and ensure consistency in the gift card market.
Do you employ Emigrants?
If you recruit emigrants under the Accredited Employer Work Visa, there have been recent changes that will impact you and your employees.
The changes will help you fill the skill gaps in your business by being more flexible to your needs.
