Anybody can form a New Zealand company providing the director(s) and shareholder(s) are aged 18 or over and that the director is not an undischarged bankrupt. It is not necessary for the directors or shareholders to be resident in New Zealand (however there may be financial reporting requirements if 25% or more of the shareholding is held by an overseas resident).

Yes, a company needs to have one director and one shareholder and the same person can fulfil both those roles.

Our rates start from just $309 (including GST) - please visit our Pricing page for more information on fees and what's included in our package.

If you're going to start trading then your company will need to registered with Inland Revenue for a tax number. If it is expected that the company will earn more than $60k (total turnover) in it's first 12 months then you'll need register for GST too.

Yes, each director and shareholder will need to sign a consent form which we prepare for you. These signed consent forms must be returned by fax or email before the company can be officially registered.

We don't but our partners at Private Box can provide you with a legally compliant physical address and mail forwarding facility - click here to find out more.

No you don't - we can handle the whole process from start to finish. In fact, we provide company formation services to many accountants & solicitors across New Zealand.

It usually takes about 10 minutes to complete our simple application form. Once the application has been paid for you'll receive some documents for signing by email in about 1 hour (sometimes faster). Upon returning of these signed documents your company will be registered within 30 minutes (these timeframes are during business hours only).

Changing the details of your company is free and can be done online directly with the government. When your company is registered we provide you with all the information you need going forward.

To find out about how our online registration works, please visit the How it works page.

A company with LAQC status can offset any losses against the personal income tax of its shareholders (rather than those losses staying in the company). LAQC companies are widely used in the purchase of investment properties to allow the losses incurred by the company to flow through to the shareholders tax returns.

To elect your new company to become an LAQC company just tick the applicable box during our questionnaire. If this option is selected we'll include necessary LAQC forms & documentation with your company package.

Directors and shareholders have important legal obligations when involved with a registered company. To learn more about these obligations please visit our Legal obligations section.

Refunds are provided at the discretion of management. If you have paid for an application and we have not yet undertaken any action to register the company, then you may apply for a refund. However if we have either a) reserved your company name, b) issued consent forms or c) formed the company; then no refund will be available in this situation.