Company incorporation and IRD registration
$300 + GST
Includes the stated $118 Companies Office fee.
Business Structures & Company Formation
Choose a business structure that fits how you plan to operate.
Setting up a business involves more than registering a name. How you structure the business can affect tax, ownership, administration, risk and the options available to you later.
JOE CA helps you understand the practical and tax implications of the available structures, decide on an approach suited to your circumstances and get the accounting and registration side established properly.
Is this service for you?
We can help if you're:
- Starting a new business.
- Moving from a sole trader structure to a company.
- Establishing a business with other owners.
- Considering a partnership or joint venture.
- Reviewing whether your current structure still suits the business.
- Considering a look-through company or family trust.
Choosing the right structure for your circumstances
There isn't one structure that's right for every business.
Before making a recommendation, Joe looks at what the business will do, who will own it, expected income, funding, risk and future plans.
Where relevant, he'll also consider the owners' existing businesses and personal circumstances where these affect the tax position.
Depending on your circumstances, the options may include:
- Sole trader
- Partnership or limited partnership
- Joint venture
- Limited liability company
- Look-through company
- Family trust
Joe will explain the practical and tax implications so you can make an informed decision rather than choosing a structure simply because it's what someone else uses.
Help getting the structure established
Once you've agreed on the structure, JOE CA can assist with the accounting and tax side of getting it established.
This can include company formation administration, relevant Inland Revenue registrations and setting up the accounting arrangements.
Where legal documentation is required, Joe can work alongside your lawyer so the legal arrangements and accounting treatment are consistent.
How it works
- 1
Tell us about the business
We'll discuss what you're planning, who is involved, expected income, funding, risk and your longer-term plans.
- 2
Understand your options
Joe will explain the relevant structures and their practical and tax implications.
- 3
Agree on the structure
Once you've made an informed decision, we'll agree on the accounting and registration work required.
- 4
Get it established
JOE CA completes the agreed accounting and tax setup and coordinates with legal professionals where required.
Business setup pricing
Partnership setup and IRD registration
$250 + GST
Where a formal partnership agreement or deed is required, the legal document should be prepared or reviewed by a lawyer and any legal costs are separate.
Trusts and other legal structures
JOE CA can work alongside your existing lawyer or recommend a law firm where legal documentation is required.
JOE CA does not charge for coordinating trust-deed work with the lawyer.
If your circumstances require additional work, we'll discuss the scope and cost before proceeding.
Why work with JOE CA?
You're not simply handed a registration form.
You'll deal directly with Josef Langreiter, a Chartered Accountant who considers the business, its owners and where you're trying to go before recommending a structure.
The aim is to establish something appropriate for your circumstances and manageable for you to operate.
- Deal directly with your Chartered Accountant.
- Practical explanations in everyday language.
- Focused on micro and small businesses.
- Clear scope and fees before work begins.
What clients say
“Joe is very approachable, extremely knowledgeable, and highly professional. I’m an accountant myself, so I already have a solid understanding of the fundamentals — but I needed specialist property advice and clarification around trust matters. Joe explained everything clearly and efficiently during our one hour session, and then went above and beyond by following up with additional insights I hadn’t even asked for.”
Frequently Asked Questions
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Starting or restructuring a business?
Talk to Joe before you commit to a structure and get clear on the accounting, tax and setup requirements.