Te kati rawa i te pakihi Closing down a business

If your business or company is closing down, you need to take some steps. We recommend that you contact us about closing your business or company. We can answer your questions, and you will not receive any more letters or returns.

Stop charging GST

You need to:

• cancel your GST registration in myIR
• file your final GST return.

Stop employment

If you employ staff, you need to:

• cancel your employer registration in myIR
• file your last employer information for your employees.

Final steps

You need to:

• file a final income tax return for the business     
• keep the business records.

If your business is a company, you also need to:

• ask us for a 'no objection' letter that says we do not object to your company's removal from the Companies Register
• apply to the Companies Office to remove your company from the Companies Register.