Registering your business

Depending on your circumstances you may need to register for:

• an IRD number – for income tax purposes
• other types of tax – for example, goods and services tax (GST) – through the New Zealand Companies OfficeExternal Link. 

Depending on your circumstances you may need to register for:

• an Australian business number (ABN)
• goods and services tax (GST)
• a tax file number (TFN)
• pay as you go (PAYG) withholding