New Zealand · Compliance hub
New Zealand Accounting Software with GST
HelloBooks runs your books in New Zealand dollars, applies the right GST treatment per line, and prepares a GST return in the shape Inland Revenue expects. This page is a quick orientation for New Zealand businesses landing here from the country switcher — pricing, features, and a deeper NZ-specific tree are on the way.
Local currency & pricing
Every invoice, bill, bank feed, and report in HelloBooks can be denominated in New Zealand dollars (NZD). Multi-currency entities can hold NZD as the base currency and revalue foreign-currency balances at the rate Inland Revenue accepts for the period — month- end mid-rates, transaction-date rates, or contract-specified rates. Plan pricing for New Zealand customers is quoted in NZD; we hold parity with our published USD pricing and absorb FX movement inside a quarter, so you see one stable annual figure.
NZ GST at a glance
New Zealand GST is a single national rate of 15% on most goods and services, administered by Inland Revenue (IRD). Registration is mandatory once your taxable turnover in any rolling 12-month period crosses NZ$60,000 — and voluntary registration is allowed below the threshold, which is often worth it if you want to claim back input GST on purchases. HelloBooks tracks your rolling turnover against NZ$60,000 so the threshold doesn't sneak up on you, applies the right tax code per line (15% standard, 0% zero-rated for exports, exempt for financial services and residential rent), and calculates the box-by-box figures the GST101A return expects. Filing frequency is monthly, two-monthly, or six-monthly depending on turnover — we set the cycle on the entity once and the system queues each return on the right date.
Migrating from Xero or MYOB
HelloBooks migrates a Xero or MYOB ledger into a new entity in a single import: chart of accounts, customers, suppliers, items, opening balances, and historic transactions come across with the GST codes intact. From day one your AI assistant categorises new bank feeds against the chart you already know, and the GST return rolls forward without manual remapping. The full migration runbook for switchers lives on HelloBooks vs Xero for Xero customers and on the global migration playbook for MYOB users.
Where to next
Need something New-Zealand-specific that's not here yet — Payday filing, NZ payroll, KiwiSaver, or a Xero migration estimate? The team replies inside one business day from /contact.