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COMPANIES OFFICE RETURN NZ? NZCO?

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | March 7, 2023

Illustration of company records and regulatory documents used when preparing a New Zealand company annual return with the Companies Office.

Companies Office return NZ? NZCO? What’s that? These are two of the most common questions we get from new company directors. It’s not a tax return, and confusing the two can lead to a company being struck off the register. 30-Second Read NZCO is short for the New Zealand Companies Office, part of MBIE (the…

LTCS VS QCS AND LAQCS

By Garreth Collard, Senior Property Accountant | June 7, 2018

a man in NZ is thinking about which structure to use for his rental property, perhaps an LTC

LTCS VS QCS AND LAQCS. Unlike the LAQC rules, shareholders of an LTC are liable for tax upon the company’s profit, as well as being able to offset the company’s losses against their other income.