• ilumin - Annual Business Questionnaire

    ilumin - Annual Business Questionnaire

    2026 Income Tax Year
  • How will you be sending in your supporting documents
  • This form will automatically be sent to our Client Services Team at admin@ilumin.co.nz.

    If you would prefer to print and handwrite your questionnaire, please use the printable version from our website. 

    Please remember to email our team all of your supporting documents.

    If you need help completing this questionnaire, please contact us on (04) 385 3343.

    Please complete the questionnaire if you are a company, sole trader, contractor, partnership, or if you earn rental income.

     

    ilumin Limited

    Level 4, ilumin House, 186 Willis Street, Wellington 6011

    P O Box 2648, Wellington 6140

    Telephone: (04) 385 3343

    Email: admin@ilumin.co.nz

    Website: www.ilumin.co.nz  

  • Please complete the checklist below to determine which parts of the questionnaire you need to complete. Only complete the section of the questionnaire if you answer "yes' to the relevant question.

    This is the BUSINESS questionnaire.

    If we prepare your personal tax return, then you will also need to complete an Individual Questionnaire.

     

  • 1. Did you use an accounting software during this financial year?
  • 1a. If yes to Q1 above, what type:
  • 2. Did you have cash on hand, petty cash, term deposits or an overdraft facility?
  • 3. Did you have any Loans, Hire Purchase or Lease Agreements in place duringthe year?
  • 4. Do you carry Stock or have Work in Progress?
  • 5. Did you have any Accounts Payable (Creditors) at balance date?
  • 6. Did you have any Accounts Receivable (Debtors) at balance date?
  • 7. Have you purchased or disposed of any Fixed Assets during theyear?
  • 8. Do you employ staff
  • 9. Do you provide benefits to your employees (e.g. motor vehicles, subsidized goods, medical insurance, gym membership etc.)?
  • 10. Are you registered for GST?
  • 11. Did the Business receive any Interest or Dividends during the year, or have investments in Managed Portfolio Schemes or Portfolio Investment Entities?
  • 12. Did you own any overseas investments and/or have foreign bank accounts?
  • 13. Did you buy or sell Cryptocurrency?
  • 14. Do you want to claim a Home Office Allowance?
  • 15. Did you incur any motor vehicle expenses in your business?
  • 16. Did you incur any entertainment expenses?
  • 17. Did you own rental properties during the year, including Airbnb,Bookabach, holiday house etc?
  • 18. Has the nature of your business changed during the year?
  • 19. Is the business a company?
  • 20. General questions – please complete.
  • 21. Do you have any other information you would like to make us aware of?
  • 22. Other services – please complete.
  • 23. If we prepare your personal tax return, please also complete the Individual Questionnaire - on the ilumin website
  • SECTIONS TO COMPLETE BASED ON ANSWERS FROM QUESTIONS ABOVE

  • SECTION A

    Computerised Accounting systems
  • Are you using Xero?
  • Please provide the following records:
    Rows
  • SECTION A1

    Spreadsheets, Manual Cashbook or No System
  • Please provide the following records:
    Rows
  • If no cashbook has been kept, please ensure the following:
    Rows
  • B. Overdraft, Cash, Petty Cash and/or Term Deposits

  • Please provide the following records:
    Rows
  • Is there an overdraft facility?
  • C. Loans, Hire Purchase and Lease Agreements

  • Please provide the following records:
    Rows
  • D. Inventory or Work in Progress

    Please provide the following records
  • NOTE: If your business turnover is less than $1.3 million for the income year and you can reasonably estimate your closing stock for the year is less than $10,000 then you are not required to have a stock take (but you may choose to).

  • E. AccountsPayable (Creditors)

  • If your accounting software does not include accounts payable at year end, please provide the following records:
    Rows
  • F. Accounts Receivable (Debtors)

  • If your accounting software does not include accounts receivable at year end, please provide the following records:
    Rows
  • G. Assets

    Please provide the following details:
  • Copies of invoices (including full details of the GST inclusive cost). Enter: date of ACQUISITION and details of any trade-in space below. Please provide copies of invoices for the assets listed below.
    Rows
  • For DISPOSALS during the year, please provide details of any sales, noting dates, amounts and where the proceeds were banked.
    Rows
  • For any assets that were SCRAPPED during the year please review last year’s property, plant and equipment schedule and note any items which have been scrapped, or are no longer used:
    Rows
  • Were all assets that were purchased, sold or traded-in included in the relevant GST return?
  • Did you purchase or sell any property during the year?
  • If yes to the prior question, please provide the following:
    Rows
  • Has the business sold any residential property during the year (not otherwise detailed on the information provided)?
  • If it was purchased within 10 years of the sale date:
    Rows
  • Please also provide:
    Rows
  • H Do you employ staff?

  • please provide details of:
    Rows
  • If you accrude holiday pay or bonuses is accounted for in your financial statements, please provide:
    Rows
  • I Benefits to employees

    if you are registered for FBT please provide the following records:
  • Rows
  • J GST

    if ilumin has prepared GST returns on your behalf, please ignore this section:
  • Rows
  • K Interest and Dividends, Managed Portfolio Schemes

    for income earned outside of the managed portfolio scheme please provide:
  • Rows
  • -Do you have a managed portfolio scheme?
  • if yes please provide the portfolio year-end tax reports
    Rows
  • L Foreign Income or Expenses

  • Do you have any foreign bank accounts, credit cards, loans etc?
  • Rows
  • Where overseas investments are not help within a managed portfolio please provide the following:
    Rows
  • M Cryptocurrency

  • Did you buy or sell cryptocurrency?
  • If yes, please provide the following
    Rows
  • Did you receive Cryptocurrency as payment for a business transaction?
  • Rows
  • N Home Office Allowance

  • The annual total of the following expenses is required in order to complete calculations: (if these are paid through a business bank account please ignore the section below)
    Rows
  • Are these paid via a business bank account?
  • O Motor Vehicle Expenses

    Please provide the following details:
  • Rows
  • Rows
  • Rows
  • Rows
  • P Entertainment Expenses

    Generally, only 50% of entertainment costs are tax deductible with the following exceptions: -Meals while travelling on business (unless with business contact or guest) -meals provided at a conference of at least four hours duration not including meal breaks -Meal allowances paid to staff working overtime -Incidental entertainment at functions open to the public and with trade displays -meals whilst on an overseas business trip -Entertainment for charitable purposes
  • Rows
  • Q Residential or Commercial Property Rental Business

    If you do not use any accounting software, please provide the following details:
  • Rows
  • If the rental income and expenses have been recorded in your accounting software, please provide the following:
    Rows
  • You have a mixed-use asset if, during the tax year, it is used for both private use and income-earning use, and it's also unused for 62 days or more e.g. Airbnb, Bookabach. The rules apply to any property, regardless of cost of price of market value e.g. a holiday home. Please note "private use" of an asset is by you, your family or associated people. it also includes when the asset is used by a non-associated person who pays you are less than 80% of market rate. If you have any of the above please provide:
    Rows
  • R The Nature of your business

  • Has the nature of your business change during the year?
  • S Is the business a company?

  • Were there any contingent liabilities ate year end?
  • Were there any significant events after the balance date?
  • Has there been any changes in shareholding / directors (including their personal addresses)?
  • T General (please complete)

  • Please supply the following
    Rows
  • Please provide your bank account details for income tax refunds:
  • U Any Other Information

    Please add anything else you would like to make us aware of:
  • V Can we assist you with, or would you like to discuss:

  • Rows
  • Should be Empty: