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GAAP / IFRS & Accounting Advisory in New Zealand

NZ IFRS is IFRS-aligned — straightforward for our reporting team, including tiered reporting for smaller entities.

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Why it's different here

GAAP / IFRS & Accounting Advisory, tuned to New Zealand.

NZ IFRS is IFRS-aligned — straightforward for our reporting team, including tiered reporting for smaller entities.

Reporting framework: IFRS (NZ IFRS). Primary regulator: the IRD. Company registry: the Companies Office. Everything runs remotely, on New Zealand's calendar, in NZD.

Full scope

What's included.

The complete gaap / ifrs & accounting advisory scope — all of it available to New Zealand clients.

US GAAP reporting

Financial statements and disclosures under US GAAP — for US companies and foreign subsidiaries reporting up to US parents.

IFRS reporting

Full IFRS financial statements — the framework used across the UK, Gulf, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Pakistan and most of the world.

Local-framework reporting

The national flavours done right: FRS 102 (UK), ASPE (Canada), IFRS for SMEs, and each Gulf market's adopted standards.

Framework conversions

Moving reporting from one framework to another — a re-measurement exercise that can change reported profit and equity, not a relabelling job.

First-time adoption (IFRS 1)

The transition rules, exemptions and opening balance sheet for a company adopting IFRS for the first time.

Revenue recognition (ASC 606 / IFRS 15)

Contract reviews, the five-step model applied to your actual deals, and the ongoing calculations these standards demand.

Lease accounting (ASC 842 / IFRS 16)

Lease registers, right-of-use models and transition calculations — one of the most common audit pain points, solved.

Technical accounting memos

Written positions on hard questions — share-based payments, financial instruments, consolidation, impairment — with references your auditors can tie out.

Consolidations & group reporting

Multi-entity, multi-currency consolidations with clean elimination and translation workings.

Financial statement preparation

Complete statutory financial statements with disclosure checklists — ready for audit, filing or investors.

Audit support & auditor liaison

Your side of the audit handled: schedules, queries and technical debates with the audit team, so findings don't become surprises.

How we deliver

Process & quality control.

Framework gap analysis

Line-by-line comparison of your current reporting against the target framework.

Conversion plan

Adjustments ranked by financial-statement impact, with an audit-trail design agreed up front.

Re-measurement & memos

Each adjustment calculated, documented and supported by a technical memo.

Converted statements

Full statements with disclosures, reconciliations, and support files for audit.

TurnaroundScoped per engagement; conversions are planned around your audit or transaction deadline.

Quality controlEvery adjustment is memo-backed and second-reviewed; nothing rests on "that's how we've always done it".

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Questions

GAAP / IFRS & Accounting Advisory in New Zealand — FAQs

How does GAAP / IFRS & Accounting Advisory work for a New Zealand company specifically? +

NZ IFRS is IFRS-aligned — straightforward for our reporting team, including tiered reporting for smaller entities. We deliver it fully remotely, reporting under IFRS (NZ IFRS) and coordinating with the IRD and the Companies Office where the work touches them.

Which framework do we actually need? +

Usually decided by where your investors and regulators sit: US GAAP for US investors and the SEC; IFRS for the UK, EU, Gulf and most of the rest of the world. Every country page on this site says which framework applies locally.

Will conversion change our reported profit? +

It can — inventory methods, leases, development costs and revenue timing are common movers. The gap analysis quantifies this before you commit.

Can our auditors rely on your memos? +

The memos are written to audit-file standard with authoritative references, and we handle auditor questions on them directly.

Do you also handle the first year of dual reporting? +

Yes — most clients keep us on for the first reporting cycle under the new framework, until internal teams are comfortable.

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