Bookkeeping in New Zealand
We help founders understand where their money is going, every month, on time. Delivered to NZ IFRS for New Zealand businesses, priced in NZD.
New Zealand is Xero's home market, and NZ businesses expect books that are genuinely current rather than reconstructed each period. We reconcile continuously so the two-monthly GST return — the 28th of the month after the period, except 15 January and 7 May — comes straight off the ledger, and so your 31 March balance date arrives with nothing outstanding.
Dedicated bookkeepers working inside your cloud accounting stack deliver weekly reconciliation and a clean monthly close. You get a Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet you can actually act on — categorised, reviewed, and delivered on a fixed calendar.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| GST return and paymentGST-registered businesses on the standard two-monthly cycle | Two-monthly | 28th of the month after the taxable period ends — except 15 January for the November period and 7 May for the March period | IRD |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with IRD. This is general information, not tax advice.
Bookkeeping deliverables
- Weekly bank & credit-card reconciliation
- Receipt and document matching
- Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet
- Chart-of-accounts maintenance
- Month-end close on a fixed calendar
- Dedicated bookkeeper inside your software
Xero
Xero was founded in Wellington and is effectively the national standard; payday filing means PAYE information goes to Inland Revenue at every pay run.
A worked example, in your currency.
An Auckland SaaS company, 1,400 transactions a month, two-monthly GST, 9 staff.
- In-house finance hire (fully loaded, per month)
- $8,300
- Salt bookkeeping + virtual CFO layer
- $3,200
- Monthly saving
- $5,100
Figures in NZD. A local virtual CFO engagement typically costs more than bookkeeping alone but replaces a part-time finance director.
The framework your New Zealand accounts are held to.
We prepare to NZ IFRS / NZ IFRS RDR, as set by the XRB. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyCA ANZChartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandThe chartered body for New Zealand accountants.
- Standards setterXRBExternal Reporting BoardSets New Zealand accounting and assurance standards.
- RegulatorIRDInland RevenueGST, provisional tax, PAYE and payday filing.
- RegulatorNew Zealand Companies OfficeCompany register and annual return filing.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Bookkeeping in New Zealand
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Bookkeeping for New Zealand, simply handled.
Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.