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All New Zealand businesses must pay income tax on their profits and file an annual business income tax return. The type of return you need to file depends on the type of business you are running. During the year most businesses must pay provisional tax - a series of tax installments on your business income tax. This is a general introduction to business income tax.
A introductory look at business income tax for businesses.
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Do you have access to the online services? This is a list of all the online services provided by Inland Revenue relating to business income tax.
Learn about which income tax rate applies to you, what returns to use and how.
Learn here the type of income tax returns you can use depending on the type of business you have. Learn how the due date for tax returns depends on the accounting balance date.
Find out if you can claim depreciation on your business assets and reduce your income tax. Inland Revenue explains different depreciation methods and how to account for depreciation.
An article discussing what business expenses can count as annual allowable income tax deductions.
Inland Revenue outlines the various business expenses that may be claimed back on tax.
A glossary of commonly used terms related to business income tax.
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