Build confidence into your income tax compliance

Income tax compliance

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Income tax compliance is a critical part of doing business in New Zealand. But getting it right involves more than preparing and filing an annual return. As audit activity increases, bringing greater scrutiny of the processes and controls behind your tax position, being ready matters.

Good compliance should give you more than a completed return. The compliance process can reveal where risks are emerging, where processes could be improved, and where changes in your business may have tax implications. Identifying these issues earlier gives you more time to respond and helps reduce surprises at year end.

We can support you across the income tax compliance lifecycle - from data collection, preparation, and review through to filing, payment advice, and reporting. With the right processes, controls, and information in place, you can identify issues earlier, reduce the burden on your teams, and have greater confidence in the tax positions your business takes.

How we can help

Good compliance starts with the right information, but this can be one of the most time-consuming parts of the compliance process. We reduce the burden on your team by supporting your data collection process and bringing together the information needed, so you have a clear foundation for preparing your income tax return.

We can prepare or review your income tax returns, working with your team to understand your tax positions and manage the process through to filing.

Once your return is ready, we can support you through filing and provide advice on associated tax payments. We'll help you understand what needs to happen and when, making it easier to stay on top of your obligations. 

Knowing where you stand matters. Compliance can provide a useful opportunity to look beyond the return itself. As part of the process, we can provide reporting and share insights to help you better understand your tax position.

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Contact us

Leigh Tomei

Partner, Tax, Auckland, PwC New Zealand

+64 22 301 3652

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Henry Risk

Partner, Tax, Canterbury, PwC New Zealand

+64 27 496 8624

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