2024 Business Questionnaire

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Business NameCompany = Company name, Sole trader = your name, Partnership = Partners Name, Trust = Name of the trust
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AddressPlease enter the physical address of the main owner. If there are more than one owner (with different addresses), please email address to anna@amsca.co.nz
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
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Do you own a Rental Property/Properties?Please note that this does not include the house that you rent from a third party. This is only if you own a house that you rent out and receive rental income from.
YESNO
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Please provide a breakdown of your income and expenses?You can ignore this question if you have previously provided this information, or if you would prefer to email it through.
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Are you on Xero?
YESNO
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Please confirm that you have given me access to your fileIf you are unsure, leave this blank and we will be in touch if we need access.
YESNO
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To provide user access to your xero file, please fllow these steps:

Click on the organisation name, select Settings, then click Users.

Click Invite a user.

Enter the following details

First Name - Anna

Last Name - Smith

Email - anna@amsca.co.nz

Click adviser and ensure that ALL boxes are ticked.

Click "send to invite".
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Were you able to provide access to anna@amsca.co.nz?
YESNO
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Are you on a computer system other than Xero? e.g. MYOB/Quicken etc?
YESNO
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Please advise which system you are on
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Please confirm that you have given me access to your fileThis could be either setting up a new user for me to log in through, or a print out of relevant reports.
YESNO
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Please provide a bank statement (PDF Format) confirming the closing balance of your bank and loan account/s as at 31/3/24
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Please review your Accounts Receivable (Debtors), are they all receivable?This is invoices raised prior to 31 March, but received 1 April or later.
YESNO
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Please advise changes required. Please do not make any changes to your system.If there are any invoices that you know you will not be receiving, please let us know.
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Please provide a download of your business bank statements in CSV format. Please note that this will be an option when downloading from your internet banking.Please open the CSV file and "save as" an Excel spreadsheet. Once saved as an Excel file, please narrate all business transactions
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Please provide a bank statement confirming the closing balance of your bank account/s as at 31/3/24
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Please provide a list of Accounts Receivable (Debtors) as at 31/3/24
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Please provide a list of Accounts Payable (Creditors) as at 31/3/24
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Are you GST Registered?
YESNO
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Please provide copies of your GST workings
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Did you have Stock on hand as at 31/3/24If the cost of your stock is less than $10,000, please say no.
YESNO
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Please provide the value of stock. Please note that this needs to be the lower of cost, net realisable value and market value
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Is the above inclusive of GST
YESNO
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Did you have work in progress as at 31/3/24?
YESNO
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Please advise the value of Work in Progress. Please note that this should include the cost of materials, labour and overheads
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Is the above inclusive of GST
YESNO
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Did you purchase any fixed assets during the year?This is assets that you use within the business, that cost more than $1,000
YESNO
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If you haven't already, please provide copies of the invoice, loan/hire purchase agreements, legal statements, trade in details
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Are there any assets that have been sold or scrapped during the year?If you are unsure, answer yes, then on the next question say that you are unsure.
YESNO
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Please advise which assets, when and the amount they were sold for.
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Were all sales banked into your business bank account?i.e. you did not receive any cash payments that you did not bank into the business bank account.
YESNO
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Please advise amounts that were not banked and whether they were taken personally or used for business expenses.
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Were all expenses paid from the business account?
YESNO
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Please advise the expenses that were paid personallyDo not include home office as there is a question on this further on.
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Did you incur any legal fees during the year, that relate to your businessDo not include personal legal fees in this section.
YESNO
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Please attach any solicitor's statements and Sale and Purchase Agreements relating to any legal transactions during the year.
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There are a number of invoices that we specifically require. Please ensure the records you provide us with, include all paid accounts for: Insurance Premiums Legal Fees, etc
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Were any goods taken for personal use?
YESNO
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Please advise the value of goods taken for private use at their cost price
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Is this figure inclusive of GST?
YESNO
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Did you have any unbanked takings as at 31/3/24?
YESNO
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Please advise the value of cash on hand as at 31/3/24 (including any till float)
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Were any repairs and maintenance undertaken during the year?This could include repairs to your business vehicle.
YESNO
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Please provide full details of major repairs and maintenance to business assets during the financial period.
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Does the business own a vehicle?
YESNO
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Was a log book completed for the vehicle?As a reminder, if you are a sole trader, you must complete a three month log book every three years, or when there is a material change to use.
YESNO
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Please provide a copy
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Do you have a business mobile phone?
YESNO
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Does the business pay the bill from its buisness account?
YESNO
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Please advise the amount paid during the year 1/4/23 - 31/3/2024
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Do you also have a personal mobile phone?
YESNO
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Do you have a home office?
YESNO
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Home Office Figures for the period 1/4/23 - 31/3/24
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Do you own any Cryptocurrency?
YESNO
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Record Keeping

You'll need to keep records of your cryptoasset transactions to support the position taken in your tax return. This includes:

the type of cryptoasset
date of the transaction
type of transaction (for example, received or disposed of)
number of units
value of the transaction in New Zealand dollars
total units of each cryptoasset held at the beginning and end of the year
exchange records and bank statements
wallet addresses.

You’ll need to keep these records for at least 7 years, even if you no longer have any cryptoassets.
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Please upload any relevant paperwork. Alternatively, please email to anna@amsca.co.nz
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When would you like your accounts completed by? If no date is entered, they will be completed in the order that they come in (excluding urgent work)
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Would you like a copy of to go your bank?
YESNO
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Please provide contact details
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Has the nature of your business changes in any way in the past 12 months?
YESNO
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Please provide brief details
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Thank you very much for your time completing this questionnaire.
As you are aware, I have a requirement to have a completed questionnaire for every entity that I complete a tax return for.
Have a great day.
AMSCA
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