Changing your annual return filing month
Choose which month your return is due
When you incorporate your company, we tell you which month your future company annual returns will be due. You can change your annual return filing month to one that better suits your business.
When you can change your annual return filing month
You can only change your company's annual return filing month if your current year's return is not yet due or overdue. For example, if your return is due in March, you must register this change before the end of February.
You can't change your filing month to the months of December or January.
How to update your annual return filing month
To change your company's annual return filing month, you must have:
- a RealMe® login
- an online services account with the Companies Register
- authority to act for your company.
Log in to your online services account, enter a company name, company number or New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) and follow these steps.
- Select the 'Company Details' tab.
- Select the 'Edit' button next to 'Annual return filing month'.
- From the 'Annual filing obligations' screen, select your new 'Proposed annual return filing month' from the drop-down menu.
- Select 'Submit'.
- Check your 'Company summary' screen to ensure the 'Annual return filing month' information has been updated.
Other guides in
Filing annual returns
- What an annual return is
- Managing your annual return
- How to file an annual return
- Forgotten your RealMe® username or password
- Receiving annual return reminders
- Requesting an extension to file an annual return