Countries · New Zealand

Your GST return (GST101) figures, ready to copy.

GST-ready invoicing and bookkeeping for Kiwi small business — your return's figures computed from the books, not from a spreadsheet the night before.

GST return (GST101)
Profile verified 2026-09-16 against official sources
5 figures computed
Every one from your books — never a side spreadsheet
Window flagged
The current filing window computed, past windows kept
Filed at ird.govt.nz
The portal linked right on your filing card

One of 9 profiled countries — Papertools keeps books anywhere. See them all.

The tax summary speaks GST return (GST101).

As you invoice and record bills, Papertools keeps real double-entry books — and the tax summary dresses those figures in your return’s own labels. When the filing window opens, the numbers are computed, checked, and ready to copy into the form.

Returns are due the 28th of the month after the period ends — except the March period (due 7 May) and the November period (due 15 Jan).

Figures are invoice-dated; the payments or hybrid accounting bases differ.

GST return (GST101) figures

Sample
5Total sales and income (incl. GST)NZ$ 48,950
6Zero-rated suppliesNZ$ 6,200
10GST collected on salesNZ$ 4,450
11GST credits on purchasesNZ$ 1,890
15GST to pay or refundNZ$ 2,560
File it at ird.govt.nzVerified 2026-09-16
From the books
Every box computed from the books — never typed into a side spreadsheet
The window
The current filing window flagged, past windows kept
Pre-filing checks
Unfinished drafts, unmatched bank lines and unlocked periods are flagged before you file
Your cycle
Filing cycles differ by business here — pick yours once in Settings and the windows follow it

The rest of the paperwork, in local words too.

Documents that say GST

Invoices render as "Tax Invoice" and totals speak of GST — the words your customers and your accountant expect, straight out of the box.

Statutory IDs where they belong

Staff and vendor records carry the ID fields your country's paperwork actually asks about — typed once, shown where they matter.

Your calendar, your money

Currency, timezone, fiscal year and date style are per-workspace settings — the books run on your clock, not a foreign one. Sell abroad and the invoice can be in the customer's currency, with the exchange difference booked underneath (paid plans).

Paper-Ai knows the words

Ask the built-in assistant about your GST return (GST101) and it answers with your workspace's own figures and filing window — not a generic paragraph.

Your accountant, served

Trial balance, general ledger and a one-click export bundle — the formal-vocabulary surfaces, ready to hand over at tax time.

Everything else, everywhere

Quotes, recurring invoices, payroll, inventory, bank matching and the full report set — the whole feature map works the same in every country.

Papertools computes these figures from your books and shows them in your return’s labels — it does not lodge returns or give filing advice. Whether a figure belongs on your return is a question for a local accountant, and we’d say so even if you didn’t ask.

Your GST return (GST101) figures, computed while you work.

Start free and pick New Zealand when you create your workspace — the tax summary speaks GST return (GST101) from the first invoice, and the books underneath are real double-entry from day one.