Complete Accounting Limited

Happy New Financial Year 🥂 🧮

Accountants get a year until your 31 March 2026 tax return needs to be filed so there's no hurry to get your accounts done - but feel free to send your records in to me when you like so you can join the job queue.

Here’s a summary of key tax and financial changes coming into effect from 1 April 2026 for the new financial year (1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027):

📈 Kiwisaver
Default KiwiSaver contribution rates for both employees and employers increase from 3% to 3.5% from 1 April 2026.

You can apply for a temporary reduction to stay at 3% for 3–12 months if needed.

A further increase to 4% is scheduled for 1 April 2028.

💼 Minimum Wage and ACC
The adult minimum wage increases to $23.95 per hour from 1 April 2026

The ACC earners’ levy increases slightly (from ~1.67% to ~1.75%), meaning a marginally higher deduction from pay.

🧾 Tax Credits and Government Support
The In-Work Tax Credit (IWTC) base rate is temporarily boosted by $50 per week from 1 April 2026 to help working families with cost pressures (e.g. fuel costs), running for up to one year or until the petrol price condition is met.

And that's 2025 done & dusted.
I'm now on leave until the 19th January 2026, but if any clients have any urgent queries over the next 4 weeks feel free to send me a text.

Merry Christmas 🎄

My last day in the office for 2025 will be Friday 19th December & I'll be back officially on Monday 19th January 2026 🎄

I’m excited to share that I have space for a few new clients. If you’re looking for an accountant who keeps things clear, stress-free, and easy to understand, I’d love to chat.

📢 Quick reminder!

If your annual accounts for 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 are still on your to-do list, now's a great time to send them through (or let me know if your Xero/MYOB file is ready).

If youre not sure what I need, just flick me a message - happy to help!

Reminder that your September 2025 GST returns are due next Tuesday 28th October.

Post this morning from
There is currently a worldwide xero outage so you may or may not be able to log in to xero this morning.

Another informative day put on by ATAINZ (Accountants & Tax Agents Institute NZ)

I highly recommend having a look at
HowExposedAmI.co.nz to see if your personal data has been involved in any known data breaches.

Also have a look at all the latest Xero product releases here - The Long and Short Of It | Xero https://share.google/yk022yLlAOTxaNBI8

Gorgeous day in Wellington for our annual ATAINZ workshop.

Upcoming tax payments due this week on Thursday 28th August.