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When your tax return is due
 
  Your default business year for New Zealand usually  runs from 1 April to 31 March.

You must get permission from Inland Revenue to use different dates such those for the US or other countries.. If you are filling in your tax return yourself, you must send it to Inland Revenue by 7 July. (Don't file late as strong penalties apply) 

If your accountant or registered tax agent does your return for you, they usually  have a longer time to file under the IRD tax agent provisions but you must be listed as one of their clients by IRD.

Once your return is completed, any final tax that is payable is due by 7 February the following year. There are some differences between company and personal tax payment requirements so you need to check this out as businesses and self employed people must also pay provisional tax and this can catch out businesses early on as that is based on the anticipated income which must be reasonable accurate.
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